Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23

"Muslcaf glasscs' are one OF the
SimpIesC anu Oldest OF known forms OF
instruments tor the production OF
harmony, yet one OF the least under
stood as To details. Few artists now
use them, because others more COM
phcated ana snowy have taken their
place, put Waterbury brouners, VINO
are making u Dig hit at the Orpheum
with their set vi glasses, find them
almost novelty. ana IL IS surprising
to them as well as TO many others,
how few know the principles on Whlcn
the quaint Instrumentation Is pased.
"MosJ Lolks," salu one OF The boys
yesterday, "seem to think there is
some trick about musical glasses.
Inere is, but 1t Is one OF skill rather
IMAM OF legerdemaln. The glasses are
Just pam, every day tumDlers; we
BUY tnem by the dozen in any crockery
or grocery shop as we want them, anu
no particular make is required nor
size, either, for that matter, though
we use two sizes tor convenience only.
We nave a large board covered with
a thin rubber mat, and to this we
fasten the glasses by their bases, WIN
rubber set-screWs. This prevents
metal coming III contact win them
and breaking the sound. This board
is arranged with run notes and nan
notes, the same as the white and black
keys on a piano board, except, oil
course, that our range Is more Inn
tied.
How do we get the tones? By filling
the glasses certain depth with clear
water. The amount of water regulates
the tone, ana we can tune them 10 any
note we desire-thls is merely mat
ter of water and ear training. we
pay them with the ends of our tin
ip1, ttA xRyaf in AKsAfaT-nn
or pumice or anything of that sort is
used our fingers are bit rough;
that is all. Then, by rubbing the
edges of the glass slowly, we make
the soft and exquisite tones you hear.
you would be surprised, though,
how hard it is to keep the tones
after we get them. We know approx
imately how much water each glass
needs, but we also have to allow for
changes of temperature, evaporation
and the like. We keep u bowl of
water and small sponge handy, and
we regulate or tune the glasses by put
ting in or taking out water, drop by
drop. one drop will make a differ
ence in the tone. We go over the
J glasses shortly before our act and test
each glass, bringing 1t up to pitch.
Then, just as we go on, we do it
again, so that we thus can care for
the results of evaporation. Here, with
your even temperature, it is not nee
essary to tune after we go on, be-
cause there is little change between
the property room and the stage, but
in many theaters, where the stage is
cold and the rooms are warm, it makes
Il considerable difference and we have
to act accordingly.
1.-THE tone from musical glasses is
different from that of any other in
strument and the construction of the
whole is so simple and the results are
so beautiful that we often wonder that
more artists do not use them. Pos
sibly the need for an absolutely ac-
curate and highly trained musical ear
is one reason why they are so rarely
heard"
The Players Country club ball, under
the auspices of the Theatrical Treas
urers' association, will be given on the
night of Thursday, December l, at the
Goldberg Bosley assembly hall, Six
tenth and Flower streets.
Plans for the event were drawn up
and approved at a banquet rendered
by the Theatrical Treasurers' associa-
tion by the representatives of the
Players Country club at Levy's last
Friday night. The arrangements were
all completed yesterday.
The grand march, with Stone, Beas-
ley, Camp, Ruggles, Hartford and AL
favorites in the cast" win begin
promptly at II o'clock,
Manager Behymer has spent an en-
tire month arguing with the proprie-
tors of the Bevani Grand Opera COM
pany TO secure their consent for popu-
lar priced opera at the Auditorium. 1t
has been his one object in many years
to present grand opera for a number
of weeks in Los Angeles at a price
within the reach of all, where the
wealthy could go a dozen times, and
where the poor could go as often as
they desired. At last the Bevani
Opera company visited San Francisco;
many stars unfamiliar to the American
public were on the list of artists;
VicOrina, one of the prima donnas,
a second Tetrazzlni, attracted the man
ayers attention He was totally un-
prepared for the results of her work.
Then followed Anna Frery, Edmee
de DreuX, Ettore Campana, Battain,
Francini, and many other capable
singers, all far superior to the well
known Lambardis, and with young.
capable chorus, excellent scenery and
beautiful costumes, ready to present
a repertoire of twenty to thirty operas
i'm a manner most pleasing and arts
tic.
When the Bevani Grand Opera COM
pany comes to the Auditorium for an
extended season in repertoire begin
ming October 81, you will find in it
stars from the Metropolitan, the Man
haitian and Savage's English grand
opera, who have sung on what is
called "off nights and made good, and
although there are more than sixty
people in the company, with an excel
lent orchestra, all the operas will be
presented at popular prices.
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