Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-01
Career OF Herbert
DEF|ES ALL Precedent
MEETS PUBLIC ON OWN GROUND
- AT THE GRAND ON FRIDAY,
TENTH OF MAY.

'Ihe dlNlnlly mat shapes our ends
is sometimes Whimsical In selecting
those who are 10 be fayorite children
OF destiny. The career Of Victor Her
bert. whose name Is mentioned In
every civilized tonpue as one of tho
world masters OF music, defies all pre-
cedent lie has no tales TO tell OF
personal priyations and scant public
appreciation OF his genius. lie has
no quarrels with critics, for the critics
from the outset have been his friends.
His genius has developed not IN the
traditional atmosphere OF the Euro
pean orchostras or opera houses but
in our own country so long regarded
by foreign artists as n favorto leld
for commercial eXploitatlons, but
without prospects or even possibilities
of creative genius. Herbert avoiding
then, as he has always done, all pre-
tense or show, frankly met the public
ON its own ground His alert mental
ity, responsive to American ideals ana
standards, discarded all superficial de-
vices In the way Of promissory am
nouncements, or apologize appeals,
and asked 10 be Judged only by results.
His amazing capacity for work per
mitted him to step from one field Of
activity TO another with undimin-
ished energies, and his marvellous
delicacy OF taste enabled him to adapt
his work so nicely to the exact re-
quirements of its special purposes,
that the composer of the brilliant
grand opera success "Natoma." suf-
fers no loss of prestige when IT is
recalled that he is also the composer
of some of the most Fascinating melo-
dies to which the chorus ever danced
in spectacular travesty. Whatever he
has done has been well done. As first
'celist in the orchestra of Anton Seidl,
whose name is still so well remem-
bered and so deeply revered In thc>
annals of American music, he i'm
pressed himself as a musician of
thorough interpretative accomplish
ment so far as his chosen instru-
ment was concerned. AS Mr.. Seidl's
assistant he ma infested the executive
ability the personal magnetism,
which gave promise Of his fine future
as a conductor. The music committee
Of the Pittsburg Orchestra, with the
talent of the world at its disposal, Sc
lected Herbert as the guiding spirit
of the enterprise. He made that or
chestra an institution Of international
fame, devoting to it the marvellous in
dustry and energy that have made
him the envy as well as the admira-
ton of his feHow artists. He contin-
ued to produce operate scores with a
lavishness as opulent as the spring
time blossoming on the mountain
side. The force that animates Her
bert's work seems something more
than what the world vaguely describes
as inspiration. 1t is the natural ex
preston of intelligence and sentiment
presented for the sheer pleasure of
creation, Mercenary considerations
nave never figured with rnls extra
uruinary man. Princely revenues
come to him from his copyrights with
out thought or calculation on his part
as to the pecuniary advantage from
this or that kind of professional ac-
tivity. His efforts are, therefore,
sincerely addressed to the task in
hand and his treatment of themes de-
signed for entertainment of the most
purely popular touch.
Engagements have been made with
w. l.. Radcliffe of Washington, d. c.,
by which Victor Herbert and his or
chestra of fifty will be heard at the
Grand opera House Friday, May 10th,
under the auspices of the Hyechka
club. Not only will this great orches-
ira present a program of works Sc
lected from the masterpieces of va
riety of composers, but an array of
soloists eclipsing any aggregation OF
vocal stars that could be expected out
side a grand opera company. will be
in evidence. These soloists are Agnes
Kimball, soprano; Evan Williams,
tenor; Clara Drew. contralto; John
Finnigan. tenor; Charles Washburn,
baritone; Frank Croxton, basso. The
Herbert concert. therefore, takes on
the proportions of a genuine music
festival, presenting as it does in one
grand ensemble artists any one of
whom is competent to stand forth as
stellar attraction.