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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1917

Page

19

Minneapolis Orchestra to Perform in San Antonio at Grand Opera House

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra led by Emil Oberhoffer visits San Antonio for two concerts at the Grand opera house on Monday January 29 with the San Antonio Oratorio Society chorus joining in the evening. Harold Henry a rising American pianist performs Friday at the Gunter Hotel ballroom under Miss E. Alice Holman.

San Antonio Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Emil Oberhoffer Grand Opera House San Antonio Oratorio Society H. W. B. Barnes Kriegeskotten Beore Mendelssohn Elijah St. Mark’s Parish House Travis Park Minneapolis Carnegie Hall New York Henry Krehbiel the Tribune Henderson the Sun Oberhoffer Meltzer Boston Symphony Orchestra Middle West East Colonel Higginson

Opera Club to Stage The Two Orphans at Beethoven Hall

Richard Johnson will play the Marquis and George Horner the Chevalier in The Two Orphans at Beethoven Hall January 19. The Opera Club, formed by St. Mark's Episcopal Church youth, funds its own expenses and plans a second show Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night's Dream. Proceeds aid parish house debt.

Richard Johnson Marquis George Horner Chevalier Two Orphans Opera Club Beethoven Hall Margaret Johnston McAlpin Margherita Giollini St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Ushers Named for Unspecified Event

A list of guests and invitees is given with many named couples and individuals. The document names ushers Miss Peggy Bliss Eunice Gray Corrinne Worden Winnie Converse Elise Engel Flora Briggs Mildred Whitley Clara Astin and Peggy Hogan. The attendees include a long roster of Mr and Mrs with multiple surnames and affiliations such as Coffee Blair Clarke Carson Astin Robertson and Goggan among others. The tone resembles a formal social page notice listing participants and helpers for a forthcoming event.

Bascom Bell J. B. Lewright Lewis Krams Beck Felix Hill Jr George Keene Carlos Bee J. H. Compton A. M. Fischer J. H. Kirkpatrick R. L. Gray Clara Duggan Madison Stella Hoffmeyer Fred S. Jones Frederick King Arthur Claassen Peggy Bliss Eunice Gray Corrinne Worden Winnie Converse Elise Engel Flora Briggs Mildred Whitley Clara Astin Peggy Hogan

Oliver Denton to Give Recital at Aeolian Hall New York

Oliver Denton, a young American pianist who impressed in San Antonio with Rafael Diaz, will perform at Aeolian Hall in New York on Monday afternoon January 15. The program includes works by Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Schumann, and others, with a mix of Toccata, Intermezzi, Rhapsodie, Etudes, and nocturnes.

San Antonians Harold Henry San Antonio E. Alice Holman Mr. Henry Chicago E. C. Moore The Chicago Journal Fine Arts Theater Henry Schumann Cesar Franck Gunter Hotel Perpetuum Mobile Stesvesericaela MacDowell Mesto Cyril Scott Sonetto del Petrarca den Bergen Grieg Eli Hertzberg A. J. Parker J. D. Rothafellow G. M. Allen R. H. Lewis D. D. Hogan R. H. Taylor Byron East Grand Opera Boston- National Grand Opera Company Boston-National Max Rabinoff Boston National Ballet Russa Faust Andrea Chenier Giordano United States New York City Giovanni Zenatello Hero Maria Gay Madelon Auguste Bouillier Carlo Gerard Luisa Villani Maddalena de Cigny Boston Nationals Enrico Arensen Petrograd Imperial Opera House Paris Opera Jose Segura-Tallien Buenos Aires Virgilio Lazzari Eugenio Mariacheff Moscow Imperial Opera House Tovia Kittay Maria Winietskaja Dorothy Follis Kathryn Lee Mabel Riegelman Francesca Peralta Elvira Ama~gar Boston Armando Agnini Boston Opera House Champs Elysees Opera America Boston National Grand Opera Company Rabinoff Oliver Denton Rafael Diaz Cecil Fanning Aeolian Hall New York Fanning Enid Watkins Texas Mexico Punch and Judy Theater Ethel Leginska

Tuesday Musical Club Meets at 3:30 PM at Mrs Duggan Madison

The Tuesday Musical Club will meet at 3 30 o clock Monday afternoon in the studio of Mrs Clara Duggan Madison Miss Hazel Hutchins will lead the program on The Violin The San Antonio Mozart Society rehearses at Beethoven Hall Friday at 3 30 PM with Arthur Claassen preparing the chorus for the season's second concert on February 2 featuring Alma Gluck as soloist

Clara Duggan Madison Hazel Hutchins San Antonio Mozart Society Beethoven Hall Arthur Claassen Alma Gluck

Tuesday Musical Auxiliary Chorus Rehearsal At Woman's Club

The Tuesday Musical Auxiliary Chorus meets at the Woman's Club at 10 oclock Wednesday morning for rehearsal. Charles Cameron Bell is named as the soloist for the session.

