MUSICAL COURIER
48
May 11, 1922
voice, which he used to perfection in a variety of songs. He was applauded vociferously and responded to seven encores.—Reading, Pa., Herald-Telegram.
Westerly was indeed fortunate in being able to hear such an artist as Mr. Simonds, whose fine tenor voice won instant approval with his audience. Especially effective was the aria from Handel s “Xerxes,” which received loud and prolonged applause—Westerly,
R. I., Daily Sun.
Interscholastic Music Meet Held in Belton
Belton, Tex., May 1.—The state-wide Interscholastic Music Meet, held in Baylor College, April 29, was acclaimed by those present as a wonderful success and the finest movement towards the development of music so far started in the State.
This is not the first almost revolutionary movement which has been started and culminated in splendid success by Dean T. S. Lovette, of the Baylor College Conservatory, which is recognized as one of the finest in the country. The State-wide contest for Texas high school boys and girls only, resulted in 182 contestants entering the arena. Incidentally all contestants, together with a stipulated number of chaperons, were entertained free of charge at the finest of Baylor’s dormitories, for Baylor has four large and two small dormitories.
The judges were such artists as Horace Clark, of Houston; Julius Albert Jahn, of Dallas, and E. Clyde Whitlock, of Fort Worth. Their adjudications gave splendid satisfaction. Dr. W. M. W. Splawn, professor of economics at the State University, proved an unusually fine presiding officer of the morning and afternoon sessions, and Dr. J. C. Hardy, president of Baylor College, as presiding officer of the evening session, was in his element in that capacity and with his splendid personality and enthusiasm for all things musical, as usual gripped his audience with his intermittent remarks throughout the evening.
So thoroughly had the program been arranged and all the thousands of details attended to by Dean T. S. Lovette, assisted -by Mrs. Lovette, that there was neither hitch nor lull in the entire proceedings throughout the day.
The State-wide movement, with all its detailed schemes, originated with Dean T. S. Lovette and was thought to be the first state-wide movement of its kind in the United States, but it was found that one or two other States had already planned such a state-wide movement, differing, however, in many respects of deails.
The winning contestants for piano, violin, soprano and contralto solos were given at the end of each contest, but the winning quartet, chorus and orchestra were not announced until the evening concert, when all the prizes were awarded. At this concert, the winning soloists were heard in their respective numbers and the quartets and choruses were heard in massed singing under the direction of Dean Lovette, the orchestra conductor being S. E. Schaefer, of Waco.
Dorothy McGhee, of Waxahachie, was winner of first place in the piano contest, in which there were twenty-five contestants, and was awarded a $225 music scholarship under Dean T. S. Lovette. Dorothy Helen Derby, of Laredo, was awarded second place in this contest and was given a $105 scholarship under Ruth Burr, of Baylor. These contestants played the sonata in D major, by Haydn and the nocturne in D major, by T. S. Lovette.
Nina White, of Bonham, was the winner of the soprano prize and was awarded a $165 scholarship by Eva Whit-ford Lovette, head of the vocal department, while Elsie Mae Oates, of Temple, won second place and received a $105 scholarship under Ethelyne Morgan.
Saul Klein, of San Antonio, won first place in the violin contest and was presented a scholarship under Kenneth Wood, head of the violin department of Baylor, of $135, and Camilla Marrs, of Marble Falls, who got the second place, received a scholarship of $105 from the same source.
Anna Pearl Gibson, of Temple, was winner of the contralto contest and was awarded a $135 scholarship under Allie Coleman Pierce.
The Belton High School Quartet won first place in the quartet contest. The Temple Choral Club received first honors in the choral club contest and the Waco High School Orchestra was first in the orchestral contest. Each of these schools was presented with beautiful platinum loving cups.
All competitors were regularly enrolled undergraduate students in a high school in the State of Texas, and were pursuing successfully three, standard high school subjects. The net proceeds were pro-rated among the contestants to help defray their railroad expenses, which, with their entertainment at the college, made their expenses very small.	B.
Summer Engagements for Patton
His popularity continuing unabated during the warm weather, Fred Patton has been engaged for appearances in Norfolk, Conn., on June 5 and 6 and at New York University on August 3.
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BREAKFAST
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NINETEENTH ANNUAL WHITE
“JOY”
Program of Unusual Interest Delights Members and Guests—Mrs. Chapman Adds Another to Her List of Triumphs
and her own arrangement of Applefield’s “Song Bird,” which included the calls of many familiar birds. And as if in answer to her bird notes, after she appeared there followed nature dances by two very clever little dancers from the Entwistle studios, Margery DeHart and Evelyn LeSann. The accompanist for Miss Howell was Mary Ludington and for Miss McKee, Willard Sektberg.
The program closed with the singing of “The Star Spangled Banner” and “God Be With you Till We Meet Again,” the Gloria Trumpeters (Katharine Williams, Louise Gura, Cora Roberts and Mabel Chapman) playing the accompaniments. After this the audience adjourned to the Astor Gallery and adjoining rooms, where there was dancing. The music for the dancing and during the breakfast was furnished by the Waldorf-Astoria orchestra.
Among the various chairmen whose conscientious work contributed materially to the success of the breakfast should be mentioned Mrs. G. P. Benjamin, Mrs. George B. Crawford, tickets; Mrs. J. W. Hedden, Mrs. H. G. Holch arrangements and decorations; Mrs. John H. Storer, Mrs. G. W. Wagoner, souvenirs; Mrs. William R. Chapman, Mrs.
