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72 WILMETTE LIFE September 27, 1929 · Edward Johnson, Renowned Tenor, Imparts Views on Art and Artist ti1e an·rage man i1~ art has always been a d~ngerous form of snobber~'." r..'fr. John sO I' \\'Cnt o n to s ay, that ( /-.'1/i/(u ·'s \ 'ul t : J-; tlll'(ll'r/ ./u/IIIS0 /1 , 1N>'t'ld c ur hope rests in the education of the ,., IIOli'IU d tr ·lw' It/ tllr Jft' fl'uJiolitall OJ!f'1'll <' IHII JIO II .I/ U'lll f /(1) ,' ,<tr!'(' /'(1/ .l/f' l/1'8 CJI/f ' 0/ t/1(' children of today. "Parents so often ,, lfsf(/fldill(! artists of f1' rn·i 11i·r . will]H'rSrllf 2.sk my advice on how old a chi ld ruu ot th1 ·P I'IIfl t'r/1118 ut tltf' 1!1.!11-',UJ .·tl·tistshould be to begin music. I always ! .'tYito l s, l'irs s/lolls·n·t ·d 1· .11 thr 1\'imrrtl.-a .'fusi· · clu/1 <!I fit, · \'nr Trin· llinh scltool reply that they are never ton young f!lt ditor iu 111 011 .YoJ ·rml)ll' 11 . Pollowinq to begin. One of my happiest memoi~ Jlns· utfd u11 itllnTinr 1citll .lfr. Jolnlries is the picture of i11y own daug-hter, ·" 11 1 /1 ,11 Flop T.irtlt Hn1·tlrtt.) at tlw ag-e of three, nC'~tling IW!'lide m during my resting timt> on thE> ('ow·h, singing one song after annthPr as T sugBy Floy . Little Bartlett g-pstNl them to her; now a I itt It> Frt' nch To thl· tune oi ·Liinking ice in a rc- folk song that h<·r motlwr ·had taught i;-l':--hing drink , on the Yery hottest day hE>!', now a bit of ont' of my opera arias that she has absorbed, all so swt-et and :nth<' summer, Edward Jnhnson im- nat ural and so a part of ht·r own littlE> p::rtecl !tis deepest feeling regarding ~wlf." '"I would tak~> t·n·ry child," said t hr music and musician of today. He ?llr. Johnson, "and gin· him music for hts first ten n·ars, just as ht· l<·arns tht' -.aid that one oi the greatest draw- threE> R's. ·For t·xamph·, gin· tt·n tlun1hark~ in our musiral de\·eloplllent is s:tnd childrt'n t<:n y(·ar·s of Hw b<·st musiJ'rn f rs~innalism . .. A merir ans are not <'al training. At t\n·nty-four yt·ars of ~o interested in what the\· arc hearing agt>, pcrhap!-l only orw t howmnd "f tlw a:- in \\·hom theY arc hearing. \Vhen uumlwr arP suffil'it·ntly intt·n's lt>cl to eontinut- musi c study in solllt' form . At an <)J)('ra perfo~manrl' i~ announced. tltirty-fi\'(·, P<' rhaps only 11'11 of tlw group the f1rst question one hears i~. ' \Vh o n·maiu . Supposing that · (JUt of this :-ings the leading roles?· \\'hen the J.! roup of tt·n just OJH' \ rt> r<li or· :\1ozart df'veloped, how glorinusly worth whi!P n;:~mcs ni the singers are an1H unced, :til of th<· training has bt>t·n and with all \\'(" tt!eterlllint \\'hethn or not \\'<' care (.If tlw otlwrs left IH·hind is a <·ultural r,, attend the opera. The ideal is just bal'kgroun<l that will l'\'t·r r<>main to ndd tht· reYersr . \\"hen an opera prodttc- inter<'St and bt'auty in th<· musie that are N:rtain to ht·ar an·l enjoy the ticn is announced. assuring the public tlwy nuH't· in the futun·.·· the \·rry best performance as to .adeSponsors Music in Schools quate and beautiful settings, fine or:\Jr .. Johnson's nati\·p hnmt · is in< :up) ph, rlH'~tra. and the best \·oiccs to sing a <'anadian ('ity of 2;!,0u0 peottl e. He the roles, the center of interest should fairly g-lows with enthusiasm as he t(·lls l)e in hearing the opera as a whole." ,,f his exJwr·iment tlwl'l' . HP is backing ~~ r . fohnson thinks we would dt) \\'Cil till· city in ib;·· musical training in the First of all is a fine to ronsicler what john Erskine wrote public schools. suJwn·isor of music with a corps of willin the \\'urld's \\·ork in June regard- ing and able teaeht·rs to · earry out his iuv the musician oi toda~· and regard- i1leas. There ar· · four or tin· thousand ing prof c. si<1nalism in America. as well t'hildren ha \:ing a mush· J)t'riod at school tllrN· times a W(·ek. Th l' room t eachers as l'lsewhc:rt'. In brief. ~[r. Erskine ll·a(']1 the music l<.