The Denver Jewish news., 1919-11-12
Musical Notes

Nahan Eranko, the American con
ductor who has been IA favorite WITH
many audiences and under many con
ditions since his first appearance al
Stcinway Hall, sept IL, 1860, was the
recipient of many honors at the HIP
podrome, the occasion of his Golden
Anniversary. The jubilee concert was
emphasized by the presence Of noted
conductors. Both Leopold Stokowski,
hony Orchestra, and Arthur Bodansky
I of the Metropolitan Opera company
elected TO give Wagner numbers. Vie
tor Herbert conducted his own suite
Komantique." and rs encore gave, TO
| the delight of the large audience. his
popular kiss Me-" Nalan and Sam
Franko We're heard in the Bach ID
minor concerto for two viOlins and in
the sonata by Lcclair., written three
hundred years ago.
The program opened with Saint
| Saens' Coronation March, conducted
by Nahun FrankO, who later on pre-
sented young hoy of sixteen with
rare violinistic talent, who was award
ed a scholarship US Mr.. Franko's eel
| cbration of his own Golden Jubilee.
| Sam Frankie conducted an orchestral
| arrangement Of the Hebrew melody
KoI Nidrc.n Josef Str;lnslly, who
\ was also announced 10 conduct, was
unable 10 appear. The program clos
l u hy
Komzak, conducted by Nathan Ffanko,
| who himself played the violin.
Furniture, paintings, jewelry and
musical scores belonging TO the late
| Oscar Hammerstcin were sold ut an
auction concluding late Oct. Is in New
| York for an estimated total of SIO.-
800.
4Andreas de SeguroIa Metropolitan
Opera basso. purchased IL carved, gild-
IL Louis Nv gilded wood curio cabinet
for SG25. The original cost was given
as S2,150. Marcus Loew paid SI5o
Tor Il cobalt blue and gold royal
Scvres vase and pedestal by Rochette.
appraised at $1,000 De Sulvo Broth
crs paid SI25 for Louis Nv coni-
mode. heavily mounted in gold bronze.
with Il Sienna marble top, said to
have cost $4,000,
The major part of the music was
purchased for the Metropolitan Opera
| company by +. Il. Mapleson.
Alma Gluck. the famous diva. is
suffering from n nervous breakdown
and has cancelled her engagements for
the entire season. She was to have
appeared in joint rccitals with her
husband. Efram Zimbalst. the violin
| ist, and was also 10 have sung i'll
la Boheme" with the Chicago Grand
Opera Company.
4 Mrs. Dclphine Marx. daughter of
Mrs Justice Nook of Denver. who is
\ now living in New York city. sang
several numbers recently ut II large
gathering at Temple Emanuel in that
city. Arrangements are being made
with u view to bringing Mrs. Marx
to Portland. her former home. later
/ in the winter, when she will appear in
concert.
Jascha HeifetZ, famous violinist'
played four solos at a concert ut the
Metropolitan Opera House attended by
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth, rul-
ers of the Belsians. dnrins their visit
in New York Funds raised by the
/ concert are TO be used in the estab-
liShment of u medical research insti-
tute in Brussels.
A delegation of twenty men who
were formerly members of the 18th
Division attended the performance. IN
this party was Abraham Krotoshinsky,
the soldier who succeeded in getting
the message thru that brought about
the rescue of the famous Lost Bat
talon. The Jewish Welfare Board
was one of the welfare organizations
represented at the concert that eve
ming and among the representatives OF
thirty foreisn-born groups of -Ameri-
cans who attended the concert was
Judge Otto A. Rosalsky.
The following selections were play
ed by Heifetz: (a) Nocturne in Il
flat Chopin-Auer: (b) Guitarre,
Moszkowski: (c) Slavonic Dance No.
.. Dvorak: (d) La Ronde des lutins.
Hozzini He was accompanied by sam