San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14

In the concert calendar which has
recently been published in The
Musicale of Dallas, for the four
largest cities in the state, Houston is
in the lead, not only with the number
of attractions offered, but in the va
riety of musical interests that are COW
cred. Dallas is rather close sec
ond and Fort Worth offers pro-
gram that about balances the San
Antonio calendar of musical events,
but neither Fort Worth nor San An
tonic offers musical program that
can compare with that given by either
Houston o. Dallas.
Fort Worth is the fourth city of the
state in size, and it is near enough to
Dallas to draw on LAT city for some
of its musical interest, and yet Its
published program of musical events
is the same length as that which San
Antonio, the largest city in the state,
offers. Does the explanation of that
fact lie entirely in the lack of an
auditorium; is San Antonio as city,
less musical: or are the people here
less able to indulge themselves in he
very great pleasure of listening to the
worlds greatest music presented by
the greatest artists of the day!
Among the famous artists who will
be heard in Houston, but who are not
booked for San Antonio. are: Rosa
Ponselle, November 8; Mary Garden,
November 80; Marcel Dupre. Decem-
Der IL; Josef Lhevinne, January q;
Louis Graveure, March 4; Tito
Schipa, April %. and the Minneapolis
Symphony Orchestra, May IL.
Concerts of wide interest that viii
be given in Dallas and not in San An
tonic are: Josef Hoffman,, Deem
Der 10; Galli-Curci. April Z; Tito
Schipa, April 20, and Josef Lhevinne,
May 16.
Holman will also play in Fort
Worth on December IL. In fact, San
Antonio is the only large Texas city
In which he will not be heard. Fort
Worth will also hear Albert Spalding
on February and Jan Ignace Pader-
ewski week later.
Both Houston and Dallas will have
two or three-day seasons of opera by
the Chicago Opera Company, with
Chaliapine in Boito's "Mephistophele"
IS the bright particular star. and
other stars of international magnitude
singing with him. Doesn't San An
tonic care for this kind of entertain
ment!
We get as a city exactly what we
are willing to pay for. If San An
tonic, which has long claimed the en-
viable distinction of being the most
musical city in the state, will sup
port q full musical season, the artists
L. karn FNhora
many persons in San Antonio who
will 90 TO Houston or Dallas to hear
favorite singer or pianist, and the
money that the trip will cost would
buy many concert tickets. Why not
spend it right here, to bring more OF
the music the whole world delights to
: listen to, to San Antonio?
The big concerts that we do have in
o season. are Of the very best. Why
don't we show our appreciation OF
them by patronizing them to clubhouse
capacity so that the persons and or
CARNATIONS who bring them TO San
Antonio and thereby give many of us
the greatest pleasure We ever have,
would dare to engage artists 10 give
us at least as full a musical calendar
as Houston or Dallas enjoy. We have
just as much money and just as much
musical appreciation in San Antonio
as they have in Houston or Dallas.
If they can afford TO support credit
able series of the finest musicians the
world affords in season. so can we.
The lack of an auditorium is not
entirely to blame, though that may
have something to do with the way
San Antonio falls behind the other
Texas cities in seasons musical Of
ferings. Anyhow, it is easy to blame
the auditorium = or rather the lack
of it.