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Remarkable Rise of Alice Nielsen Rebuke to the Indolent Great Singer's Consistent Work Is Crowned With Success WALTER ANTHONY The indolent are rebuked by the career of Miss Alice Nielsen. Mozart ean prima donna today—yesterday a einging and dancing girl in "variety." When she was tripping airily at the old Wigwam and singing with a lyrical voice of untrained beauty, she used to to admirers of her immature art: "Wait until I have the money and 11] show you what I can do with my voice.'' From the Wigwam to the Tivoli was her first step upward. She kept on studying. When the chance came to King in "La Traviata" she surprised her friends with the success she achieved in "Sempra Libra." Then she joined the Bostonians and gave that organization, suffering till then for lack of a singer to take the place made vacant by Camille d'Arville and Marie Stone, a new lease of life. Her success was too personal, however, for the good of the company and she v.-as starred at the head of her own organization in "The Fortune Teller" and The Singing Girl." No sooner had she acquired the title of "queen of comic opera" than she left her light laurels lightly and said: "I have the Now for grand opera." went to Paris and to Italy and remained there studying under the • teachers her purse could secure. Meanwhile she not only mastered the difficulties of coloratura song, but she mastered the French and Italian lan guages. Today she is one of the stars of the Metropolitan Grand Opera RottM com pany—one of the greatest stars, in other words, in the err<--atest operatic organization in the world. Will Greenbaum has completed ar rangements for bar appearance in the city that should be proudest of her. She will be assisted by six of the prin cipals of the Boston opera company in some programs that Tmpresario Greenbaum. promises wilt be surpris ing and different from any we have had sthce the memorable Pattf recitals at the old Grand Opera house, when Alice was a child. At the performances to be given in Scottish Rite- auditorium Thursday night, November 21, and Sunday after roon. S 24, Miss Nielsen will bo assisted by Mile J»ska Swartz, prii ntralto; Alfreda Ra me|la. lyric tenor: Rudolfo barytone; Mardones. bass, and Signor Luigi Tavecchia, buffo. Mile. Swartz is said to be the youngest con tralto singing leading roles, on the up*rat;<- stag r -; FornarJ will be recalled barytone who participated with Mme. Sembrich In the great success of -La Gioconda," which was given here jurt before the Are of 1,306. and Mardones is said to have the finest voice on the gjand stage. of the soloists will appear in ected numbers and then will be . given a complete production of Wolf- Ferrari's opera. "The Secret of Su zanne," Which will be presented In its original form and with its complete nnd oriignal orchestration. An orches tra of grand opera dimensions will as - under the baton of Signor Rami liOf of the Boston opera house. whence also come the costumes and a complete production. At the Oakland concert entirely dif ferent selections will be sung by the company preluding the presentation of the Wolf-Ferrari opera. * * * It seems to be part of the policy of the San Francisco symphony orchestra to add interest to its popular concerts by introducing us to native artists who return to prove their reputations made abroad. At the first "pop" we heard Beatrice Priest Fine, who makes Naw York her home and the east her field for concert work. Next Friday we are to hear a pianist who comes with a reputation gained In still farther and wider fields. Miss Adele Rosenthal, who was born In San Francisco, but who spent eight years abroad, will make her first American appearance at the popular concert to be given under Henry Hadley's direction at the Cort theater Friday afternoon, November 8. Miss Rosenthal comes of a fine artis tic lineage. She studied for a year with Alfred Cortet and then sought in struction with Alfred Reisenauer. the famous pianist of Berlin. She was in his "meister c lasse," where he placed her because he predicted a great fu ture for the young; San Francisco miss. He was preparing her for a public ap pearance in Berlin when his brilliant career was- cut short by death. Then Miss Rosenthal studied for a year with Joseph Lhevinne, and after