Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-21
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PAPER AT DALLAS RECITAL
The following paper was read re-
Gently at Todd's Musical Recital at
Dallas, by Miss Eta Louis PendIe-
ton, of this city, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Pendleton, who is a stu
den in he Music Deparmen of he
Methodist University of that city.
Methodist Universit yat that place:
'T Musical Current Events
Trusting that / shall not be afflict-
led with what an Irish wit once called
'sFootlightphobia wish to sum-
marize the current happenings fin the
realm of music. Broadly speaking, the
tendency of the public toward music.
its practice, study, and appreciation,
seems to be that of encouraging
great interest, Notwithstanding the
| fact that the war in Europe has had
marked influence, and, in way,
caused a standstill. This growing
interest is shown by the demand for
departm ents of music in the maga-
zines; by the increasing use of the
lphonograph and player-piano, which
Bring the hest music to those who
otherwise could not get it,. by the.
more general introduction Of grade
music into the public schools, and
even by the Improvement of the pop
ular 'rag-time"
An interesting point to be noted
here is the fact that in music, as well
as in literature, Russian and Scandi-
Fnavian productions are becoming
widely popular, another evidence of
the fact that the people of Northern
Europe have been awakened and are
proving their own resources.
Locally, this winter has generous
ly entertained the music lovers. Ear
ly in the season came Yvonne de Tre-
Vile, Mccormick. and Maud Powell.
Then Geraldine Farrar, who is tour
ing the country with the celebrated
italian harpist, Ada Sassoli-"a com
bination to be devoutly wished"
March / and 2, the Boston Grand
Opera Company presented "Pagliac-
cir, Madame Butterfly, and H.
Amore del Re Tre,, at the Fair Park
Coliseum. Mrs E. A. Mcdowell,
widow of the greatest American COM
poser, and, prior to their marriage,
an able pupil Of her distinguished
husband, gave a lecture-recital in
Dallas March 2S.
The distinguished violinist, Kreis-
Ter, recently gave concert in Fort
Worth; and all Texas has been favor
ed with concerts or recitals by musi-
clans of rare ability this season, even
Plainview-a town of 5000 inhabi-
tants on the Western Plains-claim-
ing a place in the sun" since
Yvonne de Treville's concert there.
In our national capital Miss Louise
Llewellyn, dressed in the costume of
a Slovak bride. sang Bohemian folR-
songs at the White House at the first
dinner presided over by Mrs. Wilson.
Among noteworthy events on the
Metropolitan Opera House calendar,
are included the arrival in this
country for the first time of Nine.
Barrientos. the Spanish coloratura
soprano; Nine. Zorska-s return in
the role of "Santuzza" in '.Cavalleria
Rusticana"; and the first perform
ance of the ring" Cycle, commenc-
ing with "Das Rheingold" Nine.
Barrientos made her debut in the re-
vival of Lucia. and will also be
heard in "The Barber of Seville"
Nine. Fremstad, Wagnerian SO
prano, who has been connected for
many years with the Metropolitan
Opera, gave her long-promised New
: York recital at the Aeolian Han in
J January, and an enthusiastic audi
ence attested the estee min which she
is held
The Chicago opera season hat
closed with deficit scarcely exceed
ing the guarantee fund. Neverthe
less, the guarantors have agreed II
finance another season next year. 81
the Chicago opera venture is not ye
at an end.
A memorial concert to the late M
4 Cora Dow, a benefactress Of the Gin
4 cinnati Symphony Orchestra, was re
n Gently given by that organization
c supplemented by an address by ex