THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. | pers, falls to the "maitre- de cha- | Jpelle," who presides-at the smaller | | of the two organs. This instrument, | | which is usually quite e at from | | the tonal point of view, is sityated in | {or quite néar to the chancel of the | { church, and Js 'used exclusi for | | accompanyin® the choir. . | In the majority of churches, the | training of the choir is in the hanas of the organist who accompanies the singing, and whose office becomes similar to thdt of the English organ- ist and chdirmaster, but in a few in- stances a third official is responséble for choir practices: and the géneral ordering of the musical parts of the services, \ Mixed choirs of male and female volees," still so much in vogue, in! many large Catholic <¢hurches in| England, is unknewn.in France, and the florid type of Mass, so dear to the English heart, is gradually being superseded in French. churches by services of a simpler and more ec- clesiastical character. vely artist's m i inted | @ depth and breadth of ! us joys or sor porder have ap] {How to ' Advance Cause i Masic, $F Would it not be splendid it the: il great symphony orchestra would | give occasionally during each season, i programmes of simple music with ad- {I mission within the gpeach = of all? Would it not be wonderful if, efery { little while, the seats downstairs for if grand opera could be sold at a nomi- nal sum within the seach of the poor and tired who take almost their very t dollar, and almost their last bit' strength, and ggkumb to the top- most gallery to refresh their souls, ey are the real musié lovers, so hy not give them a chance more ften than we do to enjoy in comfort he music that they starve to hear? | If we really want the masses to un- derstand the best in music these hings will have to be done for them. e wonderful education given by erintendents of ov imaginary, thr sculpture, i hatever "his pro . terpretation h® unfolds se ties--to other men and women who may not be gifted with the mental or physical abilities to re-create them for themseives, but who can under- stand and enjoy them through the medium of the artist--and as his skill in that medium develops, giving 'out of "understanding creases, Vienna Still a Musical Centre, Vienna's musical life is at fever- | heat, says a dispatch recently re- | ceived from that fiuropean capital. Despite hard times' and the virtual worthlessness of Austrian curyency, this activity has far outgrowti the capacity of the concert halls. Hence, music-making starts early in the day and lasts till night, one hall frequent- ly having as mahy as five concerts in the-one day. And most of the halls are Bold ;out, although where the money comes from is somewhat of a | mystery, {This artistic life speaks well for Vienna 'as a musical centre, as that {America and other allied countries, | city is attracting not only native | for all-Wagner programmes, by which | talent, but musical artists from many 'our symphony orchestras make up a (outside countries. Even Sweden is he phonograph, and the elevation |part of our deficit. Another way of sending masicians, and a 17-year-old that these instruments have produc- | making Germany pay her indemnity! | Chilean boy pianist was recent artist ed in the minds of the people, should |--Musical Courier. who took that city by storm. be proof enough to great musical or- The Dallas (Texas) Municipal] . = ---- ganizations, that they can help 'ad- | Music 'Commission Isoffored that city's ance the higher class of music in |various musical organizations recent- dur country if they would only be- {ly by conducting a "Music Week." gin. We must get out.and preach { That is, teaching the rest the gospel 8f everything in a loving | continent how to do things and understanding way, not with [ally. condemnation, but with sympathy. ---- ain 8 in- beau- in «+ Some Musical Notes, This is the season, {i France and We have arranged a continuation of our Dollar Day "oy, School Pupils Score High at Music : Memory Contest, At a recent music memory contest held in Dallas, Texas, for the benefit 'of the school children of that city, there were 270 contestants. Of these 177 made perfect scores, vofh as to music and spelling, 206 were correct .