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38 COMEDIAN WAS QUICKLY CURED BY VETERINARIAN Horse Doctor Diagnosed His Case in Language Not of Clinic But of Train ing Stable ing the money—an outrageous sense of the Imp of the perverse whereby one does things for -the sheer pleasure of doing them. I ' have curbed the ' dis position lately, but this happened sev eral years ago. *"I had been invited to attend a party and needed a new shirt for my dress suit, so I went out to buy it. Instead I bought a, ; dozen of * them and many of i the ordinary kind. I bought ;an " over coat '■) which I didn't' need, ai; pair of ; shoes that 'I ': had sent I. to 'my hotel | be cause 1 have only two feet, and I bought dozens of neckties, and in fact got Into such an orgy of buying for the ioy of parting a with my money that I never, got to the party at all." •; How would you like to be able to do i that for once? I'll bet you wouldn't call it an orgy! At least* I wouldn't :•;;• -"V:;--"^:*f..-" ~*;■'•.".'.V:'*% 'i~'\'P~ : - WHEN Hitchcock was here with "The Yankee Consul" * soon after . we had put out the big fire he was a cigarette fiend. He was always attached to one and meanwhile his voice was getting worse even /than a comedians voice is supposed to be. Besides. he was losing weight and could not drink the stout that the doctor or dered. When the company arrived in St. Louis ; Hitchcock's vocal apparatus was so bad that he was afraid vhe'd have to give :up : the . stage '„' and learn how to talk with* his digits. ; He was staying at the Washington hotel in Kings higbway. St. Louis, when he de rided 'to place himself in the hands iof l a i physician. He went 1 ; to the clerk, who was talking Ito two - women. One ■was Adele J Richie and the other was Lillian Russell. . He heard the- clerk) advise them ': to } see j Doctor 5 Schaeff e_ir. J , ; Of ':■ course c they -wanted 5 treatment J for their throats. , So Hitchcock., stepping in his turn into the presence of : the august boniface, asked ; the : address of Doctor Schaeffer. . t: : r ■ ' "Right 1 around the corner," said the clerk. v Right around the corner there was a sign. "Doctor Schaeffer," and in went Hitchcock, puffing at his cigarette with the blithe manner of a man who^has v at last found the ; one for , whom ihe has long been looking. ; The doctor appeared; to be given }to : waggishness. which he seemed to i try to disguise under a rough and gruff veneer.: '7 .: : ,' , "- ' '..;:-.~'/'^'~- : r ■'■':>- s "I wouldn't take your case," said he. rfter . learning who his ' i?uest' had the distinction ;to be. "Look at you. You're ; smoking ay" cigarette ":\ right now, and your throat is so bad % that you can hardly talk. ,: You folks ; don't Give a ■ doctor half : a enhance. • I'd rather treat a cow. v You don't take your medicines and you : : don't obey , instructions; you are put on a diet and :{ you eat ■■ what ever you want, and then you are in dignant Vif the doctor doesn't cure you." j;:,:.'' '. "■-:■-'.' \./C>'* : ;'!;' ;. : : '*■£ -.-\ v '• "I .'■". was - very," much ashamed of „ my self," said Hitchcock, "and felt abashed. I never before ! had been told the truth about myself so plainly." , \' •..-.-; '• "." The doctor continued f hie i tirade. "If you were ; a respectable horsed I'd f say that ; you had \" catorrh .: of J the upper respiratory tract, but 1: ; wont touch your i case." ' ' ,■. : . . , ' ■■> ■■■. ■--; Hitchcock, : seeking to {■ mollify the . physician asked meekly " whether he really thought that "smoking , I cigarettes had anything to do with .trouble;; r "Certainly 'It do," said g the ' doctor. ;"f Z "Very well, then, ■ I'll : ; smoke no more of i them." ; eald Hitchcock, tossing his cigarette away." \ i«->: : :'- \'" ■'■'■■■ - - '■'-. "There now," said Doctor ( Schaeffer. 