Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-06

TwzHE appearance Of the Portland
4 symphony Orchestra at the Grand
A opera house Tomorrow afternoon is
OF necessity the event Of all.import-
tance transporting this week, and it Is
needless to announce that the house s
already practically sold out, and that
all society as well as the strictly mu.
steal element will be present in body,
IL has been some time since any group
of people broight to Salem TO entertain
have faced house packed to the doors
gallery included--with the boxes and
lodges likewise full Such, however,
will be the case tomorrow afternoon at
two O'Clock, mot Of the latter having
already been reserved.
II has been said that capital cities
are notoriously lacking in musical in
terest enthusiasm and activity, and
while this is correct locally speaking
10 a certain degree, Salem people have
most literally patronized the concerts
which have been brought to the city,
both this winter and In season Is past.
In suppcting the Symphony and the
Apollo club, however, something more
is TO be gained than in assisting in
making concerts given by travelling ar.
lists successful. Portland is slated as
eventually becoming the western leader
in things musical, and IL endcavOriug
in every way to accomplish this result
as quickly as possible. IL can, of course,
be contended that Portland IN nc. Sa.
lem, but all progressive aud consistent
people will quickly recognize the ad.
vantases and general benefit to be
derived TO the entire state by having
the northwestern musical center located
in the state, and alI who are sensibly
concerned and interested in aiding In
developing tAe state ia cultural a.
well as in u more material way, ar,
rejoicing that the symphony Orchcstr
has become an established institution
and also that IL has iavorRhly consider
Ell Salem 's request to come here In con
cert.
A correspondent whiting to TN
" Evening star" of Washington, ask
why the capital is not appreciatiyo o
music, and why it is that local artist
there are not encouraged by public sup
port. In reply to this " Musical Amer
icn' states that what may be said o
Washington may be said Of almost cy
cry capital city in the country Tn
excuse is that they are all 80 saturate,
with politics that there is not room fo
any music that is, not for good musi,
All the capital cities are describe
80 notWiously bad from the musicr
standpoint that many OF the best artist
avoid them, and prefer TO 40 to niue
smaller and less important town
where they are assured of larger an
more apprcciativc audiences.
Albany New Yorl,, 10 quoted AZ beiu
n prWerbially bad musical town. m
same can be said of indianapolis. Au
tin, Texas, LAS been described by SON
artists as something between an ic
box aud a graveyard And 81 it zoe
Tho only capital city that the crit
of this publication knows Of who
there is really n strong interest
music being Columbus, Ohio. Thprr
the great music club, presided over
Ella May Smith, which has four tho
tand active members.
All the capitals seem to be domini
ed by aud their social life center
about politics.
Citizens OF capital cities natural
are resontful concerning such sizl
up, but whatever tne cause may
the fact remains that all the cities
this classification have black mar
against them made by travelling arti
and yet, there Is scarcely one
them where there are not somc vC
good artists, teachers aud musicN
who, AZ the correspondent In the Wa
ington star saNA can compare fay
ably even with The most distinguish
professionals wSo visit the nauol
capital
Mrs Tom r. Wilson, who, with