MUSICAL COURIER
50
January 25, 1923
Van Bommel Soon to Become American Citizen
Jan Van Bommel, the Dutch “baritone, whose recent Aeolian Hall (New York) recital was highly praised by the critics and press generally, will, if he lives four months
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longer, be an American citizen. There is every indication that the tall, red-cheeked young Hollander will survive, and his many admirers will welcome him into “the ranks.”’ Commenting on his recital, the Herald of December 20 used such phrases as “Wide upper register of excellent quality,” “made a very agreeable impression,” “French and German songs were delightfully rendered,” and “His sincerity and warmth did much to make an enjoyable recital.”
National Opera Club Meets
Meetings of the National Opera Club of America always include operatic excerpts or subjects, Mme. von Klenner, founder and president, always seeing to it that the current or talked-about operas are represented. While more or less business is transacted, announcements made, etc., still the main thing is operatic education, and in this the club covers a field peculiarly its own. Who knows much about Anima Allegra (English, Joyous Spirit), the opera by Francis Vittadini, produced in Rome, and said to be in rehearsal here? The members of the National Opera Club and their many guests are now well informed, thanks to Mme von Klenner’s enterprise, as this was the subject of the Havrah Hubbard operalogue, with Edgar Bowman at the piano. Mr. Hubbard told of the happy nature of the music, and as usual went into detail as to story, the music well illustrating his points. An explosion of the alarm-clock on the president's desk was a humorous incident during his_ story. It illustrated Mme. von Klenner’s motto, that things must go, be alive, if a part of the National Opera Club!
Agatha Berkhoel, soprano, pleased all with her fine voice and personality, singing songs by Grieg, Fairchild and speaks, and Clara Edwards’ Happiness as an encore; and later on a group of songs in the Norwegian language, preceded by explanatory remarks by the fair singer. The minor pathos in Borreson’s song and the joyous climax of one by _ Grieg served to enhance effect.
President von Klenner made announcements of interest, including correction of a statement made that the voluntary contribution of over $100 by members at the Christmas Fete was for the club; it was for the Haensel and Gretel Home at Oberammergau, and she was proud of the sum. She called attention to the January 24 evening of the club, when an act from The Demon, and a gala Russian program,” with ball following, was scheduled. Tannhäuser will be the subject of the February 8 meeting. National flags, the marble bust of the distinguished president, and Mrs. J. Hedges Crowell as guest of honor, were all in evidence giving eclat to the meeting.
Myra Hess on Concert Tour
Myra Hess, the English pianist, is busy on her first long concert tour since she returned to this country about a month ago. During this brief period she has given a New York recital, a concert in Troy, N. Y., and has made two appearances with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Miss Hess’ present tour includes appearances in Pennsylvania cities, Chicago, Minneapolis, Winnipeg and Toledo She will return to New York on January 28, on the evening of which she will play the Schumann concerto with orchestra and a group of solo pieces at the Metropolitan Opera House. On February 1 the pianist will start another tour, from which she will not return to the metropolis until the early part of March.
Des Moines to Hear MacLaren
On February 5, at The Iowa Theater, Gay MacLaren will appear at Des Moines, Iowa, for the Department of Women’s Affairs of the Chamber of Commerce of Des Moines. This organization, which is just as imposing as its name, does things in a big way. Miss MacLaren’s mother will travel from Minneapolis for the occasion.
WHERE THEY ARE TO BE
From January 25 to February 8
Levitzki, Mischa:
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 4. Dayton, Obio, Feb. 6. Macbeth, Florence:
Boston, Mass., Jan. 25-29. Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 31. Maier, Guy:
Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 27. Marsh, Helen:
Notre Dame, Ind., Jan. 27. Sioux City, la., Jan. 30.
Martin, Riccardo:
St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 5. Meisle, Kathryn:
Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 25. Milligan, Harold:
Wellesley, Mass., Feb. 7. Murphy, Lambert:
Springfield, Mass., Jan. 28. Morini, Erika:
Worcester, Mass., Jan. 30. Baltimore, Md.״ Feb. 6.
Moore, Hazel:
Quincy, 111., Jan. 30.
Miinz, Mieczyslaw:
Boston, Mass., Jan. 24.