| musically, but made errqrs in spel- ling. The contestants were required to give the names and composers of fifty musical pieces played. The pupils ranged in age from nine to eighteen The mayor of the city appointed the 'municipal music commission," under whose auspices the contest was held and the business men confribut- ed $350 in prizes, while the mum-Y cipal Symphony Orchestra distribut- ed complimentary tickets to the 177 who made perfect scores, Bargains for Satu 7 Re-wriling Music, Clyde Fitch, who in later life earn- {ed an income of $250,000 a year writ- r had a most interesting of working out his manu- scripts, which might well be employ- ed by musicians who are satisfied with the first or second drafts of a composition, Fitch employed dit- ferent pencils The first draft was written in red, the second in blue, sthe third in green, the fourth, in par- ple, the fifth in black, and so on, in order that he could alwaysutrace the progress of his works. A prominent author has said "Plays are not writ- ten, they are re-written," A great deal of our present day music would be better if it were more frequently re-written before it is published. This was certainly one of Beethoven's working secrets, To take the place of our usual Saturday Bargains i Trem An effort is being made at New York to establish an 'American' bal- let, similar to the Russian and Swed- | [ish ballots seen here in Canada and I'the United States in the recent past. A somewhat severe reflection: on this continent's present methods of teaching singing contained in a news despatch wherein it is stated {that of several hundred voices test- led by Col. Savage for his revival next | season of the "Merry Widow' less than a dozen measured up to the - endous Savings od Mission of the Artist, ! g = All work has some element of the # creative, but the artist must realize that it is art that brings everything to him, and that the best he can H bring to art is sympathy, intelligence # and skill in presenting it. The ma- terial has always been there and it ids for him to develop the means of "imparting it to others. The singer {sings a song-- but before he can de- Hver its message with his, voice, the | standard. composer has visualized through al AR ian thirteen-year old boy musical setting an interpretation of |astonished a Berlin audience recent- the poet--the poet has translated a |1y, by the way he conducted one of phase of life, or emotion, that has |the big orchestras of that city, The come to him from reading or experi- (boy, Tolll Fistoulari, in knee- ' ence. Our knowledge and the men- | beweches, also conducted an operatic tal processes that govern our actions | performance in Bukarest, Roumania, are the" ~esult of recorded and un- An Elstedd{od conducted and man- recorded momories--and so on {aged entirely by women was recent- through an endless chain of evolu- {ly held at Utica, N.Y, tion, : Sovoral of tho state legislatures mm te During this Big Sale of dependable quality merchandise it will be positively unwise to miss this Dollar Day Sale SEE WINDOWS ! McIntosh Bros. en IG is Smoking to Music, Popularizing concerts and recitals by permitting: the audience to smoke is the fad at present being conducted in certain cities in Great Britain. At a recital given recently in Lon- don by a prominent artist, the people in the audience wepe told to smoke if they wished. A igreat many .im- mediately pullegbut pipes, cigars, and cigarettes and of course the air was blue, and much to the digust of the perf-rming artist, who happen- ed to be a vocalist, ; And, if we are correctly informed, London has started to smoke in great fashion. A furtive smoke in a lim- ousine or a taxicab in the .principal west end streets at the theatre hour is now lke a prehistoric memory, be- Church Music in France, Al] the churches in Paris have two organs and consequently 'two or- ganists--this indeed is the custom of all churches of any size throughout France, The accompaniments of the choral parts of High Mass, and also of Ves- DEA) N= ~-- a. ir --~ rr » "His Poor Me Croonin Daisy Days--Fox Trot Swanee Special | Master'sVoice" Records Out to-day This mid-month list releases ten .of the very latest 'and most poputar selections, effectively ren- dered by famous orchestras and well known artists. 