Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-09-27
BUILDING or Azm.
rp.r Harbor Cor. Bangor csmm~sss,.I

To the Building Of Aria Bar Harbor
oves much, and this y not we'll enough
realized by moro than few. This re-
.ort owes its popularity Arst and fore
r,ost to the natural beauty Of the Maine
oo.st: to the glorious flash Of the ~ and
The grandeur Of Frenchman's bay; to the
mountain businesses standing about, one
ra.k being the highest on the Atlantic
coast Of AmericA; to the woods paths and
the many pleasant drives, and to oil
things given by nature to the island
Of Mt. Desert. The pure water and the
nure air; the quietness Of the place; the
Gradual bringing together Of congenial
summer residents, - year has succeeded
wear, until ct Last Bar Harbor's summer
colony has become one vast family; these
things, uniting with the surge Of the surf
and the song Of the -, have made Bar
Harbor what she always and forever shall
be, without any doubt, Americas leading.
summer resort.
Incidental means 70 the end have had
their place. They have al been born Of
the popularity and success Of the resort,
rather than being themselves the FORE
runners. And among these incidental
reasons for Bar HArbor's continued and
increasing popularity IL the Building Of
Arts.
In the very first place i've people were
responsible for the birth OF the Building
Of Arts, and they were Mrs. Henry r.
-
Emo and Geofgs Vanderbilt, Of New York,
and George 3. Dorr, Of Boston. since
then others have become Unidentified with
the life Of the building, Mrs. John I.
Kane and Dave Herman Morris, OF New
York, being numbered among these.
Efficient committees, having . heart in
the project, have taken over the interests
Of the building, and the work has pro-
crossed well.
July Is, 1907, was the date of the open.
ing Of the Building Of Arts, and on the
afternoon OF that date Madame Emma
Eames, the Maine woman Of world ide
fame in the music world, and the we'll
known baritone concert singer, Gorgozo,
held 8 magnificent audience spellbound.
Since that time Mime. Alma Gluck and
other brilliant artists have sung in this
building, and many audiences have been
well pleased with many concerts.
To some little extent the idea has pre-
vailed that the Building OF Arts has be-
come or is destined to become 'white
ELEPHANT; but this 10 not correct. The
idea thus expressed ID conceived only by
those who, it would sometimes appear, are
OF the thought that anything and every
thing Of this or any other character thatis
launched upon the sea Of life is brought
into being with only . money making OBJ
ject in view on the part Of its promoters.
The Building Of Arts was not thought
OF nor was it at last reality because OF
any money making hope. It's promoters
realized that the building would not pay
the interest on the Investment. They
knew that they, with . few others, would
find it necessary to themselves contribute
funds towards its support. And this they
have done, and willingly.
The primary object Of the building was
and is to have here in Bar Harbor, on
site unequalled in nature endowment,
both near and Altar, from exquisite grove
surroundings to the splendid hills in the
distance, across the links of the Kebo VAL
ley club, building; superb in point Of
architscturs, wAi0h might be the home Of
musical and dramatic effort in this
country. in the summertime. And this,
In the hope Of those interested, the Build
ing OF Arts will become. Nobody will
dissent, it 10 believed, from the opinion
and general artistic setting this beautiful
and beautifully situated building is all
that it's orignators could have hoped for,
and more than any originators Of similar
projects in this country have produced.
It was the idea Of the founders to make
this building starting point, il possible,
for those who ere just beginning their
musical career, - well Is to hold concerts
here at which the best-known artists may
be heard. The Building Of Arts, it is
hoped, may become unique in this country
in this respect It ID the hope that many
young musician, vocal or instrumental,
may have his or her real beginning here.
No more favorable conditions could be
found under which to give young artists
their start in their possible careers, and
this plan on the part OF the founders and
supporters Of the Building Of Arts 10 most
commendsble. The aim OF men and
women behind this enterprise 10 to set the
pace in artistic ssogt-to create an ideal
in the plsus Of highest standafd. The
whole setting Of tbs building Is such that
nowhere in the United States, either in
city or in the country according to those
who have travelled much, can plAee be
found more conducive to this object.
The Building Of Arts vas not and IL not
intended to be exclusively used BY foreign
artists. The Bar Harbor choral society
has given delightful entertainments there'
and it is the hope that 1t will do SO in the
future. There have been also benefit enter
tainments for the Bar Harbor hospital.