The billboard (Mar 1918)

MARCH 16; 1918 The Billboard 19 THE MINIATURE PHILHARMONIC A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THIRTY-TWO MEN JACQUES GRUNBERG, Conductor 47 WEST 42D STREET, NEW YORK JOHN POWELL AND.RUSSIANS Joba Powell is to appear in a dual role at the fifth and final concert of the Russian Symphony Soclety’s fifteenth season on Saturday Ceening, March 28, at Carnegie Hall, New York. ‘One novelty in a combined American and Russian program will be the Mrst performance anywhere of Powell's Rbapsodle Negre, with the composer soloist. ‘The Virginia plantst has been known place and orchestra. WRITING EVERYMAN MUSIC Ernest Bloch 1s Just completing the score of his ineldental music for Richard Ordynski's production of the old Bnglish play, Everyman, which will have two performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, under the ausices of the Boclety of the Friends of Music, on ‘afternoons of Easter Monday and the following Thursday, April 2 and 4. The music ‘will be played by the orchestra of the Metropolitan under the composer's baton. FLORENCE MACBETH Florence Macbeth, coloratura soprano of international fame, will give her first New York recital on Saturday afternoon, March 16, in ‘Acolien Hall, Miss Macbeth bas sung a great ‘deal tn Europe, and was for three seasons with the Chleago Opera Company, also in Mr. Reiss season of opera in English, given here last fall. She will be accompanied on the piano by Signor PARTIAL ROUTING FOR BALANCE OF SEASON SAN CARLO GRAND OPERA COMPANY FORTUNE GALLO, Impresario. CHARLES R. BAKER, Manager. GENERAL OFFICE, 1512 Tribune Bullding, CHICAGO CLEVELAND, 0., © = © COLONIAL THEATER, © © + + + = MARCH 11-16 WASHINGTON, D.C., = BELASCO THEATER, MARCH 18-25 ‘The Only Grand Opera Company Traveling That Makes Grand Opera Pay. Out 37 Weeks This Season. ENT TT TTT JEANNE NUO 36 EAST SSTH STREET (Phone, Plaza 8100), S AUUAUSAUCAUAGSUAEEASEAUECLUCSUAAECOEEEOAECAOQUUOOUESUOOUONERSTEOOA FLORENCE | ex tonoon ‘ican een, CHICAGO. ROYAL OPERA, BERLIN. EASTON VOICE CULTURE ‘FREE TRIAL BY APPOINTMENT. CONCERTS, DUET RECITALS spans nm ear MACLENNAN DANIEL MAYER REPRESENTING THE WORLD’S LEADING ARTISTS ROOM 1005 TIMES BLDG., NEW YORK. London Office, DANIEL MAYER & COMPANY, LTD. Chatham House, Hanover Square, West im the first act. Hastily disregarding any prerogative, which art might have claimed, it drowned Giordano’s martial melody with 2 burst ‘of applause, which by no means diminished when 2 few Dare of the Marselllaise were threaded thra the orchestration. Several persons leaped to thelr feet in the general excitement, entirely Defying all comment to the effect. that com temporary opera ts devoid of thrills. sseppe Bamboschek. OPERA SINGER DEFENDS Buence Aires, Argentine, Feb. 25.—Elena ‘Theodorina, the opera singer, who sailed from Buenos for Europe last October and was shortly afterward reported detained by the French, bas returned here unexpectedly. La Theodorina, as the Argentinians long have called ber, announced that abe bad come back to defend herself against LEXINGTON TO GO AT AUCTION Supreme Court Justice Hotchkiss has ordered public action sale in the proceedings brought by the Manhattan Zife Insurance Company to foreclose ita $600,000 first mortgage on the Lexington ‘Theater, Known as the Lexington Opera’ ‘House. ‘The building cost $2,000,000, It will be sold March 21 in the Real Estate Exchange, 16 ‘Veeey street, New York. It is romored that the Shubert producing firm is very anxious to secure the house. were reported to have accused her. MISS WILSON SINGS ‘The Christian Builders, an organization of men and women devoted to reconstruction work at home and abroad, held a luncheon at the Great Northern Hotel, New York, last week, followed bs a concert and a discussion. ‘The chief contributor to the musical part of the program was Margaret Wilson. daughter of the President, who sang The Star-Spangicd Ban ‘The Mareelliaise and The Master Builder METROPOLITAN OPERA FOR BO8‘TON Tt has been the custom of the Metropolitan Opera Company for a number of years past to play for one week in Atlanta, Ge. following the end of its New York season. This year the Avante guarantocs, deterred by the uncertain ART. AND PATRIOTISM representative women of the city were present, and they formed themselves into an Advisory Board to make certain of the success of this frst couvention of teachers in Ohio, which will present only native American works. CINCINNATI CONCERTS Adele’ Westfield, planistic artist, and Emil ‘Heermann, violin virtuoso and concertmelster of ‘the Cincinnati Sympbouy Orchestra, are to play the mew scuata for plano and violin by Job [Alden Carpenter, American composer, at the ‘Odeon March 12. ‘The Mosart Pieno