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New-York tribune., 1919-06-29
French Art Viii Be
Largely Represented
In america Nest Year

The French American Association
for Musical Art, which has, under the
auspices of the French high commits
sion and committee Of we'll known
American citizens, brought many of
the best known French artists and Or
carnations to this country, including
the noted orchestra of the Paris Con-
servatoire, under the baton of Andre
Messenger, is preparing for a still more
active season next year, according to
Richard G. Herndon, the general man
ager, who, with Frank Taylor Kintz-
ing, his associate, are now mapping out
the routes Of more than score of
French artists.
Mr. Herndon has just returned from
Paris, where he journeyed to COM
plete these plans. The most important
will be the engagement of the entire
company from La Gazette, with more
than sixty members and an orchestra
of thirty. This is a government thea
tire, presenting opera comique.
"The tour Of this company is made
possible through the efforts of this
association and Henri Casadesus, the
founder of the Society Of Ancient In
struments, which has been frequently
heard in American concert halls and
which will have tour of three months
during the season, M. Casadesus hav-
ing been granted leave of absence for
this period from his new duties as the
director Of La Gazette, post to which
he has just been nominated" Mr. Hern-
don said recently in the new Offices Of
the French American Association for
Musical Art, in the Century Theatre.
on Central Park West. I'M. Casadesus
and his musical organization will COM
mence their tour very early in the
season and during this time the plans
for the visit of the opera company
from La Gaiete will be completed. The
arrangements contemplate a season of
eight weeks in New York at one Of the
best known playhouses, to be followed
by an engagement in New Orleans, at
the French Theatre, for four weeks.
The company will then play limited en-
gagements in the important cities of
the United States and Canada"
Among the artists who will make
tours under official auspices this sea-
son are several who have already won
distinction in previous American ap-
pearances. notably Magdaleine Brard,
pianist, Paris Conservatoire prize
winner under Alfred Cortot. Raoul
Laparra. composer and pianist. will ap-
pear with the Eastern orchestras as
soloist, and Nine. Raymonde Delanois,
mezzo- soprano of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, will also appear as
soloist at the conclusion of her opera
engagement. Nine. Delanois will also
appear with M. Laparra in recitals,
presenting the latter's composition, "A
Musical Journey Through Spain"
"Two new musical artists whom the
French are sending over this year are
Micheline Kahn, harpist, and Yvonne
Astruc, violinist," Mr.. Herndon con.
tinued. "They appear in joint re-
citals. Then we expect visits from
Camille Chevillard, composer and con-
ductor of Lnmoureux Orchestra: Ga.
briel Picrnc, composer and conductor OF
tho celebrated Colonne Orchestra, and
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29

Ope1'aso ofthe ComingSeason

"Zaza," given, Of course, to give Nine.
Geraldine Farrar a chance to outdo
Mrs. Leslie Carter. This opera has
made little impression in Europe, at
least as far as the musical side goes.
But Nine. Farrar is now primarily an
actress; sometimes an excellent one.
sometimes a mistaken one, but alwavs
one who fills the box office. The in
clusion Of "Zaza" may be looked for
ward to with little zest by the lovers
OF opera. but the lovers of Nine. Farrar
are willing to forgive her anything.
Tschaikowsky's "Eugen Onegin" will
be considerably more interesting ex-
pertinent. 1t is the work of a great
composer and possesses not little pop
ularity in its native land. For it, as
for "Parsifal," we have no regrets.
The announcement of little known
opera of Verdi or Rossini has an in
terest for the historically inclined, be-
sides the fact that it will probably be
necessary for the singers really to sing.
While not exciting at present, this an
nouncment may prove more interesting
than we expect. There is as yet no
announcement of revival of "Falstaff.n
Yet Mr.. Scott is still with us, and a
revival of one of the worlds two great
est comic operas would be worth
dozen "Zazas."
Then, of. course, there is the inevi-
table American opera, this time Henry
Hadley's "Cleopatra's Night" This op-
era is founded on Theophile Gautier's
superb story, which ought to prove an
inspiration o>any composer. 1t will
be interesting to see what Mr. Hadley
has done with it. and whether this most
facile of American musicians has at
last produced work bearing a per-
sonal imprint. Perhaps the coming
season may turn out to be more brill
liant than it now promises.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29

