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A WEEK END PARTY - NO. 1
Musical Events and Lectures for the Coming Week
VLADIMIR DE PACHMANN, the
great piano virtuoso, will be heard
in concert at Simpson auditorium
on Monday evening, January 30. De
Pachmann is considered by many to
be the greatest pianist living, and he
stands second to Paderewskl in the
minds of many musical critics.
De Pachmann Is one of the few pian
ists who understand Chopin's mazur
kas, and under his magic fingers they
become sources of purest and most
spontaneous musical delight. De Pach
mann not only Interests an audience,
but he fascinates It. He has not been
heard in this country since the season
of 1899-1900 because the ocean voyage
Is a very serious ordeal for him. He
has been touring Europe constantly,
and last year spent the entire season
in England.
Only a few concerts are scheduled on
the Pacific coast for De Pachmann, as
he has so many engagements in tho
east, and we are indeed fortunate,
through the earnest efforts of Manuger
Uchymer. to be able to secure him for
one concert. Reserved scuts are on
sale at the Union Pacific ticket office.
GRAND OPERA COMING
Manager H. C. Wyatt In securing
tho Henry W. Savage Knglish Grand
Opera company for the Mason opera
house during the month of February
Is bringing to this city one of thn
greatest companies of entertainers
now traveling In America. This will
be the first season of English grand
opera In Los Angeles for iv number of
yearn, and will undoubtedly meet the
desires of the musical public of this
city. The repertoire Inrludes "La TO9
ca," "La Uoheme," "Cavullerla Rusti
cana," "Lohengrin," "Carmen" and
"Tannhauser."
THE ELLERY BAND
People who are unaccustomed to Ital
ian animation and wealth of expres
sion in music are glib in their criti
cisms of Ferullo, director of the Ellery
band, and recklessly take It for granted
that he haß no respect for trudltiona
and conventions simply because his in
terpretations are different from the
culm und unemotional ones nitide fam
iliar to them by usage. The fact re
mains, however, that Ferullo's readings
of the great classical and operatic
scores are eminently correct, being
founded not only on the best traditions
but also on that surest of all bases, a
keen artistic instinct.
Ferullo i» particularly happy in his
translations of the meanings of the
great operatic composers, having ac
quired his knowledge through practical
experience during his three yearn' en
gagement in the orchestra of. the great
San Carlo theater in Naples where he
played solo oboe under the leadership
of such musiclal giants aa Mancinelll,
Mugnone, Mascagnl, Leoncavallo, Puc
cini, Mario Costa, and all tbe famous
'Uthta of present day Italy. Being
VLADIMIR OF. PACHMANN, FAMOUS PIANIST, WHO WILL PLAY
IN LOS ANGELES JANUARY 30
blessed with a memory fur beyond the
ordinary, Ferullo succeeded during this
period In assimilating every shade of
exprewHion as taught by these masters
\ln the Interpretation of their own
works. The tempi also which he uses
In the playing of Wagner's and other
German music are essentially correct
and In line with the best traditions.
The Idea that musical interpretutlun
in order to be coirect should be angu
lar and frigid is entirely a false one.
Music Is founded on emotion and Is
really the voice of the soul and no mas
ter that ever lived would have desired
his works played according to cold
mathematical rules. Ferullo's inutf
nltlceut readings ure founded upon the
deepest feelings of the human heart
and are as sure and as true as human
ity Itself in its uobleßt aspects.
Those who would Jearn what real
music is and discover in it meanings of
which they never before dreamed
Bhould lose no opportunity of attending
the Ellery band concerts during the
few remaining weeks of their continu
ance.
Splendid programs have been pre
pared for the coming week, those for
the evenings being particularly choice,
Mr. Ellery having decided for the
future to reserve the finer and more
classical works for presentation in the
theater where delicate artistic effects
ure far better appreciated than in the
open air.
LOS ANGELES HERALD SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT.
Tonight three grand opera selections
by Donizetti will be played: "Lucrezla
Morglu," "II 1'olluto". und/ "Lucia"
which together with Rossln'p
"Semlramide" overture and Chopin's
Funeral March surely make up a pro
gram of supreme Interest to lovers of
the Italian melodic school. Slgnor
Palma will be the Hololflt, giving his
exquisite rendition of Nevin's ".Rosary"
by special request.
BURTON HOLMES THIS WEEK
liurton Holmes, the traveler and lec
turer, will begin his annual series of
illustrated "travelogues," as they are
now railed, nt Hlanchttrd hull Monday
evening, January 23, .under the direc
tion of L. E. Behymer. Mr. Holmes
comes to Los Angeles directly from
hit) season at the Auditorium, Chicago,
where his business haa been far in ex-
OCM of any previous season, and where
It haa been the cause of envy' on tli«
part of all the leading theatrical man
ugertt, who have marveled that a "ono
man-Bhow" could draw larger houses
than opera companies and dramatic
companies with lengthy pay rolls.
