The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 6, 1904, Page 19

THE SAN FRA NCISCO CALL, ‘SUNDAY OVEMBER 6, 1904. 19 WITH THE D BY == BLANCIHE ™ The following letter from Wallace A. will give a much more pictur- esque account than I possibly could of event of exceptional interest to us ce at the World's Fair last knows, and, ne as every ¢ of St. L: ke’s Churs as some do not know, was 1 - nia representative of organ-playing at he World's Fa Mr n writes me: I thought like to know something of ge at the fair, so here are a few de s. My recitals took nd Tuesday, Octo- the management cour- e ‘hour of honor' —that is at which ,ave been g to me er than harity ver y other attrac- tions were going on tside, the large d almost in toto to the was actually so. bitter almost froze to the ng that pleased me act that not only the leasure, but at the P T fugue in D hen one naturally ex- knowledgment, they ten I thought I should mpleted only a few 1 at the fair. You , of course, amazement made mment has bee e The instrument is certain- ses of the word— 4 > 2 - and action; - g es, and is in . exity (there b i manage 1 could = h it. We to play were I naturally o State 1l pardon this Louie adventures. I that T wished tc > seen the organist, endors of the have been £ stival Hall, nds, and by many famous organists of the xander Guilmant, the well- » t, contributed no Middelschulte, °s among Amer- in Lemare, per- < ent of English- k organists, were also among I programmes have een r good. In only a few n Mr. Sabin says brated names—ha yving to the gallery again, have been grati- fyingly large and appreciative. It may interest to know that 10 cents at first and afterward 25 cents wasscharged 7 for admission. » ‘leitig Ang, tive say s our Californian representa- ‘There are now a great many more people that know that an organ does not consist wholly of a front row of pipes; that something besides the ‘Old Hundred' has been written and can be played on it, and that an organ has been built in California of which any builder might be proud.” Here follow the Sabin programmes, on the first of which will be noted two compositions by Californians, Mr. Sa- bin himself and W. H. Thorley. and two arrangements by Californians, the Grieg “Cowkeeper’'s Tune,” adapted by Dr. H. J. Stewart, and the Wagner “Rienzi"” march, arranged by Edgar Stewart-Kelley. Recital given October 24—Introduction and Allegro (Bache); Toccata and Fugue in D minor (Bach); Barcarole, fourth concerto (Sterndale), Bennett: Bourree in D (W. A. Sabin); Canzona (W. H. Thorley); Toccata, fifth sym- phony (Widor); “Chimes of Dun- kerque” (Carter), Turpin; “Ase's Death,” Cowkeeper’s Tune, arranged by H. J. Stewart (Grieg); march, “Rienzi” (Wagner), Kelley. Recital October March in E flat (Schumann), arranged by W. A. Sabin; Prelude and Fugue in D major (Bach); Fantasia in E flat (Saint-Saens): Adagietto Minuetto {(Bizet), from “I'Arlesienne Suite,” arranged by W. A. Sabin; “Funeral March and Song of Scraphs” (Guilmant); “Jerusalem, the Golden,” hymn time with variations (Spark); Andante in G (Batiste): se- lection, “Merry England” (Edward German). Just what, besides a “front row of pipes,” the Los Angeles organ consists of, the official programme of the con- certs announces as follows: “The grand organ in Festival Hall is the largest most wonderful organ in the world built by the Los Angeles Art Company of Los Angeles, Cali- fornix, Tt is 63 feet long, 30 feet deep, feet high. It has 140 speaking stop mechanical movements, 10,059 pipe from 1 inch to 37% feet in The largest pipe weighs 840 hes in diameter measures 23%x pounds. The 6 elec- ing 17,- combinations. f electric 179,868,183 dist fills ighs that there are swell, It does not he five manuals—c and echo, and t going to Ka solo ONE OF ADF PLAYS TO BE SEEN HERE I'OR FIRST TIME “The County Chairman,” to be given at the Columbia Theater to-morrow night, is the firgt of the George Ade rts to be seen here. The produc- tion is in the nature of an event. The rice of George Ade is one of the