'Keriially, ? "you'll , ; take ions; flesh, you'll '" get fat. Wouldn't you like i to) have I a little ride? There's a cow that belongs ' to 5 a friend of 5 mine that I'm f going ;. to treat. : Wouldn't you like to go along?" "Are you going to charge your friend lor it?" : asked ■. Hitchcock. : ' "Certainly I am," said Doctor Schaef fer. ; - ' ■ ' - " i- Three days later Hitchcock, ' passing the office, noticed for : the ; : first time ■under the physicians name the words: r:■'", "Veterinary ' Surgeon." "-<.-. ; ;: : J *"- " Lillian l and Adele had t been inquir • Ing for a doctor, to ■ cure their ;■ horses' throats. -, '■/ ''s^MJ^P^^-'--" : -"' ■-''''• '■■ : [', . Hitchcock says, that Doctor Schaeff er - cured him. *He hasn't smoked a ? cigar ; ette from that day to this, and the ' cure t. suggested to Jme '~\ that v* old story about : the man who < was cured [of stut tering.'; You all I know the * tale. V 4 ■••'" But I haven't told you what a crepe Suzette is. I-didn't" really know 1 my melt until ', Hitchook told £me about the one that he couldn't eat because it had *. brandy »' sauce ; " on It. When I go Into the restaurant where ,we eat, 1 get I ; three, of 'em when the waiter bawls, "a stack of wheats ~".'■,-' \ .' • [ ~.*'\ Idora Park I j - When ? the curtain > rings j= up jln the i ' canopied ,< amphitheater at Idora . this ° afternoon on "The Three Twins." ■ the j isummeriseason;; of i musical J comedy at | b ' the :; popular Oakland amusement place I twill have begun." " Manager York has > engaged a good company, headed by ! iFerris Hartman, and new and popular t l i musical '' comedies will be | given. Be- | n ! eldest Hartman the principals J will be 16 George ; Ebner, ay comedian of merit Pi*!and f higrh? standing; 3 Mindel t Kingston. >nl formerly of * the well known team of h World and Kingston; r Haxel Folsom, tp^lyric soprano: Miss Alice McComb, fresh 'from the University of California, jive ■where? she was prominent iin| amateur theatricals and < musical J circles; Law- { ? n r«nce Bowes, a fine tenor; Fred Snook, •' '"barytone; 4 Harry Pollard, and Grace j $].' l ppuval.' \ -'.'' • : ■ |>njr ** Behind this fine array of | principals ]Hthere *is a chorus of 25 pretty girls. , all Californians and chosen' for their '•erood looks, singing voices and dancing ,] skill. ■ . -".- : , - '- • -. . Jf-ui On ; days when there are no matinees 1 j "at Idora the orchestra will give 'lawn * ncerts," playing to the visitors, who 'd Will 5 find chairs placed on the lawns. ♦ + i .-I Empress '; [,*g<»- -~.——— -,- -. .1... •. —— " •'•"♦ ■ ; yr Frank | Stafford, assisted by Mies :\hfd arle Stone, will i headline the new bill f oat the Empress this afternoon, present ly ng , a novel nature idyl; "A Hunter's inrame." ; "Rox" and "Don," English and : p.nrish setters, are introduced in this act jo?pecialties Stafford and Miss Stone i 5 "enliven' the act, which has a humorous .; sinale. Mr. Stafford is noted for his i-e alent in producing tones made by :{e a> Ird a" and beasts. Miss Btone was I for >onerly (in opera, having studied here ' c md abroad. as Another spectacular feature will be (eriothwell Browne's pantomimic f danc <»ta z production of I the J death lof Cleopa i iora, entitled "The Ferpent of the Nile." Drnest YtNing and a ballet of 12 danc baigr girls t make up the company. The , daonologrue that made Al Herman fa- I in vaudeville In less than a year id i the bird feature. Herman Is billed I ati ;* "The Black I Laugh." He made his ip ret h appearance Yin *"•? New York 11 ■n'onths ago. JBrougrhton and Gxace Turner, former i Pupils' Recitals Draw Concert Goers "Player Piano " Fails to Rout Art New officers. of Mansfcldt club, quasi-professional music orgamzatiotu favorites of "The Red Rose," "The Gypsy" and "The Prince "■ of Pilsen," will • present ' "Just * Landed," a ' tuneful oddity. \. "" -" '. ] ■s£a&t&s&& fj, Moffat-La ; Reine and company, hu man dynamos, offer an . exhibition of their power j over electricity, in which they play I with 1 live wires | and demon strate , the workings of the X-ray. More, comedy will be served by W. C. Hoef ler, cycling clown, who makes fun on a bicycle that will not behave. Lillian Holmes, a cultured . contralto, will make her debut in vaudeville. The vocalist has held many prominent church choir " positions on 4-., the Pacific coast. ' * Columbia Raymond Hitchcock ; will enter upon hie ~ second and "j last :: week's engage ment at the I Columbia theater tonight, in the clever musical f play, "The Red Widow." It was predicted that when r the popular comedian opened in this latest creation he r would be seen at his very best. ;!; And f such is i the case. "There Is No King Like Do-Do." And there is no young widow like "The Red Widow." Now, this ' red widow Is * the cause of all 4 the trouble that Cicero Hannibal Butts 5 (Raymond Hitchcock) gets into. •:':v;-(7:- : -1vr---?5.