The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-20

sisted by lthe officers of the choir.
their ladies and a number of local
public officials
The complete program is as fol-
lows:
''The National Anthem
-One Hundred-Fifth Psalm" Cesar Francx
Deb vienl from Marriage of Figaro"
| ..s,.., -. ..-...-.......... Mozart
Il Enfant Prodioue" ......... Debussy
E2T o Hear to the great ERt G cadan
Fantasy on Russian Folk Song
Aria from ''vespri sciiannif' 1bo E games
.rnrramma.u.N 1 giPom 8 siabst Mater,
Madame Raisa and choir. NOs'iil
4i''u"i Male voices and choir. 'uol
%. u' cease Thy Singing Maiden FAIR Sir'''As
BE it Bright pay, az; = 49,. .TschaikowsSy
Ring Out. wild Bells 49,. Percy Fletcher
Z read from every city visited
IlW by Chaliapin and his opera
~ company of zone triumph
after another in their presentation
of the Rossini masterpiece. THE
Barber of Seville" which viii be
brought to Indianapolis by the Ona
B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises for
one performance on Monday eve
ming, Dec. 6, at the Murat.
At the opening performance Of
the Chaliapin company in Montreal
recently Queen Marie of Roumania
and her royal party We're the honor
guests and at this event the box
office receipts netted more than
$4,000. r.
To adequately describe the extra
ordinary qualities of Chaliapins
voice in cold print is a task nigh
impossible. One must actually hear
this famous artist on the stage in
order to gain something Of a true
conception of his uncanny vocal
gifts.
To say that his tones are flexible,
or that no is master of nearly the
entire vocal register is far from
telling the real story. True, very
able critics have from time to time
made statements Of exactly this
character,- ard not without justihca-
ton
A great deal has also been said of
Chaliapin's exquisite pianissimo. Yet
words are certainly lacking to give
any convincing definition to the
subtle dramatic coloring which the
giant Russian alone seems to have
command of, and which after all is
the true reason of the tremendous
effectiveness of his pianissimo and
other striking vocal qualities.
His success in grand opera is un-
doubtedly due as much to this abil-
ity to color" his voice dramatically
as it is to his admirable qualifica-
tons as an actor. The one supple
ments the other, yet each of these
qualities is in itself so perfect that
it is easily possible, for instance, to
become thoroughly thrilled by his
voice alone, which probably explains
his immense success on the concert
stage.
In "The Barber of Seville" local
enthusiasts will be enabled to hear
Chaliapin at his best vocally, as the
role Of Don Basilio contains many
fine passages suited to Just such an
exceptional vocal organ as the Rus
sian singers. One of the best of the
Barber arias is that of the Ca
Iumny," I'm which Don Basilio CHA
Hapin seeks to spread a caluminous
report concerning the ardent Alma
via. the young lover of the piece.
With five great Sunday afternoon
concerts presenting famous must
clans. Kreisler, violinist; Rachma-
ninoff, pianist; Hayes, tenor; Jeritza,
soprano. and Schipa, tenor, as well
as the two remaining symphony or
chestra concerts, the Philadelphia
symphony, Leopold Stokowski, con-
ductor, and the Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra. Fritz Reiner, conductor;
Sophie Braslau, contralto soloist. the
Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises
is Offering one Of the finest musical
seasons of its many years Of musical
endeavor.
The Indiana College of Music and
Fine Arts takes pleasure in an
nouncing, the affiliation with the
college, OF w. e. Tallentire in the
violin department.
In addition to private lessons. Mr..
Tallentire will have charge Of the
school orchestra. Mr.. Tallentire
needs no introduction having had
direction of the violin class work in
city public schools for three years.
He comes splendidly equipped for
the work in the college having made
his preparation in the Cincinnati
College of Music and the Cincinnati
Conservatory FOR six years.
He studied violin under Johannes
Miersch with .Tirindelli and Jean
Ten Have. Harmony and Counter
point under Louis Saar and George
Leighton. and composition under
Edgar Kelley. Received
artists diploma from Cincinnati Con-
servatory and has given recitals in
and out of Cincinnati.
Taught at Mason School OF Music
in Charleston West Virginia. Was
member of the Cincinnati Sym
ebony Orchestra under Eugene
Esaye.
Garreth Hitchcock and Joe Grem-
elspacher, pupils of Frances John
son Of the faculty of the Indiana
College Of Music and Fine Arts, are
singing at the Earring Theater sun
day, the 2Sth. in a double quartet
for Butler week.
Esther Cakes, soprano, pupil of
Frances Johnson, voice teacher IN