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New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
originator Of La Belle Helene who died recently in Bordea
Death of Famous Actress
Arouses Little Comment
hortense Schneider Dies i'm Retirement at Bordeaux
Once Famed for Her Acting and
Yempestuous Life

then lived! With the assistance Of one
maid she began to pack her belongings.
preparations for flight were interrupt
ed by violent ringing of the doorbell.
Madame would see no one.
But am Jacques Otfenbach. NV
friend, Ludovic Hal6vy, and I have a
wonderful part for her in a palais
Royal production.
=, Madame heard the name Palais
Royal m the distance and Aourcad
out to rehearse her grievances. The
willy Ofenbach crept to the piano and
began the air "Amours Divines," then
the "Invocation a Venus" The woman
was charmed, but the artist remained
ineXorable. But she had barely reached
bordeaux when telegram was put
into her hands. Arrangements had
been made to produce the piece at the
Variete. The Schneider answered
that she would not bulge step until
nef terms were guaranteed - 1000
francs month; They were promptly
accepted and rehearsals begun.
From the very first there was onlv
one opinion. The Schneider had every
thing within her to assure success
physical charm, voice, play OF express
SION, taste. She was at the same time
prodigiously canaille and emincntlv
distinguished
Hortense Schneider's quarrel with
Mile. Silly, who played Orestes- in "La
Belle Helene" was akin to the Bern
hardt- -Colombier affair in sensational
ISM. The papers made much OF it, as
they did with a later row which broke
out between Schneider and Marie Co.
lombler herself. 1t was the fashion
to interpolate amusing lines made up
on the spur Of the moment in the
dialogue OF the play Schneider's i'm.
promptu wit was famous. The A.
tempted sallies Of fellow players an
noyed her. One evening Silly not onIv
lndulged this privilege to the limit. but
initiated hcr rivals gestures and by
play. In the wings Hortense Schneider
flew at the offending actress and oniv
managerial interference forestalled a
scene of hair-pullng.
with the end of the Franco-Prussian
War the theater changed its character.
Inc mood Of the public was less frivo-
Icus' Hortense Schneider and the
pieces IN which she had triumphed
were no longer popular. She left the
stage A sale of jewels, lawsuit,
una y marriage followed by a divorce
Kept her for q time in tie public
eye Then, amply provided for by a
Suostantlai fortune, she went back 10
Bordeaux, and there she died
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
By II. +. Krehbiel

Sir Edward Elgar refuses to confirm
our theory that the fundamental theme
which "goes" through and over his
Enigma" variations, but is not played,
is the fundamental theme of Wagner's
"Parsifal." In the May number of "The
Musical Times" (London) we find this
paragraph:
MANY of US have speculated as to
the hidden theme of the Enigma
Variations. Mr.. Krehbel, a New York
critic, has speculated so actively that
he claims to have solved the mystery.
The hidden tune, he tells US, is the
Pure Fool motive from 'Parsifal.' We
have referred the matter to Sir Ed
ward Elgar. who authorizes us to state
that there is nothing in MIR. Krehbiel's
theory"
Well, we did not expect that Sir Ed
ward would confess that his secret had
been discovered. The enigma" has
been a good advertising device, and he
can keep his treasure buried as long
SIS he pleases. His theme is, as he ad-
he has never said, so far as we know,
that it was one borrowed from another
composer or one familiar to other
musicians. That it must be such has
been the assumption of critics, but a
natural one under the circumstanc
for no one would think that man of
Sir Edwards character would purpose
~ set trap to catch the curiosity of
the musical world. We can easily con-
ceive why he would not care to have the
theme of his variations considered as a
variation of Wagner's formula, but we
would have thought better Of him if he
had said that he did not have it in
mind when he conceived his "enigma," D."
instead of seeking to dispose of the
matter by authorizing the editor of
"The Musical Times" to say that "there
is nothing in Mr. Krehbiels theory"
The fact remains that the theme from
"Parsifal" does ego" surprisingly well
with the theme of the Enigma" var;-
ations. There is that much in our
theory at least, and it is considerable
more than nothing. Or does Sir Edward
want us to believe that the fact that his
theme "goes" so surprisingly we'll with
the 'Parsifal' theme is only q conci-
dence? Of course, if the engmatc
theme is one of his own creation no
one will ever discover it. for if he
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
By Katharine Wrieht

