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death (April 3). On the same day a laurel wreath was placed on the Brahms moument on behalf of the Vienna municipality, while his grave in the Central Cemetery of Vienna was illuminated and beautifully decorated with flowers.	P. B.
London Music Exhibition Postponed.
London, April 7.—It has just become known here t hat, owing to the severe trade depression, the Great Music Exhibition announced to take place this summer at the Crystal Palace (Greater London), has been postponed until 1923.
G. C.
English Composer's Generosity.
London, April 14.—•Realizing the service done to music by the late Gervase Elwes, Thomas Dunhill, a well known English song writer, has notified the Elwes Memorial Committee of his decision to hand them a portion of the royalties accruing to him each year from the sale of songs which the great singer had helped to popularize.
G. C.
New English Music Expected.
London, April 13.—Arthur Bliss is at work on a symphony in one continous movement, and also on a chamber opera on the Decameron stories.	G. C.
Goossens Compiles Film Music.
London, April 13.—Eugene Goossens has compiled the music for the new film, “Love,” now being shown at Covent Garden with success, and is conducting the evening performances. He had also nearly finished the scoring of his ballet, “L’Ecole en Crinoline.”	G. C.
Strauss for the post of assistant conductor at the Vienna Staatsoper, where his father is concertmaster. P. B.
Petyrek Gets “Anbruch” Prize.
Vienna, April 18.—In the prize competition for choral compositions arranged by the Vienna fortnightly “Muisk-blätter des Anbruch,” a jury consisting of Joseph Marx, Anton von Webern, Julius Bittner and J. von Wöss, has awarded the prize to an eight-part mixed chorus a cappella entitled “Irrende Seelen,” by Felix Petyrek, the Austrian composer-pianist. The chorus is based on words by Viktor Aufricht, a Viennese poet.	P. B.
New Mimodrama for Vienna Volksoper.
Vienna, April 17.—Felix Weingartner, who next week embarks on his six months South American tour, has accepted for the Volksoper a musical mimodrama entitled “Danaë.” It is the maiden work of a young Viennese composer named Hans Gärtner. The première is scheduled for the middle of May.	P. B.
Greek Drama at English Festival School.
London, April 13.—A summer school of Greek drama and music drama is being arranged to take place during August at Glastonbury, under the direction of Rutland Boughton. The production of Boughton’s new opera, “Alcestis,” will be the principal musical event.	G. C.
New Spanish Work Performed.
London, April 13.—The first performance in Madrid of Francesco Santoliquide’s “II profumo delle oasi sahariane” was given on January 20 under Perex Casas. Its première in Rome was conducted by Bruno Walter on March S.
G. C.
French Composers' Activities.
London, April 13.—Maurice Ravel has recently finished a sonata for violin and cello. The music for André Gide’s “Saul,” which is to be performed in Paris shortly, is by Arthur Honegger, who is still working on the score. Roland Manue’s comic opera, “Isabelle et Pantalon,” is to have its première in Paris this year.	G. C.
Brahms Memorial Tablet Unveiled.
Vienna, April 4.—The annex of the Vienna Technical College, situated on the ground formerly occupied by Johannes Brahms’ home, was decorated with a marble memorial tablet on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the master’s
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all the Italian operatic singers and many foreign artists will take part.	G. U.
Mahler Gaining Ground in Denmark.
Copenhagen, April 13.—Gustav Mahler is evidently gaining ground in Denmark. Two of his symphonies were recently performed here with success. The Danish Philharmonic Society, under Paul von Klenau, closed its subscription series with a fine performance of the second symphony, which, with its splendid final chorus, produced the greatest effect. This was followed - by the fourth symphony, played by the newly established Copenhagen Symphony Orchestra conducted by F. Schnedler-Petersen. Birgit Engell proved an ideal interpreter of the soprano solo of the last movement.	F. C.
Dresden Wooing Strauss Anew.
