The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-08

hundreds of applicants. They are thus
given an opportunity to appear in
series that includes as soloists such
fsmous artists a Nrms. Helen Stanley,
soprano, John Powell, pianist, Arthur
Racket tenor, Clarence White Ia !.
Lass, and others of equally distin-
CRUSHED reputation.
Both Henry H1dley, who conducted
the first part of the season, arl VIC
;or Herbert, who is now conducting,
are heartily in sympathy with this
promotion of young singers and IN
strumentalists who are equipped for
Lublic appearance but have had lit
lie opportunity to show theiy worth.
he audiences are receptive to the
innovation, which proves TIA: tue
American people are now at stage
of musical appreciation where 1t is
pleasure to hear and encourage de-
serving talent.
Samuel Gardner, the young Ameri-
can violinist- who has playe
with all the leading orchestras in this
country ana srver1- .---r,s-@r~citals as
well, has just returned from his first
visit to Europe.
In this seemingly simple statement
lies moral that every music student
in this country would do well to take
to heart.
Here is a young artist who was
born in this country, received his
training here, made his debut, and
has achieved decided success with
out ever having set foot in Europe.
The result, when Mr.. Gardner ar
rived in European artist with a
well established reputation, he was
much in demand for recitals. And to |
him goes the credit of having played |
the first recital in Berlin given there |
by an American since the war. What |
is more, he won high favor with his !
audience and with the press.
A conspicuous proof that music !
patrons throughout the country are
independent in their opinion regard
ing the value of an artists work re-
gardless of what the New York YER
dict may be, is found in Arthur Haze
kett, tenor. Mr.. Hackett is recog-
nized all over the country as one OF |
the most artistic singers now in the
recital field. Yet he has never given
a New York recital. There have been
constant demands for him here, but
1t happened that whenever hall was
available, Mr.. Hackett was so busy
elsewhere that he could not take ad-
vantage of the opportunity.
This goes to prove that it no longer
makes any difference to the people
in California, or Texas, or Wisconsin,
or any other section of the country,
what New York thinks of concert
artist. Every city and town wisely
depends on its own judgment, and it
is often a more intelligent judgment
than that rendered by New York. To-
day, Mr.. Hackett could give half a
dozen New York recita1s during a
season to crowded houses, yet his
reputation was built outside rather
than in this city.
At present Mr.. Hackett is leading
4 rural life in a secluded section of
New Hampshire, the only interruption
to his leisure being the work he does
each day preparing his programs for
the coming season which will include
4 tour from coast to coast. He af-
firms: This program building would
be an easy task if I had only the
audiences in the big cities to consider,
,cr they are the easiest to please It's
n the smaller places that l find my
most exacting listeners, and it is these
listeners that l want most to crafty"
The Flonzaley Quartet, which is even
his early booked almost solid for the
coming season, is at present in Eu-
'ope where, were it not for the de-
Sands made upon their time by the
American public, these artists could
,lay continuously for months. AS it
s, concerts viii be given at Winter
hur in Switzerland, then at Amster-
lam, Brussels, Paris and London be-
ore the quartet sails for America,
october %, on the Mauretania The
oming tour includes not only all the
eading cities in this country, bu:
many towns of small population as
rell. The popularity o. the F'IonzaIey