Quartet will ‘also be beard. ‘siven by the class of Adele Westfield at the (Odeon. Ais Westfield is = popular member of the faculty of the College of Music, Cincinnati. ‘Tere has been a great deal of discussion recently about the connection between art and ratriotiaom, but the andlence which heard Madam Sans-Gene sung bellliantly at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, last week did not stop to weigh the pros and cons of the matter when the tricolor of Brance was borne across the stare ‘conditions resulting from the war, decided not to ‘support the venture. The Billboard learns that Boston has been selected for the anual pil‘grimage and that the Metropolitan Company, after closing its New York season on Saturday, ‘April 20, will visit Boston for one complete week of performances, beginning Monday, April 22. remain in New York several months. ‘York publishing firm ts arranging to issue of his works. YSAYE TO ASSIST MANAGER KAPHAN WANTS TALFRANCIS MACLENNAN ENT Manager Mortimer Kaphan and bie secretary. Halli de Young, are arranging a number of joint recitals for artiste. Mr. Kaphan will give promIsing students oppdstunities of making thelr debuts io the metropolis. Mr. de Young will interview applicants, by appointment only. at 70 ‘West Sixty-elghth street, New Y« KATHLEEN HART BIBB, SOPRANO Kathleen Hart Bibb came all the way from Minneapolis to prove to New Yorkers that there te no monopoly of talent in the East. And she did so most emphatically, for ber recital wat fone of the most satisfactory which has taken place at Acolian Hall this season. Mrs. Bibb bas a soprano voice of considerable power, pure, clear, agreeable in quality and capable of takin ‘on much color. Added to these attributes be‘stowed by nature is « thoro knowledge of how to sing. OHIO MUSIC TEACHERS ‘The thirty-second annual convention of the Obio Music ‘Teachers’ Association will be held ¢ 25-28, 1918. ‘The plans are well time, and there is every inication that the meeting will bo a rousing sue cess, At a luncheon given last week by Bertha Baur, of the Cincinnat! Conservatory, at the Gibson Hotel in Cincinnatl, twenty-seven of the Americen tenor, lato of the Chicago Opera Co. with’ Bugen Yaaye, the noted Belgian. violinist. Numbers by Chopin and Etodes Sympbonlques of ‘Schumann also are included on her program. , NEBRASKA CONVENTION ‘The second annual convention of the Ne braska State Munle Teachers’ Association will take place ia Omaha (headquarters, Hotel Fontanelle) on April 1,2 and 3. It is rumored that ‘Sidney Silber, the eminent planist, t= to be nomlnated for the presidency. altho Mr. Silber has made, and ie making, no efforts in this direction. A better president for the N.S. M. T. A. could not be found. TO WRITE PATRIOTIC MARCH ‘The April number of The Playground Magssine will be devoted entirely to the interests of the forthcoming Liberty Loan. Several pages have been turned over to the Natlonal Patriotic Song Committee, and Percy Grainger bas agreed to write a new patriotic march, the plano arrangement of which will be printed in the magasine, ‘There will also be a new patriotic song ‘by a composer of equal prominence, definite anfmouncement concerning which will be made within « few days. EMIL REICH, Manager A NEW AGENT For the French Society of Auth Gomposcra and Publishers ‘The Freach Soclety of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music has appointed Oscar Ose0, 1457 Broadway, New York, as its sole agent for North and South America. Mr. Oeso has for the past two: years successfully represented the Interests of the Society of French Playwrights ‘and Composers, and this second appointment now concentrates into one office the collection of royalties for French music and the transaction ot the business of the Society of French PlayWrights ‘and Composers, ‘These two socletier practically control the entire artistic, dramatic find musical output of France. " KREISLER TO WRITE Charles B. Dillingham, the manager, anpounces that he has engaged Frits Krelsler to co-operate with Vietor Jacobl, the -comle opera composer. in writing of the score for a new musical com‘edy, to be produced next season. The Ubretto is, to be written by William Le Baron, and the title of the plece at present is The Marriage Knot ‘The Mayor of Orange, N. J., last week refused to let Krelsler give a concert there. NEW YORK SYMPHONY ‘The Symphony Society's final pair of concerts of the season will take place on Saturday evening, March 16, in Carnegie Hall, and Sunday Opera--Concerts-Recitals SPRING—FALL see FESTIVALS Address MISS MAY JOHNSON, OSCAR 0850 1457 Broadway, New York ERICAN AMERIC SOLE 38" AGENT For the French Playwrights, Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music.