that Harold Bauer consented to assume her further musical direction. With Bauer she re mained for two years and under his encouragement and advice she ap peared in concerts in the capitals of Europe- While playing in Paris she was heard by Mme. Remaury Mon tigny, who became her firm friend and assisted her to a hearing in London, where »a elsewhere the critics ap proved with more than wonted enthu "~PROMINEWf~~MEMBERS OF THE MUSICAL PROFESSION. WHO ARE PLEASING SAN FRANCISCO MUSIC LOVERS. noon Miss Rosenthal has selected Grieg's beautiful and characteristic concerto in A minor, the orchestral score of which will be played in its | full instrumentation under the direc tion of Jladley. The orchestral numbers to be given by the San Francisco orchestra will in clude MacDowell's "Clair de Lune," originally a composition for piano, but which should lend Itself to orchestral treatment even more successfully than tl»e same composer's "To a Wild Rose," which tlie orchestra has made one of its most popular offerings. Tschaikowsky's "Symphony Pathet ique" should be.of double interest, in view of the excellent Interpretation given last Friday to Strauss' "Death and Transfiguration." Both works are themed in the same thought—-a contem plation of mortality and immortality. It will be interesting to observe the difference in the treatment accorded the epical motive: how Strauss, the Teuton, looked upon the great ques tion before he had read Nietzsche, and how the unhappy Tschaikowsky re garded the first of the great interro gations. Life, and the last, Death. Moszkowsky's "Malequena." from his ballet music to "Boabdil." will disperse the gloom of Tschaikowsky's profound symphony and end the program. Hadley's selection of a symphony or a part of one for each of the popular concerts is most commendable. The , entire program makes an alluring ap musical erudition. There are few comic operas. Indeed, the music of which justifies more than a whistling interest. Since our season of .Gilbert and Sul livan has passed into history there has been, no comic opera music heard here of sufficient importance to jostle the lightest of Sullivan's melodies out of mind. With the coming of "The Choco late Soldier," however, comic opera re turns to its own and will demonstrate that genius can find expression in light as well* as heavy music This is a fact oft forgot. We forget the wonderful Straus.s fanrfly of waltz makers, wp forget Offenbach and Yon Suppe, we forget Millocker and Audran, and we even forget that some of the airiest of melo dies are from Mozart and the most humorous from Beethoven and Wagner. Sullivan; thank goodness, we are not to be permitted to forget if the Shu bert-Brady promises of a yearly season of Sullivan opera at the Cort are to be fulfilled. "The Chocolate Soldier" follows soon at the Cort. and will be presented as heretofore by the Whitney opera com pany, which this year is said to have been made up of. the best members of the three casts that last season pre sented the immortal Strauss opera in different parts of the country. Lucille Saunders, who is well known on the coast through her long identification with light opera, is a member of the singing cast. If the Bulgars only had adopted the brave and blustering Bulgarian marci from "The Chocolate Soldier" the Turks would have been .whipped out of Europe weeks ago, I'm sure. * * * The performance of Arthur Sulli van's beautiful cantata. "The Golden Legend," last Friday night at Scottish Rite auditorium was exceedingly in teresting and attractive. The 150 voices of the choir were held togethec with firm control by Paul Steindorff. whose management of his choral and orchestral forces was complete. The choir is nicely balanced and the qual ity of tone is clear, fluent and musical. The concert was a credit to the San Francisco Choral society and to its di rector, Steindorff. The first concert of the second sea son of the Beel quartet will be given this afternoon in the ballroom of the St. Francis hotel. It will present the following works with Mrs. Alice Bacon Washington as soloist: Schumann's quartet in F, op. 4S; Brahms' sonata for violin and piano and Dohnanyi's quartet in D flat, op. 15. The second concert will be' given Tuesday evening, November 26, at which Haydn's quartet in D major, Beetho ven'.s quartet