The lectures to be given in Blanchard
hall are as follows: "In London," Mon
day, January 23; "Round About Lon
don," Wednesday, January 25; "Beauti
ful Ireland," Saturday, January 2t|;
"The Russian Kmplre," Friday, Febru
ary 3, und "Japan," Saturday evening,
February 4. All of these ure new to
this city, the material for the first
three having been gleaned by Mr.
Holmes last summer. "Russia" aivl
"Japan" will give a most excellent
Insight into the lands and tho peoples
now engaged In such bitter struggles
in the far east.
Mr. Behymer will probably announce!
two extra matinees to be given on Sat
urdays, January 28, and February 4.
the subject of the first matinee to be
"The Yosemlte."
LECTURE BY B. R. BAUMGARDT
At Blnnchard hall next Friday even
ing, January 27, 8. . R. Baumgardt will
deliver a popular lecture on the
World's Fair at St. Louis. This lecture
is a concise statement of human prog
ress during the past ten or eleven
years. . The great advance made In all
branches of science, power, transporta
tion, electricity, education and manu
facturing will ,be set forth In a manner
that cannot help impressing the audi
ence with a profound respect for the
achievements of modern civilization.
The calcium light views are artistically
cqjpred and- arc said to be as fine us
any recntly exhibited, on the Pacific
coast. The educational value of th 1 ?
lecture can hardly be 'overestimated.
The reserved seat sale Is now going on
at tho Union Pacific ticket office. Pop
ular prices will prevail.
OLGA STEEB'S RECITAL
Miss Olga Steeb, the child pianist
who has won most enthusiastic com
mendation from some of the great ar
tists, will give a recital February U
at Simpson auditorium. A fine pro
gram Is promised, and music lovers of
Los Angeles will be much Interested
in hearing the talented little girl. When
Faderewskl was In Los Angeles* recent
ly Miss Steeb played for him, and h*
said: "Very good, an excellent Inter
pretation." Then, when she gave a
Bach fugue, raderewekl showed much
enthusiasm, exclaiming at the end:
"You have played that wonderfully
well. Your technique. Interpretation
and phrasing ure excellent. You have
a great future before you."
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The next conoert to be given by the
Los Angeles Symphony orchestra un
der the direction of Harley Hamilton
will take place on February 3 at the
Mason ojera house. The numbers in
clude Mozart's overture, "II Flauto
Maglco;" Wagner's finale from "Par
sifal;" Svendson's "Norwegian Carni
val' 1 and Raff's "Im Walde" symphony
—all of the four beautiful and Inspir
ing numbers. The soloist for this oc
casion Is Miss Corinne Bailey, the well
known soprano.
MME. MELBA'B TOUR
The concert tour In which Madame
Melba !■ now engaged haa been
planned to include an appearance In
tbla city, under the direction of Man
ager U Li. Hehymer, and tbe return
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of this great artist after her extended
absence from Los Angeles will be a
welcome event to a large public.
Madame Melba Is now making the
longest, tour- ever planned for her by
Manager Chas. A. Ellis, who has had
charge of her affairs In America for
nearly ten years. She began her tour
soon after her return to this country
In November and it Is to extend Into
the northwest, down the Pacific coast
and through the southern states, , this
latter section of the country never be
fore having been visited by Madame
Melba.
YSAYE'S CONCERT
Eugene Ysaye, unquestionably
classed today as the world's foremost
exponent of violin music, has just re
fused almost unprecedented offers from
one or two northwestern managers that
he may have more time to spend in
Southern California. He chose April
as the date of his locul appearance,
because he wished to see the country
in its greatest beauty. Ysaye,. now
hailed as "tho king of all violinists, will
doubteless give Los Angeles one of the
greatest instrumental . treats of the
musical year. Blanchard & Venter
will manage his Southern California
tour.
JANAUSCHEK'S CURSE
Aline, Fanny Janauschek, who died
recently at Amltyvllle, L. 1., was an
actress whose face was coined in sil
ver, like that of Faustina, and Its
minted beauty brought sorrow to those
who made it, just as Faustina's feat
ures on the Human coin brought dis
aster to Sertorlus.
"When Janauschek was a young wo
man ehe played Ingenues In the theater
In Frankfort-on-the-Main, for which
Goethe made his dramatic story of
Mlgnon— but long afterward, of course.