most inter: ng phenomena of late dram- years. atic o bl The Majestic offers this week the favorite play, “An American Citizen.” Howard Gould, in the leading role, wiil no doubt repeat his succ in the other Nat Goodwin part in “When We Were Twenty-one.” J. H. Gilmour will also be in the cast. . = e The truly rural will hold down the California boards to-night, with Otis - & 14 S ’ vor s r 4 S i A } | ”w Ang p‘ vy wyy | { | | | | | | | 1 { J ¢ | L) i vl | 1 Sy 3 A { Ta o4 4 3 o %’% w3 | > AN | + - - - i W. A. SABIN, THE CALIFORNIA ORGANIST, WHO PLAYED AT THE ST. LOUIS FAIR. B. Thayer and company in “Sweet John T. Kelley, last seen here.with charming sketch, “A Musical Flower Clover.” ‘Weber & Fields, will make his bow in Garden,” will emigrate from the Or- .,, » o vaudeville this afternoon at the Or- pheum to the Chutes this week. “Prince XKarl, to be put on this pheum. The funny man will appear in - - - week at the ! ar, will be the new Mr. J. H. Gilmour’s Hamlet at the company’s fi adventure into the ro- mantic drama and should prove highly interesting. [ At the Grand Opera-house “Pretty continues to find excellent . It is one of the best things seen recently at the Mission street house and should not be missed. o mi e “Her Marriage Vow,” the new melo- drama at the Central, to open to-mor- row night, seems to hold all the vari- ous brands of sensation that flourish up there. a farcelet, entitled “Senator McPhee.” . e e Fischer’s Theater will reopen to- morrow ~ evening as a “high class vaudeville house.” The Kin-Ners, equilibrists, will pe the star perform- ers and the limit prices are ten and twenty cents. s g e “Ths Messenger Boy” is beginning to oo at the Tivoli, though it does not yet come up to its author’s first success here--“The Toreador.” o e e The Petching Brothers, yith their -— e g = —5 —— ——— LANDSCAPE BY CADENASSO, WHOSE WORK IS NOW ON EXHIBITION IN THIS CITY. RERE ART N all civilized communities art follows upon the heels of com- mercialism, and in proportion to its appreciation of art is the civilization of a community’ measured. Then let the gods be thanked that San Francisco Is awakening to the appreciation of art— likewise that art is native to the air and soil and that the children of Cali- fornia are its handmaidens. If ‘you don't believe that art is absorbing a lot of local thought—and it’s a hard wrench for cynics to believe a good thing of their home town—just walk up Post street one of these autumnal days and behold the feast of color and form and story spread out in Vickery's, Clax- ton's, Elder’s, Kennedy’s or over at Schussler’s, There is given to the passing throng a hint of the painted poems within. Of all times, no time for exhibits is more opportune than now, for Christ- mastide is nigh, and as for weddings, they're as thick as cherry blossoms in spring. Therefore to the gift seeker, let it be suggested that he wander into the studios, where on Saturday afternoon one is always welcomed in good Bohemian style, or into the gal- leries where the artists “place” their pictures. . “But pictures cost more than I can afford,” says a gift purchaser. Now herein lies the wrong impression that pictures are all high priced commodities to be purchased only by the rich. There are in all the leading studios and gal- Jeries high class bits from local brushes to be bought at a fair figure, and pictures that carry with them the new note of Western vl}lllty. Now, a gift of one of these inspires the artist’s hand to higher effort, pro- moted largely through a tranquillity /Majestic this week suggests that one will be kept busy chronicling things up there. An eminently thoughtful, schol- arly and poetic conception I found it, as 1 afterward found Mr. Gilmour him- self eminently that kind of person. The matter of his’ chat I regret must remain until I have more space for it than to-day. Suffice to say that it ranked with the mast considered, sympathetic, acute and lucid Shakes- pearean discussion that I remember to have heard. Mr. Gilmour on the actor's art is no