Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-04
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DadnnunTo
Sing Here
This Month

Friday Nov. 18th at the opening
concert Of Mrs. w. r. Anderson
series, the musical public will
have the opportunity of listening
to an artist who has had alto
gether uncommon success not only
in oratorio but in the singing OF
songs, one who has gained extra
ordinary prestige in both Of these
important branches of his art. He
attributes no small part of his
success to the care he takes in the
preparation of his texts.
''In studying a new song or a
part In a new oratorio, the sing
er should first of all not only
know the words, but should so
bury them in his soul that they
become, as 1t were part Of him,
as If they were his own. A singer
must know thoroughly the whole
work, in order to interpret and
reveal the spirit OF that part of
the work which is allotted to him.
II always remember the story
of Jean de Reszke when at the
height Of his fame he was singing
Tristan at the Metropolitan per-
haps as no other man ever sang
It. A friend went to see him one
afternoon, the day before he was
to sing the role and found him
sitting in his room, the full or
chestral score before him, just
reading. Good heavens he ex-
claimed, don't you know that
well enough by this time not to
have to study it, 1t happened that
at that moment de Reszke was
reading the great scene in the
first act between Isolde and Bran
gaene. He replied: III I knew on
ly the parts Of Tristan that l
sing, I'd be unworthy ever to at
tempt to sing 1t, and before a per-
formance / always read the score
from end to end, even the parts
which are cut, so that can
simply dreneh myself with the
spirit OF the poem and music.
There was great artist and
there have been mighty few like
him. I'd no more think of at
tempting performance of The
Messiah or The Creation or
Elijah without reading the
whole Of the oratorio than 1
would think of attempting to sing
a song without knowing the
words. You remember the story of
Ffrangcon Davies, the great
Welsh baritone; When sing
Elijah, am Elijah, and don't let
anybody forget IT, That's the spir
It OF the true artist, the secret OF
the success of an interpreter.
The Japanese problem was the
subject discussed at the p. u. o.
meeting Thursday afternoon for
which Mrs. William McGilchrist
was hostess. Miss Laura Grant |
read a paper reviewing and pre-
senting the problem in Wallace
Irwin's book, THE Seed of the
Sun" Mrs. Ellen Miller and Miss
Ella Moody were special guests
for the afternoon. The next meet
Ing will be In two weeks at the
home of Mrs. d. x. Beechler.
Miss Frances Hodge, Wilma
Spence, Dorothy Palmer and Lola
Miliard will be hostesses tonight
for an attractive dinner at the
Hodge home for number of
literary society rush
ees from Willamette university.
The color scheme will be in vel
low, with basket OF flowers for
centerpiece, lighted candles and
little yellow baskets for favors
Tor each guest, After the dinner
party several OF the Philodorians,
Joint society for men, will help
make up theatre party.
DR.. ]. X, Brown Is a guest at
he home of Reverend and Mrs. w.
Q. Kantner, DR.. Brown has been
! missionary in Turkey and Asia
Tor the past forty years and he
will speak Sunday morning at
he First Congregational church
his experiences. {
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Mrs. G. Huston at 260 south
sSrd street Will entertain with a
post Halloween party tonight for
he unity club of the Unitarian
church and their friends. All
friends Of the church are invited .
70 come.
Starting with community din :
ler Monday evening the Tano
'lub formally resumed its meet
ngs for the fall Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
Patton were hosts for the evening
which was spent in playing five
hundred. Mrs o. A. Olson won 7
ligh score. DR.. and Mrs. Olson
we're special guests for the party. v
rhe next meeting in two weeks a
will be with Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn
ileason. The members OF the I
lub are, Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. In y
nan, Mr. and Mrs. Il. l.. Kapp-
lahn. Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Patton, n
Ar. and Mrs. r. G. Hunter, Mr.. b
nd Mrs. Clyde Johnson and Mr.. +
nd Mrs. Lynn Gleason. :
Mrs, James l. Teed was hostess
thursday afternoon for the Ado S
gnk club, and the afternoon was 2
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