The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-20
'MELbA- -KUBEL|k
CONCERT SUNDAY


Melba and Kubelik and their
startling concert combination will re-
turn from the south to satisfy the
musical appetite OF San Francisco.
and will add special attractiveness to
the Yuletide season by giving a grand
farewell concert at Dreamland rink
next Saturday night. December 81.
SO insistent was the demand for
more appearances that Manager
Greenbaum finally induced the stars
to return from the south and to give
one more concert at Dreamland and to
appear once in Oakland, for which Ye
Liberty playhouse has been engaged
on Wednesday afternoon, Decem-
Der 81.
For these two concerts two special
programs are being arranged. Nine
Melba will in San Francisco render
the mad scene from Lucia" or the
jewel song from Faust" both of
which have been requested of her by
many admirers; the Chanson Triste
of Duparo, the Ave Maria" from
"Otello.' and the waltz song from
Romeo and Juliet" Kubelik will
play the first movement of the Tschai-
kowsky concerto, Sarasates ''Zigeun-
erweiser lgipsy melodies), and an
SpduiSfl Tango DY ATDOS, as
we'll as other numbers, which he will
announce later. Burke, the popular
barytone. has not yet. arranged his
numbers, but they will assuredly be
In keeping with the balance of the
splendid offering. AS before, Marcel
Moyse will be the f1utist and Gabrielle
Lapierre will preside at the piano. In
Oakland Kubelik will play the Saint
Saens violin concerto, and Hubay's
Scenes de Czar7es" and other num-
bers. and Melba will give of the best
of her repertoire.
After an absence of many years,
during which she has risen from
famous violinist, Kathleen Parlow
will return to her own San Francisco
for three concerts, and Manager
Greenbaum has specially arranged to
have her appear as soloist with the
San Francisco orchestra and to be a
soloist for the Berkeley Musical asso-
citation. She will appear January IL
and January II at Native Sons hall.
On Sunday afternoon. January IS,
at Dreamland, and on Tuesday after
noon, January 90 Manager Green
baum will present the world famous
pianist, Paderewski. For one week
y
the Valencia theater the great Paw
Iowa and her big ballet organization.
including symphony orchestra, and on
January 25 Clara Butt, the great con-
tralto, and her husband, kennerley
Rumford. barytone. will begin a Sc
ries of memorable concerts.
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Fritz Kreisler. the great violinist.
will make his only appearance in San
Francisco under theflocal direction of
Frank w. Healy, with the San Fran
cisco Symphony orchestra. Friday
afternoon, February 90, 1914, and in
recital at the Cort theater Sunday
afternoon, February %, 1914, and at
Scottish Rite hall Thursday night,
February 26. 1914. The tour he is
making in this country under the d.
rection of c. A. Ellis of Boston, which
will comprise approximately 100 con-
certs. promises to yield him the most
brilliant triumphs of his career
A program Of uniform excellence
enlisting the services of Kathleen
Parlow, violinist, as soloist, will be
the offering of the San Francisco
Symphony orchestra at the sixth SYM
uary 8, 1914.
Kathleen Parlow Is a San Francisco
discovery. her first instructions being
received in San Franciscmo and she
made her first public appearance here
when but years old. In 1905 she
went to London and in November of
that year played with the London
Symphony orchestra Miss Parlow has