Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-24
Music Notes

Ralph Wylie will give another lee
ture on violin playing in Blanchard
Music hall Wednesday evening, March
2. His subject will be 1.-THE Anatomy
of Violin Playing"
The regular monthly recital of the
pupils of j. Woodward Logan will be
given tomorrow afternoon at Mr.. Lo-
gan's residence in West Thirty-first
street. The program is;
| Loveland waltzes, (Helzmann), mandolin
| guitar-Misses Leitzau. Forgue, De Mott.
Piano solo, isle Nicht Bos" Miss Evelyr
| Dair.
Reading, 'woodman, Spare that Tree
Carl Bilger
Piano solo. Sunset Nocturne," (Edwart
NJ Read)-Miss Ethel Johnson.
Mandolin solo, Repentance" (Sone
Without Words)-Miss Ruth Holl.
Violin solo, angels Serenade," &c
Braga)-Mrs F. Main.
Sketch, "Courting''-Miss Bernice Holl
Howard Main and Carl Biger.
Violin and piano-'Condrillon" (Bach-
man)-Frank Dair and Miss E. Dair.
Guitar duet, Columbian Polka" (Bar-
ker)-Miss Emily Leitzau and ]. w. Logan
Reading, Forty Years Ago" Miss Ruth
Holl.
Piano duet. wind and Tide" (H. G.
Hewitt)-Miss Bernice Hol1. J. w. Logan.
Violin solo, Holy city, (Stephen Adams)
Miss Eva Noble, piano accompanist Miss
Emma Laning.
Sketch, "That Blessed Baby" Mrs Edith
Jenness, J. Woodard Logan.
Piano solo, Grand Waltz, op. AZ, No. s.
(Chopin)-Miss Emma Laning.
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The Municipal band Harley Hamil-
ton director, will play the following
program in Central park this after
noon at 2:30 o'clock:
Falcon March," (Chambers).
'Valse Rose" (Margis).
Gems of Setphen Foster" (TobanD.
"Paraphrase on U-Pi-Dee," (Tracy).
IAN African Symphony" (Losey).
Overture. Der Tambour der Garde,"
(TitD.
watermelon dance" (Puerner).
japanese Cradle Song" CWilson).
la Media Noche." (Aviles).
"Coronation March" CTschaikowsky).
The program for Sunday is:
Aida March" (VerdD.
''Passionement Valse," (Fauchey).
Irish Overture" (De WITH.
Cornet duet. Messrs. Bates and Halberg
(Bent).
lie Pilou, Piou," (Clerice).
Merry Wives Overture" (Nicolai).
Intermezzo lies Cerises," (Cremieux).
la Boheme Fantasie." (Pucin).
"Seguidila" (Bohm)
Coach Horn Galop." (Hans).
s.
Luther Longs beautiful story of
Nine. Butterfly, set to music by Puc-
cini will be sung this evening by the
Lambardi grand opera company.
One of the most beautiful portions
of this opera is the intermezzo intro
duced in the second act The Lam
bardi orchestra gave such a beautiful
rendering of the "Ballet of the Hours
music in "Gioconda" Monday night
that much pleasure may be anticipated
in the Butterfly music. Signor Guer-
reri will direct this evening.
The STORY of the Onera follows.
Lieutenant Pinkerton, an American
naval officer is stationed at NagaSaki.
He succumbs to the fascinations of
Cho- Cho-San, a pretty geisha girl, aft
erward called Nine. Butterfly. Through
the marriage broker Goro he arranges
all plans for a Japanese wedding.
In a charming villa on the heights
above the harbor and, accompanied by
his friend Sharpless, the United States
consul, he goes through the quaint ma
tive ceremony, amid much chanting
and tinkling of bells, while Nine. But
terhy's relations make merry at
wedding feast. Here he passes the
time of his furlough amused by the
pretty airs and graces of his girl wife.
Butterfly is devoted, and plans her
life to please his every whim. She re-
nounces the religion of her fathers and
sacrifices the right of protection from
her family, but her happiness is brief.
Her hero sails for home, Indifferent to
his obligations.
Butterfly, sitting day by day in her
picturesque little home, lovingly
awaits his return. Then comes the
beautiful little boy, whose blue eyes
and sunny hair remind her of Pinker-
ton Poor little Butterfly waits three
years, and no news.
One day Sharpless comes to unde-
ceiVe her. but his heart fails him upon
observing her childlike faith. Sudden
ly Pinkerton's ship is sighted entering
the harbor.
His near approach brings day OF
wild joy to Butterfiy's heart. She dec
crates the house with flowers and Ian
terms for a gay reception. Then, with
her child and her faithful maid, they
take their positions at the Shoji and
wait Wearily they watch through the
gloom of the night until daybreak, but
Pinkerton does not appear. Then
morning comes and Sharpless brings
her face to face with the American
girl whom Pinkerton has married.
Heartbroken, she sends them away
and prepares for the end. Tenderly
kissing the laughing child, Trouble,
and blindfolding his eyes, she offers UP
a plea for forgiveness to the gods of
her Japanese ancestors, and then
with the sword of her Samurai father
ends her wronged and blighted life as
Pinkerton, with a cry, rushes in. He
finds Trouble, the child, waving the
American flag and his pretty little
geisha wife dead.