Despite a revival of "La Belle
Helene,' which occurred last autumn
out of town with Richard Ordynski as
the moving spirit and Miss Marcia Van
Dresser in the title role, the operettas s
OF OHenbach's day are so deeply buried
beneath the dust of half q. century of
Broadway tlngle e-tangle entertainments
that they might never have existed.
The propaganda spread by panderers
to habtues Of the first three rows in
the stalls has extended to the provinces,
1t is not surprising that the revival of
OHenoach's famous little work did not
survive visit to Hartford, Springfield
ana Boston-and That consequently no
New oIk performances were al
tempted.
And if the fascinating musical PLAYS
of Messieurs Halevy, becoq and Oifen-
bach have steadily given ground before
e&ecrable corrections of butfoonery
and jazz" the artists of the Palais
Royal and The Gaiete are no LONGER
even a memory.
To the everlasting discontinue of
those Who take their theater SO serl-
ously as to confuse thoughts of i'm
mortality with footlight fame, be it
related that the death of Hortensc
ochhcldef III Bordeaux, a few weeks
ago, passed almost without comment
by the newspapers of this town. And
yet the comings and goings of this
woman who created LA Belle Helene"
and was the most celebrated imper-
senator of La Grandc Duchesse." we're
as much chronicled in her day as those
OF Evelyn Thaw, Lillian Russell or
Mary Garden. She was so we'll seen
by royal personagcs of the period.
the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince Of
Orange, and Ismail, Khcdive of Egypt,
that rival nicknamed the actress after
one of the most famous thoroughfares
of Paris.
Frederic Lolide in his amusing his
tory OF women of the Second Empire.
La Fete lmperiale,' tells the story of
the Schneiders unwilling capture of
the role of LA Belle Helene" 1t an
pears that in a burst Of tempcrament
the actress had swept out of the
managerial sanctum of the Palai,
Royal when her request for higher
tee was refused. Returning to her
home she dismissed her servants and
announced her intention of ABANDONING
the theater. She would leave that vorv
evening for Bordeaux, the town where
she was born and where her mother
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Granville BantoCk Protests

In the first week of May tAe British
Music Society held q congress in Lon
don. The first of its professed objects
was "to focus public attention on Brit
ish music and musicians" and its princi-
pal incident, outside of discussions. re
ceptlons, banquets, etc, was a concert
at Queens Hall. At this concert the
program, as announced, consisted Of
an overture, an the South" bv Elgar:
symphony with the title "London," bv
Vaughan Williams (the score of which.
we believe. was published at the ex
pense OF one of the many Carnegie
funds); Berlioz's "Nuits d'Ete" and
Richard Strauss's "Heldenleben."
So far as the number of pieces is con-
cerned the concert was therefore to be
one-half British, quarter French
and one-quarter German, and this fact
aroused the ire Of Mr.. Granville Ban
took, who unburdened his mind on the
subject in letter to "The Daily Tele-
graph"
LAS a member OF the society in
question:" he wrote, "and as Brit
lsh musician l hereby enter my most
emphatic protest against this procedure.
There are many honored names Of liv-
ing men to bear company with those of
Sir Edward Elgar and Dr.. Vaughan
To name only few, there
are Mackenzie, Stanford, Delius, Hol-
brooke. Ireland, Wallace and Boughton.
and may inform those who are 'pro-
noting British by paying German
music that their policy is not con-
'incingly logical. Why should E!gar
oe represented merely by an overture i?
Why should the large extra force of
Instruments needed only for 'Helden-
eben' be incurred? To make on
rete proposal, why should not Elgar's
second Symphony work which is
onored everywhere and too little per
ormed, take the place of 'Heldenleben' 4? |
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

the perfection of Edmond Clement when
that French tenor was in his high es-
tate. The same was true OF MIR.
O'Mores Interpretation of LIE Reve"
from "Manon" and Lied d'Ossian"
from "Werther.' The young man also
revealed an evident talent for the sing
ing Of Irish ballads However. it Is
to be hoped that on his concert tour
Mr.. O'More will not lay undue stress
upon this particular aspect OF his
ability. II would be pity for singer
Who 50 clearly bears the promise Of a
brilliant career in opera to CONNER
clallze N nor phase of his art to the
neglect OF broader opportunities K w.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Music Notes