less interesting, as I hope to SLEN N HELEN HYDE EXHIBIT BRIDE POWERS I A N S R A R e S LD T A B /NI ASDTHE MISIC FOLK o= — PARTINGTON | I am both glad and sorry that “Pret- ty Peggy’ kept me away from the Kopta Quartet concert of last Sunday afternoon. I hear on unimpeachable authority of a very good performance of the Mozart quartet (No. 12, in G), “a little cold and perfunctory in the first movement, happier in the menu- etto, beautifully warm and sensitive in the andante and charmingly deli- cate and refined in the finale.” The new Svendsen movement is characterized as a ‘“charmin, ingenuous thing, played admirably.” The other novel- ty, the Corsenago Scherzo, is frankly dubbed rubbish of most ambitious gort, but of such exemplary badness, apparently, that {t were good to hear! But I am glad to have missed the Sinding quartet, the performance of which was perhaps the chef d'oeuvre of last year's concerts. One of its most pleasing elements, it will be re- membered, was the discovery of Mrs. Oscar Mansfeldt, before known only as a soloist of the brilliant order, as an ensemble player of peculiar deli- cacy and discretion. Her work of last Sunday, whether the result of unwise counsel or what not, seems to have been in curious and unlovely contrast with its last season’s distinctions. Here is my informant again—whose judg- ment cannot be questioned in the matter: “Mrs. Mansfeldt, for the time seemed to have overlooked the very quality that made her playing in the same quintet so interesting last year, viz.: the nice balance of tone between the sonorous pianoforte and the less resonant strings. In order to cope with the mere noise (that is the proper word) produced by the heavy bass of a Steinway grand with open pedal, the strings should have been at least doubled; and even then the cello would be mostly inaudible unless reinforced by a contrabasso. Sinding can scarce- ly have intended that his string parts should be lost whenever the pianoforte bass gets a chance to let loose. Had that been intended—that the strings chould merely support the pianoforte part in a display of virtuosity and overwhelming tone—the parts wouid have been written quite differently, viz.: in masses and broad effects, and not in polyphonic treatment, imitative figures and so on. “Quite true it is that the pianoforte part of the quintet is of itself very showy, but that is only additional rea- son why the pianist should exercise great discretion, in order' that the quintet may remain a quintet and not become a pianoforte concerto with ut- terly inadequate accompaniment. It so became in last Sunday’s reading, with the result that the listener tired out in attempting to follow the was lost “lines of the string structure drowned out by the planoforte.” On Fricay evening next the first con- cert of the Minetti Orchestra will be given at the Alhambra Theater, and the event is awaited with much inter- est. The orchestra numbers upward of 100 players, and contains in its person- nel most of the well-known amateurs of the city. .. very interesting pro- gramme has been provided. If the work of the orchestra at all equals that of last season it should prove an excellent evening’'s entertainment. As- sisting the orchestra will be Miss Grace Freeman, Miss Katharine John- son, Miss Grace Muller and Miss Wini- fred Wright. The programme will be as follows: Auber, Masaniello Over- ture; H. Vieuxtemps, Ballade et Polo- naise, :olo for violin; Massenet, Le Dernier Sommeil de la Vierge, for strings; Bazzini, Symphonic Poem Saul; Bizet, Carmen Suite. i 8h e It is rather unkind of Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Gutterson to go over to Berke- ley to give their first r als since their home coming. One wanted to hear them. One wanted to hear what Harold Bauer and Pablo Casals, with whom this clever couple studied in Paris for the better part of a year, have done for them. But they must needs pas8 us by for Berkeley. They are to give there a series of three Tues- day evening recitals, on Tuesday next, on