^ ; :-' S"f*^ Mr. Butts is ' a rich American and saunters " into ; the % Alcazar % theater in London ■•• and tfiere ; meets -. this ~ fair charmer. 1 They flirt and < arrange to go " to Russia together, while the real Mrs. Butts X remains In London > working for oppressed II womanhood. V- . -' - : .' . When v. , the couple r; reach St. ?; Peters burg the 1 trouble begins. The widow tells her companion that she is a nihi -Ist and I intends to kill I the \ czar. A band of ytk bloodthirsty followers l&? surround Butts and threaten his life. In order to be "agreeable" he joins their order, when the time comes for the kill ing of the czar Mr. Butts is commis sioned 'to do the deed. The police are about to ; send i him to prison I when the real Mrs. Butts arrives and all ends happily. "¥ Throughout ■ the ; three acts are > many tuneful numbers which help carry on the action of the play. The:: stage is thronged with young « and i handsomely gowned women who know how to sing. The scenic: effects are elaborate. ♦ 1 ———♦■ Orpheum j » •■ - There ' will ;be £ six new ; acts at - the Orpheum this afternoon. The headline attraction will be provided by Madame Olga Petrova, who iis described as one of i the most beautiful lof • women and I a recent " sensation in Broadway. She will appear in a sketch, "Comedy and Tragedy," In which 1 she I has opportunity ,to range f through all ! the emotions that the spirit of i woman *is heiress to, be sides exhibiting some remarkable gowns. ~ " - V ' = .-• Daniel Frohman, for his first venture In vaudeville, will present "Detective Keen, ,, a clever little drama, in which Arthur Hoops ,i sustains the leading part. The play was written by Per clval Knight. - . '^t^^M : "William Lytcll and a capable ■ com pany will appear in a rollicking farce of which he fis the : author, entitled "An All Night Session." The story deals j with a young ; husband who jis trying ito "square" himself with his wife. I*ytell is the father of Bertram Lytell, a fa vorite leading actor. '..» t-'J- - .^ififfiS !Sβ Ollle Woods, principal I member of the i Woods and Woods \ trio, .will Introduce | ; a distinct 1 novelty, "An f Elopement by Wire." Wooda is a wire artist and : dancer of skill % and % daring. The skit i serves to introduce in an original man :. ner a splendid slack wire performance. , Bogert and \ Nelson will appear in a mirth t provoking art, "The Busiest Day ->f His j Life." They give a whole show by/.-v themselves—songs, dances and stories- The Cromwells, two in number, will display their skill as jugglers. There will be new Edison talking moving pictures. ; The only J' holdovers will be I Kramer and Morton and Gus Edwards and his "Song Revue" of 1912. ! ST. ROSE ACADEMY - The following program given re cently at St Rose Academy of Music by Miss Ethel Gorman, pianist, and Miss Margaret I Mack, soprano: ■' v ;*■;*.-., Sonata, Op. 15... Beethoven I (a) "The i fUme { and l the \ Uly" r?r^iT.-rr:'tM»teeW (b) "At DajbreaJc" Eric Coatee (c) 'Ttfignon ,, ... d'Hardelot (a) I Prelude, O • majorJTrVT77rrrr??S!7JTrnCbepl»' ! (b)I Etnde. O < flat major .T^rrrrrmnmnrtCheela •«A»* ' Maiia" hrrrj?rv??rrrrr?n7r. , trrn?s Gounod • i (a) * Grlllen. Op. 12, No,l4rrrrrrrrrrr. Schnmaan (b> "l'euersauber" Wagner-Braesln (a) "Were M/ Song with Wins* I*roTided" p^T^TSTr^Trfrrr. ........,,,-. j. .strata' ■ (b) "Caro t MIo I Ben" G fotdanl te> Berceuse Oonnod (a) Scherzo. Op. Iβ, No. 2 .Mendelssohn "Uebetitraiiin." No. 3:r.