Charleston has always said that the
other was owned in New York or Phila-
delphia. That city values her Wash
ington in six figures. 1t is hung in the
City Council Chamber there.
81 am confident that the same hand
that painted the Charleston portrait
painted the Augusta Washington" the
artist said. II am confident it is the
missing Trumbull."
Professor Carter is known to have
made Augusta tempting offer for the
portrait. The cost of rejuvenating it
will be less than $1,000. No one in
Augusta has been found who has given
any information as to where the por-
trait came from or when it came into
the possession Of the Council. Three
years ago city headquarters was in a
building in Ellis Street. Later the CITY
bought the postoffice building, which
the Federal government abandoned
when the United States courthouse and
postoffice was completed. Moving to
the new headquarters, the Washington
portrait was left by the city in the old
building. Then later the old building
was sold by the city to Gwinn Nixon.
The portrait had not been removed
because it was too large to get through
any door or window. 1t was decided,
however, to reclaim it and to show it
at the new city headquarters. 1t was
then that Professor Carter was sought,
and when he saw it he declared it of
great value. Professor Carter saws
that there is an excellent copy of the
portrait of the same size in Augusta,
the property of Clarence f. Clark.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29
Exhibition of York
BY American, Painters
Postponed to OctObe,

William A. Coffin, president of the
committee for the exhibition of works
by American artists at the Luxem-
bourg Museum, has returned from a
two months visit to Paris, where he
went early in April in the interests of
the exhibition. Mr.. Coffin made the
following statement last week:
"Some little time after receiving, last
October. through the Ministry of Pub
lie instruction and Fine Arts, the Of
tclal invitation from the French gov
ernment to form a committee for the
exhibition, we were informed that the
galleries in the Luxembourg set apart
for our collection would be ready early
in May and, acting on these advices,
we shipped the 124 paintings and
twenty-four small pieces of sculpture
In order to attend to the necessary
business arrangements, l sailed on
April s, with Ernest Rosen, the secre-
tary Of the committee.
"Conferences at the Ministry and
with M. Benedite, director of tn
Luxembourg Museum, were held fol-
lowing our arrival, the result of which
was that, as more time was needed for
getting the galleries ready and the
working staff and attendants completed
and as the summer season was rapidly
approaching, a most unfavorable time
for art exhibitions, we agreed that il
was best to postpone the opening to
October /. Our business at the Min
istry was in the hands of Jean d'Es-
tournelles de Constant, the Minister of
Fine Arts, and the Chef de Cabinet
Robert Brussel. These gentlemen. as
we'll as NJ. Benedite, showed US the
greatest considera ton and courtesy
and left matters in the best of shape
and the ways all smooth.
"A small committee of American
artists was formed, who will select
some twenty or more works over there
to be added to the collection made ,u
in the United States. We held several
meetings and composed list of names
TO secure a proper representation of
the artists abroad also required more
time. This committee includes the
we'll known artists Walter Cav. Alex
ander Harrison and H. o. Tanner. F.
c. Frieseke, who was invited to be =
member, was unable to accept. With
respect to the opening. I had inter
views with our Ambassador, Mr.. Wal
lace, and the veteran head of the
French school, Leon Bonnat, enlistine
their cooperation in the Official cere-
monies, and at luncheon on June 4
there were speeches by the French of
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29
Concert in the Mall

A concert, made possible by the gem
erosity. of Elkan Naumburg, will be
given in the Mall, Central Park, on
Friday afternoon, July 4, at a o'clock,
by Franz Kaltenborn and his orchestra
The programme will be as follows:
Overture, William Tel" "..... Rossni
Nocturne from Midsummer Nights
Dream ::.............. .Mendelssohn
Wedding March from Midsummer
Nights Dream ............ .Mendelssohn
Aria. II know that my Redeemer liv-
eth" from 'The Messiah ....... Handel
Miss Gorea Giertlen
Polonaise from Suite No. g.. Tschakowsky
Selection, robin Hood" ... De Koven
Soprano solos:
LA Folletta" ta"........S c. Marchesi
America for Me- Mellicent r. Wick
Miss Gorea Ciertlen
Choral and FuRue. Bach
Waltz, Morning Journals". Strauss
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29
C0lun1biaUniuersityConcerts

