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Swedish Composer of Promise Goes
to Study French Classical School
COUNT AXEL WACHTMEISTER
— Photo by Ilnna Rokison.
No other city possesses the charm
for visitors from abroad which Los
Angeles has, and t^e musical and lit
erary circles here are constantly aug
mented by the presence of guests of
distinction. This fact makes residence
here more pleasurable, since It offers
frequent association With men and
women from the outside, and brings
fresh inspiration and Incentive to bet
ter work to those members of the cir
cle who dislike to tnavel from their
own homes, and who regard the dis
tances iutoss the continent with aver
sion.
The members of the musical frater
nity who have been numbered among
the distinguished guests of the winter
are numerous, and many singers, writ
ers and Instrumentalists have remained
in tho city long enough to make for
themselves a circle of friends who still
treasure the associations of the brief
visit
One talented visitor who has made a
more extended sojourn here and has
made his presence and his work of de
cided moment to the musical folk of
the city is Count Axel Raoul Wacht
meister of Sweden, who has been here
with his mother, Countess Wachtmels
ter. These distinguished visitors have
been tho house guests of Mr. and Mrs.
John \V. Mitchell at their home in Ver
mont avenue, and in a cozy studio,
which is reserved is quarters for the
bachelor guests of the house at other
i count \V:u htmelster has devoted
many hours each day to musical com
position.
His serious work along this line has
been of recent dale, although some ten
years ago, after a winter at T.a Jolla,
Count Wachtroclßter had a volume of
Music Notes
I ILL! AN A. SMITH, who played
, with brilliant success at several
-* loiiruits here the past winter,
will leave the my early in the autumn
for a three year sojourn in Europe
where ihe will continue her pianistic
■tudiei. When ihe whs abroad three
years ago Miss .Smith played with
succesi at a court concert given
by the Archduchess Marie Annuncia
ta and Princew Terese. Bohwaraenberg
and her attainments at that time and
itnee then have been so encouraging
that Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Crane of
Chicago have urged her to go abroad
again for further study, allowing them
to act as her patrons. Miss Smith and
her mother will pass a month with
these friends at their summer home
at Lake Geneva before sailing for Eu
rope. Miss Smith will give a farewell
recital Tuesday evening. May 31. at
Blanchard hall, assisted by Mrs. Mm
nie Gazzola-Love, soprano.
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Roland Paul -will sins at the com
mencement exercises of the Girls'
Classical school in Pasadena next
Thursday night. Mr. Paul's numbers
wIH Include songs which have been
■written for and dedicated to him. One
of these numbers will be a dramatic
songs, "The Ballad of the Two Kings'
Children," which Henry Ertmond Earle
has composed and which will have its
first public performance at that time,
and the others will be a group of songa
by Edith Halnes-Kuester.
Mr. Earle will play tho accompani
ment 'or hie sonp.
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Beatrice Huhbell-Plummer of Pasa
dena has been engaged as soprano
soloist with the Fidelia Mnennerehor
society which will Rive a concert at
Simpson auditorium Thursday evening:
The members of the Strollers quar
tet have returned from an eight
months' engagement with the Redpath
Lycraum 'bureau, and will remain In
California until July sth. when they
return rust for Ohautauqua engage
ments. The members of the quartet
are George EjWlng, Ray Carpenter, Wil
liam Wells and James Steele.
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The Philharmonic society of Long
Beach will sing "The Last Judgment,"
by Louis Spohr. next Friday evening
in the First M. E. church of that city.
This society has a Kinging chorus of
seventy-eight members, and will have
the assistance of these soloists: Mrs.
W. E. Wiseman, soprano: Mrs. T. Q.
Harrison, contralto; A. L. Parmley,
tenor: G. W. Isaacs, bail. Miss Myrtle
Ouelett will play the harp, Mrs. C. W.
Mitchell will be at the piano and Dr.
C. W. Mitchell will direct the pro
duction.
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Charles Farwcll Edson, basso, and
Miss Harriet Jones, pianist, gave a
recital Friday evening In Glendale.
Mr. Edson's program included: "Ber
nice" (Handel), "Love Me or Not"
(Seech!), "Rest I've None by Night or
Day" (Mo?art), "The Lass with the
Delicate Air" CAme), "The Jester"
(Bantock), "To Russia" (Sidney
Homer), "Sweet Eileen" (Edward
Green), "Rolling Down to Rio" (Ed
ward Germain), "Life and Death"
(Neldllnger), "Oh, That We Two Were
Maying" (Nevln), "Mother Mine" (C.
