Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
Music Notes

Madame Constance Balfour and
Henry Balfour will give a song recital
for the second program of the Ehell
club in October. Their numbers will in
clude arias from the italian operas, In
solo and duet. and two groups OF Eng
lish songs. Among the operas to be
represented upon the program are Puc-
cinis La Boheme" and MADAME But
terfly," from the latter of which they
will sing the love duet to the first act.
Mr.. Balfour will sing solos from
"Manon Lescaut" and Fedora" and
Mrs. Balfour win sing Pace, Pace mio
Dio," by Verdi.
Miss Mabel Ruth Cooper entertained
a number of friends and patrons at her
home in 1851 South Vermont avenue
last week with informal talks concern
ing her work at instructor in the
Fletcher music method. Miss Cooper
recently has returned from Boston, aud
she offered explanations as we'll as
demonstrations of the ideas which lie
behind this method. The conception OF
beauty in all nature, as well as that
along musical lines, and the effort
which is made to explain musical for
nations to children by system which
appeals alike to their emotional ma
ture and their power Of understanding
are important features of this method,
and were well brought out by Miss
Cooper in her talk last week.
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A musical and dramatic entertain
ment will be given at the new LomaX
hall, corner of Vernon and Central ave-
nues Wednesday night. The proceeds
are to go toward the church building
fund. The entertainment throughout
promises to be a very enjoyable one.
Mr.. De Chauvenet's Russian symphony.
with orchestra, will be played, and
among other interesting musical num-
bers the sextette of Lucia" will be
sung, with Madame DE Chauvenet as
soprano. The New Magdalen," Wtlkie
Collins novel, dramatized by Mr..
Walls himself and presented by the
contest winners of his dramatic school.
The following well known musical
artists will appear: Jean de Chauvenet,
French pianist with orches-
ira; Madame Jean de Chauvenet, lyric
sopranos; Ards Blanch Olds, 13-year-
old piano virtuoso; Marguerite Guhl,
juvenile pianist.
The faculty of Davis Musical college
will give recital and inaugural recep-
tion Tuesday evening at the recital hall
of the Starr Piano company. 62S South
Hill street. A program including the
program arranged for the evening will
include short addresses by Rev. Ed
ward II. Emett, president and Prof.
f. V. Routt, members of the board of
trustees. and a musical program by
Mrs. Louise c. Davis, soprano; G..
Haydn Jones, tenor; julius Bierlich,
violinist, and ]. A Anderson, pianist,
members of the faculty.
Invitations have beef issued by DR..
Eugene 3. Davis, president, and Miss
Henrietta M. Russell, secretary and
treasurer, and guests of honor will in
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The class for the study of song
classics conducted by Miss Margaret
Goetz will meet at Blanchard Hall
building every Tuesday afternoon at 4
o'clock. In this class biographical,
historical and interpretative study will
be made of Schubert Schumann, Franz,
Brahms, Grieg, Tschaikowsky, Strauss,
Wolf and the other eminent composers,
German, French, Italian, English and
American. To keep up with the new
songs of merit and to enlarge ac-
quaintance with the works of the great
masters, this class will be of great
service to students and lovers of song,
especially those who can appreciate
but cannot play and sing for them
selves. The way is thus prepared for
intelligent study Of the music by any
music lover. Tchaikowsky Will be
taken up at the first meeting, and song
Tecitals of great visiting artists will be
introduced whenever possible.
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Miss Joanna Mallory will have
charge of the musical program to be
given at the Knights of Columbus en-
tertainment next Friday evening in
honor Of the women who will be guests
at the club house. This program has
been arranged through the efforts of
this able young musician:
Trio, La Serenta," 'cello-vio1in-piano
Braga), Helen Thresher, Isabel Morse, Jo-
anna Molony; vocal. Comm Thro the
Rye" Mercedes Ciesels1a; violin solo, se-
lected, Sadie Stanton; vocal solo, "Sunbeams'
(I1lkins), Harriet Hart; reading, selected, May
Fitzgerald.
Postcards from Archibald Sessions
tell of the sight seeing trips which he
and his mother are enjoying about
London Mrs. Sessions will return to
America early in November, but Mr..
Sessions will go to Paris and Vienna
within few weeks now and COM
mence serious study of the piano. In
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