Billboard advertising (Dec 1917)

DECEMBER 4, 1917 : The Billboard 19 NEW YORK *) Je Musical Center of the World According to an article of J. Van Brockboven recently pabllahed In The Current Events, New York is fast becoming the’ musical metropolis of fhe world, Mr. Van Brockhoren says: "The feeevce 1a America of the foremost artists of| Tory country gives. this country an advantage Sever before possessed. Wo bave among us the Frestest planists, wioliniate,-celliste, slogers and (rockers of these branches, Furthermore this Country 1 now, and will be, after the war, in fetter Onenciat condition to sapport moste than| Writig alovg 1 Worlt recently, sald that ‘the feeling for thiogs “American in musle is now particularly significant. The country, musically, ts awakenfog to its own, Certalnly we sball Bnd oar people bellering more and more in the efficlency of American music and American moriclane. ‘On every band the rics of the thmes seem to polnt to the fact that the great war-and conditions created thereby will hasten the day, when America Wil realize herself musteally and no longer snobbishly kotow to everything musical from Europe.” ‘The Billboard believes that while we should, and do, appreciate everything good In European music, that we sould not overlook the fect that We, too, bave an iuuate creative musical geclus equal to anything in Europe, and wo ‘Sbould be developed In it to its fall fruition, MARION GREEN FOR-LONDON ‘When Mrs, Gilbert Milter, wife of the Ameri can theatrical producer of that mame, who recently made so brilliant = success im London, came orer from Eagland two weeks ago to secure a baritone for the title role of BM." Bean caise, the Booth Tarkington story, set to monic by Andre Messager, upon bearing Mr. Green's Singing she immediately begen negotiations for bis services. ‘The deal has now @aaily been closed, which senda Mr, Green, an American tora and an American trained singer, to Londen for one of the most important of roles. Once again an American “arrives musleally. GERMAN LAWSUIT AGAINST MET. Madame Margaret Ober, Germen mez soprano, has begun an action against the Metropolitan Opera Company, New York, in the Supreme Court, asking for $90,000 damages. In the complaint Med by her attorney the sioger incorporated the letter which she received from Mr, GattK-Casazza terminating her contract. The letter reads: .""We regret that owing to the events of war we can no longer avail ourseives of your servires. Pursant to the right of cam celation specifically reserved to us in such event as war, we berewith notify you that your contract 1s hereby cauceled.”* ‘When Madame Ober was engaged in Berita, June 15, 1911, she entered into the contract with the defendant to sing in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Cuda in German, French, Italian’ and English operas for five years, beginning in 1918 and ending this season. The performance each ‘season until the salai Feached $000 per performance. ‘The Madame says that up to the ceived the notice she bad no reason ‘what her contract would be fulfited, plains that she expended Ia ‘Soprano with the Metropolitan Opera Co. ‘The rental of an apartment was ‘ap additional expense she had also contracted for on the strength of her contract with the DIFFERENT FEELING In speaking of the opening of the Chicago ‘grand opera season at the Anditorium in Chi‘cago, The Tribune has the following to say: In times goue by there was always a of exuberance of youth in our pride that BISPHAM’S “DIFFERENT” SONG A new kind of war song, The Clarion, a lyric by Louis K, Anspacher, set to music by yan ‘Seller, was sung in a big tent meeting to the ‘soldiers of Governor's Island Iant week by David Bispham. ‘The men Uked the song so much that they asked Mr. Bispham to go over it twice so that they could learn it themselves. ‘The second verse of the song is very significant and reads as follows: Open the garners, feed the world, Pour out our steel and gold; ‘Pour out our lives, but Keep unfurled ‘The flag that makes us bold. ‘The Allies gave thelr mighty past ‘To make our present free, ‘We lash our future to the mast Abd sail for Uberty. ‘The song is now belng ‘arranged for Sousa’s. ‘band as well as for the various army bands. $1,000 WAR TAX Eight years ago Jolin McCormack gave his frst. recital in New. York at the Manhattan Opera ‘House. The tenor celebrated the anniversary of that event Inst week by singing at the Hippo rome, New York, to 6,500 persons, filling the orchestra pit and stage. ‘Bis venture at the Opera House in La Boheme 14 not seem to detract from the welcome he recelved from bis concert admirers. ‘The tax resulting from the sale of tickets amounted to $1,000, It fs eald that even standing room was exhausted, 20 full was the house, Frederick N. Withey. Bea: ‘Dear Sir—Please accept my best wishes for the great success of your concert and opera department. 