On May 5 Jascha Heifetz made his
first appearance in London. The music
critic of "The Daily Telegraph re-
corded his impressions as follows:
Heifetz is arrived, following his rec
ords, and, be it said, he plays exactly
like them"-or he did on his first an
pearanco here in Queens Hall yester-
day afternoon. He played yet another
arrangement Of Ntalis Chaconne. with
Mr. kiddle at the organ, and he played
Wieniawski's concerto with the "Ro-
nance" and thenceforward he played,
with one exception, q number Of piano
forte and other arrangements, but no
violin music. How is one to judge of
his muscianship from this kind Of
thing? To his everlasting glory ne
omitted all that awful saccharine with
which most violiMists endow-or
st!cky y"-the aforesaid "Romance," and
indeed he played the concerto very
finely. But almost no opportunity was
Vouchsafed for judging his perform
ances save from the acrobatic stand
point just as at first, years ago, we
had to judge Kubelik. Mlscha Elmun
and whole host Of Other (then)
youngsters. The acrobatics Of Ieifetz
are of the same kind as that of the
others, but perhaps of a higher de
= W. g 4oNclN tome lNdC never loses 4
scintllla even in the most rapid passage
work. In fact, he played never
false note" during the afternoon-an
aoundant technique and most master
~ assurance are all there; but the
phraslng of Schubert's ave Maria"
was so broken that we feel we must
hold the pen until Heifetz plays music
that shall prove his musicianship. The
notas on his program almost give
ground for the surmise that here again
we have case OF ''vox Cor technlque)
ct pr@terea nihil"; but we prefer 10
walt and see. 1t is fair to say that
there was very large audience (not
at all entirely Of Londoners) and that
enthusiasm abounded.
The final recital of Eugene Ysaye AMI
Alscha Elman will take place at the
lst Regiment Armory, Newark, June 49,
Alberto Savi, harpist, viii appear at
evening.
Colin O'More, the American tenor.
now appear ng in "Lassie,' who gave
n ms first recital in New York at Aeolfa
Hail Tuesday afternoon, will leave the
hght opera stage next season to make
a, CONCERT tour of the United States.
Mr. O'More is in every respect an ac-
c ccompllshed artist. His singing Of
french songs at his rec tai recalled
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Opening of Columbia Concerts

The first of the several series of
summer concerts that are to be given
at various places in the city this sum-
mer Will open on the green at Columbia
University on Monday, June T, at 8
p. m. This will begin the third season
OF these concerts, which have attained
such unusual popularity with all classes
OF people. The Goldman Concert Band,
winch has proven to be such an attrac
tlon IN the past, will again be the fea
ture under the direction of Edwin
Frankie Goldman.
The first program will include works
ny SVendsen. Bach, Thomas, Wagner,
MacDoWeIl, Hadley, Rossini and Vie
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
National Opera Company

Mario salvini has incorporated the
National Opera Company to give the
following operas: ia Traviata." "Il
IIrovatore," "Rigoletto," Carmen"
u Faust,' Merry Wives of Windsor"
rCavallerla Rusticana," "Hansel and
Gretel, Pagllacci' and other works.
Besides these operas those of promising
American composers will be included.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Elgar Maintains Hidden
Theme Still Undiscovered
Solution of Enigma Variations Denied by Com
poser; Landormy's Book on Brahms; s'Helden-
leben'' in London; The Ltchfield Festival

chooses he can change it every day
till his contrapuntal ingenuity is ex-
hausted. But we would have been glad
had the editor of "The Musical Times"
given us his opinion on the subject or
Sir Edward had made it clear whether
his hidden theme was original or bor-
rowed.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

Sculpture and early Italian furniture
are on view at the Tanagra studio, SO
West Fifty-fourth Street. The sculp-
to~s whose work is shown are Sherry
E. Fry, Abastenia St Leger Eberle,
Bessie Potter Vonnoh, Anna V. Hyatt.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Random Impressions
OF Current Exhibitions
Selections From Modern School of American land
scape Chosen for Home Decoration;
Several School Exhibitions

Clio Bracken, Cecil Howard, Hun.
Dedrich and Eugene Shcnnard. Thu
furniture was selected by Mrs. l.. "
Scrrell. The exhibition is schedules
to run from May "a to june 10.
The thirty-third annual exhibit,o,
of the work Of the students Of tn.
School of Fine and Applied Art,
Pratt institute, Brooklyn, VIII b.
opened Thursday. June 3. The display
will be shown Thursday. friday and
Saturday. Art School Alumni Day /.
Saturday, June 5.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