>ssons, or if unable to rite~ tlH' happiest period of Creek do the work, ex<'hangt> for that period ~rulpture (thirteenth ccntur_,) when with a teac·h<.>r who ('(/ 11 gin· HH.~ lesson. the Greeks carYcd the stone where Ea<'h year (;uelph has a music festiYal whieh lasts thrt-e dars . This is managt' d r.1ning \ras needed. the mus1c1an anrl arrangl'd hy a~· oq~anization of all rla~·e d or ..;ang when he was ,,·anted. c,f the musk tea<'lwrs of t ;ut>lph, who He cite~ Shakespeare who followed st'rn' in an t-Xt·cutin' capacity. The festhe career (1i a craftsman, mender of ti\'al pr·og-rams art· two nights and one On tht> first night the oro ld plays and dramatist. furnishing "ftt,rnoon. l'lH·st ra plays and childh·n from every t1l'W material for · his company, s up - gradt> in th e schools tHke .some part. The porting himself on a salary as an actor. kindprgarten childn·n g-i\'t' their simple For what makes Lear and Macbeth ntt>lo<lit?s and th oldt·r gradl's give two, thrl·e, and four-part musi<', according to immortal he received no salarv. "\Ye ag and dl'\'(' lopnwnt. The important do not expect. ht' cau.s c " ·e e;Jjo,· h;s ft·atun· o( this program is that every norks. to \\'rite as he wrote. \\·e t.'ll - g-rade is privil(>ged to taki' part and add joy ~hake:'peare·~ works because we to the festi\'al spirit. On the Sl'eond <iay tht'r ~ is an orc·lwshan . tndied thc111." tral program for the children. Their supen·isor has chargP, t·xplaining· th(· inThat Virtuoso Idea strunwnts and gi\'ing a rtosume of the "The musiciau uf tocla\· has been program music. That t'\'ening the orhypnflt ized hy virtuoso id~·as. A tal- chestra gin:'S a cnncl'rt for adult~. with :\Jr. Johnson as soloist. In his usually c nted violinist rusht.·s off to the citv modPst and charming manner, Mr. Johnto compete hopelessly with Kreisler, son explained Hwt lw hoped to ha\'e r:-tther than he the hest musician in his other artists for soloi~ts lwrt·after but home to\\'n or state. Oftentimes in \\'(' who know him know that Guelph always sa\'t' a g't'Tlt·rou~ place on tl1e city there seem t<' he as many per- will its programs for their· friPnd and artist. iormers a~ pt·rsons in a possible audi- This Y<'nr tlw Toronto orl'ht ·stra assistNl <'l·Cl', leaving the country at large and rwxt s(·ason t lll·Y hopl' to engag<> th e The thir:-ty inr gnod mtL ic. Ll't the young l'lt>vt·land or D l'troit orchestras. dty was n:ry rE>Iurtant to dare such an ~ttHknt return homt.' t<) justify the con- ad\'enture as a f 'sti\·al wlwre so muc·h tidt.·nn· l i his neighbors to play and rt ·sJHmsibility and moJH·y was in\·o J\'ed ~ i ng itlr thl'lll, if he is sensible, on oc- ~·> :\I1· . .Johnson \·oluntt't' l't>d to back the t :t..,ion:- \\'htn thtY wish to li sten. The \t ·ntun? JW!'sonally, Hl· told tlwm if they lost lw would pay the deficit, if they pLriormt.:r ma~· ilrefn a da~sic pro- mallP 111·Jl1t'Y tiH·Y might l<t ·t·p it toward gram in a large auditorium, opening flnun· ft ·sti\'al funds. To the surprise of \\ith a B;tch nu1nhn. t' lHling with a all, tht>y madL' $1.500 last y ar and have Hungar ian 1\hap~udy. but ii his neigh- in\·t·stt'<l in a bond . Tlwy lta\·t' ··X(t·nsi\'t· plans for tlw futun>, inl'iuding a new IJOr ~ prcil'r to li~t~· n tp their music at ;1 uditorium fur tlwir Sl'·llu()) that Will SUpa churL·lJ ~ucialdL· . thl'n he i snmethi:H~ ply pradi<'t· rooms and pianu~ a11d a c1i a foul if lw kh hi .. . o-ca lkd prp- plan to n·nt i.nRtruml·nts to l~upil ~ when f · ~ · · · 1 · 1 .. 