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MUSIC DRAMA
MUSIC FESTIVAL.
Success of a Blind Choir.
"TALKIE-OPERAS.”
Reinhardt's Latest
*Plans.
Birmingham, May 16,
Berlin, May 15. The Midland Musical Festival Germany is on the eye of a new Competition, which has been go- form of artistic experiment which ing on since Monday, reached its is likely, if successful, to settle conclusion to-day with the various the still vexed. atatus of the classes devoted to school children.sound-lin once and for all. Max The singing this afternoon caus- Reinhardt on the one hand, and the ed Sir Richard Terry,' the chief - Frussian State on the other, have judicator, to remark on the phena- agreed to amalgamate forces in the menal improvement in musical production of talkies based on the knowledge shown by the fact that highest theatrics and operatic school children wère now doing tradition. with ease what grown-ups used to be doing with difficulty, and he re- called how choral societies used to lumber through the "Messiah." There had been, he said, a com- plete, change in the standard of performance within the space of a generation. The singing this afternoon of itself justified festival, and was a feather in the cap of Birmingham.
Sir Richard added a generous tribute to the conductors who secured such refined and accurate singing from their classes.
FILMS
11.
DR. FURTWAENGLER, ROUND THE CINEMAS
TOSCANINI'S TOUR,
Berlin's Competition with Vienna,
Why Did He Go to New York?
Vienna, May 14 The resignation of Dr. Wilhelm Furtwaengler, as conductor of the Vienu Philharmonic Society, has come as a shock to all lovers of music in
this city. He does not
fropose to never his connection with the Society altogether. He a willing to conduct the orches. tra at its chief annual concart in Vienna
CHARLES FARRELL IN VERY DIFFICULT CHARACTER.
"LUCKY STAR."
"Lucky Star," the Fox feature playing at the Queen's Theatre thia week with Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in the main roles has the latter a war veteran crippled from the hips down, who re-created himself through re- creating usefulness in varolus cast-off articles which most people
would classify as “junk." con-
and also at recitals abroad. Professor Wunderer fol- lowed Dr. Furtwaengler to Heidel berg. In order to persuade him to change his mind, but he was un- successful,
Rome, May 14. Arturo Toscanini, who started his European tour of Phil- harmonic Symphony Concerts in Paris last month, is now in Italy. where triumphal receptions await him everywhere, The last cert of the series will be given
"Lucky Star" brings together at the Albert Hall in June, after
gain the most noted trio in which the New York Orchestra,
motion pictures, Janet Gaynor. now known as
Charles "Toscanini's Or
Farrell and Frank
chestra,"
"7th It is held here that will return
Heaven", and to the.
the real Borzage. States, while the conductor goes
reason for the conductor's resigna- "Street Angel" were the other two to Bayreuth to direct eight per-
tion lies in the attitude of the big pictures which this trio creat- fermances of "Tannhauser" and
Berlin Philharmonic Society. Ford. Hedwiga Keicher Guinn "Tristan und Isolde." For
William head the list of featured the
a long time the Berlin players frat time
have attempted to a foreigner has been
Becure Dr. players in this Tritram Tupper asked to collaborate in the Waxclusion of Vienna, whose keen Furtwaengler's services, to the ex-
story. ner Festival; the invitation come from Siegfried Wagner him-competition in practically all fields
Italians are still wondering why Toscanini resigned his post at the Scala, which he had held for eight years. In vain have en. terprising journalists tried to ex- tract from him, the motives for his desertion. The "Italia Let- teraria" hints at a possible ex- planation:-
Prussia gives no money, but is willing to place the whole appara- tus of her opera houses at the dis- posal of the new venture-singers and orchestra included. Prelimin ary announcements are imposing. The general manager of the State Opera, Herr Tietjen, is On the board of directors. His name self. alone is sufficient guarantee for the quality of the opera produced. Behind Reinhardt are the United Artists of America, whose German interests lay in the hands of the Terra. - Film Company. Their It is interesting to record that representative in Berlin was Cur- in the particular competition tis Melnitz, and half the shares which elicited this high praise the were held hitherto by the German winnera were B choir from the Dye Trust. These have now been Royal Institution for the Blind, acquired by the Reinhardt-Melnitz which sang Sullivan's "Where the combination. The intention ap- Bee Sucks" with an almost fault-peare to be the formation of a Ger- less ensemble and singular purity man equivalent of the of tone. Nor should one let pass Artists undertaking." unnoticed the remarkable per- formance by a choir from the City of Worcester Secondary School for Girls of a Tudor three-part mad- rigal requiring the utmost nicety of rhythm.
