The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-10

cannot be forgotten once heard. has enjoyed a real vacation at Bradford. Conn.,, on the sound, where she says she hasn't a thought beyond what the wild waves are saying when they say, Come in, the waters fine" Pom selle Is essentially American--sne was educated in America-shs sings at the American opera-ths Metro politan. and she doesn't even dare to spend her vacations except in Amer lea Harold Bauer, who has ap- peared in concert here. has been playing abroad this summer. Spalding has summered in Italy. Ysaye-the great violinist who left for his old home in France after his retirement from the Cincinnati Symphony Or chestra-is coming back in January and going again in concert. Florence Easton has been singing in Germany at tho Royal Opera, but has returned to New York.
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 The All Star concerts. whs are Alabama members of the National Concert Managers association. have received cards from Elizabeth Cueny, national president, that she Is enjoy- ing summer in Switzerland. Rene l Devries writes that Mary Garden, who is well known in Birmingham, where l she gave concert and was delight- | fully entertained two years ago, has spent most of the summer at Monte | Carlo, in company with her mother and sister, plus admirers. Roulette l Is too slow for her so she bets for | tunes at the trente ct Quaranto.s Mary Garden spent the summer l abroad and will not return to this l country until early fall. Her concert manager, Charles Wagner. says she Is the same wonderful Mary" Mr. 1 Wagner visited her abroad. By way of speaking of Mir. Wagner. he was so enthusiastic In his praise of Freida Hempel after his return from Europe recently that someone asked. Are you going to manage Hempsrs tour this year? He replied, No. I am not Miss Hempers manager. but 1 always pay tribute to art, and Miss Hempel Is an artist"
 Radio Artfses
 Cornelius Van Vlist. whe has played for radio this summer. will be remembered here as an attraction of the Music Study club. He writes that he has been heard by largo au- dienoes from the Lewisowhn station. It Is said that his "oello solos were heard by the largest audiences ever listening to a cellist and that he re cords wonderfully"
 Galli Curci has become ss truly Americanized that she, too. prefers her American home as q resting plaoo to trip abroad. She has had a de lightful summer at her home in the Catskills, where she has practiced, entertained and supervised the con struction of a new English manor home on her estate. She has appeared in concert twice-at Atlantic City and at Saratoga
 Great Artist
 Freida Hempei has worfred all summer abroad appearing in concert to sold-out houses in England, France and Germany. where she has been interviewed and quoId from lend to end" of the old world. Always "a riot" over there as well as here. She will return to this country in early November, having as many dates as she may fill for the entire season.
 Madame Tetrazzi, who spent . week in Birmingham last spring recovering from an illness which prevented her appearance at a9concert but who met a number of Birmingham people at her lovely private car, spent the sum- mer at the Grand hotel in Naples. Travellers there write that she occu- pies a suite of 10 rooms at this won- derful hotel and that her entourags is large enough to occupy the entire suite. She has had her launch and her machine with her. She informed friends that she will sing in England under the management of Powell. who stated she and Kreisier arc the only artists of today who can fill vast Albert hall in London.
 Apropos of this music story and artists who are known and revsred in this city. stranger after land ing in New York recently said: .f
 "So this Is New York. know 1t the moment the first person asked me: Do you think they can have a big season at the Metropolitan with Caruso and Farrar goner
 The Beloved Souna
 A true tribute was paid recently to John Philip Sousa, whom everyone knows by sight, by sound or by repu- tation, in the following:
 "Sousa, the grand old man. fs off