Woman's Club Charles Cameron Bell

Noble Italian Tenor's Career and Legacy Mentioned

A historical tribute notes an Italian opera singer who studied in Bologna and debuted in grand opera. He once impressed Meyerbeer in Carlsbad, later taught his daughter Virginia who also debuted in Genoa. He painted, composed, and had two daughters Madame d Acagna and Madame Josephine Pennesi. Holiday greetings arrive from acquaintances in New York. Flora Briggs named accompanist for the San Antonio Mozart Society.

San Francisco of Assisi Bellini Bologna Carlsbad Meyerbeer Anna Costi Virginia Genoa Ricordi Circolo Bellini Catania Madame d'Acagna Madame Josephine Pennesi Milan Italy Flora Briggs San Antonio

Alma Gluck Soprano Tickets On Sale In City

Mozart Society announces ticket sales for soprano Alma Gluck in this city. Tickets can be bought at Goggan Brothers or ordered by mail from Mrs J G Hornberger. Reports from many cities say she is drawing capacity crowds this season.

Mme Alma Gluck Mozart Society Goggan Brothers J. G. Hornberger

Harold Henry to Play Friday at Gunter Hotel

Noted young American pianist Harold Henry will give a recital Friday evening in the Gunter hotel ball rooms. The performance adds to a busy schedule of events at the hotel this week.

Harold Henry Gunter Hotel

Handel’s Messiah in New York Charms Christmas Fans

The New York World notes Handel’s Messiah is inseparably linked to Christmas in New York. The Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall presents annual, highly authoritative renditions with a full orchestra and eminent soloists. The society’s ninetieth and ninety‑first performances, founded by Leopold Damrosch and now conducted by Louis Koemmenich, are highlighted.

New York Oratorio Society of Carnegie Hall Leopold Damrosch Louis Koemmenich

Maestro G P Colombati Dies in Pergola Italy

Maestro G P Colombati father of Mme. Virginia Colombati d Acugna of San Antonio died November 26 in Pergola Italy at age 1 years He was a talented man along mazvical and other lines At age 18 he studied organ and

G. P. Colombati Mme Virginia Colombati d’Acugna San Antonio Pergola Italy Mazvical Organ

Community singing and choral growth across cities

Interest in community sings and large choral events spreads from Gaffney to New York. High school and college choirs join forces for standard oratorios while notable soloists like Ethel Leginska and Anita Rio perform in major venues. A growing movement aims to cultivate music appreciation and future choral talent nationwide.

New York The College of the City of New York

Musical Programs Across City Churches Today

Church music scenes show organ solos duets and offertories from First Presbyterian Christ Episcopal Laurel Heights Methodist Travis Park Methodist St Marks Episcopal Madison Square Presbyterian and Central Christian with named organists directors and performers including Frederick King Mrs Lowe Charles Bell and others in a packed schedule of processions preludes anthems and postludes across multiple venues.

First Presbyterian Church Frederick King Roy B. Lowe Charles Cameron Bell Batiste Christ Episcopal Church Gilbert Pleyel Abbot A. L. G. Toombs Reotco Toolmiones Travis Park Methodist Church George E. Gwinn Madison Square Presbyterian Church Home Jordan Hannah Wright Cluck Ambrose Cluck Sergeant Biehl Thomas J. M. Todd

Central Congregational Church Program Sunday Service

A morning service concert at W. O. W. Hall 822 East Houston features a varied musical program. Louis Saynisch directs and plays piano with solos by Miss Levy Meeks Miss Ethel Hendricks and Miss Gertrude Saynisch and pieces by Tschaikowsky Moskowsky and Dana Sergent Biehl with Third Illinois as performer.

Central Congregational Church W. O. W. Hall East Houston Street Ie Tschaikowsky Thompson Ethel Hendricks Gertrude Saynisch Moskowsky Dana Sergent Biehl Illinois Louis Saynisch

1916 Claret Vintage Promises High Quality For France

Paris reports from the 1916 claret vintage show rare excellence despite wartime losses in Rheims and Epernay. Burgundy wines may rank among France’s best, with potential large brandy production and government plans to requisition two hundred million gallons for the army.

Paris Department of Agriculture Rheims Epernay France Italy

Italian brigand released after 50 years in prison

Rome reports the famed bandit has walked free after a half century behind bars. He reacts with fear at the sight of modern motor cars upon his release.

Rome Janaie Emeenaee

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