Mount Vernon, N. Y., Jan. 29.
Nevin, Olive:
Wellesley, Mass., Feb. 7. Niemack, Ilse:
Hanover, Germany, Jan. 27. Bremen, Germany, Jan. 31. Hamburg, Germany, Feb. 1. Berlin, Germany, Feb. 7.
Nyiregyhazi, Erwin:
Chicago, 111., Feb. 5. Paderewski, Ignace:
Lexington, Ky., Jan. 26. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 29. New Orleans, La., Jan. 30. Houston, Texas, Feb. 1. Dallas, Texas, Feb. 5.
Patton, Fred:
Toronto, Can., Feb. 2. Birmingham, Pa'., Feb. 3.
Petrauskas, Mikas:
Kulpman, Pa., Jan. 28. Shenandoah, Pa., Jan. 29. Scranton, Pa., Jan. 30. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Jan. 31. Binghamton, N. Y., Feb. 2. Amsterdam, N. Y., Feb. 3. Worcester, Mass., Feb. 4.
‘ Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 6.
Rogers, Francis:
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 30. Rubinstein, Erna:
Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 30. Chicago, 111., Feb. 2-3. Winnipeg, Can., Feb. 6.
St. Denis, Ruth:
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 25.
Macon, Ga., Jan. 26.
Orlando, Fla., Jan. 27. Meridian, Miss., Jan. 29. Waco, Texas, Jan. 31.
Austin, Texas, Feb. 1. Beaumont, Texas, Feb. 2. Houston, Texas, Feb. 3. Vicksburg, Miss., Feb. 5. Selma, Ala., Feb. 6. Tuscaloosa, Ala., Feb. 7. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 8.
Salvi, Alberto:
Ardmore, Okla., Jan. 26. Norman, Okla., Jan. 29. Okmulgee, Okla., Jan. 30. Schumann Heink, Ernestine: Orlando, Fla., Jan. 31. Shawn, Ted:
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 25.
Macon, Ga., Jan. 26.
Orlando, Fla., Jan. 27. Meridian, Miss., Jan. 29. Waco, Texas., Jan. 31.
Austin, Texas., Feb. 1. Beaumont, Texas, Feb. 2. Houston, Texas, Feb. 3. Vicksburg, Miss., Feb. 5. Selma, Ala., Feb. 6. Tuscaloosa, Ala., Feb. 7. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 8.
Sparkes, Lenora:
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 25-27. Sevain, Edwin:
Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 28. Orlando, Fla., Feb. 1.
Miami, Fla., Feb. 3.
Ocala, Fla., Feb. 6.
Sarasota, Fla., Feb. 8. Telmanyi, Emil:
Greensburg, Pa., Jan. 25. Pitsburgh, Pa., Jan. 26. Thibaud, Jacques:
Denver, Colo., Jan. 30.
Sioux City, la., Feb. 7.
־ Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 8. Tollefsen Trio:
El Paso, Texas, Jan. 26.
Del Rio, Texas, Jan. 27.
San Marcos, Texas., Jan. 29. Port Arthur, Texas, Jan. 30. Natchitoches, La., Jan. 31. Warren, Ark., Feb. 1.
Searcy, Ark., Feb. 2.
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 3. Natchez, Miss., Feb. 5. Grenada, Miss., Feb. 6. Vreeland, Jeannette: Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 7.
Armstrong, Marion:
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 25-27.
Braslau, Sophie:
Akron, Ohio, Feb. 6.
Marietta, Ohio, Feb. 8.
Calve, Emma:
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 26. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 29. Bellingham, Wash., Jan. 31.
Chaliapin, Feodor:
Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 25.
Claussen, Julia:
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 29.
Cortot, Alfred:
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 30. Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 2. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 5.
D’Alvarez, Marguerite:
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 30.
Dadmun, Royal:
Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 6. Malden, Mass., Feb. 7.
Farnam, Lynnwood:
Troy, N. Y., Feb. 7.
Fitziu, Anna:
Norwalk, Conn., Jan. 25.
Garrison, Mabel:
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 2.
Rock Hill, S. C., Feb. 5.
Gerhardt, Elena:
Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 2-3.
Heifetz, Jascha:
Havana, Cuba, Jan. 27, 31, Feb. 3.