One understands how the pick- ed choirs possess such accomplish- ments in listening to the infants' competition. It was amusing to notice how careful these grave little mites were to follow their conductor's beat and to make no mistakes with their diction. The Infants of Birmingham do not lisp,
United
The First Production. Richard Strauss has not yet been mentioned as an active participant, but Raymond von Hoffmansthal, son of his great collaborator, wha died early this year, is to help in the film production, his name and a short residence in Hollywood supplying the necessary qualifica- tions. Eric Charell, who is the Charles Cochran of Berlin, will produce Alma of importance second only to those of Reinhardt. Al- ready the extremely interested German world. is informed that A Winners' Concert.
Herr Charell's salary for the first This evening at the Town Hall three years will be the equivalent we heard first of all a winners' of a thousand pounds a month. concert, at which the successful What is more to the point is the competitors in the various classes fact that Reinhardt's first talkio delighted an enthusiastic audience is already arranged for. This is with their skill Noteworthy "Paris Life," written by M. Alfred amongst these was the unfaltering Savoir, whose "Lui" is one of the playing of Brutus's speech scene, successes of this season in the from Julius Caesar," by a class Berlin theatres. in the dramatic junior competition, It is clear to most Germans that from the Little Green-lanes Floral art and business here are joining Cripple School. The country hands in a venture which, if pro- dances, too, were very enjoyable, perly managed--a fact by no particularly those by youthful stal-means certain of present-may warts who had not seen more than very well turn out to be of para-
seven summers.
Finally.we had a massed per- formance by the children's choirs of Tathbone's cantata, "The Sing- ing Leaves," conducted by Sir Richard Terry, which must have afforded to the children taking part a musical experience that they are not likely to forget. This waa broadcast, and Sir Richard Terry, in his speech that followed it, took the opportunity of Impressing on his wireless audience the import- ance of the competition festival movement, that enabled so many to enjoy the thrill of making music for themselves, for which listening to music could never be a substi- tute.
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BETTER THAN SERMONS
Bishop of London and Good Plays.
"A bad play is
worse than a bad sermon, and a good play is better than a good sermon be- nuse the public remember it bet ter," remarked the Bishop of Lon- don at a luncheon; in London, of the Theatrical Managers' Asso ciation,
Ninety-nine out of every hun dred people in tals country (he added) wanted clean humour and true pathca in a play.
mount importance to German musi. cal life. The film-operȧ will be a State experiment, and the extra salaries assured members of the State Opera Company in Berlin are intended to counterbalance the tempting offers that come from America.
Reinhardt's Faith,
What Prussia actually hopes to do is to cease subsidising provin- cial opera houses, and to send the talkie-opera into the farthest corners of the country. Every first-class rendering of a famous work will have its flm version. Ordinary moving-picture houses will, it is understood at present, not be permitted to present these sound films at all. They will be put on either in the original muni- cipal or State theatres, once used for court performances, and pre- sented in every way with the dig nity due to the original conception
of opera.
Since the business side of the undertaking цев the Blogan "European Films for Europeans" In the preliminary announcements, it is of particular interest to nota that every language save English is to be employed for opera. Here there is no competition, with America Intended. On the other hand, the Reinhardt Alms-apart from a proposed, version of the "Federmaus"-will be produced in Gorman, English, and French ver- sions. With the Latin countries and Europe and South America negotiations are pending in regard
The Bishop mentioned that he spent nearly £100 a year on theatre tickets. "Not for myself to the more spectacular, light
I wish it were," he said, "but
operatic ventures to be expected
I have usually a houseful of from Eric Charell.