Paintings and sculpture on exhibi-
tion at the Enrich Gallery until June
emphasize the modern note in art. Ac-
cording to the announcement from the
gallery, the selection was made with
a view to accenting the decorative for.
the home.
"Of all modern paintings there are
none 50 adaptable for the decoration
Of the American home as those of the
American landscape school," according
to the Enrich Gallery.
The paintings include sixteen pict-
ures, two of each of the following
artists: Martinus Anderson, Margaret
Wendell Huntington, Bancel La Fargo.
Lynn T. Morgan, Alden Pierson, Jane
Peterson, Walter Title and Frederick
Weber.
The works of Lynn T. Morgan, "The
Mountain Poolp and September
Woods" and of Martinus Anderson.
variable Weather" and "Moonlight,"
bc-ong distinctly to the modern school,
emphasizing and manipulating color,
with appropriate attention to line Al
den Pierson is more conservative. His
paintings Landscape" and "Moonlight"
arc decorative. His treatment Of trees
as distinct personalities is effective.
ho -
by Walter little, are different in sub
ject matter and execution The former
is decorative and colorful, the latter
literal and accurate. Frederick Web
cr's pictures Of the Metropolitan Tower
from different distances and angles con-
trast with the subjects of the other
artists represented in the exhibition.
The paintings of Bancel La Fargo, the
son of John La Fargo, are being shown
in this country for the first time. "The
Willows is pleasing nude "The
Rain panel and Cupid" decorative
panels and three pastels, Swiss scenes,
are also the work Of La Fargo.
Margaret Wendell Huntington's work
is extreme in its color treatment. Jane
Petersons belongs to the modern
school, but is more conservative.
The sculpture on view is the work
of Louis Kcila. A portrait of his
grandmother shows Mr. Keila in de-
tailed analysis Of the human face The
representation called "Charlie the Ee-
vator Man. shows the extreme use of
strokes and planes which Mr. Keila
likes to use in sculpture, almost as if
they had been made with a brush
The same treatment is used in heads
Of Alexander Black and Dan Smith, /
with more finish. "Fountain, the /
Bather" and "Remorse' are the only
figures in the exhibit of Mr.. Keila's
work. Other pieces are portraits of DR..
Colin Luke Bcgg, Richardo Bertelli,
Miss Elizabeth II. Kunz and Elizabeth
Mum.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
''Musicai Portraits

Musical Portraits" a volume bv
Paul RosenfeId (Harcourt, Brace &
howe). dealing with Strauss. Wagner,
Debussy, Bloch, Sibelius and other
composers, Will be reviewed on th :
page next Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Stravinsky's "Ragtimc"

1t is not at all surprising yet worthy
of record that Stravinsky has fallen
a victim of the almost universal mania
for what must be set down as
the characteristic American dance
rhythm. At a concert in London last
month Mr.. Arthur Bliss produced 4
piece by the Russian composer en-
titled "Ragtime," set for violins, VIOLA
double bass, flute, clarinet, horn, cor
net, trombone, percussion (instru-
ments not specified, but probably
those made familiar by our restau-
rant bands) and cymbalom Of the
composition the critic of "The Daily
Telegraph" said:
"The curiosity was-well, it was
lust curious: Frankly we don't think
it was worth while, Trombone glis-
sandos and flute inanities and al the
rest of it are funny enough when ore
Is in the mood for them but they
have all been done so frequently be-
fore, as If 'humor' III music were a
mere jig-saw puzzle the bits of which
could be picked from box and an
ranged in order of least fitness. The
real truth is that these limitations are
never so funny as the real thing. One
misses the facial expression of the
genuine geniuses Of ragtime and jazz
ing performance, the quasi-serious
spirituality, the intense enjoyment of
the player. Stravinsky skates very
Silly over the superficial thin ice"
The fortyfourth, forty-ffth and
torty-sixth meetings and concerts Of
the Litchheld County Choral Union
will be held in the Music Shed of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel at Norwalk,
Conn, on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of this week There will be
chorus of AIS voices, an orchestra
Of seventy-tiye players, and the con-
ductors will be Arthur Mecs, Henry
7. Schmitt and Chalmers Clifton. who
as the representatives of Edward Bur
linghame Hill will conduct that gentle
mans new work, q prelude to "The
Trojan Women" at the last concert. The
programs for the three concerts are as
follows:
TUESDAY EVENING
RAJ oil
,.,,, Audience. chorus and orchestra
Thc Redemption' ......... Couood
Florence Hinkle, Marie Alcock. OryiUe
HAROLD Clarence Whitehill, chorus
and orchestra
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Service OF Music in Memory Of Horatio
Parker
overture Leonore.' No. S.... Beethoven
Air for strings. ........ Roch
' Hora Novissina" . parI,nr
fI9rence Hlnkle. Merle Alcock. Orville
Harro!d, Clarence Whitehil, chorus
and orchestra.
THURSDAY EVENING
intermezzo te,rn" and ballet music from
Movement south" from the Fourth
symphony ............ Hed1ev
tConducted by the composer)
concerto . Rachn1an,noff
lSoio part played by the composer)
Frieda Hempel
Prelude 10 The Trojan Women" Hiu
America" ............. ca.
Chorus. audience and orchestra.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Frederic Noffmann's Concert

