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H SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7. 1920. THE UGUEN 3 1 ANDARD-EXAivilNER 8 I Hear th ij y J Comparison of the following Phonographs side by side in our Music Department The New Edison B The Columbia Grafonola W The Victrola m The Hoffay The Sonora M The Kimball The Playerphone, and The Pathe The only place in town where you can hear such a comparison. Let your ear be your guide. I LAST & THOMAS Music Department PAUL ALTHOUSE IS BUSY SINGER NOW From the off;cc of H.iensel & Jones comes the announcement that Paul fl Althouse. who lately sang at the Wor- cester festival with such success, has ! been engaged to sing at the first if ,! Baltimore musical morning. 1 'n t SB 26th of this month this all-American Hfl tenor will appear with the Detroit wJI festival chorus In that rlty in ' Samson ffi ct Delilah." From bookings already (hade, Mi Althouse la making over , sixty concert appearances this season that will take him a9 far as the Pa- I elfic coast where lie appears On Feb- ruary 13 as soloist with the San Fran cisco symphony orchestra. Moreover I he singr. with the Metropolitan opera Company us usual. "The most strenu 1 0115 season of my career." says Mr ; Althouse with a pleased smll. and ' this is easy to understand lor few great tenors before 'he public today have more of an attested hold on the affections of the American music Bolnc populace than Paul Althouse. SOLO PLAYED ON DIG BfiSRDDLE Bass and Double Bass Give, Unusual Concert in New York Baas and double bass gave a con cert recently In Aeolian Hall. New York. The bass wash Jose Mardone of the Metropolitan Opera, and the double bass, or rather the player of I the instrument, was Antonio Torello Mr. Mardones Is so familiar a singer that It need only be noted that his big (voice resounded powerfully in Aeolian ; Hall and made the double bass sound like a half a one by comparison. Double bass virtuosi are by no means numerous and historians tell In reverential terms of the extraordinary doing of Dragonettl and Bnttcslni ret performers on the. bluest of lid'Mos are not whollv unknown to this coun m In tho season of 1905-Ofl one Jl'rsky. the principal double bays play er of the Pittsburg orchestra Lmii Paur conductor, played with the or chestra In its home city a concert piece written by Slemandl. his teach er. . On March 0. lDio In Mendleasohn Hall there was a concert by Modiste Alloo. trombonist, Frank Kuchynka. double bass, and Irving Ilassell Pi anist. There being no trio for these Instruments. the artists contented themselves with solos Mr Kuchynka. performed a potpourri of airs from ' Th" Bartered Bride" and also some Cbopin while even Slglsntund StoJOW f.k I was mad" to contribute to the rep ertoire of the trombone. Like his predecessors Mr Torello last evening played on a Anal! double bass and used a 'cello bow. His mel cull utterances were naturally COn I fined almost entirely to the first string, 'of which the scale was extended by 'well produced harmonics. For the rest what was heard sounded much as It, mlirht when delivered by n full crown ello. Mr Torello pla ed w ell, but It did not appear that the audience was greatly nioed bj tho exhibition. The double hass in a solemn instru ment and as a soloist Is much Kiven to complainings. oo MUSICIANS ARGUE ON COMPOSER'S METHODS i Ceoile de Horath. the pianist who gave a New York recital at Aeolian hall on October 21 tells of an Inter esting meeting with Christian .Slnding and Engelbert Humpcrdinck in Ger many before the war. It was before .