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Raymond Simonds’ Successful Tour
Raymond Simonds, the tenor, has just completed a remarkably successful tour throughout the Middle and Southern States, winning truly extraordinary praise from critics wherever he appeared. The following excerpts from
his press notices will indicate the reasons for Mr. Simonds’ rapidly growing popularity throughout the country:
Mr. Simonds artistic and vivid singing will linger long with those who heard the program. A young singer with a lovely voice, excellent training, fine presence, intelligence, taste in a word all that goes to make a real artist—Mr. Simonds gave eloquent inter-pretation to more than a dozen songs in a manner far above the ordinary.—Newport News, Va., Daily Press.
RAYMOND SIMONDS
The assisting artist, Raymond tnmonds, was as wen receivea as Mme. Matzenauer. He was repeatedly encored and the Negro spirituals which he used were unusually well given. He has a yric tenor voice of purity, sweetness and wide compass. His iiction is exceedingly clear and he sings his songs with excellent :aste and intelligence— Lancaster, Pa., Intelligencer (Recital with Mme. Matzenauer.
The work of Mr. Simonds was one of the outstanding features of the program. He displayed a wonderfully pure and well-trained
“Quite the nicest ever” is sure to be the unanimous vote after the annual White Breakfast of the Rubinstein Club, Mrs. William Rogers Chapman, president, and this was especially true of the “Joy Breakfast” which took place at the Waldorf-Astoria, May 6. For nineteen years these breakfasts have marked the final event of the Rubinstein seasons, and surely no nicer way could be devised for a climax. Promptly at 11.30, Mrs. Chapman, the guests of honor and the officers of the club took up their places in the Astor Gallery and for an hour received a seemingly never ending throng of gaily dressed ladies. It was good to attend an affair of this nature and have the entire program move with promptness and dispatch, and much of the credit for this is due Mrs. W. H. Van Tassell, the president’s aide. The breakfast was served immediately following the reception, those on the receiving line being escorted into the grand ballroom by Florence Storer and Lillaberth Maag, preceded by the Gloria Trumpeters, who blew a joyous fanfare in their honor.
The ballroom presented an appearance thoroughly in keeping with the joyous spirit that prevailed, and the decorations committee, headed by Mrs. J. W. Hedden and Mrs. H. G. Holch, certainly deserved the warm appreciation of the club as voiced by Mrs. Chapman. After the greeting Dr. Henry Clay Risner offered the invocation, followed by the singing of grace by members of the Rubinstein Choral. And then a breakfast which thoroughly upheld the^Waldorf standards was served. The souvenirs were solid silver coffee spoons with the insignia of the club cleverly forming a portion of the handle.
In introducing the guests of honor, Mrs. Chapman undoubtedly won their hearts by making speeches unnecessary, except in the case of Dr. Risner and Mr. Chapman. The latter made an address, replete with a humor which kept his audience in peals of laughter, and there was also much enthusiastic approbation, especially in connection with the tribute which he paid the president of the club. The guests of honor included Mrs. E. A. Albright, Sidney Blackmer, Mrs. L. M. Bloomer, Helen Varick Boswell, Mrs Richard M. Chapman, Mrs. Lewis G. Childs, Mrs. A. W. Cochran, Belle De Rivera, Mrs R. E. Digney, Georgene Faulkner. Rosina Galli, Mrs. John H. Griesel, Mrs Theodore M. Hardy, Mary Garrett Hay, Mrs. Leonard L Hill, Dr. Edwin Liebfreed, Mrs. E. E. Malcolm, Katharine A. Martin, Mrs. A. M. Palmer, Mrs. E. M. Raynor, Major and Mrs. A. P. Simtnonds, Seymour M. Stone, Marguerite Sylva, Mrs. Ralph Trautman, Mr. and Mrs. Gianni Viafora, Baroness Von Klenner, Charles L. Wayner and Mrs. Charles S. Whitman. Among those who had expected to be present until the last moment and who sent their re-grets were Emma Calvé, Geraldine Farrar, Mary Garden, Mr. and Mrs. Beniamino Gigli, Marcella Sembrich. Al-though neither Mr. nor Mrs. Gigli were present, owing to the illness of the singer, they were ably represented by their clever children, in the costumes they wore at Mr. Gigli’s birthday party, pictures of which appeared in a recent issue of the Musical Courier.
The ballroom having been cleared, the program proper was given in the center of the hollow square formed in the ' middle of the room. And here again the master hand of Mrs. Van Tassell was in evidence, for it began on time and ended promptly. The Gloria Trumpeters gave the״open-ing numbers, Tschaikowsky’s “Marche Militaire” and Drigo’s “Serenade.” They were followed by Jessie York, Florence McNally and Rita De Leporte, of the Metropolitan Ballet, who gave the familiar scarf dance with a grace that endowed it with new charm. Later on in the program this trio, augmented by Bernice Goesling, gave the equally familiar “Pizzicato” with equally fine effect. There were two ballet numbers by the Metropolitan Opera Company ballet, under the supervision of Mile. Galli and her dancing partner, Bonfiglio. The ballets from “Carmen” and from “Le Coq d’Or” were presented with all the finesse which marks the work of this corps. Kathleen Harding was the able accompanist.	_	.
Lottice Howell, soprano, was introduced in the aria tr9IT Charpentier’s “Louise,” “Depuis le jour, ’ a number which served to display her voice to particular advantage. For her second appearance she chose to give a group which consisted of Purcell’s “Passing By,” Leoni’s “The Brownies Huerter’s “Pirate Dreams,” and Spross’ “Robin, Sing Me a Song.” Her delighted audience insisted upon extras Margaret McKee, “the California Mocking Bird,” appeared twice on the program, scoring marked success. Her programmed numbers were Anita Owen’s “Spring’s Invitation
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