F. Edson), \ "Go Make Thy Garden"
(Frank Lynes), "On the Road to Man
delay" (Henry Trevannlon), "Hia
watha's Wooing" (Rosstter G. Cole).
Miss James' solos "Included: Prologue
from "I'Pagllaccl" (Leoncavello), pre
iude (Chopin), "Serenade and Papil
lonß" (Ole Oleson), "Pollchlnolle"
(Rachmaninoff).
Mrs.'Estella Heartt Dreyfus will give
a song recital Tuesday morning at the
Highland Park Ebell club. Her pro-
songs published. He seems to find Cali
fornia a satisfactory environment, for
this last winter he has written a so
nata for violin and piano which he con
siders one of his best compositions.
He regards all of his work at present
as entirely of a formative period, and
in the enrly summer will return to
Europe, where, after a few months at
his country estate In Rattvick, Sweden,
he will go to Paris for a year or more.
Hero, under the Inspiration and Instruc
tion of Vincent d'lndy, Wachtmeiater
hopes to advance materially along those
lines of writing which he has chosen
to follow. He regards d'lndy and Cao
sar Franck ns exponents of tho best
modern musical style. Their ideas are
a direct continuation of those which
Bach and Beethoven used, and their
music, which differs entirely from the
modern French school of Massenet and
Gounod, fulfills the most rigid classical
requirements, and Is a model which
this student and writer hopes will sat
isfy his Ideals.
Among the compositions which Count
Wachtrneister has already published
are a group of Swedish songs from the
press of Dahlstrom, Stockholm, and a
number of settings to English and Ger
man words, which have been Issued by
Novello &. Co., London. One of these
songs which Is a favorite here Is the
"Witch Cypress at Monte Rey," with
words by Miss Georgina. Jones of Santa
Monica.
Countess Wachtmeister, who is a
writer on scientific subjects, will re
main in California this summer, and
expects that her son will return to this
country after several of his more am
bitious works, on which he is now en
gaged, are completed and in the hands
of his publishers.
gram will Include these songe: Birds,
"Hark. Hark the Lark!" (Schubert);
The Swan" (Grieg), "The Dove"
(Wachtmalster), "Wild Bird, Whose
Warble" (Lehman); "The Cuckoo"
(Peycke): butterflies, "The Butterfly"
(Chase); blossoms, "Popples" (Ward),
"The Rose and the Gardener" (Foote),
"Daisies" (Manney); "Autumnal Gale"
(Grieg), "Sunshine Song" (Neldllnger),
"Mondnacht" (Schumann), "The Star
of the Day" (Lynes), "The Wind"
(Spross), (Snowllake" (Cowen), "April
Rain" (Speaks).
Two local composers will be repre
sented in this program, Miss Frieda
Peycke, whose songs are frequently in
Mrs. Dreyfus' programs, and Count
Axel AVachtmeister. Members of the
club will have guest privileges, and
there Ib also an arrangement ullowlng
paid admission for those who have no
membership privileges.
Remember the Druids' picnic Sunday
at Schuetzen park.
Betty Bray is coming to Los Angeles.
Talented Vocalist Will Assist in
Local Musician's Farewell Recital
MRS. MINNIE G AZZOLA.UOVE
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUJNDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1010.
Club News
fpHl'l thlroleth annual meeting of the
I Los Angeles Orphans' Home so
■*• clety was held Friday afternoon
at the home, 809 Yale street. The chil
dren were present, looking neat and at
tractive In white frocks and new suits,
and contributed to the program with
several songs.
Mr. Hackott made a short address to
the children, and after reports by the
officers and chairmen of committees
these officers were elected: President,
Mrs. Clara 11. Baker; first vice presi
dent, Mrs. Walter 11. Fleet; second
vice president, Mrs. Joy A. Winans;
third vice president, Mrs. -Walter Bind
ley; recording secretary, Mrs. Theo
dore A. BHsen; corresponding stcrela
ry. Mrs. J. w. Dawson; treasurer, R"v.