-tailing on her Norwegian tour that she was invited to a little tea In Ber lin to meet Slnding and Humpcrdinck. The only other person asked besides tho two dlstnigulshed composers and herself was Just one other guest. In asmuch as both the famous compos ers were very deaf, everybody was forced to shout But despite this handicap, a very Interesting discus sion aroso between Slnding and Hum pcrdinck as to how a composer s geni us should naturally develop Hum pcrdlnek maintained that It was the natural thing for a young composer to start out in the ultra modern style and gradually acquire a more normal point of view, while Slnding on the other hand held that the great genius started out as Wagner did In the purely classical style and developed a more modern individually as he grew older. The discussion was baspd on the relative merits of Korn gold. who at that time was just com ing into vogue "Whatever the indi vidual reader may think, surely there Is ground for argument In the thesis As for Ceclle d - Horvath, she agrees with Humpcrdinck. I 1 STEIN WAY, KURTZMANN, SOHMER, 1 I WEBER, BRINKERHOFF g I and other Pianos I Steinway, Weber, Steck and Stroud I DUO-ARTJPIANOLAS 1 I Victor Victrolas Aeolian Vocations 1 PBf'' Terms arranged to suit your convenience Reeves Eliminates Jazz From Orchestra Program Olive Reeves' Jazz Orchestra will hereafter be known as OHe Reeves' Dar ce Orchestra For some time the orchestra has not been jazzing and in view of the fact that so many people are opposed to jazz music the name will be changed, The popular orchestras ot today are Inclined to make dance cnuslc lively but at the same time beautiful. Waltzes are played concert soft and sweet and the waltz is the only old dance that has retained Its popularity. Some people are of the opin ion that all popular music is jazzy but they are wrong. Most of the pop Ular music of today Is just the opposite the arrangements must be the work of artists or the song will not sell. Some time ago Professor Ballantyne of Ogden demonstrated a tune in the Salt Lake tabernacle. The tune used was a song that deserves all the criticism given it and then some. It is trash of the worst kind. Wc have had the number on sale for several months and have not sold a copy. The number, "You'll Nver Miss the Wine in Dixieland" is not a real song and the people as a rule don't buy such trash. But there arc a great many popular songs that are fit for every home and they are the kind the public buy6. I will mention several songs that we are featuring now and you will no doubt agree with me that they are beautiful melodies with lyrics that convey beautiful sentiment. "Hiawatha's Melody of Love," "Whispering," "Wondering," "As the Rose," "Avalon," "Heart of Mine," "Just Like a Gypsy," "The Love a Gypsy Knows," and I could go on and name hundreds of the same type. They are love songs as "Alice Ben Bolt," was a love song of the present day. "The Love Nest" is the type of song that the public buys the most of. The chorus runs: "Just a love nest down on the farm, "Like a dove nest, cozy and warm. "A veranda with a 6ort of clinging vine, ' Then a kitchen where the rambler roses twine. "Then a small room tea Get of blue "Best of all room dream room for two ' Better than a palace with a gilded dome, "Just a love nest you can call home." Who but will say the above lyrics are beautiful and the melody is one of distinction. Such music should adorn every piano and will help the music dealers as well as the people who are desirous of having better music in the home. "Therefore, the name Jazz will be eliminated in connection with Olio Reeves' Dance Orchestra and the policy of better music will be followed. The public is the one to decide such things and as the popular sentiment seems to be for the abolishment of Jazz twhlch musicians really favor) the orchestra will in the future lend its efforts tcward the other extreme. "Sincerely yours for better music, (Adv.) (Signed) OLIE REEVES. REUTER PLAYS I NEWER II Young American Pianist Not Afraid to Champion Late Compositions Rudolph Iteuter, the young Amer ican pianist who gives his fourth New York recital on Thursda eenlr.g, No-, vember IS, in Aeolian Hall, is too well known from his many recital and Joint re Ital appearances everywhere to n.ed introducing. His ear-er ha-s I .cm such a successful and Interesting one that a brief biographical word, how ver, is not amiss Rudolph Reuter is a native of New York City where ho, received his early musical training As a boy ho was soprano soloist at St. James church in Manhattan, and at the age of fourteen, organist of the North New York Congregational church In the Bronx. While here his playing attracted unusual attention. Sol rapid in fact was his artistic progress that within a short time he was pre pared to go to pre-war Berlin for the, serious