The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-19
New York Music Review
By DIXIE HINE

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 A number of concert companies are being arranged for South American edification this year. One headed by Madame Lubovska and her special concert company, including Beatrice Bowman, coloraturo soprano and Daniel Wolf, pianist. Is in course of formation, and will be the central feature of the company winch will enjoy a tour of more than ten weeks in the principal South American cities. Madame Sonia Serova, another dancer of charm and grace, is the keystone of a second company which is being arranged and which will have also Madame Ruano Bogilav and her in his country as the land from which may be expected the chief delights for Japanese in both music and drama Balalaika orchestra. Madame Serova and her dancers will have the most original and artistic ensemble that has been conceived. The dancers will interpret ten or fifteen groups, all created by herself and the noted Rus sian dancer and teacher, Veronine Vestoff, who is responsible for the popularity of the. Russian school of classical dancing in America. Madame
 
 as the advance guard of this unusu- ally large number of American ar lists who seem to be the favorites with the temperamental Latins to the south of us.
 Beginning this week at Dallas, Tex, where he is to appear under the aus piceS of the American Guild of Or ganists, the noted concert organist, Pietro A. Ton. will fnaugurate his ambitious propaganda for organ mu- sic in the United States. MT. Ton is our most noted exponent of organ music, both by virtue of his brilliancy as performer and his distinction as a composer. It is the theory of MT. Ton. in which he is supported by leading music writers, that the organ can be made a concert instrument of equal popularity with the piano, to which he alleges it is superior in the original musical composition. One of his own compositions, Christmas in Sicily, has ben highly commended for it's unusual interest and effective ness by the use of auxiliary features. Without loss of musical dignity, it possesses qualities which make for it unusual popularity as a colorful of fering. MT. Ton will not only make concert appearances in more than 100 leading American cities, but in each he has been honored by invitat tions to lecture on this form of music and it's protector.
 If the King of Belgium and Ma dame Marguerite Sylva, born Belgian and later made American through her marriage to a noted officer of the justly famous United States Marine I7 ing the United States, a happy re- union will take place. Madame Sylva is the most noted operatic star con- tributed to the international music world by brave little Belgium, and her last meeting with the King and Queen was when she appeared by Royal dignitaries. It was arranged that the beautiful and celebrated l singer should meet the King this week when each was expected to be in Omaha, but with the frequent changes in the itinerary of each, this 1 meeting had not taken place. While Madame Sylva is a most loyal Ameri- can, she does not forget, nor would America wish her to forget, the land of her birth, which is closer to us | now than ever before.
 Gypsy music has been sadly neg lected by American artists when it is realized that the possibilities of this 1 quaint and plaintive as well as dramatic race, has inspired some of the most gripping compositions that have been presented on the Am erican concert stage, notably by Madame | Ruano Bogislav, w.lo, though an ! American by nativity, is the nearest | approach to the typical gypsy we have. Indeed, Madame Bogislav her. self is not foreign to this race, and
 her exposition of their wonderful folk | songs as presented Sy her in sevreal | New York, Newport, Lenox and other | important recitals, have won instant | recognition and pronounced critical | approval. This year she is to feature
 songs Of this character, although she will include folk songs of other coun- l tries