B. P. Coulter; financial secretary, Mrs.
C. C, Wright. These members were
elected to serve on the board, acting
with the officers: Mrs. W. E. Dunn,
Mrs. Owen McAleer, Miss Augusta
Lamb, Mrs. W. G. Kerckhoff. Mrs. A.
C. Balch, Mrs. E. A. Bryant, Mrs. C. B.
Woodhead.
■ Mrs. Owon McAleer presided and Mrs.
D. G. Stephens of Santa Monica, the
founder of the home, was an honored
guest. The report of the building com
mittee was encouraging, and promises
that work upon the new homo at Cole
grove will be begun soon. The society
haa five acres of land there, presented
by Charles Stimson, which Is to be
used for the slto of the new building.
1 The meeting of the College Women's
Political Equality league yesterday af
ternoon was given over to a review of
Havelock Kills' book, "Man and Wom
an." Miss Clara V. Underhill was the
speaker, and her discourse was instruc
tive and awakening. The election of
officers, which was planned for the
afternoon, was , postponed, and the
meeting- adjourned to meet at the call
of the secretary.
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The California George. Junior Repub
lic submits the following financial
statement for the two years and eight
months slnco Its Incorporation, Aug
ust, 1907, to April, 1910.
Since our incorporation In August,
1907, we have raised from all sources
$32,661.38. Of this amount, Mrs. and
Miss Fowler, have paid $22,500. The
women's auxiliaries have paid $4395,
from tuition and board, $4152.20; pro
duce and hay, $180.18; miscellaneous
contributions, $1434.
Almost all of the above amount has
been raised by women and from wo
men in Southern California, and with
the exception of six bankers, no busi
neßs men of Los Angeles have con
tributed any amount above $5 per
year.
Prom the above facts it Is plain that
Los Angeles has not impoverished it
self as yet on the George Junior Re
public. More than one-half of tho boys
that are In that splendid institution
are and have always been from Los
Angeles. Judge Wilbur said the other
day to one of our business men here,
"the George Junior Republic is the
greatest Institution for boys In exis
tence." Let every one hear Judge Wil
bur next Wednesday night at the Y.
M. C. A. auditorium on the George
Junior Republic idea.
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A splendid program was rendered at
the musical of the Crescent Bay Wo
man s club Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
W. H. Anderson and Mrs. Judson ■L.
Davis gave the fantasia from Mozart,
and the concerto by Schuman. Miss
Ouellett of the Los Angeles Symphony
orchestra played the folowing selec
tions on the harp: Autumn, by Thomas;
Servillana, from Verdalle, and Reveries,
by Overhlll. She also accompanied
Mrs. Salathe, who sang "Winds in the
Trees," by Thomas, "The Serenade"
from Tosti and "Three. Little Green
Bonnets" as an encore.
The Woman's club of Santa Monica
will not close during the summer as Is
cutsomary. but will have social meet
ings once a month at which musical
and literary programs will be ren
dered.
Last Monday Mrs. Lou V. Chapln,
the well known Los Angeles club wo
man and speaker, gave the members
a highly appreciated talk on current
events.
It is thought probable that arrange
ments will be made for Mrs. Chapin
to address the club at regular inter
vals during the coming year.
Tomorrow Bruce Gordon Kingsley
will give a lecture recital on Parsifal.
This Is the third and last of a series
of splendid lectures on the Wagnerian
operas.
Look for.tSetty Bray.
TALENTED PIANIST
WILL STUDY WITH
LESCHETIfcKY AGAIN
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MISS LILLIAN A. SMITH
CLUBS FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY
Ebell club—Reading* "The Dawn of a
Tomorrow." tFWt
TUESDAY
Highland Park Ebell— Musicale. 10
o'clock. Estelle Heartt-Dreyfus, Mrs.
M. Hennion Robinson.
Ebell club, Shakespeare section, 10
o'clock, Mrs. F. W. Beau de Zart, cura
tor.
Science section, 4 o'clock, informal tea
with hostess; 4:30 o'clock, Mrs. Lou V.
Ciiapin, "Recent Scientific Achieve
ments"; 5 o'clock, "Longevity of In
tellect," Judge Win. A. Cheney.
Friday Morning club— Dramatic com
mittee, 3 o'clock, "The Tyranny of
Tears," Haddon Chambers, read by
members of the committee.
