May 18, 19-2 2■ MUSICAL COURIER SUMMER DIRECTORY Bartik, Ottokar B Bauer, Harold Bodanzky, Artur Bready, Mrs. George Lee.... Calve, Emma c Clemens, Clara Coini, Jacques Crimi, Giulio Italy Dambois, Maurice D De Sales, Regina Devries, Rene Dux, Claire E Easton, Florence Flonzaley Quartet h Gabrilowitsch, Ossip G Gallo, Fortune Garden, Mary Gerhardt, Elena Guard, William G Gunn, Alexander Hackett, Charles H . Haensel, Fitzhugh Hirst, Minette Hubermann, Bronislaw . .. . Huhn, Bruno Klibansky, Sergei K Lankow, Edward L Liebling, Max MacArthur, Mrs. John R.. . . M Maier, Guy McCormack, John McManus, Florence Miller, Reed Monteux, Pierre Namara, Marguerite N Neil, Amy Niemack, lisa Pattison, Lee P Press, Joseph Prokofiefif Reynolds, Eleanor R Roxas, Emilio A ,..North Long Branch, N. J.. Schipa, Tito St. Denis, Ruth Salzedo, Carlos Saminsky, Lazar Shawn, Ted Stransky, Josef Van der Veer, Nevada V Ware, Harriet W Plainfield, N. J. Whitehill, Clarence Marguerite D’Alvarez en Route to Australia Marguerite D'Alvarez, the Peruvian contralto, made her last appearance in the East for this season at the Syracuse Festival on May 7, when she was soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, Nikolai Sokoloff conductor, at the opening concert. Immediately afterward she and her party left for Chicago, where she sang at the Auditorium Theater on May 8. Other concerts given en route included Edmonton, Alta., on May 15, and Calgary on May 16. Today, May 18, she will be the assisting artist with the Men’s Musical Club of Vancouver, and tomorrow night will be heard in recital in Victoria, B. C. On the morning of May 20 she sails from Victoria for Honolulu and Australia. Hawaii-ans will have an opportunity to hear her on May 27. Her Australian season, under the local management of J. & N. Tait, will open in Melbourne Town Hall on June 24. Her assisting artists for the Australian tour will be Livio Man-nucci, English-Italian cellist, who has appeared with her in England, and Oscar Wagner, American pianist. Edward W. Lowrey, associate manager of Daniel Mayer, is accompanying Mme. D’Alvarez to Australia. Triumph for Schumann Heink From the following telegram received from Roland B. Witte, of the managerial firm of Horner & Witte, of Kansas City, it is learned that Mme. Schumann Heink, who has been appearing in a series of spring festival concert dates under that direction, has enjoyed her usual triumphant success. Mr. Witte’s telegram from McAllister, Okla., fol-I6ws: “Tour has started wonderfully. Concert here a triumph. Put four hundred on stage and turned away over six hundred people. Committee tremendously pleased. Could play her to another capacity house if had time.” Following this engagement, the great contralto was scheduled to sing in Hays, Lawrence, Ottawa. Chanute and Hutchinson, all in the State of Kansas, and Ponca City, Okla. Olga Fisher’s Pupils in Two Concerts The pupils of Olga Fisher, an exponent of the Effa Ellis Perfield pedagogical system, were heard in two concerts at the Masonic Temple, Elmhurst, L. I., on Friday afternoon and evening, April 28. The hall was crowded on both occasions and the performers did exceedingly well. The program of the afternoon was rendered by beginners, while that of the evening was furnished by advanced pupils. Miss Fisher, who played her own transcription of the barcarolle “Tales of Hoffman” was extremely well received upon the occasion of the final concert, another feature of which was Romberg’s “Toy Symphony.” Following the concert, dancing held sway, the music being provided by a local orchestra. Mrs. Dunning Returns to America Carrie Louise Dunning, after spending several weeks in Cairo, Egypt, Monte Carlo and Paris, sailed for America on May 3. Mrs. Dunning will hold a class in New York beginning August 1. 16 a technic that׳ is brilliant and exact. Her interpretations seem to reveal the spirit of the composer. Her programs, classical and modern, represent the composers of all countries. The standard of excellence that Miss Marginot sets for herself in her playing is an inspiration to our students in the different forms of art that they are studying. She is unaffected in manner and very generous in response to encores. This was her ninth recital before the students and instructors at Pratt Institute and her return next season is already held in pleasant anticipation. B. EUROPEAN DEPARTURES Ottokar Bartik Ottokar Bartik, manager of artists and balletmaster of the Metropolitan Opera, sailed for Europe, May 10, on the steamship France, to be gone all summer. He will visit London, Paris, Munich and his home city of Prague, keeping his eye open for any new artists of value who might succeed in the United States. Fitzhugh W. Haensel Fitzhugh W. Haensel, of Haensel & Jones, the New York musical managers, sailed on May 10 for Europe, to be gone several months. Mr. Haensel will visit various countries and capitals on business as well as in an endeavor to obtain a month’s vacation after his season’s arduous duties, before returning to New York to resume