Unusual Course in Athens Brings Noted Singers to City
Twenty years after arriving in Athens a sequence of university music programs featured famed soloists. Edward Strong performed in The Messiah under Professor J P McVey, followed by Dr Carl Duift in Elijah. Frank Kurtz organized recitals and concerts with Raoal Cadman and the Mountain Ashchoir, enriching the city’s musical life.
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Athens
J. P. McVey
Ohio University
Edward Strong
Carl Duift
Elijah
Frank Kurtz
Kurtz
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Raoal Cadman
Metropolitan Opera
Mountain Ashchoir
McVey
Cli
Evans Williams
Louie Voight
Mary Hesen de Moss Jane Jackson
Corinne Moore Lawson
Athens Arts Curiosities From Early 20th Century Era
Public shock followed a Samson and Delilah staged by the sinews of the Ssaipheny orchestra with a famed dancer later a Metropolitan star wearing controversial attire. The Women’s Music Club in Athens hosted two piano recitals and a landmark 1928 music course. numerous artists and orchestras visited, provoking moral debates but boosting attendance and cultural life.
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Metropolitan
Madamis
Athens
Women’s Music Club
Alexander Thompson
Maier
Patterson
Maude‘ Powell
Morgan E’mngston
Suzanne
Ruth St. Donia
Telis
Henever
Women's Music Club
Atheo Karl
Eurice Ross
Royal Cadman
Mawice Dusisnel
Wyi-22
Sophia Brastau
May Peterson
Louis Craveure
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Famous Pianist Robert Schmitz Leads Music Circles
Renowned French pianist Robert Schmitz, born 1889 in Paris, rose from early studies to public violin and piano performances. He won 1910 Beethoven Prize, led Paris choirs and orchestras, and after WWI moved to America in 1913 to found the Franco American Musical Society promoting French and American music and global ties.
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Paris
Wag
Alian
Mme. Schmitz
Schmitz
Ury
Robert Schmitz
Be Wig
Ping
Conservatoire
Gria Uplay
Olin
Tie
Europe
Schmits
America
MacMillen Named Among America's Great Violinists
Randis MacMillen, born in Marietta Ohio about thirty five years ago, is praised as one of the few American violinists ranking with living greats. He trained well in the United States and abroad and favors dignified performances with a clear, beautiful tone. Athens audience recalls his favorable debut a decade ago and anticipates his matured artistry.
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Randis MacMillen
Marietta
Ohio
Athens
Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews to show Mongolia lecture and films
Roy Chapman Andrews will present motion pictures and lecture on his Mongolia expedition. The show promises dramatic dispatches about dinosaur eggs ten million years old and evidence of ancient Old Stone Age culture. The caravan mixed seven modern cars with camels and fourteen tents in the desert camp setting.
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Roy Chapman Andrews
Mongolia
Andrews
European Affairs Lecturer Swald Ryan Issued With Insight
Swald Ryan, a young eloquent speaker who studied European conditions, has met leaders such as Mussolini and Lloyd George. He applies his law training to social and political movements and is recognized as a leading student of international affairs and U.S. immigration policy. His lecture titled Who Shall Inherit the United States promises a stimulating discussion.
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Swald Ryan
Tomi Skeyhill
Mussoliai
Lloyd George
Ramsey MacDonald
Arthur Henderson
Masaryk
Foch
Hainisch
America
United States
Recitals by Blind Professor Of Thirty Years Ago In Athens
A 75 year old reference recalls recitals by a blind professor who taught piano at Ohio University and staged programs in Athens churches. Local amateur musicians and itinerant entertainers filled gaps after 1910, with figures like Frank Kurtz promoting events through Redpath lyceum and city venues. The era showcased piano violin and vocal numbers plus lectures, highlighting Athens lack of prominent cultural outlets at the time.
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Athens
Ohio University
Old Presbyterian Church
Frank ‘Kurtz
Redpath Lyceum
Lyceum Bur
Plain tastes mark famed singer I Mary Lewis
The interview portrays Mary Lewis as humble and approachable despite national fame. She prefers simple life over luxury, living in a large but modest apartment and enjoying a straightforward breakfast without any attendants.
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Ary Lewis
Miss Lewis
Early Life of Singer Reveals Runaway to Opera Dream
The 26 year life story outlines being adopted by a Methodist minister and daily spankings until running away at 15. She was taken in by a Little Rock family who encouraged opera singing and urged aiming for the highest stage.
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Trish
Little Rock
Ex-Follies Girl Seeks New Spotlight Beyond Stereotypes
Miss Lewis recalls singing in a choir and playing organ in Sunday school as she rejects the label ex-follies girl. She says the tag implies she lacks brains despite talent and laments headlines fixating on past fame rather than her abilities.
Lucky Girl Mary Lewis Climbs from Chorus to Metropolitan Star
Mary Lewis gains fame from a rapid ascent in show business. She left home in 1919 to join a road chorus, worked in San Francisco, then Hollywood in 1920, and joined the Greenwich Village Follies chorus in New York where she rose to prima donna before opening night.
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Mary Lewis
Voica
New York
Atx
Jon Thea
San Francisco
Francisco
Hollywood
Alx
Christie
Cama
Greenwich ‘Village
Colorful chorus of Cleveland Orchestra praised for masterful craft
The Cleveland Orchestra’s performance is hailed as brilliant and emotional under a compelling leader. Sokoloff and musicians draw deep color and expression, even during blackout moments, with a repertoire of 100 works and 388 concerts noted across the United States and Canada.
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Cleveland Orchestra
Sokoloff
Thorougly
United States
Canada
Cueba
Cleveland
Cleveland Symphony to Open College Program in Athens
Nikolai Sokoloff will lead the Cleveland Symphony in its first Athens appearance with Brahms C minor symphony. The program includes Dvorak Carnival Mendelssohn Midsummer Night's Dream and Richard Strauss Don Juan. Other artists in the series are Mary Lewis Francis McMillan J Robert Schmitz Roy Chapman Andrews Qawaid Ryow an and an unannounced seventh number.
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Nikolai Sokoleft
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Athens
Ohio
Cleveland Symphony
Mary Lewis
Metropolitan House
Francis MecMillen
America
J. Robert Schmitz
Alfred Cortot
France
Roy Chapman Andrews
Nikolas Sokoloff
Brahms
Dwvorak
Mendelssohn
Richard Straum
Arduous Work Behind Cleveland Orchestra Rise
The Cleveland Orchestra has become one of America's top four after nine years of intense effort. Director Sokoloft emphasizes daily rehearsals with seasoned players, stressing meticulous corrections as musicians practice passages until every note aligns perfectly.
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Cleveland Orchestra
America
Sokoloft
Nikolai
Sokotort
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