1 . .· 1· · · .k til··~· l'annot affoH1 to buy therr uwn. . t: .. Iud.t I< ld ... prnL.llt lllll lll)l11 m.l Tht·Y art· planning witlt t·nthusiasm 1ng .t hl.'. rhurch ~~~rtahle an eycnt ot t: 1at only succt·ss ,·an ll·ml ~ul'11 an ad11JthJral lll1JH1rtanc , l' . Thl' lllu~ician can ,~· ntlln'. Thus :\lr. .John!"mi is lwlp!ng i111pr u \ t hi tl'chnique a~ he illlpart. :u,·lyh tc· ht ·<· on~t· "'w of th~· ot~~standtng i:l<;truc tiun tu hi:- JlliJ>il .; t~wuoh am )l'rt 1 ".' u.sH';tl Cl'ntrt·s tn l anada, !;).Hn\mg. other · . · M ' l ·t-o t'tt 11 · ~ wh:ll cnn tw <l<'<'omplts.Jlt·<l 111 de~!o . t \ lrttl<1'-t 1 ~caclntll! !Ja, ;1 l.>ad naml'. l ,, .].. ping· ruturt· a1·t ~·~·ntr~·s . .\t tlw same 1 hl' <·J!P(·rtuntt~· 111 tltl' puhllc :-choPb titnt· ~lr. .John son, 111 a wholly unconi n:n· gn·at at p!T ... l·nt. and it is our , s· it·Us and unst·lfish wa:r,, i!-; building r'!r .· tl · t )' him:-<t·lf a monum~·nt wlul"11 wlll rt·nwtn d u t y 111 Jt· 1\1 ttrl· t< 1 rl':t< Jll~t our sys.-\~ 1.. 11 g- a ftt'l· to)h·r·a !'tars art· f 11 rgott 1 ·tL tem ~u a:. nut t t· ~tantp tJttt, as \\'l' lt·· !"ays, '".\ftvr Hll, star~ van't shine forsometime . now do. childlh·lHI inten.:st 1' \t'r and th<·n what?" in the arts." H l' . "\l\.·ak ~ oi t urnim~ l think w.· will all agTt'l' that it must . 1 . . .._·. 1 -.) . ~ lw gTt>at t11 ht· an O!Wra star, but how Up .nose at B lrO.t< \\ .! _ \. l~l~L H :a · lO\\ ' · ll~U<'IJ gl'L' alt ·r 111URt bt· tJw joy of fosterteJlJng us the re .-,poP~1bJI1ty re:-ts en- i11g sue·h a far-n·a\'hing· and e \·erlasting tirely with tht talent('d composers who pndl'l'l ,,f pried,·.·~ bL·auty and art. Returns to School Dinner Meeting Opens Business Woman's Club The Wilmette Club for Busin.ess and Professional V..7omen 'op~ne~ tts. new season with an enthus1ast1c d.mner meeting at the ~wme of the pres;?e.nt, ~r rs. Florence K . Freund of 125 ] htrd ..;trcct ~fonda\· evening. Two guests ~f h~nor fqr - the occasion. both . of ' ,~~,· hom ga vc interes ting talk s during the evening, were Mrs .. Joanna E. Do\\'nes of \Vinnetka, prestclcnt l)f the Chicago Business and Prof~ssional \\'oman' s club, and Mrs. Frank Schaedler of 301 Sheridan road, chairman of the educational program committee. ln addition to the president. officer::; of the \:Vilmette club for this year are: Miss Blanche E. Gay, ,·ice-pre sident; Miss Anna \:V elch, recording secretary: ~fiss \Vinnifred Ro\\'an. corrcsponcling ~ecretary: ~1 iss ] ennie D. Shantz, treasurer. Opera Star Will Present One of Winnetka Music ' Club~s Artist-Recital Prcgrams ··T() tonk discl~tin f ulh· on -the taste of rdust.· t o stud\' and snpp}y that need. Mr.!' Mrs. W. G. Marriott Succumb to Death in West \Vord has been receind by iriends in the village of the death of !\[ r . and. ~1rs . \\'. G. :\Iarriott, fnnn~r re~iclents of \\'ilmette. in Oklahoma l'ity. ~lrs. ~larriott died on Septl·ml}cr ltJ and ~r r. ~[arriott just one \Yc~:k later, September 23. Mr. and 1frs. Marriott moYecl to Oklahoma CitY about t \\·e nty ytars ago. having been for many years J·rior to that time residents of this village. They were members of the St. :\ ugustine 's Episcopal church. Edward Meltzer, 11 eltzer School of director of th~ ~f usic. has just re- tttrned from New York Cit\' where he spent sc\·eral weeks consulting prom.inent musicians and teachers of mustc and visiting leading conservatories and music schools in search of new teaching materials. \Vhile in the East ne was recipient of several sp lendid offers, among them one to become the director of the band and wind instrument " ork at Nev· York unjversity, but deciined these in order to devote his attention to his school which now has a iaculty of fourteen