in E minor, op. 6J», and Debussy's quartet in G minor, op. 10, will be presented. The membership of the quartet is as surance of the high character of the music. Sigmund Beel, whose name is intimately associated with San Fran cisco music in its best and most en during- phases, is the leader and first violin. Emilio Meriz is second violin; Nathan Firestone is the viola player and W. Villalpando is the cellist. At the half hour of music to be given this afternoon at the Greek theater, Berkeley, under the auspices of the THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL, 'SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1912. music and dramatic committee of the University of California, Mrs. Richard Rees, the soloist, will present among other numbers four compositions by a young Hungarian composer. This will be the first time they have been sung on this coast. Albert Laskey is the composer and the works are "So Lang Ich Werde." *'Auf der Hald." a serenade, and "Mir Traumte yon Einen 'Konigs kind." Another composition of more than usual interest will be "Dawn in the Desert." The verses are by Faith Boehncke, wife of one of the professors in the university of California, and the music is by Gertrude Ross of Los An geles. Roscoe Warren Lucy will be the accompanist. The first piano recitalist to be pre sented this season by Will Greenbaum is Mme. Yolanda Mero, a young Hun garian artist, who is making her lnltal western trip. She made a short tour of the larger cities of the east two years ago, when she first visited Amer ica. At that time she was en route to Mexico and her concerts in this country were limited. However, she played with such evident success with the Boston. Philadelphia. New Tork and Theodore Thomas symphony orches tras that her return engagement was enthusiastically urged and was ar ranged as soon as her other contracts i would permit. . Greenbaum '« not always happy financially in introducing new artists to San Francisco. At least he not in frequently "loses money" on their first visit, but he is seldom found wanting in judgment. In the case of Mme. Mero the name is somewhat better known in the west than those of some other of Green baum's artistic "importations, and her advance heralds are loud in the praise of her pianlstry. We remember Leonard Borwick, the pianist; Mme. Gerville Reach, the con tralto; Mile. Dolores-Trebelll, Mme. Blanche Arrai and others who were strangers to us when Greenbaum took them in, but became popular at once. Likewise w« remember that even Fritz Kreisler, perhaps our most popular manipulator of the bow. when he played his first concert here attracted less than 200 listeners. With confidence then In this list of the illustrious, we may expect In Mme. Mero a real artist and a virtuoso of world fame. In the Interpretations of the works of Liszt she Is said to excel. The first concert Is announced for next Sunday afternoon at Scottish Rite auditorium, when the following pro gram will be played: PART I Variations (new) Dohnanyi PART II (at Senate, Op 109. Beethoven (b) Etude. Op. 10, F major Chopin f c i I.arghetto Chopin (d) Scherzo. B minor Chopin TART 111 <*> Etude on ortavps (new) Aeghazy iii« Impromptu. C major Schubert (*) "ElfentaDz" Carl He.vmaun (d) "Claire de Lune" DebuMy (#) "Feuerzauber" Wagner (fi "Quantl je Dors" Li«t-Stradal (gt Siith rhapsodic Liszt The second concert will he given Thursday night, November 14, and the farewell recjtal will be given Satur day afternoon, November 16. * ♦ * Andreas Dippers production of "The Secret of Suzanne" ,will be given at the Cort theater Sunday afternoon, Novem ber 17. lrf conjunction with the pro gram of the San Francisco symphony orchestra. At night, in the same thea ter, the Wolf-Ferrari opera will be re peated under the management of Frank W. Healy. manager of the local orches tra. The company to present the work is selected from the principals of the Chicago Grand Opera company. Two casts travel with the production, so that those who do not participate In the presentation of the cameo opera appear as soloists in a program that is preliminary to the Wolf-Ferrari masterpiece. Among the soloists that will appear at the evening presentation of the work is Alvfn Stelndel. violinist. He is a nephew of the noted cellist, Bruno Steindel and is said to be an