The fifth week of the concerts on the
green at Columbia University will be-
gin tomorrow evening, when the pro-
gramme will include Meyerbeer's "Cor-
onation March," from "The Prophet;
Verdi's LA Traviata," Rachmaninoff's
"Prelude"; "Dance Of the Hours" from
LA Gioconda," and other numbers by
Edgar Stillman Kelley, Grieg and
Strauss. The soloist will be Ernest s.
Williams, cornettist.
On Wednesday, July 2, the pro-
gramme will include Wagner's "Tann-
hauscr" overture, Dvorak's "Slavonic
Dances" Delibc's "Sylvia" ballet, Wald-
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29
City Club Exhibition

The summer exhibition at the City
Club contains many attractive ex-
amples of landscape painting There
is, for instance. Maurice Braun's "San
Diego Hills" and Alexander Tournier's
"Valley at East Aurora" William II.
Singer is represented by River and
Fjord-" Other artists whose work IS
included are Ernest Lawson, Merit
Post, W. r. Leigh, Hayley Lever,
George M. Brustle and H. r. Butler.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29

f:cials, auguring for brilliant success
for this exhibition of American art.
The postponement was made for the
best interests of the exhibition, and it
Is hoped that our contributing artists
will not be inconvenienced by the de-
lay in the return of their Works. The
only difference is that they should be
back here by the end of the year, in
stead of in October, as at first ex-
pected. Our insurance covers the ex-
tended period"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29
By Crenville Vernon

There has been no excitement IN
operatic circles over Mr.. Gatti Casazza's
announcement of the revivals and nov
elites which will occur next season at
the Metropolitan Opera House, and ex-
element there probably will be none.
Dull" is the adjective many would
apply to the Metropolitan's programme.
But perhaps it could not be otherwise.
The world is in artistic stagnation;
Europe for tour years has been a
Sahara, and America has not as yet, at
least in music, reached any sort of
creative level. SO we go drilling into
the past, resurrecting musical num-
mics and decking them out in a
grandeur with which they were never
surrounded in the days of their vigor.
However, there are some things of
the past which are not mummies nor
museum pieces, and we must be thank
ful.to Mr.. Gatti for giving them to us.
The war is over and Richard Wagner
is to return in the form of his "Parsi-
fall AS it will be many years before
the German tongue will be persona
grata to Americans, the Metropolitan
has wisely decided to give the work in
English, and for it's presentation spe-
cial translation is being made by Henry
Edward Krehbiel "Parsifal" at all
events is alive and it's reinclusion in
the repertory will make the season
trifle less lymphatic.
One of three novelties announced is
"L'Oiseau Bleu" of Mr. Wolf, of the
Opera Comique. The Maeterlinck play
was most successfully given here q
few years ago and presents subject
eniinently fitted for fantastic musical
treatment. Whether Mr.. Wolf has sue
ceeded in his task we have no means of
knowing, though of one thing we may
be sure-the scenery of Boris Anisfeld
ought to prove interesting. Yet we
hope that the opera will not depend
upon the eye; we want no more "Reine
F13mmcJCoS. france mas earned q
better fate.
There are to be two other French re-
vivals. Massenet's "Manon" is to be
given, with Charles Hackett as Des
Grieux, and for the first time since
Edmond Clement the Metropolitan will
have a tenor who will be able to
visualize and interpret the part As
MAnon is perhaps Nine. Farrar's best
mpersonation, this revival, if not really
important, ought to prove grateful.
Then there is to be resuscitation of
Hal6vy's old opera, LA Juive," last
given in New York at performance
On the Bowery and before that at
Ossar Hammerstein's preliminary sea-
son turing .he early autumn of 1909.
VIII this work should be revived we
kno1 {. unless it be because it gives
IL , TO Mr.. Caruso. A new part a
ye nu# always be found for the
king Of tAnors. Sometimes, as in CAR
mide," an opera is the result, for
which general thanksgiving is iii or
DER but "La Juive" will hardly prove
such an addition to the repertory. LA
Juive" lis probably the finest example
Of operatic frightfulness, it's climax be-
ing reached when its heroine is boiled
alive in oil, which is considerably more
annoying to the victim than the smoth-
ering in aida"
The second novelty is Leoncavallo's
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29

