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ETTA BRADLEY,
American .soprano and artist pupil of Theodore Schroeder. Mrs. Bradley comes from Maine and is herself gifted with a pleasurable voice of ample range, tchich she uses skilfully. She has been well schooled and sings musically as •well as dramatically. Recent appearances of this singer include engagements at Canton, Frankfort, Little Falls and Pawling, N. Y.; Picton, Ont.; Bennington, Vt.; Fall River, Catti-bridge, Newton and Everett, Mass., and as assisting artist at the concert of the Laurent Ensemble (Boston Symphony players) in Lynn, Mass. Mrs. Bradley is under the management of the Dixey Concert Direction, Boston.
the tiny symphony and the dances were under the supervision of Mary Anne Edwards, teacher of dancing in Jack-son Heights. Mrs. Doolittle has had several requests to repeat the entertainment for schools and clubs. It is to be given for the Southern Club of Jackson Heights on April 28.
Those participating on the program included: Conny Cope, Catherine Sitler, Janet Tilton, Peggy Cope, Betty Ziegler, Mildred Sheffler, Charley Leonard, Polly Leonard, Frances Pond and Janet Tilton.
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trude L. Gipson and Maxim Brodsky, all of whom showed the result of splendid training.
Columbia School News Items.
Piano pupils of Mrs. George Nelson Holt, assisted by Marion Carlisle, soprano, gave a concert in the School Recital Hall, March 29. Rhea Roach Shelters played accompaniments for Miss Carlisle, who is a pupil of George Nelson Holt.
Wednesday evening, March 28, in the School Recital Hall, a program was given by Marion Murphy, artist-pupil of Clare Osborne Reed, assisted by Hazel Weinheimer, soprano, who is doing some coaching under George Nelson Holt. Mrs. Weinheimer is a professional singer of considerable note. The other assisting artist was David Polikoff, violinist, already well known as an exponent of Ludwig Becker’s teaching.
Karl Reckzeh Pupils Heard.
Students of Karl Reckzeh, the widely known Chicago teacher, were heard in piano recital, Sunday evening, March 25. Those participating in reflecting the fine work Mr. Reckzeh accomplishes with his students were: Hannah Rab-inovitz, Harold Keen, Esther Schneider, Sarah Husman, Ethel Schmetter, Marie Bause, Frieda Ackerman, Ruth Simons, Rosalie Biedermann, Birdie Gershcovitz, Theodora Nielsen, Birdie Segel, Miriam Horvitz, Goldie Golub, Miriam Lundgren, Miriam Heyman, Florence Turnquist, Bertha Rapoport, Mabel Schneider, Mary Evans and Miriam Pen-ansky.
Walter Spry’s Engagements.
Walter Spry gave a very successful piano program on March 23, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Pickard. Mr. Spry will fill dates in the South the first week in April, beginning with Montevallo (Ala.) and closing with Glasgow (Ky.).
Musical News Items.
Lillian T. Johnston’s pupil, Rose Malone, dramatic soprano, sang last week at a South Side wedding; another pupil, Rose Eisenberg, lyric soprano, sang at a large club reunion on the West Side.
Nathan Gold, lyric tenor, pupil of Lillian T. Johnston, appeared in an advanced pupils’ recital recently at Lyon & Healy’s Recital Hall. He received great applause after rendering a group of three songs, one Italian and two English.
Pupils of the piano and voice departments of the Sherwood Music School were presented in recital, March 30, in the school recital hall.
Musical News Items.
Gwendolyn Griffith, soprano, sang the leading role in the operetta, The Spring Maid, March 22 and 23, at Downers Grove, 111. Emma Hammar, soprano, was soloist March 23 at the Hotel Plaza. Both emanate from the Carl Craven studios.
Carl Craven is engaged to sing the tenor role in Gaul’s Holy City at Buena Memorial Presbyterian Church, Sunday evening, April 1.
Arthur Thoms, pupil of Karl Buren Stein, will sing the baritone solos in the oratorio Bethany, at Arlington Heights Lutheran Church, April 15. Florence Haack, pupil of Mrs. Stein, will be the reader at the special Easter service of the First Methodist Church at Powers Theater.
Carolyn Willard Presents Student.
Carolyn Willard, the prominent Chicago pianist and teacher, presented one of her most talented students in a studio recital on Sunday, March 18. Emily Barrett is the young student of whom Miss Willard is justly proud and who played with telling effect a most taxing program, including Handel, Beethoven, Heller, MacDowell, Mosz-kowski, Cadman and Jensen numbers. Jeannette Cox.
Maude Tucker Doolittle Presents Toy Symphony
A large audience greeted the Toy Symphony presented by Maude Tucker Doolittle at Wanamaker’s Auditorium on Wednesday, March 28. It was a novel idea, using the toy instruments for playing folk melodies and also for accompanying the songs and dances.
The children (ages ranging from eight to twelve years) were dressed in typical Norwegian, Irish, Dutch, Scotch, French, Chinese, Belgian, Russian and American costumes and made a pretty, colorful picture in their Dance of Greeting.
Some very interesting work was done with the Swiss songs, metalophone and xylophone. Raindrops was effective with xylophone and clothes pins and toy horns, tambourines, drums and cymbals all showing the valuable rhythmical 'benefits of this unique training. The Russian Dance, closing the program, was played with a fine and rhythmical swing, expressing all the enthusiasm which the children felt.
Mildred Fairchild, as Miss America, waved the baton for
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gives so much personal interest and he is prodigal of time as well. A lesson of an hour or an hour and a half is no novelty to his pupils, but a rare treat for them to be in contact with so great a mind. Unbounded enthusiasm exists among those fortunate enough to be accepted in his class.