artist of groat and growing powers. The weekly matinees of music given at Kohier & Chase hall continue to make that place a crowded mecca for music lovers. A high standard of ex cellence was established at tho, first of these events and is being maintained. Mrs. Ruth "Waterman Anderson, con tralto, has been engaged as soloist for the recital next Saturday afternoon. She Is one of the most prominent and successful concert artists on the coast and her appearance is always looked forward to with interest by those who appreciate fine art in vocalism. Her offerings will comprise selections from the works of Thomas Schubert and Bemberg. The pianola selections will be of particular interest and beauty. The "Magic" Fire Music" from "Die Walkure" will be played on the aeollan pipe organ. Following is the program in full:, "Zigeunerw.eisen." Op. 20 Sarasate The pianola piano. "My Heart Is Weary" Thomas Mrs. Andersou, accompanied with the pianola piano. Srmata, Op. 2"!, No. 2 ("Moonlight"). .Beethoven Etude in D flat Liszt Tbe pianola piano., "Rpstlegs Love" Schubert "Chant Hindoo" Bemberg Mrs. Anderson, accompanied with the pianola piano. Magic fire tcpne from "Dip Walkure". .Wagner The aeollan pipe orgaa. Legends in Song A program of much attractiveness has I been arranged by Mrs. Lillian Birmlng- j ham for the entertainment to be given under her direction Friday afternoon at the Alcazar theater. Mrs. Birmingham, who has never been in better voice than at present, will open the program by singing a group of songs from the composition of Beeth oven, Schubert, Brahms and Wagner. A scene from the latter's "Gotterdam merung" will conclude the German group. Miss Alma Birmingham will play a piano solo and then will ac company her mother in a number of French compositions. After another piano solo the Alcazar orchestra, under the direction of Edward Lada, will play while the stage is being set for a scenic presentation of Allan Dunn's "Yosemite Legends In Song and Story." These will be given with orchestral ac companiment under the direction of Dr. H. J. Stewart, who set the verses to music. Dunn will read the stories and the poems to which Mrs. Birmingham Will give musical expression. Special scenery is being prepared for the occa sion. Music at Palace An enjoyable "hour of song" was supplied a large audience yesterday afternoon in the grand court of the Palace hotel, when Miss Helen Petrle. soprano, with Mrs. Edgar Raymond Clure at the piano, presented the fol lowing program: "Die Lorelei" Franz Ll«zt (p.) Lps Fllles de Cadix Leo Dellbes ib> Air de Chimene (Le Cid) Massenet "t/na Voi-p Poco Fa" Rossini (a) "Home Thoughts From Abroad".... Reginald Clark (bi "The Starling" Liza Lehman Personne Pupils to Sing N. Personne Is planning a recital to be given early next at Scottish | Rite auditorium, he having found it j necessary to move into a larger hall than that which was taxed to its ca pacity at the time of his first pupils' concert. Some recent additions to Per sonnel classes will be heard and much is promised in their behalf. Particu larly fine is said to be Miss Jeanne Mai Peters' high soprano voice. She will make her debut at the forthcom ing recital. Faculty Concert At the faculty concert to be given by the California Conservatory of Music this afternoon at Scottish Rite audi torium Miss Marie Sloss, pianist, will be the soloist. She will be assisted by Elizabeth Price, contralto, and Giuseppi Jollain, violinist. Miss Sloss has but recently returned from Berlin and Dresden, where she repeatedly and suc cessfully appeared as soloist with Bluethner, Gewerberhaus and other symphony orchestras. The Dresden Daily Record pronounced her playing to be in the nature of a triumph for American musicianship. Her de termination to cast her musical fate with this community is a gratifying announcement. Music in Alameda Alameda's Chromatic club appears to bo doing excellent work this season. Its last monthly meeting, held at the home of Miss Lulu Greene Sunday aft- i ernoon, October 27, presented a fine program to an audience of club mem- j bers that taxed the hospitable home. A public concert is planned and a choral section is being organized by Miss L. G. Forderer. Those participating in last Sunday's concert were: The Misses Lillian Evans, Lulu Greene. Claire White, Christine