Woman's club. Alexandria hotel, 2:30
o'clock, shop talk. ' "Achievements of
Members," by Mrs. Harriet M. Barry.
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday Morning club, 10 o'clock,
Shakespeare section, "The Comedy of
Errors."
At 2 o'clock, graduation exercises
of the Shakespeare section, Mrs. H. E.
Brett, leader.
Ebell club, music section, Mrs. Har
mon D. Ryus, curator.
Highland Park Ebzell, rambler sec
tion, picnic at Ocean Park.
THURSDAY
Ruskin Art club, informal afternoon
with Mrs. W. G. Oochran. "The Rlso
of Portugal; Its First King."
Ebell club, French sections.
FRIDAY
Friday Morning club, "Mexico, an
Appreciation," Dr. Dorothea Moore.
Luncheon for Dr. Moore.
SATURDAY
State Audubon society, annual meet
ing, common council chamber. Elec
tion of officers.
TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH
PASTOR TAKES TUMBLE
Wins Foot Race at Picnic but Has
a Bad Fall at the Fin
ish Line
If the Rev. J. Whitcomb Brougher,
pastor of the Temple Baptist church,
enters his pulpit somewhat lame this
morning and looks generally "done
up" the congregation must not think
that he has had a fight with an evil
adversary and lost in the affray—for
Dr. Brougher is a specialist on the
lighting line—but he was a winner, the
winner of a race at the Sunday school
picnic of the Temple church yesterday
at .Sycamore Grove park.
When a noted parson runs a race
outside of his pulpit and wins the race
by a neck—and then falls on his neck
—tears his clothes and bruises himself
generally it is looked upon as quite an
event. But Dr. Brougher has become
used to being a winner, and won yes
terday, even if he did take a mighty
fall in doing it.
There were about 500 persons, adults
as well as the Sunday school pupils,
who enjoyed the picnic. Races and
games were keenly enjoyed.
ANGORA GOATS TO CLEAN
RESERVE'S FIRE BREAKS
Angora gouts «ill be put to work
to clear the forest service fire break
between San Dimas mid San Antonia
canyons. The goats, which belong to
a Claremont man, will bo herded on
to the break, and they will do tile rest.
Government tire breaks are regarded
as especial delicacies in the upper cir
cles of Angora goatdom, and the way
these goats will go to the vegetation
on that break will make the rush on
a Harvey eating house when the train
is late look like a Quaker meeting.
The goats were tried last year on
some of the lower breaks and did their
work well, leaving no trace of vege
tation in the territory covered. They
will eat anything- and everything, din
ing luxuriously off stuff which even
Luther Burbank would regard as Übe
less.
The forest service has thirty-tive men
at work clearing up the tire breaks in
the San Bernardino mountains, but the
jobs of these men are hanging in the
balance. The Angoras will get their
goats if they don't watch out.
CHARGED WITH FORGERY
After a search of two weeks, P. A.
Sheridan, wanted on a charge of forg
ery, was arrested last night by De
tectives Murray and McCaiin. Sheri
dan is alleged to have forged the name
of EHuk Salada, a rug dealer, to a
check for $7.u0, giving it to a youth,
Frank Todh, who cashed it in a Spring
street pool room. Todh was arrested
two weeks ago, but Sheridan was not
located until last night.
800 AT CHURCH PICNIC
The Sunday school and congregation
of the University Methodist church had
a picnic yesterday at Verdugo park.
Special cars were at the church early
In the day to carry the picnickers to
the Salt Lake station, where a special
train was In readiness for the trip to
the park. Dinner whs served in the
canyon at noon. About 800 enjoyed the
outing.
Betty Bray is coming to Los Angeles.
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INJURED CONDUCTOR GETS
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Mark H. Hamble. a Southern Pacific
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yesterday ever paid through'the west
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ai d&muei in a personal injuries suit.
Hamble was injured February .', 1903,
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TO BE DELEGATE
C B. F. Lincoln, chief clerk of the
general passenger department of the
Salt Lake railroad, has left for Chi
cago, where he will represent I. < •
Peck, general passenger agent of the
road, at the summer meeting of the
Transcontinental Passenger association.
The Question of the change of second
class tickets for first-class, on payment
of the difference in rates, is to be (is
cussed at this meting, and a decision
Probably reached by which the various
railroads will agree, one way or the
other.
Betty Bray Is coming to Los Angeles.
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