The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-18

New World (Dvcrakl; Russian,
Arabian, Chinese. Flower. and Fairy
Dolls Dance, from the 'Nutcracker"
suite (Tschaikowsky); aria, Sam
son and Deliiah" (Saint Saens), Nine.
/ Hulse; variations on TschaiEowsky's
legend theme, Christ when a child a
garden made and many roses plant
ed" symphonic sketch, The Enchant.
ed Lake" Liadow); aria, THE Sor-
cerers" (TschaikowskyD, Nine. Dimi-
trieff; Norwegian Carneval (Swed-
sem.
Mary Garden, the celebrated prima
donna. who has become the most
talked about singer oa the European
and American stages, says that De-
busy is her favorite composer, and
Ills musical version or Maurice Mae
terllnck's "Pelleas ct Melisande" her
favorite opera She says she would
rather sing the role of Melisande than
any other. 1t is the most difficult
role In my repertoire" she says. be
cause IL Is contrary TO everything
that | am. | think / fit most natural
ly, however, into the role OF That's,
that wonderful conception OF Anatole
France" Miss Garden further states
that she believes herself to be The
reincarnation Of Greek spirit, and
that she is pagan inasmuch as she
believes the ancient pagan life TO
have been far preferable to that OF
1911. This eccentric youn woman,
with her undeniable and remarkable
gifts, will make her first appearance
in Detroit. In the Light Guard arm-
DRY, Friday evening, April q. AL
ready. Burton Collver, who Is bring
ing her to this city, has been over
whelmed with inquiries for seats from
all over the state and bordering Can
ada. The seat sale will be handled
in Grinnell Bros, where mail should
be addressed to Mr.. Collver.
Detroit musicians and students will
be interested in the engagement in
the Garrick theater for the next fort
night, Of Fred C. Whitney's ''The
Chocolate Soldier" from the fact that
two young women who alternately
sing the leading prima donna role
received their vocal training in this
city. Miss Alice Yorke will sing the
role OF Nadina for the opening per-
Torrance, Monday evening. Miss
but has close relatives in Detroit, and
as she received her first professional
start from b. c. Whitney, of this city,
she did much studying in Detroit.
Like Miss Lillian Poll, who was born
In Detroit, Miss Yorke studied with
A. NJ. Straub, OF this city. Mr.. Straub
few years ago sent Miss Poll TO
Italy to finish her vocal studies. and
she returned to become The Choco-
late Soldier prima donna. The mu-
sic OF this operetta is far above the
ordinary and requires ability Of high
order to sing It,
The ninth morning concert for
Tuesday Musicale members, will be
given in the Cass-aye. Methodist
church, Tuesday morning, at 1880
o'clock. The program will include
choral numbers by the Tuesday
Musicale Ladies' chorus, under the
direction of Miss Jennie Stoddard;
organ numbers by Mrs. Mary Fl.
Christie; the Tuesday Musicale String
orchestra under the direction OF Mrs.
Clara Koehler Heberlein; songs by
Lynn Hobart, tenor, and piano solo,
Miss Emily McKibbin.
An artists concert will be given In
Harmonic hall, Monday evening, un-
der the auspices of the Harmonic So
ciety. The program will be given by
the various choirs of the society
mems, women's and mixed; DR.. Cyrus
Warren, baritone; Miss Marie Won Eff
fen, contralto, and Miss Elsa Buch-
binder, pianist.
Frank +. Fruttchey will give the
third organ recital, in the Lenten
series, in Christ church, Sunday af
ternoon, at o'clock. Edward Pier
son, tenor will sing. The following
program will be given: Organ sonata
No. l (Mendelssohn) (a) Romance
CWely), (b) Communion e Minor
(Batiste), tc) La Soranade (Schu-
BERT; tenor solo-"O Divine Re.
Gounod), Edward Plerson;
Prelude f Minor (Dethier), (a) Medl- |
tation (de la Tombelle), (b) Chant
d'amour (StojowskD, (c) Novelette,
(Anon); tenor solo-"Cujus Amman"
-(RossinD, Mr.. Pierson; Find |
landia" (Sibelius).
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The final concert OF the Detroit Or
chestral association season will be
given Thursday evening, March 90, In
the Light Guard armory, by the Gin
cinnati Symphony orchestra, with
Nine. Jeanne Jomelli, soprano, as
soloist The orchestra, under Con-
ductor Leopold Stokovski, will play
Schubert's unfinished symphony, In b
minor, Richard Strauss symphonic |
poem, Death and TRANSPORTATION"
and three Caucasian sketches by the
Moscow composer, IppolitovIvanov.
Nine. Jomelli will sing Saint-Saens'
Hymn to Pallas Athenae," and De-
bussy's recitative and aria from
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