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enterprising young woman has probably the largest class of piano pupils of anyone in the entire Chenango Valley, from Utica south to Binghamton. On her program were the names of many young pianists, the children of prominent residents of that thriving and musical city, such as Margaret Prindle, Nellie Normile, Eletha Cummings, Betsy Cum-mings, Evelyn Weeks, Grace Mahoney, Margaret Griffin (who played Scott's “The Top o’ the Mornin' ”) Jane Sullivan, Ruth Fern, Max Fern, Kathryn Bolger, Anabelle Brennan, Jane Babcock, Cornelia Ireland, Dorothea Drake, Helen Salisbury and others. Duets, two piano pieces and solos made up the fine programs, which had on it the names of mostly modern composers.
A Letter of Appreciation
The following letter of appreciation came to the office of Annie Friedberg, manager of Neira Riegger, Lionel Storr and Lewis James, after their successful appearances at the Harrisburg Festival:
My dear Miss Friedberg:
I was so glad that you were here for the Festival and could see for yourself that the Festival was a splendid success and your artists covered themselves with glory. Then, too, their fine personalities and enthusiasm won for them many friends and their uniform work met with the greatest favor. I feel that everyone is looking forward to next season s effort.	*
With best regards and trusting you will have a big season, I am
Bernard R. Mausert, Musical Director of Festival.
Elsa Fischer Quartet Very Popular
Despite the lateness of the season, the Elsa Fischer String Quartet is still actively engaged in idling many public and private concert dates.
j?rSanization, consisting of Elsa Fischer, first violin* Isabel Rausch, second violin; Lucie Neidhardt, viola and Carolyn Neidhardt, cello, has gained a strong hold among music lovers not only in New York and vicinity but like״ wise in far distant parts of the United States.
Recent engagements filled by the quartet in the metropolitan district were on February 10, Women’s Club, New Rochelle N. Y.; April 29, Pouch Gallery, Brooklyn: May d, Poughkeepsie; May 6, New York; May 14, Radio Station, Newark, N. J.; May 20 (afternoon) Hotel Astor, New l ork and May 20 (evening) Harvey School, Haw-thorne, N. Y.
Janie Alexander Patterson Wins Cup
Janie Alexander Patterson, of Concord, N. C., was awarded the Copper Music Cup presented by the North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs for the best composition for violin and piano. There were fifty contestants The winning composition, “Spanish Dance,” was played by the composer and William Wright, violinist, at the recent eJ^IC!n *n Greensboro. It also will be programmed at the ational Federation of Musical Clubs’ convention to be held in Asheville, June, 1923.
Students of Perfield Exponent Heard
A very interesting piano recital was given on May 27 by the pupils of Frances V. Roche at Kingsley Studios, this city. Though of the tender ages of from six to twelve years, the pupils played musically and artistically. Miss Roche gave an inspiring talk on music and its relation to life, and showed clearly that music is more than entertainment, diversion or culture, that it is a very elevating and powerful influence for good. She is an exponent of the Effa Ellis Perfield Musical Pedagogy.
Idis Lazar Presents Pupil
Idis Lazar, pianist, presented her pupil, Juliette Kadel-burg, m a recital at her studio, 50 Morningside Drive on Thursday afternoon. May 25. Miss Kadelburg played compositions by Czerny, Bach, Grieg, Beethoven, Haydn and Chopin.
Miss Lazar is repeating her early summer course this year at Oyster bay, Long Island, and will continue teachin״ there and at her New York studio until August 1.
Margot Samoranya to Go to Maine
i M?rg?i Samoranya has taken a cottage on Lake-Mappa-keunk, Me., a lovely spot north of Bangor, where she will go on July 1, accompanied by several of her pupils. Miss Samoranya has been teaching this season at the Institute of Musical Art.
Claussen Soloist with United Singers
Julia Gaussen, who will sing at Chapel Hill, N. C., on July 25, appeared as soloist with the United Singers of Brooklyn, N. Y.. on May 29 Mine, Claussen’s selections were Sentas ballad, from Wagner’s “Flying Dutchman” and a Mozart aria.
Hempel in New Offices
The management of Frieda Hempel has moved to 185 Madison avenue (Thirty-fourth street), and now occupies the corner suite of offices on the sixteenth floor
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Opera Very Mediocre, He Says, with Singers Making Specialty of Off-Pitch Work—Thermometer, Also Off Pitch, Registers 86 F. with No Lake Breeze to Cool Chicago Man’s Brow—Paul Longone There with a New Wife—Charles Hackett a Tremendous Hit in “Romeo et Juliette” at the Opera—
Namara Flitting About
don and in Sweden and may appear in both places in the near future.
The Bastedos in Paris.
Orrin W. Bastedo and his wife with their three charming children make their home at 59 Avenue Victor Hugo. Both will appear in grand opera in the French provinces this coming season.
Marguerite Lemon Here.
Pauling W. Emrich and his wife, formerly Marguerite Lemon of the Metropolitan, are much feted in the American colony.
Charles Fontaine at Opera Comique.
An old friend, Charles Fontaine, tenor, is singing here at the Opera Cotnique.
86 Degrees Fahrenheit—Some Heat;
The heat for the last three days has been terrific and one feels more like going to the country than listening to music.	Rene Devries.
Helen Malmar Song Recital
Helen Malmar, who has been a pupil of E. Presson Miller, Carnegie Hall, gave a concert at the Astor Gallery recently and met with decided success. Miss Malmar, though a very young girl, shows talent and temperament. Her
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voice is a lyric soprano, especially fine in the upper register, and she uses it with intelligence and good taste. She also possesses a very attractive stage appearance, and pleased her numerous hearers with her program. She sang espe-c.ally well the “Vissi D’Arte” from “Tosca,” “The Last Hour,” (Kramer) and Presson Miller’s song, “My King of Dreams,” which was enthusiastically received. She was assisted by Joseph Franco, violinist, who played exceptionally well. Mr. Miller played the singer’s accompaniments with capability.