~. :\rr:Un.t, Hondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 . Mendelssohn t THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUHDAI, JUNE 1, 1913. ART NOTES Porter Garnett Lmwer^ATNAßD|DlXON|le s f3Ußtlliow,: WAYNARD DIXON Iβ Juet now finding: hie proficiency in VI craftsmanship very handy. Hwaeo?-^r> Among: the commission* he has to execute ■:■; for the residence of Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry near Santa Anita are the furniture and decorations for the billiard room. The , : designs are based upon ; the . ornament of the Southern Alaska Indians end] consist of rude' carvings ;to which colors are applied and into which pieces of bone and T shell j are set. - Mr. i Dixon has co in pi eted 1 his drawing's and |is now at work on the actual execution of the t designs. The various J articles comprise a billiard table, small table, chairs, bench, newel post, balustrades, eta There are also electric fixtures and stencil designs for walls and curtains. * * * THE exhibition of students' work at the California School of Arts m£zM and Crafts in . Berkeley is of an astonishing evenness and excellence. An actual | preponderance of good work rutfe through all the many departments. In each of these there are not one or ( two, but several students whose work is conspicuously good. l From the pro fessional manner of certain members of the advanced class ;in painting ,| to the designs for wood block printed paper, which is quite in the spirit of Bassano j decoration; from the interesting free dom and painter's technique of the members of the girls' life to the work lin the elements %of design, me chanical drawing and historic orna ment, there is evidence not only of pro i ficiency, but of enthusiasm for the work. The exhibition isif distinctly en joyable in spite of the fact that it rep resents I the work of ; students \isaSg * * * j EE F. RANDOLPH has recently returned to Monterey after three years spent abroad, and has es tablished himself In a studio near the San Carlos mission. Mr. Randolph has brought back fa| number of sketches made |in France in the neighborhood of Monet and Dijon, and others which show the life of the people and the architecture W, of Algiers. He is an etcher as well as a painter and expects to produce some color etchings of sub jects around : Monterey, where he will spend the summer. * * cinvases that THE occasional canvases that Charles Dlckman has had on ex hibition at the Bohemian club make one wish that he will not allow another season to pass without holding an exhibition of his work. Such an ex hibition, representing as it would the artist's fresher'and happier manner of dealing with color, would ■: do much 1; to Increase] his already high artistic «-• . ". . . , iV4wgE - NUMBER of paintings by Maurice J\ Braun are to be seen at the •*" ■»■ Gump galleries. Mr." Braun, who 1 lives' in San Diego, has painted south ern California landscape with individu ality and charm. His work is very much alive, and gives one a sense of airiness and I natural light. His best canvases have "g a certain amount lof real distinction.. f* * * AVIER MARTINEZ is at present conducting a class at Monterey. i^^S^| ! 23 he expects to r leave for Arizona with Francis McComas. The two painters 1 expect to remain away until the middle of August. When 1 they return they will probably hold a joint exhibition of their work. .^SSSgr * ♦ ♦ f - -yHE exhibition of five pictures by I Arthur B. Davies, than which **• nothing of a more 1 distinguished nature v ; has ever been shown in this city; will continue during the week at 1 the gallery of Vickery, Atkins * Tor .'«-• . - ■; -■ - • . MUNICIPAL BAND CONCERT The regular Sunday concert by the Municipal band will be in the I North Beach ! playground . this < afternoon, when the following i selections will be ren dered: ? •''. ' '", '~, ; "»M eg Orerture, 'The i Star Spangled \ Banner." ';?• March, "Heroic Sons" (new.) Walts, "Impassioned Dream." ■ B Overture, from "Don ?- Qiwuai.'f.^^^M^^M. "A Caralnr Chara." Ji Select Job from "1* Trarlata." ri Serenade. 