The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-27
Gladys Cable Sings
Silly Song So Well
1t Sounds Good
By ALFRED V. FRANKENsTEIN. I


Mabel Lyons, a young Chicago
pianiste, was soloist with the Civic
orchestra on Sunday, February "a,
playing the Mcdowell second con-
certo. Miss Lyons is a thoro musi-
clan of unusual gifts, and she played
in a way that showed excellent mu-
steamship at its best.
The Civic orchestra is a symphonic
organization founded by the Civic
Music Association for the develop
ment Of players for established SYM
phony orchestras. Most of its
eighty odd players are young musi-
clans, and the results they obtain
under the leadership of Mr.. Stock
and Mr.. DeLamarter make them not
student orchestra, but serious
and Worthwhile alternate for the
Chicago symphony.
Other local musicians played in
other halls on the same day. Robert
Macdonald, well known as an ac-
companist, and a young violinist,
Aldo Del Missier, not so widely
known, gave a joint recital at the
Playhouse. We heard them play a
sonata by Sjogren for violin and
piano, in a thoughtful and studious,
if not very brilliant manner. Del
Missier possesses a beautiful tone,
tho his Interpretation lacks some
what in depth and feeling. 1t is
rather unusual for Macdonald to
play solo, but his performance Of the
first movement of a sonata by Glazu-
noff showed his remarkable capabili-
ties in this field.
Goldie Gross, cellist, and Gladys
Cable, soprano, also gave a Joint re-
cital at the Studebaker. Miss Cable
has small voice, incapable Of any
very big effects, but she showed abil-
ity to take some most idiotic senti-
mental songs and make them sound
like real music. Where a less skill
full singer would have only bored
one with a song like Richards
"When the Roses Bloom, Miss Gable
made of it really enjoyable per-
Torrance.
Miss Gross made an equally de-
lightful impression. Hers is the soft
and feminine tone that a woman's
touch generally imparts to an instru-
ment. Her performance Of a COM
position by Jensen called "Murmel-
udes Lueftchen" demonstrated an
enviable technic.
The Chicago Business Mems Or
chestra, the finest amateur orchestra
in the city, played a concert at the
Edgewater Beach hotel. 1t is not
entirely composed of business men,
for there are a good many profess
sional men and workers in it as
well. This is about the only amateur
orchestra in these parts that main
tains a full symphonic instrumental
ton without the assistance of a sim
gle hired professional. We were able
to hear movement of Bruch con-
certo played by Carleton Kaumeyer,
the concertmaster of the orchestra,
and the finale of Chaykovski's fourth
symphony, both played with a sur
prisingly good. ensemble, tone quail
ty, and vigor.
The director, Clarence Evans, viola
player in the Chicago Symphony or
chestra and in the Gordon quartet,
has done wonders with the men under
him, and too much credit can not be
| given him. His orchestra is worthy
of better things than a free concert
to a perhaps not over-attentive audi
ence in swell hotel, and Mr.. Evans
should lose no ting in advancing it.
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CONCERTS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday--Lotta Chatroon, sopra-
no, and Mae Doelling Schmidt, joint
recital, at Kimball Hall, S:15.
Henry Cowell, composer-pianist,
lecture recital, at Fine Arts Recital
hall, 8:15.
Chicago Symphony orchestra, pop
ular concert, soloists j. Henry Wei
ton, tenor, and Harvey Noack, flute,
at Orchestra Hall, 8:15.
Friday-Chicago Symphony or
chestra, regular subscription con-
cert, Claire Dux, soprano, soloist, at
Orchestra Hall, 2;15.
chesra, REPETITION Of Fridays concert,
S:15.
sunday---at $3.50, Fritz Kreisler,
violinist, recital at the Auditorium.
Frederick Lamond, pianist, recital
at the Studebaker theatre.
Marie Sundelius Zendt, soprano, re-
cital at the Playhouse.
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, con-
tralto, recital at Orchestra Hall.
Art Institute ensemble, orchestra
concert, Art Institute, at 800 and
AIS.
: Monday--Anna Pavlowa and com
pany, Russian dancers, opening per.
, Torrance Of two week run Of ballet
dancing, Auditorium, s:15.