Activities at the Haywood Studios
Frederick H. Haywood will be a guest teacher at the studios of Frederick Bailey, Worcester, Mass., on Monday, June 12. He will also give a lecture-demonstration with a class of girls at the State Normal School, Worcester, under the direction of the principal, Dr. William B. Aspinwall.
Cecelia M. Bainton will teach Universal Song this summer at Hollywood, Cal. En route to the Coast she gave a demonstration on June 2 at Indianapolis, Ind., before the Indiana Music Teachers’ Association.
Margaret Summerhays will be a guest teacher at the L. D. S. School of Music, Salt Lake City, Utah. She will conduct classes in Universal Song.
Robert Murray, phenomenal boy soprano, sang on June 4 at the Boston Opera House under the auspices of the newspapers of Boston. On June 6 Master Murray sang at the Pennsylvania Hotel for the Juvenile Convention of New York.
Thomas Fuson, tenor, and J. Uly Woodside, baritone, sang at the Radio Broadcasting Station in Newark, N. J., on Sunday, May 28.
Robert Phillips, boy soprano, was one of the entertainers at the annual dinner of the New York and New Jersey Dry Dock Association on May 25 at the Biltmore.
Marie de Kyzer in Oil City
Marie de Kyzer, popular soprano, went to Oil City, Pa, recently for a sojourn of six weeks, during which she will give vocal instruction. While there she will be the guest of her husband’s (Mr. Cumming’s) family, who are in the banking and oil business. June 11, she will sing the “Inflammatus” from Rossini’s “Stabat Mater,” also individual solos, with the choral society of Meadville, Pa., conducted by Mr. Hardman. She sang “The Messiah” there under his direction April 6, thus making two appearances in Meadville this spring.
Sadie M. Quinn Pupils Play
Sadie M. Quinn, who was last year a summer student at the American Institute of Applied Music, and will be here again this summer, gave two successful pupils’ recitals in her home city, Norwich, N. Y., May_22 and May 23. This
Pans, France, May 25.—French singers from the Metropolitan roast the country in which they are making their money. Reference is to two French women who were on board the French liner La France, and the conversation took place on its upper deck two days out of New York Harbor. On the same boat beside those two singers were Giuseppe Bamboschek, who also spoke too much about American dollars; O. Bartik, Emma Calve, who sang gloriously at the concert given for the benefit of the sailors; Ruth Draper, who for the same deserving cause recited three monologues in charming fashion; Walter Dam-rosch, who played the accompaniments for Mme. Calve and _ who later spoke angrily about the French railroad service; Giuseppe de Luca, the popular baritone of the Metropolitan, his charming sister-in-law and young daughter; Olive Fremstad and her nephew; Rosina Galli, promenading often with Gatti-Casazza; Roberto Moran-zom; Lucien Muratore, the idol of the Chicago public, and his beautiful wife, Lina Cavalieri Muratore.
Interesting Recitals in Prospect.
Mischa Elman is down for a recital at the Theater Moga-dor on May 27, assisted by the Conservatoire Orchestra , under Phillipe Gaubert. Albert Spalding is to give a concert with the same orchestra on the following day at the Salle Gaveau. Marie Gabrielle Leschetizky, the well known Polish pianist and widow of the famous piano pedagogue, who is now conducting a school for pianists here, is to give a Chopin recital at the Salle Gaveau, on May 26.
Grand Opera of Mediocre Quality.
At the Grand Opera last Sunday night, ye scribe heard a performance of “Faust” that did not interest him enough for another visit to that magnificent building. Ballet seems the forte of that house, as the singing was mediocre and far below performances heard in America. The Ballet Russe is appearing at the same theater for a prolonged season.
Charles Hackett at the Grand Opera.
Charles Hackett, the American tenor, who made a hit at the opera as the Duke in “Rigoletto,” appeared at the same theatre Wednesday, May 24, as Romeo in Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette,” scoring a tremendous success.
Ñamara About Town.
Seen at the opera with Lachman, the American painter, was Marguerite Namara. The following day we saw her at tea at the Ritz. This time she was accompanied by Andre Messager, the composer.
Opera at Theatre des Champs Elysees.
A season of grand opera conducted by Tullio Serafín opened last night. Among artists known to America in the company are Riccardo Stracciari, baritone, and Amadeo Bassi, tenor, who now sings roles of the Wagnerian repertory in Italian and made a big success as “Tristan.”
Wagner at Opera.
“Lohengrin” is billed all over town as one of the big events of the operatic season and will be sung this week.
Opera Comique.
David Devries was the star of the “Lakme” performance heard last week at the Opera Comique. The chorus is very poor at both houses and the chief characteristic of the French singers heard here seems to be their persistent singing off pitch.
“Lfs Noces Corinthiennes.”
Yvonne Gall, soprano, is singing at the Opera Comique in Henri Busser’s latest opera, “Les Noces Corinthiennes.”
Paul Longone and Bride Here.
Paul Longone, associated with R. E. Johnston of New York, was met in Versailles in the company of his new wife, an American. The Longones, who spent some time in London,_ left today for Italy, where they will remain until late in September.
Dorothy Francis in Town.
Seen on the Grand Boulevard, Dorothy Francis, late of the Chicago Opera and more recently slar of the “Merry Widow.” Miss Francis has offers to sing in Lon-
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