'Stan Uμ Kt*bt Adorning." Selections tram the "Merry Widow," ~•' % Minuet."ltalian Rifl«dW >.-■•. . --. "J March, "Italian RiflemW* i fosthidt, "America." Sf' w_^. ?,./^ Standard of Work Better Despite "Bogie" Last week was an Important one in the musical life of the city. The rising young musician has been in evi dence under toe espionage of anxious instructors; /interested friends . and j proud parents. Many pupils' recitals have 3 divided . the-•: attention of <■ concert goers,- , , and £ all 3of the programs * were listened to by large audiences. \ That the standard of a technical ex cellence is being raised in San Fran cisco Is evident. Each year sees 4 im provement, and as yet the bogie, "the I ! player piano," with its ready made tech , i nic and : its alluring and \ easy manipula -1 tion, has not discouraged students of the piano "> from continuing on the hard road of to the end that they may play from the soul of themselves rather than from the wood and steel ; and pneumatic ! ; body of a ■; highly per- I 1 fected 5 ?- but ? soulless *- mechanism: "?..;*;, \ Among I the recitals of the 1 week may I be mentioned that of the piano pupils [ of Hugo Mansfeldt, the violin students I under Otto Rauhut and Hother Wis : mer, the Berlnger pupils and many j others, submitted accounts of which I follow. t ' ♦'• • » I Rauhut Recital : I One of the most enjoyable violin re el tale" of - the season > was 1 given 7by the I pupils ot Otto Rauhtxt, assisted by Vlra S A. Parker, accompanist, at Native Sons' i hall last Monday / evening before a j large audience. In the presentation of ? the J program careful •] training f and mv • sicianship were exhibited by the* tal ented students of violin. ' . \ This was the program in full: '"'M I Symphonic Petite, In {P * major :T. Victor i Meret ; Miss I Catherine 3 Bebrmami, :, Miss I Cecil 1 Rahut, Donald McKee, F. T. Lucas. ! Fantesie Pastorale. fetrr. A .......... Sineiee i &G&. Eugen Brendlelo. [ Romanze, op. A v* *•'•' : '^" ::: '-" r ' : A. Heltsch F. T. Lucas. Concerto in A minor ~ Dβ Berlot i Miss {Catherine Ehrmann v- : • Concertino : for two " violins and piano...Otto , Hnbl i Wi^KMlssiCecil Raobut, Donald McKe«. Gondoliero In ■ Qki minor rrrrrrrrrrr^HT."rr^Boiun ■ ' Mitt 5 Julia * Crocker, Gladys | Shoemaker, Henry i Aakele, Eugen Brandleln, Sylran Molse. l>^Mte|^frr;r.T?Tnr;TrrT'.; fc -V:T™;Wieniawski ! raster* ' Donald McKee. ; • v" ,, ' ;^a ®i Air . Varie : tr: ;r.'. r. r.V:.: O. Riedtng t ®|W^WM&» Gladys Shoemaker. - ' .^Bket I Ballade—Polonaise Vieuxtemps t Mies Tecil •> Uahut; Miss t Flora i Hubbard, accom ' panist. ; Valse, ''Encore" &*?".-..*;..'. /.I De Saxy [ & Miss (Catherine !Bebrmann.l Miss 1 Jeanuette 1 K. ! Berthrsu, Miss <| Cecil t Rauhut, Mary Julia )mm Crocker,•» Gladys Shoemaker, Cordes W. An ; ; kele, Henry Ankele. Eugen Braodletn, Don ald MeKee, Fj« T. Lucas, Sj-lran Molse, O. Sdiwan. # * * I Mansfeldt Club Election ? The members of the Mansfeldt club— \ students : under the direction of the dean \ of piano instructors SonfEthe^ Pacific ' 1 coast, Hugo Manfcf eld —held % their final' \ meeting of 5 the season last f Thursday. j A splendid program of classics was ; played and the , election of officers to i serve during ; the ensuing j season was \ sjieltMßeP*;-* ' ' .;' . . ' ; -xFxf i, Miss Stella Howell was , honored with I the T presidency of the 1 quasi-professional 1 organisation, Miss Edith A. Sellers was ■ elected vice president and | Miss Alyce ; Dupas % was \ made secretary. The I first i meeting iof the season ,; 1913-14 will be I held September t. ■ This was fire program presented last !: : Thursday: • . . %&&>l&* Arabesque, G minor ......Debussy j Etude, en ; forme de Valse.... ..., ...Salnt-Saens Mis* Alyce Dopes ' Seherso, B J major ."rfr... ■.'.«.? , Chopin \ Berceesei-t^trrTrrnT:rrtTi J TntCa>oplo- , ?wtttTr. : • Miss Bernlce Levy.. . ; ' ; . I Habanera f.. .... »■;'» "i'T'.'TT'iT'Trr^;^ 1 . •• • Drangoscn ! .Waita,-G|eat;-;nt".*'rrtTrr;inTrtr;- i :"-..