Esther Dale in Recital.
Those who attended the presentation of Esther Dale, a new soprano, at Lyon & Healy Hall, March 29, offered by the astute F. Wight Neumann, were well repaid for their efforts. Those who did not, missed an extended program of choice lieder songs charmingly delivered through the medium of Miss Dale, who possesses a surprisingly beautiful voice, full of color, flexible, matured and happily adapted to the demands made upon it in lieder work; intelligence in interpretation of the range of emotion each effort brought forth was an outstanding virtue greatly to her credit. In this particular field a large number of auditors contributed to the inspiration of the artist as well as to the pleasure of the occasion. It is expected that future appearances will be greeted with houses commensurate with her artistic merit. Leon Benditsky, a prince of accompanists, proved a great asset at the piano as usual.
American Conservatory Notes.
Aletta Tenold and Grace Welsh, pianists, and members of the conservatory faculty, will give a two-piano recital on Saturday afternoon, April 7, at Kimball Hall.
The theater organ department at the conservatory is enjoying the largest enrollment it has ever had. In addition to the number of students preparing themselves to be theater organists, there are many professionals who see the necessity of perfecting themselves to a still greater degree. Arrangements are being concluded to offer actual screen experience in a small private theater.
The conservatory summer session and master school will extend from June 25 to August 4. Practically all of the leading teachers will be present and there will also be master classes by Josef Lhevinne, Mme. Delia Valeri and William S. Brady. A large enrollment has already been made.
Esther Johnson, who graduated last June in the Public School Music Department, is now supervisor of music, Sanborn, Iowa.
Louise St. John Westervelt Studio Notes.
Lola Scofield, soprano, was soloist at the New Tiffin theater last week and is singing at the Broadway Strand this week. On March 26, Elizabeth Houston, contralto, and Marion Capps, soprano, sang at the musicale given by the Mu Iota Chapter of the Mu Phi Epsilon Sorority.
The regular Saturday afternoon recital at the studio was presented on March 24 by Clara Mammen, soprano, and Elizabeth Houston, contralto, assisted by Mary Lucille Purcell, pianist.
Chicago Musical College Notes.
The Chicago Musical College gave a students’ concert in Central Theater Sunday afternoon. Henry Corsell, student of Dr. Fery Lulek, sang March 25, at the concert given by the United Swedish Singers. Edouard Dufresne, of the faculty, has been engaged as baritone soloist at the Holy Name Cathedral. Teresa Huening, student of Mrs. Gannon, has been engaged to sing at Temple Shiloh, April 1. Students of Mrs. Clausen will appear in a piano recital in the Recital Hall, Steinway Hall, this Wednesday. Cleo Mae Dickerson, student of Louis Victor Saar, will give a piano recital at Recital Hall, Steinway Hall, April 4. Marguerite Moon, student of the college, was soloist at a concert given at the First Swedish Church, Chicago, March 25. Bertha Kribben, of the faculty, was soloist before the Catholic Women’s Club, Oak Park (last week; she also played before the La Grange Woman’s Club.
Orchestra’s Pre-Easter Program.
Drawn from the old familiar works in the orchestra’s repertory. Conductor Frederick Stock’s Easter program, on Good Friday afternoon and Easter Saturday evening, was one of the most enjoyable of the season. Changing about the usual order of things, Stock opened with the Beethoven seventh symphony in place• of the accustomed overture. The lengthy symphony was contrasted by the Good Friday Spell, Transformation scene and Glorification, from Wagner’s Parsifal, Richard Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration and Debussy’s La Mer. Each individual number was magnificently handled by the orchestra men and their leader and once more gave ample proof of the virtuosity of our organization. There was no soloist yesterday, but why a soloist with Stock and his orchestra in their finest fettle playing such a program? Such music is not only enjoyable, highly satisfying, but is also food for the brain and thus educational.
Frederik Frederiksen Studio Notes.
On last Saturday afternoon the following program was given by pupils of Frederik Frederiksen in his studio: Sicilians and Rigaudon (Franceur-Kreisler), played by Frank Clawson; first movement of the De Beriot concerto, No. 9, played by Lawrence Russell; Ten Have’s allegro brilliante’ performed by Clayton Mamrowsky and the entire Wieni-awski D minor concerto, played by Master Sam Porges. Another students’ recital was given on Saturday afternoon, March 31, in the Frederiksen Studio.
Thelma Frederiksen, talented daughter of Frederik Frederiksen, left last week on the Aquitania for London, where she has gone to attend the wedding of her cousin' at St. Mary Abbott Church, Kensington. She will remain abroad about six months visiting the different countries.
Swedish Choral Club’s Spring Concert.
The Swedish Choral Club, Edgar A. Nelson, conductor will give its spring concert on April 17 at Orchestra Hall, at which time it will present Haydn’s Creation with the assistance of forty-five members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the following soloists: Marie Sidenius Zendt, soprano; John B. Miller, tenor, and Gustaf Holmquist! bass.
College of Music Recital.
,Clli״g0 College of Music presented piano students ?7 , ״ Harris-Dua (its president) and voice students of Mark Oster in recital, Monday evening, March 26. The pianists appearing and doing credit to their excellent mentor were Eleanor Goldberg, Lena Goldman, Rose Smoller, Rose Go d, Sam Raphling, Mildred Waldman, Mildred Goldstein Lillian hreeman and Isabelle Yalkovsky. The vocal students were Rose T. Doherty, Max Shuh, Wallace W. Daley, Ger-
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