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and the tragic horror oi ‘Danny Deever,’ the latter, a dramatic triumph worthy of grand opera. A group of John Masefield’s salt water ballads, with settings by Frederick Keel, displayed the poetry, lure and a touch of the tragedy of the deep seas and harbors, andean insistent double encore brought forth the touching ‘Lad in Khaki’ and ‘Mary Cassidy.’ ”
Le Roy Weil Recital
A distinctive audience and an artistic atmosphere were evident to those attending the Le Roy Weil (baritone) recital in the duplex Mehan studios, Carnegie Hall, June 1. Promptly at 8 :30 o’clock the large room (occupied by “the Mehans” for two decades) was well filled, and a program of fine variety was heard. Mr. Weil is a singer of importance, indeed, so important that New Jersey voted him as its representative to the Tri-City meeting of music clubs last year. He always sang well, but on this evening his dignity and poise came especially to the fore in “Honor and Arms” (Handel), in which he overcome all technical difficulties. A group of French songs was especially enjoyable, particularly “Le Miroir” (Ferrari), in which the “half
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LE ROY WEIL,
baritone.
voice” was well produced. A rousing recall was given him following his animated singing of “Largo al Factotum” (Rossini.) His last numbers included John Barnes Wells’ humorous “The Owl” and Moussorgsky’s big “Song of the Flea.” The excellent range of the singer and his very pleasant personal appearance are much in his favor, and there is no question of his taking important position in the vocal world.
Madeline Marshall, pianist, played six preludes by Chopin with much variety of temperament, including grace, restrained passion and brilliant bravura. It was a welcome relief to hear the first “Love Dream” (Liszt), which she played with tender expression, and the brilliant chromatic study in F minor (Liszt), displaying excellent technical ability. She likewise played all the accompaniments with entire satisfaction to singer and audience; this is not always the case.
Dobkin to Sing for Rubinstein Club
Dmitry Dobkin, the Russian tenor, has been engaged for one of the December evening concerts at the New York Rubinstein Club, Mrs. William R. Chapman president.
Levitzki to Play at Winthrop College
Mischa Levitzki will give a recital at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, S. C., on December IS.
as he may not have much attraction for Jhose self-same birds, what a delight he must be to the squirrels !”
GREENSBORO’S SECOND
ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Bori, Sundelius, Gordon, Squiers, Chamlee and Middleton Among the Soloists—Director Wade R. Brown Presents Three Excellent Programs—Philadelphia Festival Orchestra Under Dr. Rich Aids
Greensboro, N. C., June 1.—As far as music is concerned the most important event of the past month was the second annual fastival, given early in May under the auspices of the Greensboro Music Festival Association at the National Theater. There were three concerts, two in the evening, and a Saturday matinee. Fifty musicians from the Philadelphia Festival Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Thaddeus Rich, and the festival chorus made up the ensemble bodies. The soloists were Lucrezia Bori, soprano ; Marie Sundelius, soprano; Jeanne Gordon, contralto; Mario Chamlee, tenor, all of the Metropolitan Opera Company; Marjorie Squires, contralto; Arthur Middleton, bass-baritone, and George Scott-Hunter, organist. Wade R. Brown was the director, of the festival.
The first program consisted of the “Leonore” overture No. 3 of Beethoven and the Verdi “Requiem.” This program utilized the services of chorus, orchestra, organ and soloists Sundelius, Gordon, Chamlee and Middleton.
On Saturday afternoon the Philadelphia Festival Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Rich, was heard in-a program of decided favorites—overture to Wagner’s “Flying Dutchman,” the Dvorak symphony No. S in E minor, from "The New World,” and the Sibelius tone poem, “Finlandia.” Marjorie Squires sang the aria of “Jeanne d’Arc,” by Tschaikowsky.
Saturday evening’s concert was largely orchestral. Under Dr. Rich’s able direction the orchestra was heard in the overture to Goldmark’s “Sakuntala,” the Polovetzki dances from Borodin’s “Prince Igor,” two numbers by Berlioz, and finally the Magic Fire music from Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung.” Mme. Bori delighted in the aria from "Louise,” the Balletella from “Pagliacci,” and a group of Iter native Spanish. For this last she was assisted at the piano by José Eschaniz.
The officers of the Greensboro Festival Association are
C. G. Harrison, president; J. A. Kellenberger, second vice-president; Mrs. H. M'. Ware, first vice-president; R. R. Mitchell, secretary, and John W. Simpson, treasurer.
