The New York herald., 1921-03-13
FONTAINEBLEAU'S
CHATEAU TOULOUSE
U. S. MUSIC PUPILS
Paris Prepares to Instruct
200 of Most Promising
American Students.
TO REN0yATE THEATRE
Hope TO Reveal All Musical
Soul Contains and to Cut Off
Teutonic Pre-War Business.

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New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, March L.
Before the war when Sally Hopkins
OF Hicks Corners finished her musical
education In some American conserva-
tory her only chance for real post
graduate work lay either in Berlin or
Vienna, with the smaller German cities
Offering very little that Sally lacked
But the war has changed all that
Preparations are complete for hous-
ing and giving advanced instruction TO
200 OF the most promising students
from Americas musical world. The
whole Louis XIV. wing OF the Chateau
de Fontainebleau Ia to be used as
dorrnitory for these Americans. The
famous palace with it's theatre Is 10
be renovated and placed In readiness
for the frst groups Of students early
in June, according TO Fontainebleau
officials. who are collaborating with
the Ministry OF Fine Arts In this new
effort 10 attract American students to
come to France instead of going across
the Rhine, where musical training in
var.ably Is accompanied by anti
French propaganda.
Representative in America.
Tie school Is 10 be known as
tho French-Aneric&n Conservatory OF
Higher Mueical Studies and Is to be
represented in America by Blair Fair
child, Walter Danrosch ard the presi-
dents OF g number or music colleges IN
the United States. AS the capacity Is
limited, the first classes will be com
prised entirely OF holders OF scholar
ships with special recommendations
from the leading American schools, al
though especially talented students al
ways will be admitted II their Qualifica-
tions are high enough.
II is rot yet certain whether the
classes will be maintained throughout
the year, but for the present Fontaine-
bleau merely lie Intended TO provide
summer school that win give the Amer
lean pianists and singers an insight into
the best French technique
Maitre Widor, who has been appointed
director-general OF the new movement
intends 20 appeal to the composers and
artists OF all French schools to devote q
portion OF their time gratuitously TO this
effort, which is calculated further to
cement Frcnco-American friendship by
revealing personal ideas. the manner
in which their art was conceived, the
methods Of translsting masterpieces--in
short, to reveal TO Americans all their
musical soul contains"
state Aid for School.
So enthusiastic is the Ministry OF
Fine Arts over the project that II has
voted subyention TO the conservatory
despite protests from the National Con-
servatory that 1t 10 equally IN need OF
funds. The municipality OF Fontaine-
bieau has agreed TO provide AZ least
1000 francs for the initial year, with
the possibility OF q greater allowance II
the school proves as successful as is
expected.
from overseas the conservatory Will
grant an annual prix do Paris, comper-
able to the French ConservatoTy's priN
de Rome, Other rewards also have
been decided upon but have not yet been
authorized for publication b. the
directors.
1t is possible also that the movement
may be extended to include eli branches
Of art. The surroundings OF Fontaine-
blaau have long been Il Mecca Cor French
and British students OF sculpture. paint
Ing and wood carving. II is estimated
that the cost OF living would be only
half what It Is In Paris. although the
capital Ia near enough 10 permit stu
dents to attend the opera and noted
theatres The estimated expenses for
students from the United states. apart
from transportation, will not exceed
800 for the summer n the present ex-
change rate continues.