December 6 and on January 10, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen F. Fr.eman. Enid Brandt's recital, postponed from last Thursday, will take place on Thursday evening next at Steinway Hall. Many people are desirous of hearing what this wonderful little lady has done within the last year. She seems to have made something of a sensation in her concerts in New York, in which she appeared some time ago, and her work has doubtless gained im- portantly since then. Twelve Enid now counts, not many considering the following programme, however it years is handled: Conecerto G minor (Saint-Sdens): theme and variations, F minor (Haydn); “Des Abends,” romanze, F sharp minor (Schumann); etude, op. 10, No. 5 (Chopin); serenata, presented to Erid by the ‘composer (Wiliam Mason); “Fruhlingsrauschen” (Sind- ing); theme and varfations (Enid Erandt); tartanelle(Nicode); polonaise, E major (Liszt). - show. But if you have not yet seen the Gilmour Hamlet, do not miss it. The actor’s reading of the soliloquy alone is worth the going. It is a poet’s read- ing of one of the finest poems in the language. The conception is further powerfully dgamatic and the treatment a fine-blending of the best modern with the best of the traditional methods. —_—————————— PARIS HAS NEW WRAP FOR BETWEEN SEASONS “Cache Mirere” Is the Latest to Tide Over Until the Winter Cos- tume Is Bought. PARIS, Nov. 5.—The latest freak in Paris fashion is the “cache mirere,” for the autumn between-season weather. These charming wraps, to supplement thin dresses and hide makeshifts before the winter costume is bought, are made in luxurious materials, falling-in folds like classical drapery. They are most suitable for drawing-room use. The slgeves generally are mere holes for the hands to peep through. Shirt waists continue to be worn with fur garments quite as much as with tailor-made jackets. They are slightly pouched in front and close-fleeting in the back. The sleeves are full in the upper arm and tight-fitting in the fore- arm. Hungarian sleeves also are much favored. Muffs are very large and of a long, cylindrical shape, made principally of sable, ermine and chinchilla. One seen this week at Max's was fitted with a set of small toilet articles in a recep- tacle at the back opening by means of a flap. —_———— The Milky Way. The Milky Way is, I believe, a mon- ster coal chute of stars, all pouring into the heart of the sun to keep up Its energy. That theory is as good as any other. The whole thing is guess- work. When a man seriously con- templates the wonders of the solar system his mind approaches vacuity. His head feels light. Thought be- comes dizzy. Drunk on astronomy! We are told by those who have got nearest to the order of creation that the sun is 100,000,000 years old. The statement is perfectly safe—like John Watch-Me Gates tereotyped bluff— “Bet you a million."—New York Press. —BY LAUIRE wrought by a full cupboard and a liqui- dated rent; educates the recipient and her friends, and promotes a reverence for ‘and a knowledge of art. . s e Giuseppl Cadenasso has been plying” his brush with avidity, and many beau- tiful stories of nature in her rarest moceds have been wrought out for such as love them. The mystic lights of early morn, mist-draped, enter largely into his theme. Then, too, his rainy days show the gray atmosphere breath- ing of wet grass and hay new mown. And where, in all God's universe, is sweeter odor? The rose? Yes, unde- niably sweet, but of a sweetness that abundance brings satiety. Not so the refreshing sweetness of the morning, with its wet grass, the dew still swing- ing on the blades ere the sun lures it away. It is this exquisite quality that Cadenasso-gets, and that, like Thad- deus Welch, distinguishes much of his supremest efforts. There is a tangible odor to these pastoral pictures—that of the freshness and gladness and ‘tran- quillity found in the fields, the qualities s0 much needed by the hemmed-in dwellers of the city. At Paul Elder’s, on Post street, yesterday a delightful