-.;r.":c5opia' *^S^#^Mie»lljdcralM|js«fßf.;^^pifSi^<^ ! St»ecato«Capriceffr?nTrrrf?r-.";."..:..... Yofrick ; Blue Danube, concert paraphrase rr.TJTTir.'r.ry^ ■..' .■:; .'..;.*..'.. .■. .*;*Ti".."."JTrmTriT^Scoolto-Bvler :. ;--.-v " Miss 1 Stella Howell. - I Hunrareske g :*-t: : .^' ~.. .Drangosch I Etude transcendental* Usst ' «Ki*aaißpege^-Mls»<Bdlthfeell*M. , S Meditation from "Thais" .Massenet Miss Laura A. Peeler. * ♦ ♦ other XVtelnet's Offering . i One of the most interesting of the ■ week's events : was - the concert given » by three of the f: advanced S pupils of; Hother Wiemer, violinist It was held , ; at the s Sorosis | club headquarters last ; Thursday night and the hall was i crowded. Of the :: three ? students J Miss , Lillian Devendorf proved to be the most advanced, her playing being |of a pro • fessional nature and Instinct with feel • ing and released 1 expressiveness. \ Of great talent Mies Georgia Daugh , erty proved to be. though this was the ' occasion of her first appearance; before ■an audience. The usual traces of ncr- 1 \ vousness were absent, and, though her \ task was taxing, she surmounted the difficulties of Bach's concerto in A minor with remarkable ease. Miss t Katharine Hundley played fij Massenet • and a Mozart number with fine feel ing and August Wiebalk disclosed a sure ■ touch and musicianship \in two se lections. Indeed, the three young women and the young man were so success ful that the audience was a most en , thusiastic, while the teacher, unable to restrain his feeling of | pardonable , pride, thanked the concert givers pub i licly for the manner In which they had • acquitted themselves Id credit to them : selves and to their teacher. :*'* * -:•■ •■■ ' The Tlvolfs Tenor , In quite the conventional way , , for a young man .whose, ambitions lead to ? ward a stellar existence behind ' the footlights, John R. Phillips, who is fon ; his way from New York to join the ■.:forces of the i Tivoli Opera house, se ; lected a minister for his father—care fully choosing one in the state of New Jersey, which f should be handy to fNew j York theatrical offices—sang a. few years in the leading church choir of his »; city of 4 Newark, and then presented . himself las a candidate for ; light opera : ;honors. With so correct a beginning— and because- his : voice -was of -unusual ! quality—he f. was immediately engaged by Henry V. S&vage, beginning his stage work In "The Student King," and afterward singing tenor roles with the - Savage English Grand; Opera company, I which appeared here J at: the Columbia I theater before the fire. Hi* other ap -1 pearances in San Francisco were with ' "The Alaskan," "The Chocolate Sol dier," singing the-titular role; ; with l the ; Aborn I Opera company's production of ! "Bohemian Girl," and In "The Rose of Panama"i at the Cort theater. ' * r He will be heard with the Tivoli J company In The Serenade." which will ! : follow "When Johnny/Comes] Marching Home. , and :as Lopez he will have, a \ part admirably suited to him in every way. « • • People's Concert Rehearsals are progressing definitely for the second • concert of the People's I Philttarmonlo orchestra* and while no ; date has been settled upon, it will I probably be given during the first or , second week of Jane. Pavilion rink ; will be the place of I the concert, and; ] the admisslpn fee of 25 cents will be charged as before. » t- <~ \^,'r~[''}Z, The , members .of the - music commit-' I tee of the Recreation league, to whom \ Iβ due the credit of organising the or -1 chestra, are highly elated over the suc cess of the Initial concert," and 'look forward itoi, a new.s musical era In Ban] Francisco* history. - ; \ Good ; music 3at . low prices is: a pop : ular Idea, and the 4,00* musio lovers, I who f/ere ?In attendance at ; the April LEO DISTRICHSTEIN, WHO APPEARS AT ALCAZAR . . . -. -tsemam. concert applauded their approval of the enterprise in no uncertain terms. 