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AmongMusic Folk
By Vincent E. Specials
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NOTE—In this department the Ventnor
News seeks to print everythin# of
interest to music lovers of Absecon
Island and is glad to receive any no^es
concerning: orchestras, musicians or
singers. Such notes can be mailed to
the Music Editor at 18 North Hillside
Avenue, or phoned to 8278.
CHARLATANISM IN MUSIC
It is a well known fact that in !
every profession there exists a
certain element of bold, impudent
tricksters and fakers who live on
the shoulders of those who un
fortunately are victuns of their
jWjcked nets of lies and alluring
promises. The music teaching
" profession is not excluded and it
being one of the most vitally af
fected, it is our aim to educate
and warn the general public so
as to put a stop to these existing
disgraceful conditions.
, There started lately • in New
York a movement , among well
recognized teachers of music with
the co-operation of the city’s
mayor, who has- appointed a
special committee to discuss way
and means of getting rid of the
fakers and chfirlatans thus lend
, ing protection to the music
student. The object is vast and of
course facing immense difficulties
to overcome. A state license is
impracticable, but a cure could be
found by influencing public opin
ion with a persistent warning
campaign through liberal news
paper publicity. In every com
munity there are conscientious,
efficient, competent and honest
music teachers, but unfortunately
there is also a class of teachers
who shamefully take money under
false pretenses disrupting from
the beginning that sound musical
foundation a young student ought
to have.
Those teachers, who claim to
impart lessons on all instruments,
are merely charlatans. Avoid
them. To you, parents, who have
at heart the future education of
your children, I emphatically
warn you to disregard these im
postors. Investigate thoroughly
before selecting a teacher, and as
Shelley said:
“When the cloud is scattered
The rdinbow’s glory is shed.”
The writer gladly endorses those
well known teachers whose names
are foun^l elsewhere on this page,
and will gladly furnish, upon re
quest, any information concern
ing their ability and efficiency as
well as others in town just as
competent and worthy of the pro
fession whose names do not ap
pear on this page.
The Crescendo Club inaugurated
last night the first of a series of
free concerts for the benefit of the
general public. This novel step by
such a prominent organization is
certainly praiseworthy for it helps
in the uplifting and educative
cause of music appreciation
among the masses. The concert,
of which Mrs. Charles Ulmer was
chairman, proved a huge success
and the large audience present
enjoyed and acclaimed insistently
the various artists. Among those
who took- part were: Mr. W llliam
Boyer, tenor; Mrs. Elizabeth Cul
bert, prominent local violiniste;
Miss Sarah Newell, accompanist;
Miss Jennie Jeffries, pianiste;
Miss Mary Miller, soprano; Miss
Virginia Conway, pianiste, and
last but not least, Miss Dorothy
Johnson Baseler, prominent Phila
delphia harpiste, of renown fame,
who took the audience by storm
by her artistic rendition of sev
eral solos. Mrs. Elizabeth Cul
beft and Miss Baseler played also
a charming and effective duet for
violin and harp, All those' who
took part in the concert were
dressed in colonial costumes which
added impressiveness and color to
their highly artistic performance.
* * *
A music event of great import-,
ance took place last Friday night
in the High School auditorium
when the first of a series of con
certs under the auspices of the
Atlantic City Board of Education
was given. The Philadelphia
Quartet, composed of Emily
Stokes Hagar, soprano; Marie
Stone Langston, contralto; Ber
i nard Poland, tenor; J. Helfen
| stein Mason, basso, and William
S. Thunder, pianist-accompanist,
all brilliant stars in the musical
firmament, rendered a magnifi
cent program of solos and en
semble work to the evident de
light of a large appreciative
audience. __
* * *
The concert give# last Sunday
evening at the Chalfonte Hotel by
the Chalfonte Trio, under the able
direction of Mr. Joseph Martinelli,
proved a real treat for music
lovers. “Invitation to the Dance,”
by Weber, and “Ave Maria,” from
Verdi’s “Othello,” among other
selections, were enthusiastically
received. Mr. Joseph Schall Lilly,
pianist, appeared as soloist, play
ing tvith remarkable finesse of
touch and authoritative interpre
tation Chopin's Fantasia Im
promptu. .
* * *
Miss Vivienne Lang, soprano,
from St. Louis, who is visiting this
city, appeared as soloist at the
weekly luncheon of the Lions Club {
last Wednesday at the Breakers
causing an uproar of enthusiasm j
among the “omesticated” cubs. - !
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WEEKLY. MUSieOGRAM
If you live in a musical world of
imagination, you are soaring high
in the region of Parnassum. Do
not let affectation detract you
from this goal.—(V. E. S.)
* Concert at Haddon Hall
A big benefit concert will be
given at Haddon Hall on Monday
evening, December 4, for local
charities including the Day Nur
sery and the North American
Sanitarium in Ventnor.
The artists include Noria Lucia
Ritter, soprano; Mattie Belle
Bingey, soprano; Ruth Turner,
sensational blind pianist; Roy
Comfort, violinist; Marsden
Brooks, cellist, and Walter
Schwartz, accompanist. They are
prominent in musical circles and a
delightful affair is anticipated.
Tickets are already in circulation
and early returns assure a large
attendance.
The talented Miss Turner, who
is just 13 years old, was trained
at the Overbrook School for the
Blind. This will be her first ap
pearance in Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer P.
Lewis are kept busy and happy
entertaining week-end parties.
Last week Mr. George Wielland,
who is a partner of Mr. Lewis
in the moving picture business,
combined pleasure with business
and brought Mrs/ Wielland and
Mr. and Mrs. L. Sitley with him
in his touring car. Mrs. Sitley
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wielland. All are residents of
Collingswwd, N. J.