artist-teachers and branches in the "loop," Logan Squ·tre, Evanston, \Vilmette and \Vinnetka. In addition to his growing prominence as a teacher, it \· \'ill be recalled. that Mr. Meltzer was for four year the director of the Northwestern - university band, de\'doping that organization practically from its inception to a concert band of seventy pieces. \Vhile at Northwestern he attained two degrees with honors and subsequently has studied under some of the most noted teachers of the world. ·A musical kindergarten and band an<~. orchestra .work are ne\\' f<>atures of Ius school this year. RETURNS FROM EUROPE Paul Cutler, son of Mr. and ~r rs. Jlenrv E. Cutler. 407 Central an:-nne, returned from abroad recenth· aiter sJ)ending the summer studying at the British museum. He was accompanied bv H. F. \Ve. t, professor of comnarative "literatu:-e at Dartmouth colle.l!e. ~1r. Cutler is nmv attending Northwest ern universitr law school. WOMEN VOTERS MEET The Kenilworth League of \\'nm~.:n Voters held the first business meeting at the home of Mrs. Mark Cresap, 535 \Van,·ick road. Kenilworth. September 26. at 3 o'clock-Tea was st:rved at 4. At the meeting the officer~ \\'Cre clecte(J for the coming :vear. I · BAHA'I LECTURE Pearl Easterbrook, Gnitv \\'Orker of Peoria. will speak Sunda ~· afternoon, September 29, at 4 o'clock, in Foundation hall of Baha'i temple, Linden avenue near Sheridan road, \Vilmdte. Her subject will be: "The Spiritual Dynamic of Prayer." The e Baha'i lectures given even· Sunday are open and free to the public. Dr. and ~frs. Clement Debere of I 535 For-cst a\·e nue had as their guests {or two weeks thl' latter's cousin and her small daughter, ~Irs. A. C. Xeal and . Eugenia ~cal, of Boston, \vho ret urn eel to their home the latter part of last \\'eek. Dr. and ~frs. Dehcrc had been spending a large part of the summer at Balsam Lah·, \\"i s., ·where ~frs. Xeal and her daughter had ab o been their guests. ~liss :rv:·,·s. Austin Pardue (Onroth,· Klotz) and her two children, who ha Ye been Yisiting ~irs. Pardue's parent~. Mr. and ~1rs. Charles Klotz, 88 Indian Hill road. Indian Hill. for two months, will leaYe soon for Souix City, fo\\'a \\'here they \\'ill make their home. 11 r. Pardue \rill become rector of St. Thomas Eoiscopal church in that cit\'. ~Irs. Pardue i. a noted golfer and p)a,·ed in the \\.estern ~f edal cham pion ship tournament held at Flo. snwrc C\ntntn club recentlr. -oN. P. Linde of 103H Cl'ntral <l\·enue announce the birth of a rlaughtrr at the St. Francis ho~pitaJ \f o n day, Sept em her 23. The bahy has IH:rn named Donna Elaine. ~r r. and ~f rs. -o).[r. and ~frs. \Vend c ll Clark, 711 ·(e nt road. Kenilworth and ~1r. and Mrs. Leon Ellis. 207 Cumberland road. · Kenih,·orth. ha\'e returned fr o m a t\VO ,,·cek:-' fi s hin ~ trip in ~finncsota. -0- :I < Foster E. Fike. 12-11 For est avenue. returned the latt er part oi last -o\\'cck from St. Franci. hospital, havUr~. F. B. Crossley of GOO \Vashing- ing he en there f r se \'l'ra I week~ a iter ton avenue had as her house guest for an operation. about four ,,·eek her sister, ~Irs. C. l~. -oComstock of Elgin, Ill. \1 i~s :\ nna Dingee of 92ri Lake ave).f r:'l, I -0!ltle " ·ho has hecn Yisiti:Jg her brother, Mr. and ~fr:-;. Yictor Junes and their \\". \\·. Dingee of Kilbourn, \\'i s., reiamik haYc mnYcd from their home turned to her home on ~londay of this at 1605 Highland ·a \·t·nue to 'l'ulsa, "Tck. Okla. -o-oHarold Keith, son M ~[ rs. Carl :\1iss GeneYieve Smithers, 711 Lake Keith, 310 Warwick road, Kenilworth, avenue, has left \Vilmette to enter left last Sunday for the University of Knox college for Girls at Cuopcrsto\\'n, Colorado where he will attend sc hool )J, Y. this \\'inter.