Percy Hemus, barytone; Caroline
Cone-Baldwin and Samuel Gardner,
American mposer-violinist; Henry
Weldon, bass, and Sua Harvard, So
prano. On Wednesday, July Is, Henry
Hadley will appear as the first Ameri-
can composer to be guest conductor.
He will direct his symphonic poem,
"Salome."
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29

7. P. Fielden, an English pianist, in a
recent interview in "The Manchester
Guardian" discussed the effects of
years Of war on musicians mind
Mr.. Fielden, who had made his name
as a pianist before the war, Joined the
artillery in the early days and served
with an eighteen-pounder battery in
the 1st Division until wounded in the
Messines Ridge attack.
musicians who have been throupb
the war, of course, have to deplore SO
many precious years gone west lust
like other folks" he said. "But there
was some gain after all in all those
tremendous experiences. Musicians or
dinarily live in little world of their
own, and the war threw one into q
perfect whirl Of mixed humanity. Some
people hated the promscuousness of
army life, but feel that many profited
by it.
"Spiritually! Can you use that
word without seeming cantish? That's
the only word, anyhow, know to sug-
gest what feel may have been gained
by those years. Professional musicians
have nowadays to work so hard tech
ncally that they often cant see the
fusic for the notes. That is the Ger
man proverbial phrase, and it just ex-
presses what German musicians ir
particular suffer from.
Being cut off from music so long
was an awful privation, but coming
back to it after such long abstinence
cne gets, l think, a clearer view
through and beyond the mere notes
into the spirituality which surely is
the be-all and end-all of music. One
fil,ds that some music that technically
was interesting now fails in spiritu-
ality-and one has no use for it. Can
define this spirituality? No-that is
precisely what music does and words
can't do.
"But the clearest examples of it in
my mind are the studies and preludes
of Chopin, in classical music; and, in
that Of our own day, Elgar-in Elsar
to supreme degree, placing him
among the great musicians Of all tim,
and far above any other contemporary.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29
ii

teufel's "Tout Paris" waltz and other
numbers. Community singing will be
feature.
On Friday, July 4, there will be an
other "All American" programme.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29
Music Notes

That the supply in the United States
Of the scores Of great musical classics
is practically exhausted has been
brought to light by the efforts of the
librarian Of the New Symphony Or
cbestra, who is now securing the music
market Of America in an effort to OBJ
tain about 200 such compositions.
The list is one compiled by Arthur
Bodanzky, who will conduct the or
chestra next season in ten pairs of
concerts at Carnegie Hall. Investiga-
tion and search disclosed the fact that
there has been practically no importa-
tion of music from Europe to America
five years ago. The calls upon the sup
ply by the symphony orchestras and
musical organizations in general have
gradually exhausted it, until now it IS
practically impossible to obtain many
Of the best known works.
The New Symphony Orchestra was
put to the necessity of securing gov
ernmental assistance in order that the
importation Of many of the works re-
quired might be expedited. In all, some
seventyfve works will be included in
the ten programmes.
Saturday evening, July s, marks the
beginning Of the musical season at
Ocean Grove, when Anna Case, the
Metropolitan Opera Company soprano,
will be the soloist. This will be the
first Of series Of eight Saturday con-
certs. Among the artists who will ap-
pear are Nine. CALI Curci, John Nc
Cormack, Mischa Elman, Nine. Matte
nauer and the Metropolitan Opera
Quartet.
The New York Chamber Music So
cisty. Inc, Caroline Beebe. pianist and
director, Is appearing in its sixth sea-
son Of Friday afternoon musicals at
Greenwich, Conn.,, and has started in
its frst season Of Tuexday afternoons
at New Canaan.
Hugo Riesenfeld has composed a
symphonic poem which will be played
by one Of the New York symphony or
chestras next season.
In tho ultimate hope Of discovering
new soloists for the Rivoli and Rialto
theatrss, Mr.. Riesenfeld has ar
ranged for q series Of voice trials,
which will be held every Saturday, be-
tween 1880 and 1880, in the projec-
tion room Of the Rialto. These audi
tions will be under the supervision Of
Edward Falck, formerly tho assistant
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION
GLENN STARk'S
Advice to Vocal Students

