MUSICAL COURIER
March 30,1922
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phony with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in Detroit March 29 and 30, Mr. Gabrilowitsch conducting.
A second appearance at Columbia University has been booked for April 6, and Miss Howell will give a joint.recital with Walter Greene in Pottsville, Pa., on April 18. She will again sing at the St. Joseph Festival, St. Joseph, Mo., on April 28. Many festival engagements have been booked for the soprano, among them appearances at her alma mater, Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C.
Giordano Writes to Gigli
Beniamino Gigli, the Metropolitan Opera tenor, recently received the following letter from Umberto Giordano,, the eomposer of “Andrea Chenier,” in the title role of which Gigli made one of his greatest successes at the Metropolitan. Although he created the role here last season, he was rewelcomed in it again a few weeks ago with the same enthusiasm as greeted him a year ago. Maestro Giordano read of this in one of the Italian papers and immediately wrote to the tenor, dating his letter from Villa Fedora, Baveno, February 24, 1922:
My dear Gigli:
I am sending you my most cordial congratulations on our triumphant success. You could not have had any different results!
How much I would like to hear you in this part, which must suit you so admirably! I am glad that I was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity of admiring you in another part, in which you moved me to tears—the beautiful part of Loris [in Giordano’s “Fedora.”—Editor]. Dear Gigli, why do you not prepare to come to the Metropolitan next year in this "part? I assure you that it would prove for you another great triumph, and for me it would be a great pleasure, for which I would be grateful to you.
With warm personal regards, and all good wishes, I am
Yours sincerely,
(Signed) Umberto Giordano.
Williams Appears in New Philadelphia
Irene Williams gave a concert in New Philadelphia, Ohio, on. March 9. Among her selections were two groups of American songs, including "Joy,” dedicated to Miss Williams by Moore.
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which fully appieciated the delightful singing and charm of the soloist.
She rendered a very interesting program, which included gems from many nations and a number of songs by American composers, all in a manner which clearly illustrated why she has risen to such a high place in the field of American music. Both audiences called for encore after encore, and if she had not had to leave for a concert in Chicago, the writer thinks she might have been singing yet.
Assisting Miss Macbeth was George Roberts, her accompanist, and, although new to Austin audiences, he made a very deep impression. During both programs he had to acknowledge the plaudits of the audience when Miss Macbeth indicated that he was the composer of the song which they liked so much, “Pierrot.” ■	S. B.
Haywood Pupils Fill Engagements
Ethel Wright Fuson, mezzo contralto, and Thomas Fuson, tenor, accompanied by Fern Sherman, gave a program for the Masons in East Orange on February 16; on February 23 Mr. and Mrs. Fuson sang for the Republican Club at Jersey City. On March 5 the Blythewood Sanitarium at Greenwich, Conn., enjoyed several selections by Mrs. Fuson, and on Palm Sunday evening Mr. Fuson will give a program at the sanitarium. On February 26 Mrs. Frederick H. Haywood, soprano, gave a delightful group of French and English songs at the Vacation Center for Girls, which is under the direction of Anne Morgan. Robert Phillips, boy soprano, also sang for the Vacation Center. Katherine Murdoch, who is the soprano soloist for the Scotch Highlanders’ Band in St. Petersburg, Fla., is meeting with much success in her new work.
On February 27 Mr. Haywood’s lecture to his private students, who come together every Monday afternoon in a class, concerned "Voice Placement,” including the fundamentals of diction, articulation, enunciation and pronunciation. His lecture on March 6 was an enlargement on the preceding one and a discussion of the main divisions of the vowel sounds.
Howell Having Busy Season
Dicie Howell, the young southern soprano who sang many recital, joint-recital and oratorio engagements in the Middle West, Eastern and Southern States, up to the mid-season of 1921-22, continues her busy season. On February 3 she appeared in recital at Greensboro Female College, Greensboro, N. C.; February 5 she gave a radio concert of Schubert songs in Newark; February 13 there was a recital in South Norwalk, Conn., and on February 20 an engagement in Hartford, Conn., at the Hartford Woman's Club. March 27 Miss Howell appeared in recital in Lock Haven, Pa. She is singing the soprano role in the Beethoven ninth sym-
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some, that, for a thirteen-year-old girl!). Dr. Nikisch listened not only to the whole of the first movement, but called for the other two as well, and then had her play the Bach chaconne, and when it was all over he said: “Go on to Berlin, Erna, but don’t you dare to play for anybody there until I come next week, and see that you meet the right people in the right way.”
■So that was the way Erna was introduced to Berlin. Later she went to Holland, where Willem Mengelberg heard her and instead of engaging her for one appearance took her on at once for a tour of all the Dutch cities. Then he brought her over here, where her success was as instantaneous as it has been wherever she has appeared.
To end with she was asked some questions, one or two serious ones and one or two less serious.