1 consider it a very Frances Nash recently appeared as sololt of the ‘Boston Symphony Orcbestra. re. dobn. Philip Goon tz t7lag th. collect wmesie) and musical fostramente. for the Dore “Over Seas." If you bave music or mutical instruments, you desire to send to the soldiers Please adress same to Licatroant Joba Palio ‘Sousa, 1 W. Thirty fourth street, New York cn. Madame Helen Stanley was oolest for the New:'York Philharmonic Orchestra at its ‘York concert im Carnegie Hall lext Thoreday. Tascha Helfets, the brillant goons roof, appeared agate es solest with the Symmbony So. (ey of ‘New York—Walter Damroech, cob ‘tnetor—tast Saturday. Kitty Cheatham will give ove of her’ rare recitals at Carnegie Hail, New York, Tuesday renlog, ‘November 21. Sho will De assisted by ber own male Sympdooy Orchestra. ‘The American Sympbouy Orchestra, Cleon Dillard Duna, cooducter, gave the fourth of series of ten popular price concerts at the StudeSaker Theater, Chleago, Sunday afterDoos. ‘The Deluth Herald repotts that Ethel Lesiaaka and’ Ansa Case charmed avery large audlence ff the Delith Arwory in the second of & srles Se popular price concerts, 2 According to the reports of-the annual meetfog of tho St. Lools Symphony Society, just hela, the total deBett for the season 1930227 Is $97,370.55. ‘This ip uot encouraging, Dut the interesting addit ARTISTS’ OPINIONS ‘HOTEL BELVEDERE, ir critictams. 146 East Sinty-Arst Street, New York Olty. ‘November 15, 1017. our kind letter of November 10 T be ‘taken of events in the concert and Fea world elated ‘lresiation as ours would be’ of a7 opera worla “Feat beuase to the are of ‘METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, ‘New York, November 18, 1917. ition to the feld of musical comment and "Very sincerely yours, VERA CURTIS. le her way to the irl we are all proud of. Mr, Gattl St. Louls orchestra has now passed thra about! 35 years of annual defcits, ‘and they will probably be able to take core of this one. Mr. Joba Fowler was elected president. Governor Whitman and other State and city executives, officers of the American, British and: French armles and representatives of the diplomatic corps are seen frequently at the MetroPolitan Opera in New York, Aitred Gletzea, first rlolinist of the Boston! Symphony Orchestra, bas been sppotated an army Geld clerk. Major Higginson says that while they..wM ‘be «sorry to lose Mr. Gletzen temporarily that be 1s a Belgian, and the Govern. ment needs him as an interpreter. oud and Harold Bauer alt Now York this week. Frieda Hempel, will sing for the soldiers at Camp Dix, N. J., Tuesday evening, November 27. Sho. already ‘has advance requests from “the boxe" to sing The Last Rose of Summer and Anne Laurie. Miss Hempel will be the guest of Bonor-yt the oficers’ mess, ‘Birsliaghams, Ala., claims that it will soon| de-tke proud ‘possessor of a genuine Symphony Orchestra, to be under the’ direction of Hage 2,170 people, Governor 8, D, Philipps was that bis remarkable technique was again most noteworthy feature of the entertalment. ‘Tho Spanish Operetta Company, presenting The Land of Joy, at the Park Theater, New York, 4s also giving a series of Sunday night concerts. ‘Miss Edith Jeanne, a young soprano, made her first New York appearance in Acollan Hall, that clty, during the past week. Tho S evening concerts at the Century ‘Theater,’ New York, are being enthuslastically received by thelr andlences. Caruso is appearing more frequently at the ‘Metropolitan this season than ever before, and he raleed his price this season, too. Allce Sovereign gave her first New York recltal in a number of years, at Acollan Hall, that clty, this week. Tt looked ae if the concert by Frits Krelsler at Hartford, Cona., November 18, would be ean advance sale of $1,000 complicated matters. ‘The concert was given to a large audience. Carl Lamson, @ former Hartford man, accom panted Kreisiec. SCHUMANN-HEINK AS ORATOR At Harrlsborg, Pa., the other day, Schamann-Heink "proved herself as good an orator as ahe fs artist. Coming to the front af {he platform before abe began her program, she “Dear mothers and daughters of Harrisburg: a very poor talker, ‘There is one which T can talk—I am a mother. many camps in which we have Toys are often homesick. Women Dut in the war we bave to be. I |serving Unele Sam—I have one, if over there.” Her volce broke and it was a ‘moment before she proceeded. T alng not for my pocketbook. 1 sing to Uacle Sam and our wonderful country. nothing about politics. I am simply an oldfashioned mother. We must send cheer to our days at the front. Just a little thing. for they ‘are homesick. Something plain.’ MR. GATTI-CASAZZA Denies German Propaganda at Metropolitan WING IN COURT APPEAL ‘The Appellate Division of the Sopreme Court docision is.that in the event Life winning its soft, ciation will apply for'a subject to its lense of year and it protects ‘fan Monday, November 15. This will also be a musical event of some importance. In counection with the dancing George Barreare will conact the Little Symphony, rendering Shubert's dance music and selections from Glock’s ‘Iphigente. ‘The Little Symphony will also play compee!tions by Gretry.