Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-20

The Original Dutch Treat club was
lentertained Monday night by DR.. and
Mrs. b. L. Sleeves at their home on
North Church street. Covers were plae-
ed for twelve, red and white carnations
centering the table. The evening was
passed with music.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. j.
10. Goltra, DIR. and Mrs. George Alden,
lMr. and Mrs F. A. Elliott, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. C. Miles, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
lLegg and DR.. and Mrs. B. l.. Sleeves.
THE club will meet next time with Mr..
and Mrs. B. @. Miles.
Laudatory comment and personal in
cident concerning the musical triumph
and career of Miss Winifred Byrd, the
Salem girl, who holds the honor of tho
most recent pianist TO win recognition,
still continue to arrive out of the
east, through the medium Of letters
from New York friends, and the null
tiple printed page of musical criticism.
Characteristic of her ~unceasing deter
mination and abiding ambition to
the rare personal charm which endear-
ed her to a large number of Oregon
friends, are the following extracts TAX
en- from an interview with Miss Byrd,
appearing in the Musical Courier of
New York:
"'Have you any special theory of
wour own, Miss Byrdi" asked the
writer.
"'Would you call my ambition a
theoryf As trite as il may sound, that
main ambition is to play the piano
unsteady. Not technically, not in a
scholarly fashion or to achieve a SEN
sation always, but only to play music
ally. After all, when / think over this,
how many pianists do play in that
mannerf You can count them on the
fingers of your left hand. Two of these
are De Pachmann and NOvaes.'
f" What are year interpretative
lideasq' was the next question.
az always try TO think out an in
terpretation that entirely my own.
Otherwise I don't feel that 1 can
make the work a success. For instance,
the Schubert Moment Musical, :
which is so popular and frequently
used On programs, is generally coneelY-
ed by pianists as merely a romantic
little composition. As for myself, from
the very first, the marchlike quality
struck me and l could not help think
inc of a little line of soldiers march
ing down the street when l played 1t,
the melody of the right hand being the
tramp as they went along and the left
hand the absolute and relentless rythm.
Furthermore, in playing the mu-
sic of the old masters ono has to feel
- q Al z-,r,k - khn ahtld hAaQ1aQ
there is so much naivetee and simplic-
ity about their works. There is nothing
quite so brilliant as a virtuoso piece
of the old school, as the Weber motto
perpetuo, yet it also has a certain child
ish simplicity and huGnor about it which
II always try to express. The humor in
works is rarely noticed by the audi
enee or given its expression by the per
Ifomer.'p
"fJust what do you mean by
humorq' asked the writer.
"'Im try to make it clear. There
are two pianists now before the pub
lie whom l consider play humorously.
One is Harold Bauer and the other
Ethel Leginska- Both have the faculty
of getting the hunaer out Of certain
composers works Recently I heard the
latter play the, Chopin ~polonaise and
the out and out impudent march
rhythm made me almost laugh outright.
And that is just what 1 want people
to do when / play from some of the
old composers
"'Those who think every pianist
is Jealous of the next are sadly mis-
taken in their deductions. At least
Miss Byrd is just and bread enough to
know when a fellow artist is deserv-
ing of the success he or she may have
achieved. In speaking of the work of
Norvaes, the Brazilian pianist, Miss
Bryd expressed her greatest almira-
ton for her art. She said from my
own standpoint she has always remind
ed me of Jean dare. Now III Tell you
just why. Her simplicity, great relig-
ious faith and remarkable genius are
overwhelming. She considers her art,
know, as a blessing from God and
in that alone her faith is obtained
Faith is the greatest of blessings
That l have come to realize.
The final r~eeitals of the Fish School
of Expression will add much to the ar
tistie calendar OF the month of May.
Rex Howard of the preparatory class
will give an evening recital sometime
near the middle of the month. Fits pro-
gram will be a dramatization OF Mark
8 "Tom Sawyer" the entire
story arranged in brief form, in which
this clever young man takes all the
characters. Mrs Blanche Howard, first
assistant librarian at the city library
will give an evening of miscellaneous
readings Miss Lulu Walton, gradual
ing from the two year course in the
School of Expression win give an ev-
ening's program consisting OF Thomas
Moore's Italia ROokh," arranged as
an entire program.
Miss LaVon Coppoek, also gradual
ing from the School Of Expression, will
give an evenings program of persona
and present in monologue Mary
Shipman Andrews story Of 1.-THE Eter-
nal Feminine
There will be several general pro-
grams and recitals which are not ar
ranged for as yet.