Stevens. Lina Whipple, Mac Osborn, Mrs. Arthur Turner and Mrs. Elmer llenshey. Miss Greene is the president and Miss Lillian Evans Is secretary of the ambitious organization. Trebls Clef Club Meets The members of the Treble Clef club met at the residence of Mrs. J. H. Armes last week, and, after a luncheon, enjoyed a program provided by Mrs. Lo Page, Mrs. Fourett. Mrs. McMurray, Mrs. Eichoff. Miss Donlon and Miss I Woodman. The Treble Clef club meets } every Thursday morning in the Papyrus \ club rooms, and, under the direction of ' Paul Steindorff, is rehearsing a can tata. "Song of the Norns," which will be given to the public soon. To Pay for Knights Miss Eva Mehegan, one of Georg Kruger's talented pupils, has been en gaged to appear at a meeting held under the auspices of the Knights of Columbus Friday evening, November 8. She will play Chaminade's "Le Matin," the second piano part to which will be interpreted by her teacher. ■* # * Miss Heath to Sin* —Miss Nellie Col burn Heath, soprano, assisted by Her bert Riley, cellist, and Uda Waldrop, pianist, will give a recital in the colo nial ballroom of the St. Francis hotel Thursday evening, November 21. Miss Heath, who is favorably known as an artist in this city, has recently re turned from southern California, where she has been "coaching" with George Henschel and Francis Korbay. The following local music lovers are pat ronesses in the forthcoming event: Mrs. Richard Bayne Mrs. Rosalie Kaufman Mrs. E. P. Brinegar Mra. Jas. B. Langhorne Mrs. F. B. Carpenter Mrs. Eleanor Martin Mrs. R. C. Foute Mrs. Benj. F. Norris Mrs. Jas. M. Goewey Mra. Max C. Slosa Mrs. Geo. W. Hallowell Misa H. Stadtruuller Mrs. Ralph C. Harrison Mrs. Vanderlyn Stow Mrs. J. D. Harvey Mrs. Jas. Ellis Tucker Miss C. Huntington Mra. Chas. S. Wheeler * * # Mansfeldt Club Meeting—The regular meeting of the Mansfeldt club was held Thursday afternoon, October 24, at the studio of Hugo Mansfeldt, when the following program was presented: "Wedding March" Mendelssohn Miss Bessie Fuller. "Vnjse Caprice" Nenland "Evening Star" Wagner-Liszt Miss Stella Howell. Sonata Hummel "Juggler" Moszkowski Miss Josephine Coonan. Twelfth Rhapsody Liszt Miss Hazel H. Hess. "Autumn" Cbamlnade Ballade Chopin Miss Constance Mogan. . Palo Alto Society i - _JI PALO ALTO, Nov. 2.—-Miss Roberta Haslett and her guest. Miss Helen Fowle of Denver, have returned to Ala meda after visiting In Palo Alto and on the campus. Mrs. Gertrude Atherton was a guest of Captain and Mrs. P. W. Thompson over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. George Clough and Charles A. Gray have gone to Coalinga to attend to business interests there. Miss Gertrude Holbrook and Miss Ethel Teamans of Palo Alto have been visiting the former's aunt, Mrs. IT. J. White of South Sixth street, San Jose. Hollis Looney has arrived from Yu kon, Alaska, to spend the winter here with his father and brothers. Mrs. William H. Haley entertained 10 friends at her home, 458 Charming avenue, Wednesday afternoon. Ruth Whitmer, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Whitmer, gave a birthday party Monday afternoon at the home of her parents, 344 Emerson street. Her guests were: Alice Templeton Alice Dodds Luolle Current Mary Sngw Kathryn Morris Genevieve Roeebrook Edyth Woerner Ruth Lautterstein Margaret Simklna Marcella White Genevieve McEldowney Lillian Ktrksey Dorotha Fonnway Marguerite Welchiel- Evelyn Whitmer felder Marian Warner Alberta Whitmer Helen Smith I Mrs. Eugene B. Favre of Spokane is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. S. Weaver of Ravenswood. J. F. Newson.has returned from Alas ka, where he spent the summer In the examination and investigation of mm« ing properties. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Robeson Tay lor and granddaughter spent the week end in Palo Alto. William >H. Thompson of San Fran cisco is visiting his mother, Mrs. Louise Thomson. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Visel, formerly Stanford students, who were married in Los Angeles recently, have bee\i vis iting here. Mrs. Visel before her mar riage was Miss Rae Belle Morlan. She is a member of Gamma Phi Beta. Visel is a member of the Kappa Alpha fra ternity. Students of the Junior class at the high school gave a halloween party at the studio Saturday evening. The com mittee in charge was composed of Chalmers Graham, Foster Weeks, Ivy Davies, Ralph Cross, Ruth Bentley and Fay Mosher. H. H. Chandler, Stanford "05, was married recently at Exeter, Tulare county, to Miss Mabel Stevents. Miss Rose Ozanne gave a halloween party at the home of her parents ' in Lytton avenue Thursday evening. Among her guests were Miss Frances Farrell, Miss Gladys McEvoy, Miss Ophelia Farrell, Raymond Lovett, John Olsen, M. F. Enderle and Harry Olsen. Prof, and Mrs. O. M. Johnson are re joicing over the birth of a son. Mrs. R. H. Malone of 1125 Waverly street entertained the members of the auxiliary of St. Thomas church Thurs day afternoon. Final arrangements are being made for the card party and dance to be given by the auxiliary No vember 8. After a brief stay In Palo Alto and at Stanford Dr. Gunther Jacoby of the University of Grelfswald, Germany, will leave for Japan, where he will study oriental education. Mr. and Mrs. John Arnott enter tained a few friends at their home in Seneca street halloween evening to celebrate the twenty-eighth anniver sary of their wedding. Rev. William Cobb has returned to Palo Alto after an absence of several months in the east. Miss Florence Prout entertained Thursday night for the 16 girls of the Langworthy club, of which she is a member. After a moonlight tallyho ride the hostess and her guests re turned to the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Prout, where a delightful supper was served. Miss Oro Ackley, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ackley, en tertained her friends at a combined halloween and birthday party Satur day night at the Ackley home, 481 University avenue. Her guests were: Miss Elaine Blodgett Miss Alice McManus Miss Anna Woodard Miss Helen Baxter Miss Marie Lausten Miss Aida Easter Mis» Evelyn Carey Miss Alio* Cnq-Marr Miss Gertrude Gilerest Howard Bax.-r Miss Genevieve Gilerest Daniel Olaen Miss Marguerite Blake Bruce Templeton Mlsa Ida Beckwlth Lauder Hodges Miss Ruth Cushman Roy Lausten Miss Helen Squire Arthur Hodges Miss Dorothy Smith Edward Loder Miss Ruth Steinmetz Joseph Woodward Miss Frances Quells SEQUOIA CLUB TO PRESENT A SHOW Sequoia club members will give the public an opportunity to see the new stage in their recently acquired quar ters at 1725 Washington street near Polk, on Thursday evening next, when a vaudeville show of unusual excel lence is promised. The stage, which has just been com pleted, is under the direction of Jack Lederedge of the Columbia theater and is quite as completely equipped as that of any playhouse,in town. The vaudeville performance, which has many interesting and unique fea tures, is to be for the benefit of the club expenses and the tickets may be obtained from the secretary, Miss Holmes, at the clubhouse. The dramatic committee, which will have charge of a series of entertain ments during the winter, has as its chairman, Miss Miriam Nelke, and the program for the vaudeville on Thurs day evening will be arranged by Mrs. Marta McKlm Fulloni, assisted by Os car Frank. Among those who will take part are Evelyn O'Farrell, Susanne O. Harris, Frances de Larsh Chamberlain, Miss Miriam Nelka, Joseph Macauley, Ray Covel, Miss Carolyn Augusta Nash, Nathan Firestone, Sigismondo Mar tinez, James D. Phelan, Oscar Frank. Francis P. Buckley and Mrs. Helen Higby Wills. FORMER STATE OFFICER RANGED WITH DEFENSE SACRAMENTO. Nov. 2.—A case of a former state officer appearing as an attorney in defense of persons alleged to have committed offenses agalijst the state when only a short time ago he prosecuted offenders for similar charges, was presented today at the regular monthly meeting of the state board of health, when J. G. Gardner de fended several butchers who were al leged to have sold sausages adulterated with cereals. Thirty cases were heard today In executive session, the law providing that these hearings shall be In private. They were for violations in offering for sale adulterated meats, cold storage eggs as fresh, adulterated milk and adulterated syrups and Ice cream. Wk r i nam . la n -—P< i'f~* 1 -' MM r**— 1"h l"~ i ~~———l—------------ n-i—' GENERAL DISTRIBUTORS FOR Weber Pianos Knabe Pianos Fischer Pianos Kohier & Chase Pianos and the World Famous Pianola Pianos New 1913 models of all these pianos have just arrived and we will welcome inspection. Matinee of Music Every Sat. at 8 p. m. KOHLER & CHASE 26 O'Farrell Street. H. B. PASMORE VOICE While in Berlin principal teacher in the Kllnds worth-Scharwenka Conservatory and teacher of an artist class in the Stern Conservatory. 