The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-20
WATKINS, HOUSE g. HERMANN
Book HIGH GLASS ENTERTAIN
MENT FOR WHEELING.
Four Concerts 10 Be Given by Noted
, Artists Who Make Records for
| Columbia-Rnre Treat.

On" hears much talk on al sides OF
! IN" ''rrr!I,. times We have com" to since
/ peace. has been declared. Evcrywhcrc
! there - unrest. revolutions and up
! h"ryal. Their" cH4r. "r course. be no de-
mviuE THAI We" such r"ndit oms TO OK
i"rd ever a con, d"r.ihl" period Of time
/ ia" results would he most disastrous.
certainly. * il moi an admitted fact
MAI unrest makes for progress?
. Ia America II IS taking the form Of
! Il great revival and deepening Of inter-
; st IN tho arts particularly music.
! only couple Of years ago New York.
rhirHgo Boston. Philadelphia and San
, Francesca wcr" considered about the
| only places in tho United StatHs whore
a p"r>"n could hear good music NIL the
year around Now almost nvrry town
! &C any siz" has regular concert course.
Will" many can boast n season Of opera
cach year in addition. at prices within
| tn" reach Of the poorest
1t i% most satisfactory to hc able to
| record Thar in this respect our city has
| been decidedly in tn" van with the fore
most. and that musical appreciation in
| this city is growing nnaCc. The artists
| VIII" hay" visited us m tho past have
spoken in gluwIn~ terms Of tho rcccp-
! Tons that have been accorded them in
| this rItY and Of tho enthusiasm with
! which their offerings have been received.
The coming season promises to be
NOR" brilliant than oyer. and il is 10 he
hoped that IN" public generally will take
advantage Of the excellent opportunities
IT offers.
The most interesting announcement 10
: he made recently * y series Of concerts
~ b. given at III" Court thcatr" under
! tho auspices of Watkins. House & Herr
! mann. local Columbia dealers These
concerts. four in number. will b" given
| by famous Columbia artists. and this
| firm is to he congratulated upon its pub
! lie splrit"dncss in bringing such talent
70 this city.
TIL" artists arc all favor;tes with the
New York public. FIRST thor" ~ Am
I parito Farrar. The Young and charming
! American soprano, who has jus, return
| ed Ia her native runntry after having
sung 10 the men in tn" front line
! trenches for year. Then there is
: Oscar S"agi". IN" American baritone.
who absolutely won distinction over
might. Their" ar" very few musical ar
fists Of either sen who have so COM
| plctcly won over IN" New York critics
~ Oscar ScLGlc.
! Barbara MIur"l. mcZZo- soprano. comes
/ from AlsnCc-Torrain Miss Maurel Is
neither tho wife. sister. mother aunt or
| any other relation ur Victor Maurel. She
I is n very young and very lovely girl
! with n most hcnu,ifui voice. which ono
must admit Is rather a rare combna-
| tiOn.
| Usually n "popular'' sorieS is made VI
| Of ono or two stars, and the rest could
be most kindly described as persons
| with aspirations. but in this instance
| the best has not yct been said Surely
no one could be moro welcome than
| Sascha Jacobsen. tho youthful violinist
who made such sensation ut his New
York debut that even II. f. krehb!el
New Yorks Oldest and most fussy critic
threw up his hands and completely
surrendered. Young Jacobsen has been
. in tn" public eye ever since and nc will
! DO certain 10 receive n hearty welcome
when he comes here.
Tho songs Of yesterday. tho simple.
| touching songs which have again come
} into their own since the war. make up
the numbers which the Columbia Stellar
Male Ouartcttc sing together. MY
l.assic." Sing Me to Sleep and Garry
NJ" Back to Ole Nirginny" ar" some OF
tho old favoritns which they sing with
so much feeling.
! Last. but by no means least. comes
tho young American tenor. Charles Hair
risen. llo is an out-and-out American
tenor. having been born hero and reccr-
ID his training here. but whom he sings
the famous aria from "Pagliacci" Cnruso
himself couldn't make IL seem moro
truly Italian.
Tho dates OF the concerts are as fol-
lows October "A. November II, Fcbru.
airy 4, 1920. and April ., 1920.