The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-19

joymcnt and study afforded by Few
months in the Metropolis. mentioning
the stadium with its daily concerts
where one may hear the best and most
inspiring music for the almost unoclicv-
ably cheap sum OF nifty cents to two
dollars.
Many former Metropolitan orchestra
members are in the stadium orchestra,
which is conducted by Nolpe, said MIS-.
Ricci. and their playing is sp'ehdiu'
Henry Weldon Hughes sang there ono
night not long ago apd his singing was
very we'll received. He gave two num-
hers. the first Of which was the well
known Aria from William Tell, follow
Cd by an Irish song in which he was
tine. In an audience Of 1000 or NOR"
people he scored an immense success.
Another we'll known singer here. ana
Who made a favorable impression was
Miss Sue Harvard. Of New Castle. Ia
n soprano. who used TO sing in Pits
burg and in Wheeling. quite bit.
Mrs. Ricci was especially enthusiastic
concerning the wonderful orchestral
music which is TO be heard III the pet
ter class moving picture houses IN Ne"
York. for instance the Riroli. the Rlalto
and the Strand. where they have splcn-
ti,, orchcstras OF scvcnty-hre pieces
for the most part made up OF Foreign
musicians Here many young SINGERS
unknown TO fame. but possessing !"
many instances remarkably me NoiCrs
have opportunities for try out wh'cn
of,.u opcns the door 10 recognition and
Success.
Greenwich Village appealed greatly 20
Mrs Ricci. bringing memories OF OLD
Chelsea. tho Latin Quarter Of London,
where lived Carlisle. Whistler Lynden
! Herbert and many others Who struggled
10 fame in it's bohemian atmosphere
The greenwich Village has all or ms
and more" said Mrs Ricci. combining
as il does modern ideas in art r'uslc
and all the finer creative forces or the
present day. with the spirit OF the BEST
masters Of old.
- nc night" she continued wn,ie
having dinner at the Cat and the Floole
a great chorus suddenly rose upon me
,w,lirn, mir Il was the star SpanSleo
Banner Greenwich Village was our IN
tho street. mon. women and children
mining IN tho chorus to the ACCOMPANY
u,.p. # Z man who pOunu"d OUT the
.or.s OK = piano built on wheels. she
r,,,,b,,d hrar:ily Tho more j" pound
ed Tho better everybody sang. folk mel
olir~ patriotic songs Jazz. you "ou'o
nr,tal,Il know better than what II was
.b,.> s,py. bat Oh WIKI what N!m ana
sulrn,iid community spirit they diu S'hH
L.y.r, body Rad such an aWtuiF S"ou
time Then | must toll you a9"'' me
Grr-nwrch Village Th"a'r". where 'he
: ,:r.,pyy. IA EolIics are being shown now,
vim H.,,lc Mccoy Davis. Such Won
! I.rf,,l dancer sh" is. Tn" production
* q wonderful riot Of color ana perfect
nos. that Leaves one rather daZed ana
hcw,I,l"rrd gorgeous costumes. pcau''
tuI dancing AMI clever performances
.rh.r,, -. A comedian imp"rSonator' whose
manic * West. who does the Jcwcl song
from Faust arraycd IN Marguerite cos
,r,,o Staging perfectly but acting II
' rid,rulously. Of course. When the mo-
mint comes for opening the casKet ne
nro.lurcs a small sauce pan. lnstcao OF
the mirror. from it's depths and cavoriS
about the stage III such way that one
will always remember ms act WHICH,
hearing the Jewel Song.
Mrs Ricci was recently asked by the
Musical Courier Of America. musical
, ,uhIiration. ISSUED weekly. for her opin-
J ion ON rho suhjcc; Of the renewal or the
noDul,rtty Of German music in America
RI which she replied in 4 letter to the
arcrt that German music was more on
loss n matter OF following the Inc OF
least resistance. producers ana tiuS!efl
directors being SO familiar with II tha|
il was a. comparatively small expense
and trouble that German music was pro-
duccd in preference to that Of the new
! or French. Italian and Russian SchooiS,
saving conductors and orchcstras must
surely be able To play without much re-
hearsal all tho Wagner operas the IN,
tcrprctation must DO well KNOWN ana
Inns of course, makes II easy WORK LOT
oil 1t was Only by continually ecine
dosed with the German idiom, muslcaI4y
spraking that We came TO know II ana
- like il. Let some other nation or ma
/ IONS have = chance. and let our conduct
ors take the Same pains TO got pcrfec-
ZION in playing an Interpretation ana
continue to play and PLAY these compoS-
orc till we learn to love them. ana see
,hore are other nations equally clever IN
,,usi, as tho Germans claim 10 be"
Mrs Riccl believes that tho Wheeling
nonnIc compare very favorably in voice
nrcscncc and ability with those VINO
! have been trained In the mctropollc anu
! smilingly said. that she had hcaro
much very bad church music In new
york City. which Wheeling people woulo
! feel quite i'll about II they were IoTceo
! - listen 10 i, in the churches here
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