The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-10

Music lovers in Birmingham are look
ing forward to the coming of the noted
Russian baritone, Albert Gregorowich
Janpolski, who will sing next Monday
evening at the jefferson with the Treble
Clef club in concert.
During the past two seasons, says a
critic, no singer before the American pub
lie has attracted more widespread atten-
ton than Janpolski. The critics and pub
lie from one side of the continent TO the
other. unanimously claiming that his voice
is one of the most marvelously beautiful
ever heard in this country; rich, sympa-
thetic and of extra ordinary range, that
his dction in the many languages he
sings is perfection and his fine mentality,
wonderful versatility and interpretive art
place him, indisputably, in the foremost
ranks of the worlds great artists.
Mr.. Janpolski was born in Kiev, Rus
STA, on the shores of the Dniper, and be-
longs to a distinguished Russian family
which has numbered amongst its men,
bers some of the most noted singers of
Russia. He started his musical career as
a boy of s. as alto soloist in one of the
large Russian churches. Later, however,
his family objected to his taking up music
as a profession, on account of the unusual
ability evinced in his college work, but
the young man was not to be dissuaded.
and after his college course was complet-
ed. he was permitted TO pursue his musi-
cal studies. Leaving Russia, he worked
for several years under some of the most
eminent masters of Europe acquiring the
languages of various countries with the
proficiency so characteristic of the Rus
SLAMS, and delving deeply into their liter
AZURE, he seriously and earnestly equipped
himself for 1ifes work, with the result
that today he is recognized as absolute
authority on the Interpretation of the Ger
man lied, French and Italian arias and
songs, and especially noteworthy has been
his success in the oratorio field, his roper
toire being complete in all the baritone
and high bass roles.
Even in his early twenties, Europe pro-
nounced him an artist of remarkable
ability. The young baritone, when only
Is years of age, made his English debut at
Queens hall, London, in September, 19oO
with the Symphony orchestra, Henry j.
Wood, conductor, and achieved such an
enormous success that he was Immediate
ly re-engaged for two additional perform
ances on Wagnerian programmes.
Owing to many flattering inducements,
Mr.. JanpolsSi came to America several
seasons ago, appearing with the most
prominent musical organizations of the
country, having been soloist several times
with the New York Symphony and Rus
sian Symphony orchestras in New York,
the Philadelphia. st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Seattle, Detroit Symphony orchestras, and
with the various choral and oratorio So
cieties and In recitals in New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago. etroit,
Cleveland, Washington, Charleston, New
Haven, Seattle and other cities.
Mr.. Janpolsli enjoys the distinction, as
is most fitting. OF having been the first
to introduce in this country the famous
atlas Of the older and modern Russian
composers, also the historic ballads and
the quaint weird folksongs, singing them
in the original text OF their mother tongue
and he is today the only prominent Rus
sian singer in America
HOMES FOR INDUSTRIAL WOMEN
In discussing the recent movement in
birmingham wherein more than SCI, 900
was secured for the Young Women's
Christian association a woman much in
terested in philanthropic matters said: II
have been glad to learn that other cities
are doing the same good work as our
own Boston, I have heard, is to have
a now home for its business women. A
joint meeting was held a short time ago
in which plans were perfected by the
Woman's Industrial and Rescue league
and the woman's Homestead association.
A discussion Of the needs of the indus
trial women of Boston showed that the
city has 5000 homeless women who live
In lodging houses. Department stores
and other employers prefer girls who live
at nome and orphans and others who
have no home thus have no protection
ana poor class Of employment, There