The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-23
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Tho coming of noted musicians to
Tulsa at different intervals is no
new thing to people here and the
matter of their entertainment Is
generally commented on, and there
.s sun the other side. the matter OF
our entertainment for them krics-
l,r came and was accepted for what
ha was. international and famed
Nulinist who gave "A program unlm-
tied In charm and perfect technique.
From Tuesday until Thursday, Tulsa
had AZ its distinguished guest.
Charles Wakefield tadman OF Los
Angeles, Cal. the man who wrote
'Af Dawning' in twelve minutes. A
genius whose name and fame il on
all lips in musical conversation.
whenever and wherever music is
talked. The remarkable evening =
concert Tuesday, January IS. in the
high school auditorium was asso-
,1tCd with much that made IL emo
chat The star and his co-star.
TIauina, and their program Of
beauty and novelty; the appearance
Of the Cadman club OF Tulsa, made
mp Of Tulsa's very own talent. sing
ting song gems composed by the man
VINO stood behind the scenes and
listened with "A feeling of genuine
pleasure. was something to be
thought about IA very unusual
10 seems that possibly nowhere
could tadman have appeared to
greater advantage than w Tulsa
Tsinna brought many Of The Okla
huma Indians to the evenings en-
tcrtainmont. From the four corners
Of the country were others whose
love for the song writer, were pres
cnt oklahoma with its historic
Indian association, was in the as
Ccndant. Cadman felt II keeny and
said 80. lie had allowed the fire of
his genius to dwell much on the
primitive Indian and the latent gen
ius within them and has ondeaFored
to urinS this TO light for history and
arts sake. How well this has been
accomplished is shown in many of
th' most beautiful compositions
from his brain and pen. 1t runs a
silver thread of beauty throughout
"Nhaucwis," tho opera sung by the
Metropolitan, and distinguished
among other remarkable things, for
being the only American opera that
has over been sung consecutivcly
tr' asons by this organization.
S.npc the evening OF the concert,
the artist has been entertained by
local people. lie is boy, in good
HON he has known since n mere
'hap. Mr.. Harry Kiskaddon OF
Tulsa says Ie knew Cadman when
10 was n messenger boy in Pitts
turgh, Pa. he was then intensely
musical, "A likcable boy with his keen
lnown eyes and sprightly manner.
The only thing erased from the past
is the part OF the messenger boy.
,adman is just all the other, today.
Ito finds time for all the things of
lie and is a commoner. Standing
at the heights of success, he does
not stop to gaze beneath him, but
allows ambition in his art TO con-
tnue to blaze tho pathway and says
he means to do great things for
moving picture music and has Just
finished tho setting for "Omar
khayyam" and for From the Land
Of the Sky-Bluc Water" the latter
laid about Bear Lake, California.
Cadman is also interested in CON
tributing TO Masonic music. having
but lately embarked in this phase
OF fraternal life, Los Angeles Ma
sons are importuning him to begin
work on Masonic music that may be-
come so attractive as to be asso-
clated with the ritualistiC work
from the first degrees to the last.
Tho young composers eyes light
%,,i, Win fire fire as he sIfaks Of this but
sonic fraternity TO appreciate his
enthusiasm as it should be. The
week has been n veritablc Cadman
week. Tulsa has been royal in her
appreciation and entertainment and
again, a world renowned leader is
loath to depart and goes with Tulsa
praises on his lips and says he means
10 come again.