H.
Nevin and Milligan Popular with Clubs
The continued popularity of Olive Nevin and Harold Milligan in their delightful and educational costume lecture-recital, “Three Centuries of American Song,” is attested by the fact that they have been engaged to close the convention of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs at Chautauqua, N. Y. It will be one of the features of a series of musical events entitled “Hearing America First,” and specially arranged for the convention by Mrs. Marx Obern-dorfer, chairman of the division of music. Other numbers of the same series will be given by Mrs. Edward MacDowell and Mrs. H. H. A. Beach. Miss Nevin and Mr. Milligan, will appear on Saturday afternoon, June 24._
Another summer engagement of Miss Nevin and Mr. Milligan is an appearance in the Pennsylvania State College at State College, Pa., on July 14.
John Powell Plays at Westminster College
John Powell, American pianist and composer, gave a most enjoyable recital at Westminster College chapel, New Wilmington, Pa., on Thursday evening, May 11. His program included the Beethoven “Waldstein” sonata, a group of Chopin, “Three Country Dances,” Beethoven; “The Banjo Picker,” John Powell; “Turkey in the Straw,” David Guion, and Liszt’s “Slumber Song” and thirteenth rhapsody. This was one of the attractions in the artist course arranged by Per Nielson, director of the music department at New Wilmington College.
Werrenrath Repeatedly Encored
“Great singer repeatedly encored in program displaying beauties of his voice,” says the Rutland (Vt.) Herald of May 23. “Rutland added another star to its firmament of singers last night when an audience of music lovers applauded and encored Reinald Werrenrath to the echo as they listened to a selection of songs that not only swept almost every chord of sentiment and romantic appeal but displayed to excellent advantage the beauties and sympathetic qualities of an unusually fine voice. The big things of the program were probably the ‘Vision Fugitive’ from Massenet’s ‘Herodiade,’ sung with passionate power and appeal, a lovely pastoral, a gem of diction and crystal-clear interpretation
OPPORTUNITIES
Victor Golibart, Tenor and Philosopher
Victor Golibart, tenor, whose New York recital in March was one of the outstanding successes of the season just closed, is meeting with unusual success. He has many bookings for summer engagements and recitals for next season, which will take him as far west as Iowa, and a southern tour, including cities in Texas and other southern states.
Mr. Golibart’s recitals are built along artistic lines in that his groups, requiring adequate musicianship and training, are given definite expression through the aid of his thorough singing knowledge, as well as the rare sweet quality and volume of his voice. He is essentially a “Tenor of the South.” A native of Maryland, he received his A.M. degree at Emmitsburg, afterward studying law at Georgetown. He spent several years developing coal mining interests, at the outbreak of the war being secretary and treasurer of a large mining company at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mr. Golibart first won recognition as an elocutionist, which gave way to his love for singing. After studying four years in the South he came to New York to devote
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VICTOR GOLIBART
his entire time to study, which lie did tor nve years uikili the instruction of Wilfried Klamroth.
His first New York recital at Town Hall (quoting a daily) “was an acknowledged success before he finished the first group.”	_	.
“I am married and have five children,” said Mr. Goh-bart. “During my studies I have heard singers say that marriage is a bar to a career; well, I am frank to say I believe nearly all of such statements are insincere, and usually. follow divorce!
“My family comes preeminently first, and my music second, and my interest in my music is in reality a reflection of my love of family, because success in music means advantage for the family. One might advise if I wish a family to go into some other line; no, I can sing better than anything else I can do, and my family has encouraged me from the start. I know the individual who loudly proclaims that his art is his life—nothing else matters—but notice the exhorbitant prices he always demands !
“I love singing and music, certainly; I consider it the most sublime of arts, but I think the singer (who automatically retires around fifty) should have the advantage of home and children, and fulfill the purpose for which he was created, which is not to live for seif and pleasures and then to retire at fifty, an old young man, with nothing to console him except the glories of the past.
“I think this is no longer an age of the long-haired dreamer, who says and does preposterous things, who has his picture taken in ridiculous clothes and in poses resembling “the birth of genius,” or “love overpowers me,” or “I faint for melody.” I know one “musical poet” who spent a great deal of spare time in Central Park staring into trees, waiting for his favorite bird. ‘Rain never stops me, he says; ‘I just wait and am repaid when the little songster comes, if just for a fleeting moment.’ He is only thirty, but how fortunate he is to have lived so long 1 And, where-
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