Frankfort was then a free city and
made. Its own money which pussed cur
rent through the country now em
braced in the German empire. Its
treasurer was Herr yon Grefke, .1
young man who, In addition' to- his
other duties, was superintendent of
the mint. He became infatuated with
the young actress, whether from urtls
tlo influence or other is not recorded,
but lit honor of his sentiment he had
struck off an Isbub of silver colna which
bore her feutures, marked even to a
scar on the cheek which the actress
bore to her death.
Tbe scandal created by this issue of
coins was tremendous and within ita
limits worked the overthrow of tha
local government and led to the sui
cide of Herr yon Orefke. It 'aUo led
to the passing of the actress to thla
country, where she always afterward
remained. Numismatic-ally the Janau
echek thaler, which was issued In
limited numbers, Is worth about 110,
or 10 to 1. . ... .
AMUSEMENT NOTEB
The next event In the Xmperlul course
of entertainments will be the appear*
ance of the Ernest Guinbla Concert
company, one of. the finest organiza
tions of its kind now on tour in the
western part of the United States. The
Gamble company will be at Simpson
auditorium on the evening of January
30. Doubtless the star of the aggre
gation Is Edwin Shoriert, pianist. Mr.
Shonert Is ranked as one of the best of
Hhe younger' schools now before the
public In America. Indeed, he is
classed with the very foremost Amer
ican pianists. His playing is full of
brilliant color, and combines strength
and tender sentiment, romance : and
passion. >
Elbert Hubartl will lecture on "Roy
croft Ideals" the first week In Feb
ruary.
Dr. Frederick Cook, surgeon with the
Peary expedition, will be the next lec
turer of the Star course of entertain
metns, conducted under Y. M. C. A.
auspices. Dr. Cools is the bne man
upon the lecture platform at the pres
ent time qualified to speak with exact
ness of men arid conditions urn they are
to be found in the great white 'zone of
tho north. *
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BOOK NOTES
Two large editions and part of the
third of "The Sea- Wolf" were Bold out
before publication. Judging by the In
itial demand, Mr. London's novel, will
be the most widely read book of th»
year, with the possible exception of
"The Crossing.".
Two little booka that will be of Jtrpat
vnlue In th« household are "101 Salads"
find "101 Beverages." These are most
alluringly bound In long, narrow vol
urnea, the text of which is printed on
deeply tinted paper. The recipes are
compiled by May E. Southworth. Paul
Elder & Co. of Snn Francisco are the
publishers. .
John Lane has just published ft new
romance entitled "The Manltoban," by
Henry 11. Unshford, who will be ro
membered as the author of "Tommy
Wideawake." The story concerns Ittfelf
with the Canadian pioneer life in Manl
tobn. The hero, Roddy, Is carried from
his boyhood to hIH full manhood In tho
rough struggles of a new country.
Roddy Is the type of a young and lus
tier people "upon whom In days unborn
our more decadent east shall come to
lean: the true Heir, bred of the old
traditions, but the product of a new
and simple life; tho true Heir, sound,
sane and Intrepid, facing the future In
the might of optimism."
It Is estimated that 200,000 copies of
"Old Gorgon Graham's" letters have
been sold In Japan. The book, which
Is bound In paper, sells for 40 sen (20
cents). Hundreds of business men
throughout the empire have distributed
the book umong their employes. In
the Japanese edition appears a biogra
phy of John Graham, pork packer. An
Interesting feature of the Japanese es
timate of "Old Gorgon Graham" Is that
Its' humor Is entirely overlooked. It
was taken, In the words of a recent
American traveler In Japan, as "a se
rious gospel to one confident young
manhood." Baron Shabusawa, often
called the J. Plerpont Morgan of Japan,
claims to he the Jnpanese discoverer of
the famous self-made merchant.
The Interest awakened In graphology '
by John ltexfonl's recent book, "What
Handwriting Inclicates" (G. P. Put
nam's Sons), is reflected In the an
nouncement that Town Topics will
publish In its holiday number a dozen
or more delineations of character, by
Mr. Rexford, from specimens of the
handwriting of prominent society
women of the United States.
Joseph Conrad, master of English '
prose, began to learn English in his
nineteenth year. He was born in Po
land In 1556, . his Polish name belns
KorzeniowskL French and Polish
were -the only languages he learned
early In life. When he was only a lad
he went tp sea, and suited around the
world for nearly twenty years, serv
ing In every capacity on shipboard,
and without the slightest suspicion of
a literary future. As he himself saya,
during all these roving, strenuous
years "he never put pen to paper, save '
to write up his log-book." But he read
both French and English books eager
ly and persistently. In 1894 he sudden
ly determined to have a six months' .
rest ashore, so he settled in London
lodgings. The inactive life soon
palled upon him, and (it this time, at
the age of 3S, he became conscious of
an Irresistible impulse to write.
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