guests, and all my young friends,
The outstanding figure in the
when on a visit, say, 'One night new movement, apart from the
at the theatre, Bishop","
Mr. Percy Hutchison said they is Reinhardt.
very real surprise of Horr Tietlen, Always credited were glad to see the Bishop of with a desire for him production, London in their midst to bless which never succeeded in the home grown fresh fruit of the materialising, Reinhardt's belief in theatre as of more value to men-
the talkie seema to supply the im tal health than the canned taikle patus he has lacked hitherto, He gouds imported from the United belleves, in short, that the theatri- States of America. (Cheers.) cal producer has a field hare which Under present, conditions the the silent screen naver offered, and publie was permitted to take the that his own peculiar genlus has tinned variety, but not the home found a new fold for expression. production, on the Babbath. They
had no desire to desecrate the
Sabbath, but they did ask that Henry Irving, commenting on the the same privilege should be ex-neglect of the theatre, asked, tended to them as to their bus! How can you ness, opponents. (Cheers,) else
the opini wefe: trai
Wallace expressed blcycl
ything:
see all these street and young that the "talkiesmen.riding on them when thor future patrong of ought to be in the theatro?"
of art, especially in music. has been highly unwelcome to Berlin. Last year Dr. Furtwaengler was to have become director of the Vienna State Opera, but Berlin stepped in and prevented him from necepting that position.
It is as yet uncertain who will follow Dr. Furtwaengler as con- ductor of the Philharmonic Or chestra.
MONEY LEFT.
AN ADMIRAL'S FORTUNE,
Admiral Sir Arthur Cavenagh Leveson, late of Park Cottage. Midhurst, Sussex, and 22, Basil Mansiona, Knightsbridge, Middle- sex, and who died on June 26, 1929, left grosa estate in the United Kingdom to the value of £6,040 158.
amounted to $7,500. 4d. His estate in. Hong Kong
John Boles, of "Rio Rita" fame, has chosen Jeannette Loff for his leading lady in an operetta, "It widow,
Everything is bequeathed, to, the Happened in Monterey." whichLoveson, formerly Dowager Coun
Lady Adeline Beatrice will be directed by John Murray tess of Darnley. Anderson, the New York produc
No one can, ignore the scant admiration entertained by the Maestro for the latest-born musical compositions of the twentieth century. As the moderns, naturally, and rightly perhaps, insist upon coming to the fore. it is to be hoped that they, may find a suitable con- ductor, as rigidly conscientiouser-director. na Toscanini, though differing from him in their views, genius, and temperament.
It is certain that Toscanini is glad to free himself from the shackles of work as director of opera, and is now enthralled by the interest of his new task.
RUGGER AND MUSIC.
Italian Audience's
Objection.
Rome, May 16. The audience at the Scala
Theatre of Milan refused to listen to a symphony by Honegger which illustrates the progress of a Rugby When You Feel Like This
football match.
Herr Honegger is associated with Herr Hindemith as one of the leaders of the most advanced school of German music.
Curiously enough, Hindemith's "News of the Day," an overture of very similar construction, WAR warmly applauded by the audience a few minutes before.
eame
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Kobe Merchant's Estate. Mr. Alec. Dewar, MacTavish, well-known business man of Kobe. Japan, and who died on Novem- ber 6, 1929, left estate amopnting to $108,400.
The late Mr. MacTavish came from Inverness, Scotland and was very well-known in Japan. He was a benevolent old gentleman and was always to the fore in all charitable work.
The executrix named in the will is Winifred Dale, or MacTavish, the widow.
A WEEK'S DISEASES.
During the week ended June 21. the following. cuses of discasca were notified to the Medical Officer of Health:
Pinketies are just the right re- medy. liverishness,
They quickly correct Typhoid fever clear away the Small-pox causes of biliouanças, sick head- Diphtheria ache, ill-temper, gloom. Try Pla- Influenza kettes' to-night. You'll be sur- Maleria prisod how much brighter and Tuberculosis better you will feel to-morrow morning. of chemists whére, 60 cents per vial.
every-
PLEASING
Cases Peaths
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On June 23 two cases of typhoid fever were reported-one Chinese. and one non-Chinese.
THREE CASTLES
CIGARETTES