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.sYICT0R HERRF RT''


 The divinity hat shanes our ends" is sometimes whimsical tn selecting those who are 10 be f2voxite children of destiny. The career of Victor Herbzrt, whose name is mentioned in every civilized F-ngue as ena of the world maaters of music, defies all precedent. He has DO tales to tell of personal psfvatfons and seant publ q appreciation of his genius He has no quarrsls with critics, for the crit ics from the outaet have been his friends. His genius has developed net in the traditional atmos phere of the European orchestras or opera houses, but in our own country so long regarded by foreign artists as q favorite field for commercial eX- plnieations, but without prospects or even possibilities of creative ge- ntus. Herbert avoiding then as he has aIways done all pretense or
 how, frankly met the public on it's own ground His alert mentality responsive to American ideals and standards, discards all superficial lev css in ahe way of promiss3ry an nouncements. CT aBologetie appeals, and asked to be judged only by re- sulfs. His amazing capacity for work permitted him 10 step from enc field of activity to another with undimfn- fshed energ. .es. and hist marvellous dalicacy of taste enabled him to adapt his work so nicely to the eXaet re- qufrements of it's special aarposes, that the composer of the brilliant grand opera success "Natoma,' suf- fers no loss of prestige when it is recalled that he s also the composer of some of the most fascinating mel odiea to which the chorus ever danced in specular travesty
 Whatever he has done has been we'll done. AS first 9cellist in the orchestra off Anton seidl, whose
 
 name is still go well remembered and SO deeply revered in the annals of American mus c. he impressed him. salf IS q musician ef thorough inter pretasfve accomplishment so far as his chosen instrument WIS concerned. As Nr. sefd1es assistant he manifest ed sse executive abI ty, the pars0naI magnetism. which gave promise Of his fine future as a conductor. The music commit ee of the Pfttsburg Orchestra with the talent ot the world af it's disposal, selected Herbert as the guid ng spirit of the enterprise. He nqsde hat orchestra an institution of international fame devoting to it the marvellous industry and energy that have made him he envy as we'll as the adm ration of his fellow artists. He continued to produce operatic scores with 3 Iavishness as opulent as the sprinetime blnssoming on the mountain side. The force ehas ami mate Herbert's work seems some thing more than what the world vaguely describes as insp ration. ItI the natural expression of intetli- genco and sentiment presented for the sheer pleasure of creation. Mer- canary considerations have never fgured with this extraemdinary man. P 4ncfIy5 revenues come to him from his copyrights without thought or calculation on his part as 10 the pc cuniary advantage from this or that kind of professional activity His fforts are, therefore, sincerely ad dressed to the task n hand and his treatment of fhemes designed for en- tertainment of the most purely pop ular description, has invariably con -rfbnted refining and eteYating touch
 Kl8ga.-e ments nave becn made win W l.. Radcliffe, of Washington, D. C.. by wh oh Victor Herbert and his arehestra, of fifty will be heard at he Elks Theate, Friday April 26, matinee and night. Not only will this great orcba era present q program of werks a9lec d from the master- pieces of q variety of composers, but an arr-y of soIotsts eclipsing any ? aggregat on of vocal stars that could be expected outside a grand opera company, will ba in evidence. passe sseci.ts are Agnes Kimball, soprano' Evan William, Tenor; Clara Drew, cclstraIto; Jcan F'innigan, tenor Charles Washburn, baritone, Frank C5ox,on, basso. The Herbert concert therefore, thak5 on the proportions of a genuine mus cal festival, pre-