a v 3 EN) THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Were Figuring Jt Out : bs J o8 'Bands and orchestras play In he-1 0 y JANE OSBORN I] atres, but the music lacks fire. It is} beautiful music, carefully dome, ar} tistically executed, but the orchestras! | are made up for the most part of |i men past military age--in Paris, the!ll music should be made from the soul of youth, crying into strings and brass fn an echo, echo" altogether lovely, but passion-|]| less." jr ~ Neuatasinadban owe Sf er $ : 5 ; : : i 5 £ i iil Hi iii ih: ih ; i i gerating a little? It is an J ing question how far a musician can) Fed musicians who have lst the magnet- il In Every Age-- et a a pe aare tyet w The World Over masiers as Paderewski, Godowsky, Saint-Saens and other great He formers go on from year gaining in power rather than losing ii | ' % - anything. Certainly there are few of | iy i i il I hh the masters among the composers who have not progressed. Handel, Hi} i 5 Wagner, Vardi, 1 Beethoven, Brahms ICHARD WAGNER, 'Liszt, Rubinstein at Jo Uetar work I cod aro and their immortal fellows ~chose the - |than in their fiery youth. On the Steinwa : 3 : other hand, Rossini, Leoncavello, y Piano as a voice with which to and Mascagni, geniuses of the first ; speak to the world. rank, burned out pretty quickly. ps tame se sramel] Paderewski, Hoffman, Rachmaninoff and rp fpasher? Do They tase! other great Pianists of to-day choose the Stein- years of teaching wear them out?|Hi way as the instrument most worthy of inter- Undoubtedly $t is easier for olderfi : th : 1 : he eh usar for vides * preting their glorious visions to lovers of become perfunctory and dry, though usic. accurate enough in reading the|il M ical . th 1d notes and observing the fine points i usical genus the world over in every age ol expression, but the true musie » . b LE, Hy preferred the Steinway--to own a Steinway is ------ | the ultimate aim of every musician. Chiliren and Music. The Nordheimer Piano ic Co., Limited, The appearance of the Boys' Band {Hf ¥ & Music 3 from Waterloo, Ont., at the band mu-|I} . : Toronto. sic contest held dn Toronto during} " 3ald Rodney, 8 Exhibition weeks led to a great in-{lli . BY Ed terest in boys' bands and orchestras. REPRESENTED The Salvation Army, Torento, have I ° ® fue boy Band In eaation to thet . I. F. HARRISON C0., Limited several splendid adult bands. The 9 boys' band recently gave a public] ii} PRIN( ESS TRE FE concert at Sunnyside Sa | 229 5 T A gramophone equ with 1} march records does duty this year in suppiying music for the boys' marching in and out of classes at St. Paul's Catholic school, Toronto. One of the pupils is appointed by} the principal to look after the ma- Ee chine and the boys are eager to take ------ their turn at playing the music. Wages in Germany are, as An orchestra' fof the - pupils ati|cently in one of Philadelphia's pub-|the excellent programme. possible, paid in tending Toronto public schools is a|lic parks, when a symphony orches-| - London and Hamilton, Ont., school | as the proposition bx takea up this/tra on a Saturday Ing gave a|boards Intend to snlarge greatly their ee nach ae concert which drew 3,600 clifldren {musical activities for children dur- © The afte usk's: iufuente on! away trom "baseball games, tennis g the current school year. == Eb | i I i ie i ] t i ; ; i t 3 Ba i f ; g TH fi th Hi 1 13k E HE Li 18 0 i { g : i 1 § i ; i f | i i 1 hl 1] 1 1 HE i : i : 5H i! i 3 2% i ; { 5 4, Hi his 15. mn : : iii: tl E 7] A : : H I i] i it i i ¥ i i, J {il} Iy | jin their _chockbooks. for through i it L i Ii £1; ; | | i | | 2 fit iil Erg Hi it jal : ! i t} i } : fi i! i} | i | it i I il i | 2 f ! ; i i! fit gal i 5 £3 § £ . 1 : i} fil i ke I GOVERNMENT HOUSE, TORONTO, May 8, 1923, T hi i Hy oY i i § "DEAR MR. ALDERSON : I am very much concerned indeed with the information you have given me respecting 'the serious condition that exists at Cochrane, and my sincere syinpathy goes out to the sufferers. To me itis quite clear that the 'situation cannot be met by local effort, and that it wiil be necessary to call on friends throughout the Province of Ontario to come to the 2id of those who cannot help themselves. The people of Ontario are generous givers in a good cause, and | feel sure that the appeal which you suggest should be made by the Red Cross will be promptly responded to, Yours truly, (Signed) H. COCKSHUTT, W. H. ALDERSON, . = 9 Chairmon, Emergency Committee, of Ontario Red Cross, TORONTO. ; i | it il | it hei lh sii li i dl 1 ele i iH T i | be § £ if ji Al HE Hy More than one quarter of the citizens of the town of Cod] have been stricken by a typhoid epidemic. For weoks do or thas struggled | care for its sick, but financial resources have appealed for assistance. Funds En te to ~ Make your subscription payable to oss, 410 Sherbourne Street, in FW. ROUTLEY, M.D, ADELAIDE M. PLUMPTRE cooing EET pa