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" 132 'Princess St AT vy VY a WR any cause wemen can frequently be%seen walkin and after the theatre, smoking cig- arettes as nonchalently as their es- corts, Some years ago smoking concerts r introduced as a feature of Lon- nlife and were highly successful, male *sex 1'hile the performers be longed to the vaudeville class. teint. Musical Reform Needed... It is to the advantage of every mugifan as well as a duty to exer- &fee every effort in an endeavor to extend the musical profession ana promote musical activities, but we cannot expect'io promote musical ad- vancement until the public at large is capable of appreciating music and has learned to comprehend the value derived from & musical tieining. The need for musical reform is im- perative and the time is now ripe when al] musiciang should co-operate and take steps to create universal musical appreciation and establish and maintain musical interest in every Canadian community. Deplorable conditions exist in many villages and rural districts and also in many. interior towns where prominent musicians never appear and there is nothing to stimulate musical interest, Although many talented musicians reside in rerfote places, and would Ro doubt develop into eminent artists and attain musi- cal fame if there wer? any muswal events to stimulate their musigal ambitions, and create a desire to con- sider music seriously, But outside of a musical centre, music is infre- quently taken up as a professfon and is never studied scientifically. Influence of Phonograph Music Music production through of the people to hear tte best music music in the home. When one considers the changes that have been few years it is scarcely less es now to be seen. human machine which reproduction, niture &nd surroundings in breasts of est homes, ----- scientific writer as a good materia instruments, through Piccadily, before but the audience was restricted to the the gramaphone has enabled the masses in the world at small, cost, and this influence is gradually changing the public's viewpoint, so that there is beginning to be seen ar increased de- mand for better and more beautiful great made ' in gramaphorie construction in the past than wonderful to note the music machin- A few years ago the phonograph mechanism was capable of emitting only a metallic imitation of the orig- inal sound. Today inventive genius has brought to perfection an all-but- reproduces the works of the world's greatest ar- tists with a fidelity that is astound- ing, sé that even musically-trained ears are unable to detect the differ- ence' between the original and the Added to the improved tone qual- ity the crude cabinets enclosing the mechanism have given place to cabi- nets of graceful proportions, and now these cases or cabinets are built in period lines to harmonize with the furniture of the better class of homes and to instil a love of beautiful fur- the 'the owners of 'more mod- The pith of such plants as the sun- flower rush or elder is advocated by a for cleaning t.e lenses of scientific EATH OF MRS. §. ALPORT A Marriage of Interest to-the People of Sydenham-- Results Soon Out. Sydenham, July 13--Surviving Wer 'ate husband but a trifle over a onth, Mrs. Sidney H. Alport pass-| i away on Sunday morning. For | about nine years Mrs. Alport had | been an invalid, and practically help- less. Of late she had suffered a great deal, and the shock she received, oc- casioned by her husband's sudden death, doubtless hastened the end. | She was unconscious most of the day on Saturday. Deceased was fifty- three years of age. There are left to | mourn her loss four sons: Van, Wey- ford, Clarence and Raymond; one daughter, Mrs. Harry Stoness, Wil- mur; Tour brothers: W. H. Gates, i Toronto; F. J. Gates -and George | Gates, Westbrooke, and Allen Gates, | Seattle; 'and a sister, Mrs. Damon | Snider, Link's Mills, The funeral ser- | vice was held on Tuesday morning, at | ten o'clock from the house to the | Methodist church, where the service was conducted by Rev. G. Stafford. The remains were interréd in Catar- aqui cemetery. A Quite a number -of Orangemen from here, belonging to L. O. L. No. 444, went to Gananoque on Tuesday for thé 12th of July celebration. The marriage was quietly solemn- ized last week of Miss Bella Need- ham, Arnprior, and Frank Anglin, Sydenham, Mr. and Mrs. Anglin are now here, and are occupying their house on George street. The interior of the house has recently been reno- vated, and many improvements made, Miss. Pearl Richardson, Peterboro, is here for a short time. The high school entrance board finished their work here on Tuesday. It is expected that the entrance results will be an- nounced in about a week. . Nominations for reeve of Lough- boro township are to be received here on Thursday, and if an election is necessary, it will be held within a week, on the 21st. Mr. and Mrs, Hen: ry, Peterboro, are here for the sum- mer vacation. Mrs: Curran and daughter, Springford, were here for the late Mrs. Alport's funeral. Miss Muriel Tfousdale, Syracuse, is visit- "ing here for a few days. An extension has been built to the C. N. R. sta- tion platform. J ARE MANY VISITORS One Case of Smallpbx Reported From Elgin. Elgin, Jdily 11.