Miami, Fla., Feb. 6.
Hempel, Frieda:
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 25.
Pine Bluff, Ark., Jan. 29. Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 31. San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 2. Beaumont, Texas, Feb. 5. Galveston, Texas, Feb. 7.
Hess, Myra:
Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 26.
Hinshaw’s Cosi Fan Tutte Company:
Valdosta, Ga., Jan. 25.
Oxford, Miss., Jan. 27. Texarkana, Ark., Jan. 29. Pine Bluff, Ark., Jan. 30. Denton, Texas, Jan. 31. Norman, Okla., Feb. 1.
Waco, Texas, Feb. 2.
San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 5. Dallas, Texas, Feb. 6. Denison, Texas, Feb. 8.
Hinshaw’s Cox and Box Co.:
Wichita Falls, Texas, Jan. 25. Sweetwater, Texas, Jan. 26. Big Spring, Texas, Jan. 27. Midland, Texas, Jan. 29. Abilene, Texas, Jan. 30.
Cisco, Texas, Jan. 31. Stephenville, Texas, Feb. 1. Florence, Texas, Feb. 2.
San Marcos, Texas, Feb. 3. Lockhart, Texas, Feb. 5.
La Grange, Texas, Feb. 6. Gonzales, Texas, Feb. 7. Kerens, Texas, Feb. 8. Hinshaw’s Impresario Co.: Bowling Green, Ohio, Jan. 25. New Philadelphia, Ohio, Jan. 26.
Troy, N. Y., Jan. 29.
Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 5. Providence, R. I., Feb. 6. Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 7.
Homer, Louise:
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 29. Virginia, Minn., Jan. 31. Duluth, Minn., Feb. 1-2. Chicago, 111., Feb. 4. Binghamton, N. Y., Feb. 6. Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 7.
Homer-Stires, Louise:
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 29. Virginia, Minn., Jan. 31.
- Duluth, Minn., Feb. 1-2. Chicago, 111., Feb. 4. Binghamton, N. Y., Feb. 6. Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 7. Johnson, Norman:
Rome, N. Y., Jan. 25.
Kerns, Grace:
Mercersburg, Pa., Feb. 6. Kindler, Hans:
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 25. Konecny, Josef:
Beaver, Utah, Jan. 25.
Las Vegas, Nev., Jan. 29. Redlands, Cal., Jan. 31.
San Bernardino, Cal., Feb. 1. Santa Ana, Cal., Feb. 7.
Van Nuys, Cal., Feb. 8. Land, Harold:
Yonkers, N. Y., Jan. 25. Richmond Hill, N. Y., Jan. 28.
Leginska, Ethel:
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 30.
Letz Quartet:
La Crosse, Wis., Jan. 26. Lake Forest, 111., Jan. 27. Granville, Ohio, Jan. 29. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 5.
Appearances of Mrs. Lawson as Soloist
Appended are some of the engagements filled by Fran-ceska Kaspar Lawson, and as the list tells in no uncertain terms of the populartiy of the soprano no further comment is necessary:
Artists* Course, Birmingham, Ala.; Arundel Club of Baltimore; Ashland College; Averett College; Beechwood School; Bethany College; Bishopthorpe Manor (3 times); Blackstone College (4 times); Blue Ridge College; Board of Education, Cumberland, Md., and Somerset, Ky.; Broaddus College (3 times): Browning Society of Philadelphia; Brenau College; Bridgewater College; Carson and Newman College; Cedarville College; Chatham Episcopal Institute; Chautauqua Association of Pennsylvania; Chowan College; Coker College; Converse College; Cooper Union, New York City (3 times); Dale-ville College; Davenport College; Davis and Elkins College (3 times); Davidson College; Dickinson Seminary; Dutchess County Choral Society; Eastern College; Emory University; Flora McDonald College (3 times); Fort Loudoun Seminary (7 times); Friday Morning Music Club, Washington, D. C. (4 times); Friends Select School (3 times); George School; George Washington University; Guilford College; Girls’ Club, Grafton, W. Va.; Glen Eden (4 times); Golden Jubilee Germania Maennerchor, Baltimore; Hannah More