study of piano It was In Ger many that his plantlc training was ! received at the hands of the great j master, Barth. and from Ruduiff. l'ohnunyl and Max Bruch; and It was hero also that he began his real mu-; cat career, playing the Brahpis Con-; certo with the famous Hamburg Phil harmonic orchestra in 1910 when only nineteen years of age. The reception, accorded him on thte occasion was such that his future was asaufed. I in-1 mediately he found himsell the reclpi-; ont of many offers for concert en- Lgementa which he filled with signal; success before later accepting an ex-j optional position an Master of Uiano; ami Theory at the Imperial Academy of Music In Tokio, Japan. In the flowery kingdom Mr. Reuter enjoyed an enviable repute. He returned to America in 1913. In this country Ru dolph Reuter waa the first pianist to bring out novelties by Busoni. Scho enberg, Scott and Ravel, and the Am ericans, Grlffes, Carpenter, Kramer. I Marlon, Bauer, Bernard Dieter. Adolf Bruno and Thorwald Ottkerstmm. Of I Grlffes' he played a new sonata and other pieces, of Carpenter's a piano and violin sonata, polonaise and addi tional compositions that had not been performed here before. But what Is perhaps more important, he gave Dphnanyl's Concerto here for the first timo in Hm entirety and will pluv this : master's suite, " Wintcrrclgen." for the 'first time at his Aeolian Hull recital ii November IS, all of which certain ly gives him a right to the honorary' ; title of champion of new music Ru dolph Reuter Is very popular through out the middle west where ho appears I much In concert His Chicago recitals I he gave as many as five there last season always attract large and en- -.. q 11H t rnr r TTr hn q lien so loist three times with the Chicago Symphony orchestra, a like number of j lines with the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra and has given recitals all over the United States, winning ex ceptional pralso from the press ever;,-, where. Yet In splto of his brilliant j success, Reuter has remained a true American artist, unspoilt and modest, devoted to his talent and working Iti defatlgably for the furtherance of his art. Mr. Reuter makes his home In Chicago where he Is particularly well known n la much Interested in me chanics and electricity he almost be ame an electrical engineer and n a good tennis playor which Is his favo rite sport The groat American mu sic going public has put its stamp of enthusiastic approval on Rudolph Reuter- Ho, on his part. Is young, genius-endowed a hard worker In Am erica the field of musical art Is broad with the few artists ot Mr Reuters pronounced abilities at the top. oo SHE GOES UP IN THE AIR LIKE OTHER SINGERS The dreadful secret that for so long has been kept carefully hidden from her admiring public is out at last i Mary Hellish, despite all her quallfi-i cations as a rara avLs among tho proverbially temperamental opera I singers, goes "up in tho air" at the' slightest provocation with the most fiery of them, onlj when Ml.-s Moll-I Ish goes "up In the air" It is alwaya in a hydroplane as she did many times on Lake George last Hummer. Like It.'" answers Miss Melllsh. ' Simply wild about it! I don't know anything I like, better except sing ing " And we agree with Mary Mell-j Ish when she Is dcing the singing aa she will tc at her recital at Aeolian hall on Friday evening, October -9. Apples aro grown in the United Static arc icnt tu dillerent coun tries. jj OPERA SEASON IS WIG' Metropolitan Announces Fine List of Productions This Winter MeiropoliLan opera subscriber? navi received the prospectus of the coming season and thus were formally notified of plans for the winter's music arrang ed by Glullo Galtl Cnnazr.a, who en ters his thirteenth season as general manager. The principal facts have been ' been made public through the newspa pen from time to time, but here they j are in condensed form: "Tristan and Isolda" and "Lohen grin" In Knglleh, with new scenery, and an entirely new opera, "The Pol-1 Ish Jew," by Kail Wei'', also to be' sung In English, will be three of tho interesting novelties. Then there will be "Don Carlos," by Verdi, almost a j novelty, since M has not been sung here since