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native of St. Louis, and received her edu-
cation in a Western college. She subse-
quently pursued her studies in Boston.
She has been a resident of Chicago for the
past three years. During her temporary
stay in St. Joseph, Mo., her album of
Seven Songs was published.
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JU\ ISS ALICE NIELSON, who sang the
*** role of Yvonne in " T h e Serenade"
so successfully last season, is taking a va-
cation in China and Japan, preparatory to
starring next autumn in an opera which is
being written for her by Victor Herbert,
and Harry B. Smith.
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T^HE" tenth annual meeting of the Illi-
* nois Music Teachers' Association was
held in Handel Hall, Chicago, commenc-
ing June 28, and continued four days.
The" association was organized in 1886
in a spirit of broad-minded desire for the
best interests of the music teachers of the
State, without any question of personal
gain or individual profit. A high standard
of excellence has been established and
maintained.
The program committee secured the
very best artists in the State. The wide
variety of programs made it necessary to
attend the entire series of performances to
thoroughly appreciate the convention.
The present officers are: J. W. Thompson,
president; Allen H. Spencer, vice-presi-
dent; C. W. Weeks, secretary-treasurer,
Ottawa; Bicknell Young, chairman of
progam committee, Kimball Hall; Mrs. G.
B. Carpenter, chairman of executive com-
mittee. Stein way Hall; William O. Wolfe,
chairman of entertainment committee,
Studebaker Music Hall.
An idea of the importance of the con-
vention may be had from an inspection of
the list of soloists who took part: Leo-
pold Godowsky, William H. Sherwood,
Emil Liebling, Allen H. Spencer, Miss
Georgia Kober, Miss Harriet Johnson,
Walter Spry, Genevieve Clark Wilson,
Christine Neilson Dreier, Ragna Linne,
Sidney Biden, Frank Webster, Frank King
Clark, Arthur Bassett, Mrs. O. B. Skinner,
Bernard Listemann, Earl Drake, Franz
Listemann, Harrison M. Wild, Frederick
G. Gleason. Calvin B. Cady, William Arm-
strong and W. W. Lauder.
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ISS FLORENCE BLAUVELT, who
for the last two years has been vocal
instructor at Well's College, will spend her
four months' vacation with her sister, Miss
Lillian Blauvelt, in Europe. Miss Florence
Blauvelt is a lyric soprano, and intends
studying a new repertoire while abroad,
under one of the best masters. She is a
younger sister of Miss Lillian Blauvelt and
will be heard in concert in the near future.
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A/"ERDI, the composer, is building a
* home for indigent artists which will
acommodate one hundred unfortunate or
poverty stricken musicians. A concert
hall will be one of the important depart-
ments, and no doubt greatly enjoyed by
the inmates. Verdi has arranged his for-
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certain portions of the music-drama, has
aroused the hottest indignation in many
quarters, as is shown in letters published
by the newspapers."
*
A S the Musical Courier is suffering from
**• a mild form of dementia the De
Reszke incident forms a basis for a two
column article.
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JWIME. CAPPIANI, the well known
* ' *• teacher, sailed for Genoa on the
A LARGE Philharmonic Orchestra is in 18th ult. on the steamer "Fulda." She
**• process of formation in San Francisco. will remain abroad until autumn.
The strength of the orchestra will be sixty
*
Q I X T Y thousand dollars have been ap-
^
propriated for music at the Omaha
Exposition. It would seem that better
results musically should have been attained
for this generous expenditure than at pre-
sent appears. However, probably we shall
hear from the musical committee later.
*
C DWARD F. SEARLES, a millionaire
*-^ of Great Barrington, Mass., has pre-
sented to William C. Carl, a splendid col-
lection of etchings in recognition of the
celebrated organist's visit to Mr. Searles'
mansion, where he gave a recital in con-
junction with Guilmant.
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I T E L E N BERTRAM has returned from
* *• England and is now passing the
heated season in the Adirondacks.
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WILLIAM SEMNACHER, of the
*-^ Semnacher Conservatory, has gradu-
ated many promising pupils, none whose
musical future, however, looks more prom-
ising than Miss Stella Newmark, who is
WM. H. SHERWOOD.
now on her way to Berlin for further
performers, and the institution will be musical training.
modeled on the lines of the Royal Amateur
*
Orchestra of London. Mr. James Hamil-
A FORMAL transfer of the Tremont
ton Howe is to be the conductor and **• Street Theatre in Boston has been
Joseph M. Willard the concert master.
made from the Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau
Co., Ltd., to the Tremont Amusement Co.
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C R N E S T NEVER, the bandmaster of This is one of the last business moves of
*~~* the Seventh regiment and the direc- this celebrated amusement firm. Maurice
tor of the Broadway Theatre orchestra, Grau, however, is still an active factor in
was married on June 2 2d, at noon, at St. the artistic world.
Bartholomew's Church to Mrs. Anna Kel- T H E R E is a rumor in circulation that
logg.
*• Paderewski is to become a benedict.
Mr. A. A. Marks gave the bride away, The lady's name is not announced. It is
and the Misses Obernauer were the brides- said that the next appearance of the cele-
maids. Mr. John Shafer was best man. brated Polish virtuoso on the American
Following the ceremony there was a wed- continent will be in the city of Mexico.
ding breakfast at the residence of the
*
bride, No. 209 West Forty-eighth street, "THE NEW YORK SYMPHONY OR.
after which Mr. and Mrs. Neyer went to
I CHESTRA passed the following
Manhattan Beach to spend a few days of resolutions at the annual meeting: That
their honeymoon.
the organization use every available means
Among the wedding presents, which to contradict the reports recently published
were numerous, was a handsome silver to the effect that the orchestra was about
service from the members of the Seventh to disband, and to assure the music-loving
regiment band and the Broadway Theatre public that the artistic standard of the
orchestra.
orchestra shall be upheld and every en-
*
deavor made to attain the highest possible
TN a despatch to the New York Sun from artistic results.
* London under date of June 13th, the
following appeared:
""THE reasons which called forth the reso-
" The action of Jean de Reszke in refus- * lutions are to be found in the fact
ing to sing in the ' Gotterdammerung ' on that since Walter Damrosch ceased to be
vSaturday night, on the plea of indisposi- its conductor it was reported that the
tion, but really because he had not learned Orchestra intended to go out of existence.
tune so that the home will be supported
by an annual income of $14,000.
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JWIISS FLORENCE TRAUB and Mr.
* ' *• Albert Burgemeister played at a
benefit concert in the Young Men's Christ-
ian Association Hall, in Newark, June 21.
They were assisted in entertaining the
audience by Mrs. Hall, daughter of Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe. The program was ex-
ceptionally interesting.