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The orchestra was assisted by Mme. Jomelli,
soprano of the Manhattan Opera House, who
sang an aria from Weber's "Der Freischuetz"
and the "Liebestod" from "Tristan und Isolde."
The Mason & Hamlin piano was used.
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Not in many years has a pianist scored such a
remarkable success as has Josef Hofmann dur-
ing his present tour of Mexico. Late last week
Henry Wolfsohn and Steinway & Sons, whose in-
struments, by the way, Hofmann is playing, and
which have come in for so much favorable notice
from the critics of that country, received the
following wire from Pedro L. Ogazon: "Hof-
mann phenomenal success. People carried and fol-
lowed him for blocks, shouting 'Viva Hofmann.'
Such event never occurred here before. Netted
fifteen thousand dollars." Hofmann is to journey
to the Pacific Coast from Mexico and will give
ten concerts within fifteen days on the Pacific
Coast and then come East to begin his second
series of piano recitals in New York by the mid-
dle of February. He will also play with the Phil-
harmonic orchestra February 28 and 29.
• * * •
Katherine Good-son was the soloist at the fifth
pair of concerts of the Philharmonic Society,
given Friday afternoon and this, Saturday, even-
ing at Carnegie Hall. Conductor Safonoff ar-
ranged an interesting program which included
Dvorak's symphony "From the New World,"
Beethoven's string quartet, opus 59, No. 3, and
Rimsky-Korsakow's "Easter Overture." Miss
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Goodson's number was the Grieg concerto for
piano in A minor. She played the Mason & Ham-
lin piano.
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Fritz Kreisler announces his second New York
recital on Saturday afternoon, February 15, in
Carnegie Hall. Kreisler has just returned from
the West, playing in Chicago, Cincinnati, St.
Louis and other cities in the Middle West. The
success in Chicago was such that he has decided
to give a second recital in that city in February.
* * * *
To-day, Saturday, is a banner day for the
Steinway piano; it is being played by Schelling
with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, by Mme.
Bloomfleld-Zeisler with the New York Symphony
Orchestra and by Buhlig with the Chicago Sym-
phony Society. Truly, a record of which the
house of Steinway & Sons can feel proud.
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EVERETT PIANOS IN ENGLAND.
What the English People Think of These In-
struments Reflected in an Extract from a
London Paper.
What the English musical world in general
thinks of American pianos is well illustrated in
the following, which recently appeared in
Musical Opinion of London: "Certainly, some
of the finest pianos now in London are on view
at the John Church Music Co.'s warehouse, 45
Wigmore street, close to Bond street (tube) sta-
tion. The instruments are made by the Everett
Piano Co., of Boston, U. S. A. An upright piano
viewed last week is to be retailed at one hundred
and five pounds and the horizontal grand at one
hundred and sixty pounds. Both models have a
compass of seven and a third octaves. The John
Church Co. are the sole factors of these mag-
nificent instruments in America, as also in the
United Kingdom. Great care appears to be made
in the construction of the pianos, as long a
period as nine months being occupied in the
building of a grand model; all materials, too,
before being used, are kept in the factory for
three years. The Everett Piano Co. cast their
own metal frames and also make the actions used
for their pianos; and the interior of the factory
is kept at a uniform temperature of seventy
degrees. In connection with these instruments
—and in order to popularize them—eighty con-
certs have been arranged for during a six
months' period. Among the artists arranged
for are Madame Teresa Carreno, who is now
scoring a great success in the United States.
Mr. Paul Petry, the London manager, invites
critical inspection of the few models that he has
in stock."
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Jan Sickesz, who is being heard on a very suc-
cessful tour of the country through the medium
of the Mason & Hamlin piano, played one night
last week at the White House by special invi-
tation and scored a decided success. This dis-
tinguished Dutch pianist also assisted the
Kneisel Quartette in New Bedford last week and
played at the Horace Mann school in this city.
* * * *
Shortly after his return from the United States
Mark Hambourg, the pianist, went to Warsaw to
fulfil an engagement. The other evening, ac-
cording to a despatch from that city, he was
walking on one of the principal streets when he
was accosted by a messenger who professed to
come from Mr. Hambourg's hotel. He informed
the musician that an urgent telegram had been
received from his wife, who was accouched re-
cently in London. The messenger undertook to
show Mr. Hambourg a short cut to the hotel and
led him to a door which he said, was the back HOW POTTER GOES AFTER DELINQUENTS.
entrance of the hostelry. Mr. Hambourg entered
and was immediately gagged and bound by two
C. E. Potter, proprietor of the Holt Piano Co.,
masked men. He was taken to a room where Kansas City, Mo., has long had the reputation
other-men were assembled and was told he was among his fellow-dealers of being an expert in
in the hands of revolutionists. He was also in- the matter of collections, as he invariably man-
formed that if he would play on the piano for ages to secure 100 per cent, of his bills, and
them he would not be harmed.
never makes a customer angry. For instance,
Mr. Hambourg had no option but to consent. the letter herewith shows how closely he keeps
Then his eyes were bandaged and he was led in touch with delinquents, as the party to whom
down several flights of stairs to what he im- the letter is addressed is in the county jail for
agined was a large underground room, where he 100 days, and when he comes out he will doubt-
performed four pieces on an excellent instru- less call over and meet Mr. Potter in a friendly
ment. The revolutionists did not applaud him. way:
"Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 18, 1908.
After playing he was led back with his eyes
bandaged to the first room he had entered, where "Charles H. U. Evans, care County Jailer, County
Jail, Independence, Mo.:
he was thanked courteously. He was informed
"Dear Sir—Please use the enclosed stamped
that he would get no pay for his services but
that he might expect a satisfactory sequel. He envelope to inform me the whereabouts of the
was then released. The following evening Mr. talking machine you purchased from the Kansas
Hamibourg fulfilled an engagement before the City Music Co. This account has been turned
Philharmonic Society. There was such immense over to me for attention, and as you will not be
enthusiasm that he deduced there were many out for some time yet, we do not care to wait
revolutionists present who paid him by giving for settlement. Yours very truly, C. E. Potter."
him an ovation. He was recalled twenty-six
This is a rather unique way of handling cases
times and played six encores.
of this kind, and Mr. Potter has promised to
let The Review know next week how he fared
* * * *
Miss Rosine Morris, a pupil of Ernest Hutche- with this collection.
son, gave a piano recital at Mendelssohn Hall on
Tuesday last, when she played a well balanced
program in a manner that showed splendid
musical intelligence and effective schooling. She
has a good technique and her command over the
tone and color resources of the instrument, which
by the way was a Steinway, was ample. Miss
Morris is a young American of great promise
who is destined to grow in favor with each hear-
are conscientiously made, good
ing. She played Beethoven's "Waldstein" sonata,
instruments; in other words, the
the "Larghetto" from Henselt's piano concerto,
pieces by Chopin, Moskowski, Debussy, and Pol-
sweetest things out.
dini; Saint-Sai ; ns' arrangement of the dervishes'
chorus from Beethoven's "Ruins of Athens," and
Liszt's transcription of Paganini's "Campanella."
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The second song recital of Mme. von Niessen-
Stone occurs on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 29,
at Mendelssohn Hall. Her program consists of
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