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AN HONOR TO THE PROFESSION.
THE TWO HYMNS OF THE HOUR.
"THE spontaneity of popular feeling shown THHE Amaranth Society of Brooklyn is the
alma mater of many distinguished mem-
* on Sept. 19th, the day of President Mc-
Kinley's burial, in the famous five-minute bers of the theatrical profession, but few
pause when large crowds of people in this are destined to bring it more honor than Miss
and other cities all over the land stood in the Carolyn James, who, a few weeks ago, made
streets and sang "Nearer, My God, to Thee," her debut in Boston in the farce-comedy,
was a remarkable exhibit of human emotion. "The Brixton Burglary," essaying the role
The vast multitudes who did the singing of Mrs. Pontifex.
must have been composed of men and wo- Although this marked Miss James' first
men of various creeds and of none. Yet, as professional engagement, so capably did she
The World so aptly pointed out, they all interpret the character part allotted to her,
readily joined in singing the words that lin- that she commanded flattering notices from
gered on the President's dying lips. This the leading critics of Boston an
shows that the words and the music of that
hymn are alike familiar to the plain people.
"Lead, Kindly Light," the other favorite
hymn of Mr. McKinley, was heard in nearly
all the church services—but not on the streets.
Neither the words nor the music is as easily
remembered by the masses. Especially is
this true of the music, which belongs to a
higher and more classical order of composi-
tion.
These two hymns of the hour have strik-
ing features in common. Both are of Eng-
lish origin and both were written by authors
not of Mr. McKinley's own denomination.
John Henry Newman wrote "Lead, Kindly
Light," while sailing on an orange boat from
Palermo to Marseilles on June 16th, 1833.
He entitled it "The Pillar of the Cloud" and
wrote it as a poem, with no idea of its be-
coming a hymn. He was then a clergyman
of the Church of England. It was not until
twelve years later that he was received into
the Roman Catholic Church, of which later
he became a distinguished Cardinal.
MISS CAROLYN JAMES.
Sarah Flower Adams, who wrote "Nearer,
was an
mates
of
her
ability have been duplicated
My God, to Thee," about 1845,
Eng-
in
the
other
leading
cities which she has vis-
lish Unitarian. She wrote it for the hymnal
ited,
including
her
home city, where she
used by the South Place Chapel, London,
played
the
past
week.
where it was sung for many years before it
Miss James has been carefully schooled
gained any large circulation. Its world-wide
for
her present position. For a number of
vogue was not acquired until about i860,
years
she took an active interest in the dra-
when Dr. Lowell Mason, of Boston, set it
matic
work of the Amaranth Society, and it
to the tune with which millions of people are
was
here
the histrionic bud developed into
now familiar. In this respect the two hymns
flower.
She
is devoted to her art, and pur-
are sharply in contrast. Newman's poem has
poses
to
reach
in time an enviable altitude
become a popular hymn, notwithstanding the
in
the
world
of
drama by hard and faithful
noble but not "catchy" music to which it
work.
Miss
James
has much in her favor.
was set, while Sarah Flower Adams' lines
She
is
splendidly
educated,
possesses rare in-
owe at least half their popularity to the eas-
dividuality,
a
winsome
disposition,
with a
ily remembered strains with which they are
beautiful stage presence. Add to this equip-
identified and which seem their natural ex-
ment, earnestness and enthusiasm, and it is
pression, so perfectly is the melody wedded
little wonder her friends look forward to her
to the words.
Both hymns were first introduced in this progress with confidence. In addition to her
country in the famous Unitarian hymn-book other talents, Miss James is an athlete of no
compiled by Samuel Longfellow and Sam- mean attainments. As a long distance swim-
mer she has quite a record, while as a golf
uel Johnson.
player she can give many of the old-timers
A. J. Goodrich, the well-known teacher
and writer, who has been summering near a pretty hard battle.
Lake George, has returned to town and has
London enjoys a club with the musical
taken up quarters in Carvel Court, 114th cognomen of the "You Be Quiet Club."
street.
Can this be a woman's club?
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OCTOBER MUSIC.
Voices, everywhere voices, pulsing the Autumn
airs,
Singing of fields ripe-fruited, of brightly-branched
bowers;
Singing also the radiant souls of departed flowers
Fain to revisit the world, of late so richly theirs.
Bearers and breathers of joy, angels of song, de-
lay!
Stay, as with vespers of spring, the gray autum-
nal day!
Call back the bloom of June, echo the music of
May!
So doth the ancient earth renew her beauty for
aye.
—Fanny H. R. Poole.
KUBELIK AN IMPRESSIVE FIGURE.
^VfOUNG Jan Kubelik," said a New
1
Yorker who heard him play in Lon-
don, "will, in my opinion, make much more
of a isuceess when he comes to this country
in the cities outside of New York than he
will here. He is a player of great technical
brilliancy, but he seems to be lacking in ap-
preciation and intellectuality. He is only
twenty years • old and has a very pale face,
surmounted by a shock of black hair. He is
said to resemble the great Paganini in his
youth and he plays much of the famous
violinist's music. On the concert platform
he is a very impressive figure and outside of
New York, where this is a more important
factor in a performer's success than it is here.
I think that the dash and brilliancy of his
playing will make him a success. Managers
rely very much on the physical appearance
of musical celebrities since the success of Jg-
nace Paderewski here, as if his personal ap-
pearance were responsible for his triumphs.
One artist here several years ago admirably
satisfied his manager's ideas in this particu-
lar. M don't know how he plays the piano,'
he said, 'but I do know that his hair is red
and that he is as pale as a ghost. He's the
palest man I ever saw, and if he doesn't
make a hit, why I don't know my business.' "
MUSIC A S A POLITICAL FACTOR.
A PART from its ethical and aesthetic sig-
nificance, music oftentimes acquires a
political value. It was the enthusiasm for
Wagner's operas that led the Parisians to
assume a more friendly attitude toward the
Germans. At Munich, as well as at Bay-
reuth, French enthusiasts now outnumber
those of any other country. Several Ger-
man orchestras have in recent seasons visited
Paris, where they were received with accla-
mation. And now comes the news that, for
the first time, a first-class Parisian orchestra
will, this autumn, visit the leading German
cities. Edouard. Golonne, the famous con-
ductor, recently stopped at Berlin on his way
from St. Petersburg to complete the arrange-
ments for this concert tour. This emphasizes
what some of our greatest writers have long
maintained that music influences in an in-
finitude of ways our manners and characters.
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