Beware of cheap singing teachers you are
losing time and money pay the price and get
results; l guarantee to improve your voice
oo%o in ten LESSONS; no charge for testing your
voice. Call at any time, Mr.. STARK, studio
l6S w. 73D ST. Tel Columbus 2454
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29

at the Metropolitan Opera House., and
a member Of Mr.. Riesenfeld's large
musical staff Mr.. Falck will decide on
the merits Of the more worthy aspir-
ants, who will be given a special hear
ing by Mr.. Riesenfeld. 1t may en-
courage young singers to learn that it
was in this manner that Martin Brefel,
Emanuel List, Greek Evans and Jean
Gordon, now engaged at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House, were first discovered
by Mr.. Riesenfeld.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-29

BROOKLYN ADVERTISEMENT
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-10
PRAYER OFFERED
 ON JANUARY 12

Ne York, Jan. 1O.---Prayers for the success of the Peace Conference in France probably will be uttered in most of the Protestant churches Of the United States on Sunday, Jan. P, at the suggestion of the Federal Coun- oil of the Churches of Christ in Amer ica.
 Instructions for the observance of chat uay as Q day or special prayer have been sent to all the Protestant clergy and the Federal Council an nounces that the responses indicate g. nationwide observance of the day. In this connection, the Federal Coun- ell has called attention to the fact that it ''has most emphatically indorsed President Wilson's outlined program for a League Of Nations" Tine coun- ell adds that the emphasis of the prayers to be offered in the churches will be for the successful adoption of the Peace Conference of this intena- tional program which, it is hoped, will secure permanent peace
 The clergy were asked by the Fed ~LdL 1ouHCll IO pray TOT guidance U the counselors 8 the Peace Confer ence that, with divine wisdom they might draft those common agree ments and covenants fir the nations by which justice and fair dealing may be secured in the institutions and practices of international life" They were also asked to pray that the na- Hons with which America had been At war. in overthroUing their military 7 Autocracies, might not pass into athe- tstic anarchy and that the rulers and leaders might place the welfare of the world above any private interest of individual or nation.
 The Federal Council is sending to Paris large commission of Ameri- can church lea5ers. Most Of these are either in France or on their way.
 The purpose of the commission is, If possible, te obtain a hearing be- fore the Peace Conference and to urge the organization of d League of Nations, In any event, the commis- stoner5 plan to remain in France while the conference is in progress as representatives of the sentiment Of the Protestant churches of the United States They hope to exert some in nuence in the action of the confer ence affecting the liberated people, particularly those of Armenia and the former German colonies in Africa. The return of these latter colonies to Germany is opposed by the commits sion
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-10
JAPANESE LAUD AMERICA.

Tokio, Jan. 1O-(Correspondence of the Associated Press)-Viscount Uchida, Japan's Foreign Minister. re- gently declared that the United States of America, after affording the world every proof of their absolute i'm partiality and fairness, completely startled it by the astonishing feats of arms and of civil efficiency which American troops and organizers have displayed.
 The speaker expressed the opinion %fhat Germany may become a political aaaboratory and the scene of fruitfu. experiments in political science which, he added, Is one of the desid- X erata of our time. He believed that F1he genius of Germany was not suit. ed to centralization and military em- 4pire but rather for variety and dis persion and that Germany was "most . herself when she was most divid- ed"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-10
TANK CATS" ORGANIZE.

Charlotte. N. C., Jan. 1O-The @Tank Cats" an organization of Chi eago Tank Corps men, was formally launched at 3 meeting held recently at Camp Greene near this city. The movement to organize members of the Tank Corps into a permanent body Is expected to spread over the whole country, as almost every larg2 city is represented in it's personnel Qualification for mem bership is based on service In the Tank Corps during lime of war
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-10

Also the book agents are going to welcome the heroes back from France
 by selling them six volume gilt edge
 and Russia. calf bound histories of the war, for BIO more than they can be i bought In a book store.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-10

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