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Academy (3 times); Harinonie Society, Baltimore; high schools, Ashland, Va.; Bramwell, W. Va.; Doylestown, Pa.; Durham, N. C.; New Cumberland, W. Va.; Staunton, Va.; Wendell and Wilson, N. C.; Hollins College (4 times); Hood College; Irving School for Boys; Kiskiminetas Springs School (4 times); Lander College; Lemans Orchestra, Steel Pier, Atlantic City; Lewisburg Seminary; Liberty Piedmont Institute (3 times); Limestone College; Linden Hall Seminary; Louisburg College; Marcato Club, Clarksburg, W. Va.; Marshall College; Mars Hill College; Martha Washington College; Mas-sanutten Military Academy (4 times); Mayflower Society, Washington, D. C.; May Festival and recital, Hagerstown, Md.; Miami University; Millersburg Female College; Mount Union College; Mount Vernon Seminary (8 times); music clubs, Bloomington, 111.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Fairmont, W. Va.; Marion, Va.; Weston, W. Va., and Williamsfrown, W. Va,; Muskingum College; National School of Domestic Arts and Sciences; National Park Seminary (12 times); New Century Club, West Chester, Pa.; Ogontz School (3 times); Oldfields School; O'rpheus Club of Philadelphia; Oxford College (3 times); Pennsburg Symphony Orchestra (5 times); Penn Hall School; Philadelphia Orchestra (5 times); Philharmonic Society, Somerset, Pa.; Piedmont College; Pittsburgh Press Radio; Plymouth Institute; Brooklyn, N. Y.; Princeton University; Rad-cliffe Chautauqua System (3 seasons); Randolph-Macon Institute; Reading Symphony Orchestra; recitals, Chester, Pa.; Norfolk, Va., and Wilmington, Del.; Richmond Cnoral Society; Rotary Club, Washington, D. C.; Salem College; Silver Jubilee, Thalia Maennerchor, Baltimore; Society of Fine Arts, Washington, D. C. (5 times); Sons of the American Revolution. Washington, D. C.; State Normal Schools at Athens, W. Va.; Bloomsburg, Pa.; Cullowhee, N. C.; Farmville, Fredericksburg and Harrisonburg, Va.; Glenville, W. Va.; Greenville, N. C.; Mansfield, Pa.; Pembroke, N. C.; Shepherdstown, W. Va.; St. Hilda’s Hall, Charlestown, W. Va.; Stonewall Jackson College; Symphony Orchestra, Quarkertown, Pa.; Trio Club,_ Scranton, Pa.; Tusculum College; United States Marine Band; University of Ohio; University of Virginia (twice) j University of West Virginia (2 times); Ursinus College; Virginia College; Virginia Intermont College; Walnut Lane School; Washington Choral Society (4 times); Washington Community Symphony Orchestra, Wednesday Afternoon Club, Martinsburg, W. Va.; Wesleyan College; Western Kentucky May Festival; White House; William and Mary College; Winston-Salem College; Woman’s Club, Richmond, Va. (3 times); Woman’s Club, York, Pa.; Woodberry Forest School; Wooster University.
Matzenauer Member Woman Pays Club
Margaret Matzenauer found time between performances of Aida and Walküre to be the guest of honor at the Woman Pays Club, Wednesday, January 3, at the Algonquin Hotel. Not only did she make a charming appearance, but she graciously offered to sing several songs. The chairman introduced the contralto in this wise: “Ladies, I tried to get Mme. Matzenauer to speak and I am glad she says she can’t and won’t. That doesn’t sound very courteous, I know, but I am certain that you, as well as Mme. Matzenauer, will understand when I say that as a speaker she is a wonderful soprano, and that she has consented to sing her speech in a most seductive Delilah manner via Mon Coeur S’ouvre a ta voix. What she sings after that is up to you.”
The result was not only her glorious rendition of the famous aria, for which she is so well known and applauded, but two added numbers, Lieurance’s By the Waters of Minnetonka and The Silent Night by Rachmaninoff. Mme. Matzenauer was unanimously invited to become a member of the Woman Pays Club and she has agreed to become one of the one hundred and fifty women who pay.
Two Engagements for S. Wesley Sears
S. Wesley Sears, organist and choirmaster of Saint James’ Church, Philadelphia, played at Vassar College on January 12 and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Sunday afternoon, January 14.
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