his managerial activities in connection with the interests of the well known artists under the Haensel & Jones management. Minette Hirst Minette Hirst, American composer, sailed for Europe on May 10, on the S. S. “La France.” She intends to spend the entire summer in Europe, visiting all points of interest in France, Italy, England, Belgium and Germany. She will return to America In the early fall. Claire Dux Claire Dux, whose first American tour established her as a favorite soprano with music lovers here, sailed for Europe on the “Homeric,” on May 6. She will not be absent from this country for many weeks, as prior to sailing was engaged as leading lyric soprano with the Ravinia Park organization. She will be heard in many different roles at Ravinia this season. Next fall she will go on an extended concert tour of the United States. Minna Kaufmann On May 20 Minna Kaufmann, soprano, will sail for Berlin, where she will study and coach with her former teacher, Marie Lehmann. Royal Imperial Chambersinger, sister of Lilli Lehmann. Mme. Kaufmann expects to spend three months with this eminent pedagogue preparing her programs for next season. She will return to New York, September 10. Frieda Hempel Entertains Mr. and Mrs. William B. Kahn (Mine. Frieda Hempel) entertained Mr. and Mrs. William A. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Pavenstedt James Speyer and Albert Hallgarten at dinner at their home, 271 Central Park West, on Friday evening, May 12. “Holiday” Appears A new song for soprano by John Prindle Scott, “Holiday!” has just been issued by G. Schirmer, Inc. It is dedicated to Idelle Patterson, coloratura soprano, who introduced it at her recent Aeolian Hall recital with marked success. Evelyn MacNevin at Inter-Racial Concert .AUarge audience attended the concert on May 6 at the American Museum of Natural History, given by the Inter-Racial Council. This is an organization made up of thirty-two groups representing the foreign-born of the United States, and was organized by Secretary Lane during the war for the purpose of getting in contact with the various races in the United States making up our foreign-born citizenship. Evelyn MacNevin, well known Canadian contralto, who was one of the outstanding artists at this concert, was selected to represent on that occasion the Canadian group. She sang charmingly a group of three numbers, comprising “The Moon Drops Low,” Cadman; “Gai Ion la,” French-Canadian song, and Rachmaninoff’s “The Floods of Spring.” Her rich and resonant voice, as well as artistic interpretation, :won the admiration of all; she was sincerely applauded. Other participants were the Swedish Glee Club (Carl Sylvan, conductor) ; Daisy Jean, cellist; Theresa Pro-cbazka, soprano, and Elias Breeskin, violinist. Koshetz and Dubinsky at White House The President and Mrs. Harding entertained at dinner recently in honor of the President-elect of Columbia, Gen. Pedro Nel Ospina, and Señora Helena Ospina. The other guests included the Speaker of the House and Mrs. Frederick Gillett; Senator Albert B. Cummins, president pro tern, of the United States Senate, and the Misses Cummins; the Secretary of State and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes; Justice McKenna; Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon and Ailsa Mellon; Secretary of War and Mrs. Weeks; Attorney General; Postmaster General and Mrs. Work; Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Denby; Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Wallace; Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. HooverSecretary of Labor and Mrs. Davis; many Senators and others. Additional guests were invited for the musicale that followed. A program was given by Nina Koshetz, soprano, and Vladimir Dubinsky, baritone, with Prof. Nicholajs Stember at the piano. Henry Junge, of Steinway & Sons, who has charge of arranging the White House musicales, makes the announcement that this was the last of the series for this season. ----------------------------------- Pianist Heard at Pratt Institute Rita Marginot, pianist, on May 2 gave a noon recital in the daily program for Music Week at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn. The students, to whom Miss Marginot is well known, gave her a very cordial welcome. As usual she held the absolute attention of her audience. She plays with Summer Master Class Madame Marguerite Melville Liszniewska THE CINCINNATI CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC announces a MASTER CLASS in Pianoforte Playing, of Six Weeks’ duration, beginning June 15th and ending July 27th, by Madame Marguerite Melville Liszniewska. Students desirous of entering the MASTER CLASS should apply at once, as the number of pupils will be limited. Cincinnati attractive to Summer students, Eight weeks of Grand Opera, Symphony Concerts, Artist Concerts, etc. ALL DEPARTMENTS OF THE CONSERVATORY OPEN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. For further particulars and terms, address BERTHA BAUR, Directress - ־ ־ CINCINNATI, OHIO