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BOOK REV IE W S
By Virginia Morse Packard
Lilian Bennett Doran
For a great many years Arnold
Bennett has been writing well
done, entertaihing stories. Con
sequently the announcement of a
new novel froih his pen is always
a literary treat. In this latest
book of his, the many readers who
have enjoyed l^is skillfully woven
plots, his subtle ironies and deli
cious humor may be disappointed
in his choice of a subject.
Lilian is a type "seen every
where. America is- most assuredly
not without her, France has her in
great numbers, and in this story
she belongs to England. You see
her, and you pity her in the same
breath that you condemn her. She
is one of those to whom ha$ been
given the gift of beauty, and the.
fate of being set adrift in a world
which she was entirely unpre
pared to meet. Alone and beset
by poverty, there was within the
soul of Lilian a burning resent-'
ment against the whole world, and
a determination to make the world
pay. She earned her living as a”
typist in the firm of ..Grig Co.,
where Isabel Grig, with occasional
aid from her brother, Felix, was
the ruling potentate. In the rank
and file of typists Lilian was only
fair, but she had the gift of pleas
ing. In a midnight conversation,
for Grig Co. was open “day and
night,” Felix had a talk with her
in the following manner, “You are
beautiful and you have an- in
stinct to please. That is the im
portant thing, but your business
is marriage, and a good marriage.
Most women when they’re mar
ried, forget that their job is to
please. You’re young enough to
be wise in time.”
Now Felix Grig wbs distin
guished, middle aged and to
Lilian a marvelous being—-and
she was wise in time. To please
from then on was her vocation.
First there was the Lord Mack
worth episode, which did really
start the ball rolling, then Isabel
Grig’s illness, and finally (the
trip with Felix to the Rivera, and
all the while trying to please. A
thoroughly delightful and im
moral creature she is, yet proving
herself simple minded, grateful
and loyal for her lift in life. She
goes on making a success of pleas
ing by giving one man complete
happiness-fleeting through it was.
Bennett has taken a quip at the
old order of things when he de
scribes the Shore family, especi
ally the pater familias, whose
finest pride was to keep his wife
and daughter in complete ignor
ance of the world, thereby, at his
MARCEL HANSOTTE
(Fornlerly Soloist and Accompanist for
Eugene Ysaye) _
Piano Instruction
107 Atlantic Avenue
Phone 2270-R
THE TREGINA SCHOOL
OF MUSIC
Piano, Harmony, Instrumentation
CHARLES L. COY
Founder »nd Resident Instructor
18 South Nashville Avenue, Ventnor
Phone 8572
MME. YAGER HALL
Teacher of Singing—Operatic Soprano
—Voice Specialist. Producer of great
Bingers. Correct Italian method of Bel
Canto. Positions obtained for pupils
For 14 years, Atlantic City’s leading
vocal teacher. Studio:
ALBERTS APTS., 34 S. Virginia Ave.
Phofie 1928
Atlantic City Orchestras
Music furnished for all occasions.
Small or large combinations. j
BENNIE S. MUSARRA
Tel. 1080-W 1304 Pacific Ave.
VICTOR E. HARGRAVE
PIANO INSTRUCTION
Exponent of Liszt & Rubinstein Method
Artistic Results Guaranteed
Lessons Given at Pupils’ Residence
32 S. Virginia Avenue
y Phone 759-W
death, leaving a beautiful daugh
ter to the alternatives of starva
tion or prostitution—and Lilian
did not starve.
Isabel Grig, whose - savage love
for her brother blinded all hon
esty or fairness, is a type of
woman avidly fighting for what
morsel of happiness there is left
to her; she slays all rights of
others who brook her progress.
Bouyantly clinging to his
rapidly disappearing youth, Felix
Grig is pathetic. With a philos
ophy of life that is sophisticated,
brilliant, metallic, Felix is a
flaueur—yet when the test comes,
like a huge bubble this philosophy
bursts, and behold him, genuine,
sympathetic and honorable. We
instantly like him and Bennett for
making him so. Somehow it re
stores our ideas of decency where
we had least expected them to
exist.
There is drama enough in the
book, handled with a fair amount
of skill. Romance is immoral and
high. One wonders if Bennett
were not too anxious to £et away
from the present mode of realism
and impressimistic prose, where
the ill and weak Felix - dragged
himself to legalize certain un
savory matters.
The characters walk and talk
'and have their being in Bennett’s
readable style. With delicate
understanding and a- certain sub
tle humor that characterizes him,
Bennett carries us along in sym
pathy. At the end however, we
shug our shoulders, and wonder,
“Is that life?” It is-a far cry
from “Mr. Prohack,” reminiscent
of the “Pretty Lady,” and like
that book a pot boiler—entertain
ing, both of them in their way.
Church News
ST. JOHN’S-BY-THE-SEA
Professor J. G. Maehen, D. D.,
of Princeton University, will be
the speaker at both morning and
evening services of St.-John’s-By
the-Sea on Sunday next. The
morning service will begin at
10.30 and the evening service at
8.00.
' Sunday school at 3 P. M. will
be marked by the resumption of
the Women’s Bible Class and all
women are invited to attend.
Rapid Method Satisfactory Results
PIETRO G. RUSSO
VIOLIN INSTRUCTION
Phone 1881
2005 Pacific Avenue
Lessons Given at Pupils' Residence
JOSEPH SCHALL LILLY
(Conductor Orpheus Choral Society)
Instruction in
MODERN PIANO PLAYING
Coach for Singers and Professional Work
114 N. Raleigh Avenue
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