Frederic Hoffman,. barytone, assisted
by Nahan Frankie, violnist, and Fran
CTS Moore, pianist, will give concert
at the Waldorf f-Astoria next FRIDAY
evening at o'clock. The program viii
be as follows:
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

The Yonkers Art Association
opened its fifth annual exhibition last
week in the Library Hall, Yonkers. A
number Of New York City artists were
invited to contribute to the exhibition
and the work OF number of the mem
bers of the National Academy of De-
sign is on view along with the work
of local artists. The exhibition will
close June 2.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

The sixty-frst annual reception Of
the Night School of Art, with an exhi-
bition of the work of the school, was
held at Cooper Union Thursday. even
ing. This exhibition and that Of the
Woman's Art School of Cooper Union
were on view Thursday and Friday.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

Alberto Salvi, harpist, viii appear at
Recital Hall, Newark. next Tuesday
evening.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-30

The final recital of Eugene Ysaye AMI
Mlscha Elman will take place at the
lst Regiment Armory, Newark, June Is.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-04-17
Y. M. C. A. NOTES,

1t was n great disappointment that
the public WIS deprived of the great
lecture by Dean Herbert Il. Howe last
Sunday afternoon. Dean Howe, one
of the foremost astronomers i'll this
country, was to have given II stere-
opticon lecture on What Is Going on
Among the Stars" but the storm was
so severe and kept up so late in the
day that ii was felt that the spirit
for the meeting had been killed so
the lecture was called off. 1t is hoped
that we shall be able to bring him
on within the next few weeks.
The grade school boys had com
petitve boxing bout last Monday even
ing. The friendly rivalry between the
members of the different schools is
very keen, and it is difficult to say
at this time which has the advantage
of the other The big spelling bee
has not vet come off. The EIi-I boys
have been slightly handicapped by the
irregular attendance of some OF the
members The weather late last Sat
urday afternoon spoiled good base
ball game which had been planned.
Tomorrow Sunday afternoon.
What? Well. therell be something
wonderful doing at the meeting at
Fern hall, for at that hour the Dig
debate, long promised to the city, VIII
take place. This will be one of the
most important debates ever pulled
off in Denver. and will be conducted
in style wholly novel and interest
ing. The subject is, THAT the de-
mands made upon Germany by the
allies in the Versailles peace treaty
were too severe" For the affirmn-
tive. Lieut.. f. A. Mann and Miss \. r.
Martin of the Woodlands office; for
the negative. Mr.. j A. G. Jackson ana
Mr.. George w. Gross. Special music
by Mrs. NJ. E. Prince of Chicago. Pro,
gram begins promptly at o'clock ana
will be open to the entire public.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-04-17
SAM LANGFoRD ARRIVES.

1t is a pleasure to welcome Sam
Langford to our city once again, as
well as Harry Wills. These two col
ored champions of the manly art of
self-defense, are world wonders, and
attract large audiences whenever and
wherever they are staged to meet.
To say that the coming bout at the
Stockyards Stadium will be hummer
is but mildly expressing the event
which is scheduled for April 20. These
two colored gentlemen have met be-
fore, and we are of the opinion that
most interesting. Perhaps it may be
the result of forcing some of these
white champions out of their colored
shells and bring about a lively scrap
TO see who's who in the fistic world.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-04-17
YOUNG MEMS SMOKER A BIG
SUCCESS.

The Young Mems Progressive
League smoker was big success. The
Community clubhouse was packed with
young men by 80, to see what was
to come about.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, Leroy j. Perkins, ana
after short talk about the efforts
and purposes of the league, the pro-
gram began. The first speaker was
Lieut.. Earl Nom, who gave fine ad-
dress on the subject, "OrganiZation.
Then followed Frank S. Reed, James
b. Waddell and Attorney S. +. Cary.
Mr.. Cary made n great talk, and the
men were well pleased with the even
ing.
Twenty-Five new members were
added to the league and pledged them
selves to help make our number one
thousand.
There will be another smoker soon,
so, men, don't miss it.