5-1 Herman Periet, director of the or chestra *is planning many Interesting: features for the coming: season- He has announced his Intention of Including: in each program at least one work by a California composer. In this way he intends to familiarize the people with the musicians of their own state. Aside from the :; four orchestral num bers there will be ty/fo solo features. The first of thejee will be given by Her bert Riley, cellist. He will share honors with Ralph Phelps, whose rich bary tone will be heard in the prologue to "I'Pagliacci." « # * • Musical Club Program The Berlnger Musical club, assisted by Otto Rauhut; violinist, will give a concert next Thursday evening - , June ■- 5, at Century club hall, when the fol lowing: program will be presented: &3.% Vocal—(a) Nol Sal Guereina U>) Spanish LoTe Song Obaminade Mm *'" (c) Laughing ; gong from "Manoa".Auber - ; : Miss Arena Toriggino . :~' Violin Solo—Faust-FanUitlβ ......... Sarasatc ft«SS»SP| . ,Mr."sOtto:Raotoit.^pS^Wi^^ Total—(a) Long Ago Iα Egypt lisa Lehman (b) Ab, Bfeodlint. Art* from "MUtrane (e^iHlJrfiiy," Roert (c) I Hid My Lore d'Hardelot '," Mrs. ■, Henry iJ. WMemann. ~-, Fantaisie "In Arte & Volnptas" -! (new; i first fm time) Joseph Berlnger " '-,' (For two pUuofortea* ' ":" " ■it Mlfs I Zdenka $ Bubea % and £ Prof. Joe. Berlnger. Vocal—(a) Walt* Song from "Borneo., et , Juliette" ■.-...-. Gounod ''. (b) = Carneval of Venice Benedict Mies I Irma t Perslnger. Senate, r Major for .; Violin 1 and rFlaao.Vr... Grieg, fiSpWlSteiw^Knrft! moretnent) ■i*«i* Messrs. Otto < Bauhut » and Joeepb Berlnger. Vocal—(a) The Sweetest I Flower that Blows .\... Hawley (b) Barcarolle J from * "Tales lof Hoff -; * mann" ...: ;. ...Offenbach ■ . -.' (c) 'I<oetOJo»*Kegree**i^vr;TffrrtAhraw» l Miss Qenevleve Holmberg Piano—(a) Moment Musical op. 04 No, 2 r Schubert. '~."-• (b) f Polonaise ,t E ! flat ....... Moaslfowski Mies ■ Lole i Munsil •; - -/5,., vrr&ms&a&t Vocal—(a) The S Lav with t the f Delicate Air J ?rn^Tr^ j :7rr.- , Arne (b> Nlenvaod hate Oeeeb'n Loewe <c) OuTres (Boiero) ."Denaner Mien I Maya O. Hummel. Flan©—(a)Prelude op. 28 INo ? 22.T^f ,^*. i £Oh6pra i (b) ? Ehapeodle I Hongrotee I N*3 2 rrrr. Liszt i - " Miss Zdenka Buben. * # ♦ ■:-■. The prize of $1,000 dollars recently Offered by the state of West Virginia for an official state song has been awarded to Bandmaster Innes, director Of the band which bears his name. The work is to have its first public presen tation at the semicentennial f celebration l»jWheeHng^Junlel2o^*:'-:.iij;B^*^^S ♦ # « Miss Maude Louise Painter, who came to this city from Portland last Sep tember to study with H. B. Pasmore, has-been appointed 5 contralto soloist at the Central Methodist church to suc ceed Miss Aldanita Wolfskin, who re signed to fill engagements in concert with Mme. Pasquali, the noted Woprana.'^^^^^^n^'.!•«. f.; .^-':;. -.•' ■'■: - y # ♦ * Organ Music to Be Heard Among the many organizations act ively interested and engaged in the advancement of this city's culture is the local chapter of the American guild of organists-. The guild Iβ purely aca demic and unrelated to any scheme of: financial advantage. The officers serve without remuneration, and 3 the sole ob ject is to foster the love of and develop appreciation for organ music. m Large plans are being laid for the future and the - local branch necessar ily will l play an a important part In the exposition of 1 1915 when noted organ ' lets £ and other musicians | are Invited hero from abroad. -~. " '," Meanwhile a series of | recitals , Islbe? ing arranged to be given ifoiJf Satur day afternoon In the months of June and July. • •- . '^ffißK Dr. H. J. Stewart will be the soloist 1 at the first recital, which is to be held at fltheM First Congregational church i June 8. On June 15, at the First Bap tist church in Oakland, Mrs. Augusta' Lowell Garthwaite will j play an inter esting program. Benjamin S. Moore will be the soloist at the First Uni tarian church in this city on June 22; Wallace A. Sabin will be heard June 29 at the First Baptist church in Oak JBMtak Painless Dentists Bridge Work a Specialty. SPECIAL FOR MAY 6#y Crowns, $3.00 Phtesf. .. $4.80 mma&VM Saver fil&gs, 