The Pulaskian., 1915-10-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
By A. Sherman Hill

The number Ot towns and cities that give credit for music study under private teachers in the regular public school curric- ulum is constantly growing. The movement for the recogni- tion of the work of the capable private teacher had it's incep- tion in one of the suburban towns of Boston, an dhas spread gradually throughout the whole country. Washington, D. C., has found that it is possible for the pupil to carry on the work out side the school room in man. her quite satisfactory to all concerned. It is only a matter of time when all public school courses will give credit for mu- sic study done under the direc- tion of capable, well trained pri- vate teachers.
 A new operetta by one of the leading light opera composers, Victor Herbert, has just been produced with great success in New York City. The book and lyrics were written by that ex- perienced writer, Henry Blos- som. The prima donna role was sung by Eleanor Painter, who made such a great success last year in the Lilac Domino. Miss Pointer was at one time a choir singer in a little church in Col orado Springs. Through the kindness of friends she was enabled to go to Europe for study and later she was engaged for leading roles in the Char lottesberg Royal Opera House, where she was a great success.
 The moving picture interpre- tation of Bizet's Carmen, with Geraldine Farrar in the name part, has failed to please the critical crowd in the larger Eastern cities where it has been shown. Well-known plays that have been filmed have, as rule, been great disappointments to those familiar with the plays. Most plays and operas are de- pendent upon lines and actions that cannot be photographed with success.
 The list of American girls who have won conspicuous suc- cess in music at home and abroad is a long and distinguish ed one. Beginning with the real ly first one, Clara Louise Kel- logg, to the recent ones, like Felice Lyme and Florence Mac beth, possibly no country can show more comprehensive or distinguished body of women in the musical field. Many of the names are household words Nordica, Flames, Abbott, Blau- relt, Rider-Kelsey, Hauk, Juch, Albania, de Lussau, Nielsen, Walker, Cahier, Cary, and so on indefinitely.
 The theater-going public has treat in store this winter. The greatest of living English act ors, Sir Forbes-Robertson, with his original company, is sched- uled to appear at the Kempner Mrs. Robertson was Miss Ger trude Elliott, a sister of the beautiful Maxine Elliott. The Elliott girls were natives of the State of Maine and of Irish par entage, the family name being McCory. A few months ago the father died, and in his will cut both daughters off with nothing, with the explanation that they were sufficiently we'll to do to need nothing from him.
 | The Mcdowell Male Chorus gave it's members a smoker n the rooms of the Institute of Music in the Masonic Temple last Friday night. The club members were out in full force and brought their friends with them. Among those present were: Messrs Harb, Davidson Dr. Dodson, Clark, Johnson, Boench, Baldwin, Rosenbaum, Porter, Smith, Baller, Peay, Robinson, Donham, Nininger, Murphy, Sharp, Laubach, Nc Cure, Feinstein, Yout, Zini, Brantley, and numerous others There was plenty of smoke, i'm promptu quartette, solos by III