Dresden, April 17.—Fritz Busch, the new musical director of the Dresden Opera, who has hitherto appeared only in concert here, announced that he will take up his duties as an operatic conductor in Dresden within three weeks, chosing as his first work Richard Strauss’ “Salome.” It is his avowed intention thus to pay homage to the composer, who under the famous Schucfi era had all his premières given here. He hopes to reopen the way to friendly relations with Strauss, somewhat marred by the suddenly broken off general rehearsal of the “Frau ohne Schatten” some time ago. Busch also plans a repetition of the recently given Weber cycle. The announcement was made after a very successful presentation of Beethoven’s ninth symphony in the Opera House.	A. I.
Rosenthal Joins Literary Fraternity.
Vienna, April 13.—In an interview granted to the Rome correspondent of the Neues Wiener Journal by Moriz Rosenthal during his recent stay in the Italian capital, the Polish pianist states that he is at present working on a biography of his great countryman, Chopin, which will be published by the firm of Ullstein, of Berlin. Following the completion of this book, Rosenthal will start writing his memoirs. “In view of Rosenthal’s famous wit, we may anticipate some caustic comment,” the Vienna paper adds.	P. B.
Rose’s Son Engaged For Vienna Staatsoper.
Vienna, April 16.—Alfred Rosé, son of Arnold Rosé, of Rosé Quartet fame, has been engaged by Richard
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of Weimar, the successor of Fritz Busch as general musical director in Stuttgart.
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PHILADELPHIA
This Louisiana singer has a winsome personality and an individual contribution of real value to make to the concert stage, in the form of Creole Songs, which she sings in costume and explains alluringly.—Philadelphia Ledger.
OKLAHOMA CITY
Edna Thomas who possesses that rare combination of beauty, talent and charm, was given one of the most enthusiastic receptions ever given a singer in Oklahoma City. In an old-fashioned gown of rose silk and lace she made a picture as beautiful and as pleasing as was her mezzo-contralto voice, while her introductory talk, in which she gave the origin and story of the Creole songs she sang were as interesting as the interpretation of the songs themselves.—Daily Oklahoman.
NEW YORK
It is rare to hear a lovelier natural voice in all the implications of sympathetic tone color than this young singer displayed; her Creole Songs should be heard again, indeed, they were yesterday all being sung twice over before the audience would let the program proceed.
—New York Times.
RICHMOND
Edna Thomas has a fresh, young voice of beautiful quality and that she immediately established herself in the hearts of her audience was evident. She is beautiful and charming in her Creole songs, in which she specializes, and has the dramatic ability necessary to their sympathetic interpretation. It was a program of unique charm, one that will linger in the memory.—Richmond, Va., News Leader.
PORTLAND, OREGON
Miss Thomas has a charming voice and a refined and gentle manner. She sings with fine taste and, dressed in an inherited crinoline costume of the early forties, she sang with much charm four Creole songs from the plantations of Louisiana.—Portland Oregonian.
TACOMA
She has a wonderful voice, with a world of depth, and clearly enunciates her every word. Per sustained notes were full ancl round and her variations of tone accomplished with a smoothness seldom heard.—Tacoma Ledger.
The work of Edna Thomas deserves particular praise. Her tones are round and full, her voice mellow and well trained. She created a sensation by singing a group of Creole Slave Songs in a crinoline costume.—Tacoma Times.
After a drawing by A. Garfield Learned, 1921
HERE is a cameo exquisiteness to Edna Thomas that makes her singing distinctly characteristic — whether it be in straight recital program or in her delightful Creole Songs of 01' N' Orleans, (sung in crinolines'). As heretofore Edna Thomas will be available singly and in conjunction with the Griffes Group or the Salzedo Harp Ensemble.
NEW ORLEANS
Each time her voice surprises me. _ I hear it and am thrilled; then I listen again to it in memory, I think I must be wrong: it can’t be quite so lovely as I had thought. I hear it again and rebuke my memory for not having done it justice.—New Orleans Times-Picayune.
SEATTLE
The storm of applause that greeted the numbers brought a repetition of the Mozart song. Edna Thomas, who is a beauty as_ well as a singer, returned later in a lovely crinoline costume to sing a group of four quaint songs collected by her on the plantations of the Creoles. They were charmingly presented and the artist proved that she is as ready with the light humorous touch as she is in her ability to convey the intense emotion of the Tschai-kowsky song.—Seattle Daily Times.
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