New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS.

MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS.
Nine. Savage sang Desdemona, in
| "Othello." on Saturday night, December "a.
at the Boston Opera House on SIX hours
notice and Without rehearsal Mr.. Zena-
tello. who sang with her, congratulated her
on the excellence OF her work, as did Maria
Gay and other artists who witnessed the
performance. Except for Nine Savages
timely aid the opera would have had to be
postponed for that evening.
Louisa Villani a member OF the Metro
politan Opera forces who has been touring
In the South alternating In the principal
roles of "Madama Butterfly and La Bo-
heme," has returned TO New York, after
most successful trip. In addition to severaI
other important cities, her tour included
appearances I'm Jacksonville, Atlanta and
Macon, Ga, and Galveston. Tex. In speak
ing OF her work in "Madama Butterfly
"'The Jacksonville News" says: "As Will
be understood, the great burden of the score
falls upon Butterfly. and magnlhcenty dld
Miss VILLAIN respond 10 every demand"
Before an audience of fifteen hundred In
yited guests the Motet Choir Of Washing
ton. composed Of seventy-fve voices, d.
rected by Otto r. Simon gave musical
art concert in Continental Memorial Han
of that city, on December :. The manner
Z i'm which the programme comprised OF Ma
/ tivity texts. was rendered. reflected much
/ credit on the conductor and the individual
| members of the choir. Mr. Simon an
| nounces that he has made his work IN
/ choral training unique in this country by
the application of his knowledge or the
solo voice to the chorus body In breath
control, adjustment OF registers etc, there
/ by preparing the choral instrument Tor the
higher Interpretation.
! Henry Lift and his orchestra will be heard
| in the following programme on Sunday al
ternoon, January 10. at The New Theatre
I'm Morristown. y. j.: overture, Stradella
n. La Lisonjera, Chaminade; b, Dawn
Gr,eg; c, Rustic Of Spring, Snding; Unnh-
| ished symphony, Schubert, and Samson aho
| Delilah. The orchestra will be assisted py
Miss Margaret Ayre. soprano, OF the Met
ropolltan Opera and Elias Bronstein, cell
! list.
! Alvah Glover Salmon. the pianist. VIII
give lecture recitals at the following places
l during the month of January: Hudson, ~
Y: Newburg, y. Y; Vassar College, y
V. Rordentown, ~ j.. and Boston lie
will also make short Southern trip.
c. Waring Stebbns presented Tour OF HIS
professional pupils at a recent musical
which was held at his home NO III lean
street, Brooklyn. There we're MISS GretcheH
Heideklang. soprano; Miss Elizabeth WIZ
gins. contralto: William f. SchelKe' oaSS'
and Harry I,ongstreet, barytone. All are
church singers in New York ana VlclililS
Nine. Julia Pauline Hull assisted WIN seN
oral well played piano selections and MT
stebbins sang a number OF songs hia
,oteet song. entitled "A Song of the sea,
was warmly applauded. Mr.. Steboins
New York studio is in Carnegie Hail.
Agnes Sumner Geer gave Christmas e"'
tartainment at the Jacob Riis settlement oi'
December % and also at the North Fresos
,erian Church on December q MISS Oeer
! annual concert will take place at the wal
| dorf on February 10.
Ar,bur Wilde rendered several cello solos
80 tbe morning service OF the Brick Presby-
ter,an church. Fifth avenue and 9th street
/ on Christmas Day.
Helen Reusch. sang at the First Methodist
Episcopal Church in Ridgewood. n. j. on
! christmas Day. On New Years Eve she
sang at the Liederkranz.
| Mrs. Jennie Jacksonville soprano ana
! Miss Alice Campbell, contralto. both OF
whom are pupils Of Mrs. Henrietta Speke-
| seeley. were the solosts at a special per-
formance OF "The Messiah" in the Church
OF the Advocate on Friday evening
Mortimer Kaphan, concert director, nj
| No 1881 Broadway has the following ar
] lists on his list Bella Alien, prima donna
| soprano Metropolitan Opera House; Hans
Kronold, 'cellist Paul T. Morenzo. Spanish
tenor: High Allan, barytone Montreal OPP
era Company: Sara Alice Rich. dramatic
| soprano; Florence Austin. an American
! viollnist; Virginia Cheek. soprano, Of Ala
! hama: Agnes Sumner Geer, monologues
! and child impersonations, and the Wycher-
| ley Orchestra.
! Miss Emma X Dennison sang for the
| Iowa New Workers at the Hotel Astor on
/ Friday, December %. Her selections on the
| programme which was arranged for Christ
mas. were "A Carol" by Clough-Leighton.
| and Jesus Of Nazareth" by Gounod. Miss
Viola Palmer was the accompanist. On
| Thursday evening December 20, Miss Deni-
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