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orchestra when only seven, made his debut as soloist there at seventeen, was publicly embraced by Wieniawski on that occasion, and then went to Paris to study at the Conservatoire under Massart. winning a first prize after two years. He played in France, England, Germany, Austria, Italy, Holland and the Orient, and made one tour of the United States. He established himself in Vienna, founding the Ondricek Quartet there in 1908. In these years just previous to the war he was one of the best known teachers in Europe. In collaboration with Dr. S. Mittelmann he wrote a well known work, “New Method for Learning the Master Technic of Violin Playing on an Anatomic, Physiological Basis.”
L. DAWKINS
Miss L. Dawkins, a prominent violin teacher of Denver for many years, died May 5 after an illness of two months. Miss Dawkins was the first violinist of note to settle in Denver, going to that city in 1882 from Boston, when a nervous breakdown interrupted a promising career as a soloist. She was a pupil of August Fries and Julius Eich-berg, and up to 1882 was frequently heard on the concert platforms of Boston.
One of her early activities after going to Denver was the founding and conducting of an orchestra of exceptional merit at Trinity Church. She directed this orchestra for twelve years. Later a group of her students organized as the Dawkins’ Violin Quartet and were locally celebrated for many years.
ADELAIDE FISCHER
Adelaide Fischer, wife of Otto Fischer, died on May 9 in her sixty-sixth year after a short illness. She was born and lived in Brooklyn until her death and was well known through her activities as treasurer of the Arion Ladies’ Society. Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Adelaide Fischer, the concert singer, and a son, Otto L. Fischer, pianist.
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rhythm and accuracy “Berceuse” (Frieman) and “Scher-zino” (Raff). Elsie Feigin put fire and vitality into her rendition of Hubay’s “Hejre Kati.” A flexible technic and excellent harmonic and staccato effects were evidenced in Mark Schwartz's performance of the “Rondo Capriccioso” by Saint-Saëns. Esther Feldstein played the first movement of the Mendelssohn concerto with musical tone and correct intonation, and executed the cadenza with skill.
An unusually talented youngster is Theodore Takaroff, who offered the first movement of Vieuxtemps' first concerto. He has an incisive attack, good bowing, and a clear, firm tone, and he performs with ease and spontaneity with excellent double stopping. The first movement of Wieni-awski’s second concerto was played with vigor, good style and pleasing tone quality by Harry Glickman. The andante and allegro movements of a concerto for four violins by Maure concluded the program. Harry Glickman, Max Adler, Theodore Takaroff and Esther Feldstein played this in admirable ensemble, their shading being very good.
Good sense of rhythm, correct intonation and good bowing was apparent in nearly all the playing of these youngsters. They were accompanied by Manfred Malkin.
Ralph Thomas Making Good
Ralph Thomas, tenor, who has been on the faculty of the Dayton Conservatory of Music during the past year, is returning to Milan this month for the purpose of additional study of repertory and opera. Mr. Thomas has been very successful during his short stay in America. He had numerous concert appearances, among them an appearance as soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under Ysaye, who writes him:	“Your lovely singing pleased me
greatly. You are making good.” He has received many commendatory comments from the press both here and abroad, and his excellent voice and musicianship should give him a successful career.
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FRANZ ONDRICEK
Franz Ondricek, violinist and teacher, died a short time ago in Milan, Italy, at the age of sixty-three years. He was born in Prague, April 29, 1859, played in his father’s
Charles Hackett’s Success Abroad
Cables from Paris tell of the tremendous success achieved by Charles Hackett at the Opéra-Comique in his first performance of “Tosca” there, sung in French. He was compelled to encore the first act aria, and to sing the “E luce-van le stelle” three times. He was immediately re-engaged for eight more performances, .and on May 25 will sing in “Romeo and Juliette.”
This is Hackett’s second Parisian appearance within a month, he having scored heavily early in April at the Opera in "Rigoletto,” with Battistini and Mme. Ritter-Ciampi. He had been approached by the Opera immediately upon his arrival in Paris en route to fill his Italian engagements, but did not feel that he could ethically accept in view of his arrangement with the Opéra-Comique, made through Albert Wolff, late of the Metropolitan Opera Company. Later, however, the plans were amicably adjusted to permit of his singing at both houses.
The Paris correspondent of a leading Boston newspaper writes enthusiastically and at length of Hackett’s performance as the Duke in “Rigoletto.” Not only does he praise
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the American tenor, who has just been winning fresh ■laurels in Paris. His debut at the Opera in ,'Rigoletto” and at the O pera-C omique in ״Tosca” were both successes such as Paris has not witnessed for a long time. His next appearance is at the Opera as Romeo on May 25. The photograph shows him in that role.
him for his high, clear notes, the fine timbre of his voice, his careful diction, flawless technic, grace of style and excellent interpretation, but he also points out the great significance of Hackett's success in that it is the first time that any American male singer has sung a principal part at either of the Parisian opera houses, that he made as strong an appeal to the French as to his own compatriots, and because he is the first American to return to the city where so many of them have received their inspiration and “where tliey will in the future, even more than in the past, receive their training.” The article continues:	“The visit
of Charles Hackett clears the way for other visits, and there is freely expressed the hope that not only will France export her own musicians to America, but that America will export her own musicians to France. This reciprocity is all to the good, and is to be encouraged. Viewed in this light, the achievement of Charles Hackett has an important significance.”
Preceding his Parisian engagements Hackett, at the invitation of Toscanini, sang at La Scala in Milan, in “The Barber of Seville,” and also sang with great success at the opera in Monte Carlo.
Jacques Malkin Pupils’ Recital
A number of talented violin pupils of Jacques Malkin played to a crowded auditorium at Washington Irving High School May 7. The program opened with a Bach aria in D major, played by about forty boys and girls, ranging in age from seven to eighteen years. The ensemble, directed by Jacques Malkin, was admirable, tone quality, rhythm and intonation being good. Leo Whitecup played with excellent
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