South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-19
Events i'm Music
(By DILLON ]. PATTERsONl

(By DILLON j. PATTERSON
n OUTH BEND is no onger 2
city where the managers OF
- the great musical artists
rear to tread.
50 encouraging has been the re-
Spouse Of the pubic TO the Victor
Artists and .ieIr- II concerts that
promoters have been encouraged 10
bring other performers OF wide
fame 10 the city in the near future,
we are told.
Until public attendance was test
CD by these concerts. managers and
clubs except on rare occasions, hest
tated in bringing attractions costing
more than a few hundred dollars 10
the city.
The five thousand or more people
who purchased tickets to the two
concerts increased confidence in pub
lie appreciation Of the best in music
to such an extent that several com
ing attractions will approach in
cost. a figure equal to the attend
ance at these concerts.
The Victor Artists were exception
ally fine and entertaining. That they
viii be welcome in the future goes
without saying. Their individual
numbers created a host Of admirers
for them in South Bend and many
will no doubt welcome their second
offerings in the future as well as
their return here next year.
Jascha Heifetz, the wizard on the
violin, will be with US tomorrow
| night. That appreciation OF his
worth as an artist is not lacking it
viii be evident when a number of
towns Of northern Indiana and
southern Michigan Will be represent
ed when he plays. Requests for tick
cts have come from towns nearly so
miles away. all Of which indicates
South Bend is rapidly becoming a
real music center.
Lack Of seating capacity will keep
many who did not order seats on
time, away from the Heifetz CON
cert. Manager Rhodes OF the Black
stone and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Pick
ering who are staging the concert
for him declare that the requests for
tickets at the Heifetz concert great
~ excel their NOSE fond dreams
When interviewed Saturday one
OF Heifetz's advance managers told
some interesting incidents regard
ing the artists recent concert tour
/ of Australia. He said
After more than a years alb
/ sence from America. Heifetz the
I r-frT ri fc- ha
] tour that embraced Europe. Aus
I tralia New Zealand and Hawai-.
| Looking somewhat more Of a man
I than when he left US in 1920 and
/ filled with "reminiscences OF IS
months globe trotting and con-
/ certising. the Russian artist is n
! still more interesting figure than
/ before Speaking Of the concert
/ methods I'm Australia. he says they
are strangely different from those
/ in America. over there. an artist
/ is engaged for "a season" in each
city. For example, in Sydney the
/ manager announces a series of six
recitals. to be given at the rate of
/ three n week. Depending upon the
/ success of these an extension Of the
/ series is advert ised and in the case
/ OF Heifetz there were II recitals
\ in succession. At the conclusion of
| :he sydney season Heifetz went
\ to Melbourne for stay OF three
weeks. giving nine concerts. This
system was followed too in New
/ Zealand. The public seems almost
Unsuitable. partly of course because
/ the visits OF world celebr ties are
such rare events IN those distant
| places Altogether Mr.. Heifetz gave
4O-odd concerts on the other side
OF the Pacific. creating the same
Y furore that he has aroused in
America since his initial appearance
here in 1917"
or equal interest 70 the two
artist concerts is the first program
lin a series Of five 10 be played al
the High school auditorium this aft
/ ernoOn BY the South Bend SYM
/ phony orchestra under the direction
OF Prof. Frederick Ingersoll.
with a membership OF IS this
year. the orchestra has greater on
\ portun than ever 10 give worth
while programs Since rs organi-
z1tion three years ago. the orcheS-
ira has been undergoing sure but
steady develop ment until II promises
to soon equal similar organizations
I that represent some OF the largest
. cities in the country.
This year interest i'm the orches-
ira ran so h eh that many OF the
C'ty's most prominent folks volun-
teered 20 assume financial respon-
. sibnty for the series OF concerts
Every club or organization in the
city was asked 20 cooperate in max
ing the symphony success and the
announcement given 10 the organi-
zat.on has been so great that Prof.
Ingersol has likew So been encour-
ged 20 make big plans for the fu-
ture.
Mrs A r Erskine Is president
OF the orchestra association and
other officials are Fred Bryan. vice
president. Mrs r F. Seebirt. sec
q ond vice president. Mrs. V +. Jones
/ secretary and Geo. A Robertson.
treasurer. Included in the list OF
. directors is Miles w OBrien.
. GEORGE O'Brien. y. r. Feltes. w ".
Austin. Mrs r F. Herring Miss
f. Josephine Decker. Mrs, James oil
yer. II. W. W Borden. c A Car
sic and Mrs Agnes Harris.
Louis Elbel. Who recognized
throughout the country as a most
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