reception’ was held in the rooms so redolent of the beautiful, where sweet music attunes the soul to a full appre- ciation of the messages from nature that Cadenasso fain would tell. And seek out, good friend, “Eucalyptus in the Morning's Lights” ere you go to pray—'twill make you reverent. g - - - Equal in importance to the Cade- mnasso exhibit is the Helen ¥yde demonstration next door, at Vickery’s, which will open in Chicago on Novem- ber 18. And, therefore, there are no days to waste in planning. Go and you’'ll not taste the regret. For per- . haps never before in San Francisco has there been so wide and so exqui- site a presentation of Japanese life as that now given by our fair compa- triot. There are forty-two water col- ors and—what would you call those dcne with Rembrandt sticks? They carry the delicacy of water colors and the depth and richness of oils, but are neither. Perhaps they are hoth; but what would one call them? T've cast out many a line for a name, but hook- &d none. Her “Lantern Lights” is a thing of beaunty, both in color and treatment, with these elusive Rembrandt sticks the medium. Two fat Japanese cherubs stand revealed in the sifted glow of red and yellow larterns—so rich and warm and tangible! One of the most - admired of .the Japanese glimpses is “Rainy Day House- keeping,” where a bunch of rosy little babes scramble and climb over a cart stalled in a cherry garden, with what on the plains is called a “lean to” bard by for shelter when the eclouds should loose their tears again. 'Twixt showers there shines a pink glow through the summer clouds. ke ‘the pink that lies deep In an opal. And the pink blossoms take on the tinting of the hour, while the greed of the shrubs =nd trees is crisp as fresh let- tuce. That picture was the favorite on the day of my visit, but there are others, notably the pictures portray- ing the mother love of Mme. Butter- t'y, that are most appealing. The drawing, as a matter of course, is eclever, but the coloring, the sentiment and the serenity of them all, with “The ‘Window Seat” my humble ¢hoice, make * the Helen Hyde exhibit a thing of joy. And when you visit it don’t overlook the framing. Each picture is held in the close embrace of a work of art in teakwood or in cryptomeria, with spe- cial design for each, drawn by the clever artist herself. And no lne is there but tells a story. And, by the way, 'tis not uninteresting to those who love Miss Hyde to know that she “lifted” a medal, first prize, at the re- cent exhibition of art in Tokio. The following pictures constitute Miss Hyde's collection: 1, “Horli Kiri Iris. Garden™; 2, “Daughter of the House”; 3, “Cherry Trees, Edagawa”; 4, “Cherry Trees (rain), Tokio”; 5, “Teasing the Dar- 6, nfidence’”; anese Victory”; 8, 9, “Children’s Festival”’; 10, “Re- signed”; 11, “On the Stairs”; 12, “Lan- tern Light”; 13, “Pictures in Flame' 14, “Yellow Umbrellas”; 15, “August 16, “Sewing"”; 17, “Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee"”; 18, “Summer Morning 19, “Garden Bubbles”; 20, “Uncon- scious™; 21, “Scap Bubbles”; “Window Seat”; 23, “Gossips 24, “Banzai Lantern”; 25, “She Went to the Cupboard”; 28, “Washing Da “Wistaria Ar- bor”; 28, “Five O'Clock in the Morn- 7, “Last Jap- Red Umbrella™; ing”; 29, “Cherry Blossoms™; 91, * Year Decorations”; 92, “Bit of My Tokio Garden”; 93, “Rainy Day, Housekeeping™; 94, “The Kettle's Lul- laby”; 95, “A July Morning”; 9%, “The i , “Expectant”; 98, “Asleep at Lasi Comes to Call” 101, “‘Asters"™; 2, 103, “Waiting a Bit.” x 99, “Miss Pear Tree Miss Nelle Church Beale and Miss Isabell C. Percy are doing some mighty clever work at their new studio at 318 Pine street. Like the rest of the artist folk, they are “at home” on Saturday. P gl Maynard Dixon has gone housekeep- ing with Martinez. Their studio at 728 Montgomery street is full of interest— and things worth seeing and knowing. They expect to start for Mexico next month. (S Francis M;:Comuhl has gone to Santa Barbara, whence he may be depend upen to bring back some u.:m studies.