tho early seventies; a re j vlval of "Louise," with Miss Geraldlne ! Farrar; "Andrea (."honier," never be fore given at this house, and with En rico Caruso in tho cast, an important revival of Bolto's MeftstofrJt" and Plck-Manglagalli's thrco scene ballet "!1 Carillon Maglco." which will have its American premiere here The roster of the company has the word "new" after thirteen of the names. The sopranos to make their debut with the company are Misses Cora Chase, Ellen Dalossy. Sue Ha ward, Alice Mirian, Nina Morgana, Francis ParolLa and Anna Rostlle. Misses Carolina Lazzaii and Elvira Leveronl are new mezzo sopranos or contralto, Messrs Mario Chamlee, Benjamino Gigli (funny name, that j one) and Nicola Zorola aro the new tenors The list of barytones has jubt one recruit. Giuseppe banise. and his name conies right next to that of Giuf eppi, otherwise the tried and prov I en. de Duca. William Gustafson is ' the one new basso. Many of the new MnRcrs are. Americans There are now fewer than sixty five principals 1n the company besides the ' nowconiera, and the standard reper tory includes forty two operas and bal lets. In addition to the novelties and I revivals. Surely it's to be a crowded 'winter of opera that will open on No vember 15 with "La Julve," in which Enrico Caruso. Miss Rosa Ponselle. Or vlllo Harrold, Antonio Scotti and Leon Rothier will b welcomed back. oo SINGER FLIRTS WITHJOPPER Mary Garden Has Handsome Mounted Policeman for Her Admirer CHICAGO, 111. Nov. E Miss Mary Garden arrived in Chicago today from a successful concert in Louisville. The onlv greeter on hand was a mounted policeman The singer will finish tho story" "Thinlc of It' I cam' to town and not a soul was there to jfreet me I felt like a waif. Just as I was stepping Into a ta-l the handsomest policeman I I ever have seen touched his cap and smiled. I returned th smile "Where upon he tied his steed to a telephone pole and escorted me to my hotel 1 "Ho was gorgeous. He made me I feci so happy. He told me that he was single and owned a lot In Raven wood Gardens I told him who I was He answered that a lot of society wo : men wcro marrying policemen In New York His first namo Is Robert. I just adore him When I told him I am to appear In Aphrodite' with tho Chlcu(-:' Grand Opera company, ho was dlegusted I as-sured him I was to sing and that a statue act was not lnclud i ed in my repertoire. I have Just re ! ceived a beautiful bouquet of roses .with a request asking that he might call on me. His request shall be granted." oo A curiosity of tho calendar Is that ' a century can never begin on Wed nesday, Friday or Saturday. 1 Pick That Xmas I I Phonograph Now! I Shop early and avoid the rush. A small deposit will J hold one for Christmas de- l livery. Victrola lX, $75 I $5 Down, $6 Per month A Edison Diamond-Disc M SS i I GLEN BR0S.-R0BERTS I Telephone I8l 2472 Hudson Ave OLDEST THEATRE IN U. S. UNDERGOING RENOVATION The Walnut Street theatre, built in 1S04. In which Jenny Lind made her I Philadelphia debut In 1S50. and the! oldest theatre In continuous use in America, Is having its interior thor-j ouphly remodelled and rfdecorated BOSTON TO HAVE NEW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA , A new symphony orchestra for Bos- jH ton will begin rehearsals in October. according to an annour. enient of rhon s l inigan. a director of the Bos ton Musicians Trotective association It will be under the auspices of tho Musicians' Mutual Relief society. ' Good Company I Sometimes it's good to be alone to think things over and to live again golden moments At such times you will appreciate the Starr I PHONOGRAPH "THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE TONE" The best company in the world It obeys your inmost desire Always ready to entertain but never calling: for entertainment. Do you know any friend so consider ate? Through the Starr Singing Throat of Silver Grain Spruce, the music of the world comes to you in the inti macy of your home. You will revise all your ideas of phonograph music when you hear the Starr It betters all records and is supreme when playing Gennetts. Hearing is believing. ! Christensen - A shton I Music Company I 2381 Hudson Avenue j