The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-06

".S ASlu aL tue nome OF MrSs AN
heller.
The Mandan Musical club win holt
It's regular meeting on Monday even.
ing, Dec. s, at the home of Miss Eu
nice Lanterman. This meeting will b,
In commemoration Of the hundredtf
anniversary OF Verdi's birth and viii
be In charge Of Mrs. A, III. Peterson
and Miss Lanterman, .
Music Of a high standard was USED
Tor The services marking the dedica.
ton of the new Methodist church edi.
fee at New Rockford, last Sunday. I,
was furnished by the well trained
choir Of the church and was assisted
by an orchestra. The professional
hymn was the noble and inspiring
Ancient Of Days, to a tune by Jeffry
and the other hymns were The
Church's One Foundation, Faith of
Our Fathers, and All Hail the Power
Of Jesus Name. The anthems were,
Awakening Chorus, by Gabriel, The
Song Of Thanksgiving, by Cassel. The
contributors to the concert the day
following were, Miss Jeanette Collins.
DR.. Fl. Dewitt Lees, Mrs. Trisko, Miss
Bernice Dafoe, Miss Yoder and Miss
jeanette Wolbert. 81
Massenets TnalS was sung in Eng
lish a week ago at the Century opera
house, New York, attracting q full
mouse. The fact that it was sung in
English, does not, however, mean that
the hbretto was more Ineligible for
that reason, for with negligible ex-
ceptions 1t was not, says the writer for
The New York Times. It may be
said at the outset that in it's special
neld, as a popular production, the
performance must be regarded as dis
tinctly creditable. Miss Lois Ewau
was h That's. a comely courtesan,
VINO sang the music distinctly better
than the famous operate star who
moved two continents by her superb
histronfc power. If Miss EwalPs aban-
don lacked the elements Of 'audacity,
1t had a gracious ~womanliness in the
later scenes.
Once upon a time a critic asked
Paderewski to please not play the
List rhapsodies any more" The pi-
an1sts only answer was a sarcastic
smile and at his next recital he play
ed two of these heavenly pieces, which
are as important a contribution to
piano literature as thes onatas CT
beethoven. He played two Of them in
MS recital last Saturday in New York;
the tenth as the last piece on the pro-
gramme following Stojowsky's lovely
chant d'Amour), the sixth as one of
the extras at the end. Often has he
astonished n delighted his hearers
with these marvellous combinations of
Magyar melody. gypsy and
L1sztlan brilliancy, genius, and pianis-
TIC "orchestration." Truly and without
eX~aggeration, what Wagnerian orches-
ira a at its command a greater
range or color-charm than Paderewski
out Of his piano.
washington Star: Does your
daughter play Wieniawski?" asked
the musical guest.
IF she does replied Mr.. Cumrox.
she always loses. She never saws y
word to me about it,
See deep enough and you see MIL
the heart Of Nature being ev-
eryWhere music.-Carlyle.
Nay, what is Natures
Self. but an endless
Strife towards music,
Euphony. rhyme?
From BeethoVen's note book: "On |
the k~ahlenberg, 1916, end Of Septem-
Der God the All Powerful-in the
am happy-happy in the
1orest every tree speaks-through
You" 20 God what-sovereigntv-
IN a-forest like this-on the heights
there Is rest-to-serve Him."
There was a transposition of names
IN this column last week and 1t was
made TO appear that Charles w. Clark
was soon to appear in Fargo-it was |
intended to infer that Edward Clark
would be heard here in a recital Dec,
Interest is becoming intense in the
advent Of Mr.. Paderew-
SKI IN Fargo next week.-Mrs. CITY is
the only place the great pianist will
visit in North Dakota, because Fargo
Is the recognized musical center Of
ms part of the west. Apology is due
because Of the lack Of the auditorium
this distinguished appearance.
Des Moines Capital: We muset
learn as a people to love good music
we shall perish of sheer c~heapness
shalloWness Of soul.