--Harold Mustard, Guelph, has joined his family here for the hol'days. Harold Kelly, New York, is spending his holidays with his family at Jones' Falls, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Warran have return- éd from visiting at Carp, Ont. Miss Grace Delong, Toronto, is taking her holidays, accompanied home by little Miss Williams. . Dr. McAmmond, Scottsville, N.Y., motored here and is the guest-of rela- tives and enjoying the, Ridegu fish- ing. Dr. Brackin and family were callers in the village enroute to Fost- _{er's Locks. Picnic parties were plen- ty to Sand Lake on Sunday. One case of smallpox is placarded in this vic inity, Mrs. Duplop and son, King- ston, guest of Miss Coon. Mrs. (R&v.} 1 are guests of ner rather, J. R. Dar- gavel. Farmers report the hay crop a very light one. Grains and corn are standing the drcught fairly well if rain is not foo long de- layed. i Miss Bello Morris, Ottawa, spent Dominion day at her home here. The Elgin L.O.L. celebrated at Gana- noque this year. Mrs (Rev.) Keough is enjoying the river breezes with friends below Cornwall for a short time, C. Fleming's family are in camp at Foster's Los. Bongard's News Budget, Bongards, July 12.--The Ladies' | Aid is holding an ice cream social on | spent Sunday at Rob Mrs." Sheppard's lawn Miss M. Thursday ev- ening. Baumer, Detroit » rison. Mr. and Mrs. N. Ackerman, Mrs. Thomas Bongard. A number from here attended the 12th of July | celebration at Picton. The weather is intensely hot, the thermometer reg- | istering as high at 109 in the shade. Rain is greatly needed. D. T. McCor- mick has so far recovered from his recent fall as to be able to be re- moved to his home in Picton. Rev, David Wren, a graduate of Albert College, and son-in-law of B. Mallory, Belleville, has assumed charge of Elm street. Methodist church, Toronto. A bird that cannot fly is the black wood hen of New Zealand. The founder of'the Bank of Eng- land died-in poverty. Tidings From Bath, Bath, July 13. Mis: Dorothy Holt and Jack and Nicholas Holt, To~ "ronto, are spending their holidays at | their home here. who have been' vi Mrs. Arthur Caly home, Mr. and Mrs i family, Wingham, are sp summer at Charles Burley's Miss , Florence Baker! Guelph, is visiting at | Max Robinson's, A. Wallace Brown, | New Jersey: has arrived to spénd the | summer h:re. Mr. and Mrz. Lathan | Clark and family, Wilton, and Mrs. JJames Stevenson accompanied by Mr, {and Mrs. John Stevenson," Calgs » Misses Golden, g their sister, have retwmed Brackenbury and ling the y, | ert, Stevenson's. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Stevenson and | family, Napanee, are visiting at Rob- ! Mich. is the guest of Mrs. Allan Har- | ot Calvert's Mrs. James McCarten, who has | Royal street, accompanied by Miss H, {bean seriously ill, is slowly improv- { Harrison, Picton, were guests at H. |, qving ' Y {Hick's on Supday last. Miss Hazel | papy Kingston, spfe at Wm. Cal- | Kingsley, Toronto, is with her sister, | yar's William Davy and daughter, Mrs. Gordon Bufke 'and | Audrey, Kingston, spent 'a few days lat W. H. Hall's recently... Mr. and Mrs. Ward Sexsmith are at Ross Sex- smith's. James Chapman, who 'has been {ll for some time, passed away on Tuesday afternoon. The funeral will be held at 2.30 o'clock Thurs day afternoon-at his late residence. A peculiarity of the camel is his dislikes--Ilikes he has none, save for mimosa thorn, and, perhaps, for dy- ing. He hates red, and when in the first Nile expedition, in 1884, some bright genius equipped the squadrons of the camel corps with bright crim. son sadgles, the animals, it is said s0 resented the outrage that numbers of them died in sheer disgust. Playtime's Echo- Mother. I'm: Hungry!" 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