1470 WASHINGTON STREET Oakland, Fridays, 3039 Webster Street The Personne OPERATIC SCHOOL guarantees complete train ing for grand opera. Competent teachers in all its branches. Engagement secured. Full par ticulars from the secretary. MISS LILLIAN KELLER. 1652 Fell street. Interview with MR. PERSONNE. 375 Sutter street, 1 to 3 p. m. | WednesdHv only or by appointment. Phone Franklin 8946. 11 to 12 m.. Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday. LOUIS H. EATON VOICE—PIANO—ORGAN Sight singing class commences Wed. eve.. Oct. 2d. 8 o'clock. Suite B, Kohier & Chase bldg. Tel. Sutter 267. Mrs. Mary B. Van Velsor SCHOOL OF DRAMA Oratory, Elocution, Extemporaneous Speaking. 376 STJTTER STREET I Oakland Conservatory of Music Oldest established on the Pacific Coast. Thorough tuition guaranteed in all branches of Music, Practical or Theoretical. Open the year round. Director. ADOLF GREGORY, 13th at Madison St., Oakland. 01. LILLIAN DODGES SOCIETY WOMEN [Special Dispatch to The Call] CHICAGO, Nov. 2.—Mrs. Alexander Moore of Pittsburg, Pa., known pro fessionally as Lillian Russell, stage favorite for many years, did not sell bull moose badges today. Neither did Miss Russell meet the society •women who called on her in her apartments at the Blackstone hotel, and she evaded those who attempted to meet her at the station when she arrived over the Pennsylvania line from Pittsburg. Miss Russell said she was ill. and through her husband, Alexander Moore, editor and publisher of the Pittsburg Leader, sent her regrets to all caller';. Mrs. Kellogg Fairbank was among the first of the arrivals at the Black - stone. Moore appeared in the lobby. "Mrs. Moore will not be able to be , with you," said the editor. "She Is ill" and is surrounded by hot water bot tles." "I think her intention was merely to ■ attend the meeting tonight," said Moore. "I had not heard her mention selling badges at the shops." The object of Mrs. Moore in coming to Chicago, according to her husband, was to witness his work as a presid- : ing officer. Despite the* fact that they i have both been interested in the pro gressive campaign. Miss Russell has neither heard Moore make a political speech nor preside at any meeting. SHRINE CANDLE FIRES HOME; TWO NEAR DEATH Mother and Invalid Son Almost Die in Blaze SANTA BARBARA, Nov. 2.—Falling from its sconce above the tiny family shrine, a candle lit during the morn ing devotions set Are to the home of Mrs. Salone Garcia today and the aged woman and her invalid son barely ; escaped death. Mrs. Garcia was offering prayer anri , did not see the candle fall. The flames surrounded her before she became aware of them. Then she rushed to the next room where her sick son lay, picked him up and dragged him out of the burning , house to safety. The house and every -1 thing it contained was destroyed. HUGO MANSFELDT 238 COLE ST, ANDRE FERRIER and MME. A FERRIER, Tenor and Soprano of OPERA COMIQCE THEATER. Paxla; FRENCH THEATER Stage Manager. Dramatic Acting and Vocal Lessons. Studio: Hotel Boyd, 11 Jonea street, apts. 711-715. Phone Market 8310. GEORGE STEWART M C MANUS CONCERT PIANIST j 3209 CLAY ST. ASHLEY PETTIS PIANIST, 818 Grove at.. S. F. Tel. Park 7494. 1931 Home at., Berkeley. Tel. Berkeley 408. Douillet Studio 904 Kohier & Chase bldg.. San Francisco. Pierre Douillet. Piano. Mra. Nitalia Douillet. Voice. Miss Helen Colburn Heath Concert Soprano. Vocal Teacher. Announces Her Return From Europe. Engagements Booking. 2606 Clay St. TeL Watt 4S©o. Phone Alameda 2420. MILDRED TURNER PIANTBTE. 1015 Taylor ay.. Alameda, Cal. Soloist, Accompanist and Teacher. MADAME E. MOROSINI From La Scala, Milan. Mistress of Ballet of Opera. Dancing in all branches—classic, aalon and stage. Day and eve. classes. Private and in class. Rates reasonable. 1602 Sacramento at. PUone Franklin 2995. SLOSS, Marie, Pianiste RECITAL SCOTTISH RITE HA™,, SUNDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER S. Tickets $1. Sherman & Clay's. GEORG KRUGER j MRS. GEORG KIUGER, ASSISTANT i Studio Kohier A C base Bldjc; Kearny 5454 49