"Do you like America?”
She smiled. “Do you need to ask?” she said. “I love it. How happy and comfortable we have been here after all the years of the war and even since then in Europe. There is nothing to compare with American comfort, even if one is very rich over there.”
“What is your idea in playing?”
T have only one idea, and that is to play the music of whatever composer it may be as nearly as possible the way I think he meant it to be played.”
“And do your ideas as to that progress and develop?” Erna has a brain at least fifteen years older than herself. "At least,” she answered, “they change. I do not play compositions today the way I did last year or two or three years ago. I feel them differently—and I hope the change is progress and development.”
"How do you like American cooking ?”
I am afraid I don t know much about it. for we have found a splendid Hungarian restaurant.”
"And what do you like best to eat there?” "Paprika-Huhn mit Knockerl.”
“What do you like best when you are at home and mother can cook for you?”
“Gefülltes Kraut.”
Such being the case, there are a number of young violinists who might benefit considerably by a diet of Paprika-Huhn and Gefülltes Kraut—to judge from the results they seem to have attained in Erna’s case.	H. O. O.
Isabel Leonard’s Activities
Isabel Leonard, voice specialist, whose studio in Carnegie Hall numbers many promising singers, has been going regularly to Ottawa, Canada, every fortnight during the entire season where she likewise has a big following.
Orange Hall, where Miss Leonard’s Ottawa studio is situated, has been the scene of many delightful triumphs for her talented Canadian pupils. One of her gifted pupils, Peggy McLean, coloratura soprano, was assigned the leading role in “Princess of Kensington” (a light opera), by Edward German, given at the Russell Theater in Ottawa, March 9, 10 and 11. Although having studied only a short time with Miss Leonard, Miss McLean’s voice already shows the ease and purity of production characteristic of Miss Leonard’s output.
Another Canadian pupil emanating from the Leonard studio is Marion Waldron, an exceptionally promising lyric soprano, who recently sang at the smart Morning Music Club at the Chateau Laurier, where her success was so pronounced that she Was at once engaged as soloist for a concert to be given at an early date at Government House before Lord and Lady Byng.
In New York, Miss Leonard’s studio is the scene of constant activity. She plans a series of informal Sunday afternoon musicales to be given by her pupils in her Carnegie Hall studio, and at the close of the season will give a concert by her artist pupils in one of the larger halls in the metropolis. Among her artist pupils who are scheduled to appear at the closing concert are: Laurette Howard, mezzo contralto; Mme. Waldron, dramatic soprano; Carrie Weber, soprano; Anna Gagel, contralto, and Augusta Cooper, contralto.
Klibansky Pupils in Demand
Pupils of Sergei Klibansky are much in demand as is shown by the list of new engagements just announced. Miriam Steelman will give concerts in the following towns, starting April 6:	Ramona, Burbank, Santa Paula, Santa
Maria, Santa Cruz, Ronanca and Ashland, Cal.; Reno, Nev.; Portland, Astoria and Arlington, Wash. She appeared successfully with the Bordentown Choral Society, February 24.
Lotta Madden and Alveda Lofgren have been engaged to sing at the Goldman Concerts at Columbia University, New York; Miss Lofgren has been engaged as soloist at the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, N. J., and Grace Marcella Liddane will appear as soloist at the Newman Club, New York, March 24. Katherine Mortimer Smith will sing at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, March 18. Juliette Velty has been engaged to appear at the Theatre de la Jeunesse, New York, March 18, and for the “Washington Follies,” as singing comedienne, March 25, Belmont Theater, New York; Emilie Henning gave a successful recital at Schenectady, N. Y., at the Second Reformed Church, and Elsie Duffield in Newark. N. J., March 7. Lottice Howell appeared at the Vanderbilt Theater, March 7, and is now on tour through Connecticut.
Mr. Klibansky gave several pupils’ recitals:	March 3,
at the East Side Y. M. C. A., 86th street; March 7, at the Y. M. C. A., Bronx; March 9, at Port Washington, N. Y., and March 11, at the Germania in Brooklyn, where the following pupils sang: Hilda Strook, Sara Lee, Grace Marcella Liddane, Tane Cater, Hope Loder, Alveda Lofgren, Dorothy Hobbie, Dorothy Claasen, Katherine Mortimer Smith Rosella Guarda. Mary Ludington was the accompanist.
Macbeth Gives Two Recitals in Same Day
Austin, Minn., March 2, 1922,—Whenever Florence Macbeth visits her home State she is sure of a great welcome, although when the Art and Travel Club engaged her for an evening concert it hardly expected to find the demand for seats so heavy as to compel them to arrange for an additional recital in the afternoon, but that is what happened when the Minnesota girl appeared here and sang in the High School auditorium last Thursday. The hall was jammed to the doors on both occasions with an audience