50c Guarantee Denial Cβ. IH7 Market Street, Near Sixth Thf y«rfc of TFhlt Firm to Qmrmotwl. J - ■ MiAMV* , IIAUMimtIiS" WOfliS IB Mteato» I MOWWOIIS ACTOR-AUTHOR AT ALCAZAR THEATER Monday, June 9, Is Set for ;f Coming of Belasco Star -**•■ in Own Comedies r- •.; : ;* ■ _^^-' ■-" '. -.. %The Concert" Selected as Vehicle for Opening ) Engagement , ; : '. ■-■ -'■ • k -■■■ Leo Ditrichstein, ' the 51 noted actor author, will begin a brief starring en gagement' at the Alcazar theater Mon day, June 9,' during which he will pre .sentj several of his own comedies, sup ported by Isabel Irving. Cora Wlther spoon and Madge West, with Belasco and Mayer's players rounding out the* casts. "The Concert," in which he has just completed a profitable tour, has been selected fas hi opening ve hicle. In spite of the extraordinary ex : pense at which this attraction was ob- ; tamed, there will be no departure from the "Alcazar'sit regular scale of prices. pSTojlthe £ court of g David Belasco this J; important announcement is largely due, for he has exclusive con trol of Ditrichstein and his dramatic -Output, and to him Iβ owing the ap pearance of the Misses Irving, Wither spoon and West with the star. r • As to Ditrichstein's abilities as comedian and playwright, this , city's theatergoers had opportunity to judge for themselves when he was here sev eral months ago with "The Concert." Public and press were then united In pronouncing him a finely equipped art ist. The three actresses who are com ing with him also came in for lavish praise. The S advance '2 sale of seats will be opened at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning , . land; Uda Waldrop on July 6 will play at St. Luke's church in this .city and the last concert scheduled will be heard July 13 at the 1 First Baptist church, Oakland, when Warren D. Allen will be r the organist. *" -•: - ■/- '*gEgg Wig? : :& .*..*.- OABssfe ■ ::■a An event that promises to be inter esting: and enjoyable, also under the auspices of I the American Guild of Or ganists, will take place at Trinity church, corner of Bush and Gough streets, Thursday evening, June 5.. The program will be comprised of Old English compositions and will be sung , by the members of Trinity choir, John de P. Teller directing. Works : from the compositions of Purcell, Boyce. Greene, Gibbons and others £ will be heard. -~7.. >. ♦ * * Loring Club Finale - ■. /:. ; On Tuesday evenlngT June 3. the Loring club will bring its thirty-sixth season %t&H &\ conclusion in v, the fourth concert of its present year. lC~. m 'Jj£sß&u% A program of exceptional % interest is announced, in which is included sev eral important works for = men's I voices, which on f this occasion will Ibe given their first hearing in San Francisco, and in one or two instances, their first public I presentation in any concert hall. Among these are William G. Ham ; mond's I see ttingr of Longfellow's poem, "The Dawn," for chorus of men's voices, jnrith accompaniment 'of piano and organ, and A. Herbert 4: Brewer's "I Fear Thy Kisses, Gentle Maiden," this latter being a four part song for men's voices J just; published by one of { the principal % publishing houses jj and \ bearing the inscription "Composed for and Oedicated to the members of the Loring club, San Francisco." *> - Horatio Parker's choral T ode for men's voices, "Spirit of Beauty," will have the accompaniment of |f strings p and piano, as will also Max FHke's can- i tata, "Spring Night," the important \ soprano solo in this being sung by Miss | Fanny Bailey, who will >;' J be further - heard In a group of I interesting > songs. William Ernest Henley's stirring poem "Out of the Night That Covers Me" will be sung to the vigorous set ting tof Bruno Hunn, the remainder of the program being of equal interest to those • items 1 mentioned. :j:l;\%-fii%ptß*i The strings will Ibe under the ■ leader ship of Gino Severi. Frederick Maurer will be the pianist, and the concert will be under the direction of ; Wallace A. 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