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SUNDAY, OCTOTihiR 2G, 1924 THE MICHIGAN DILY

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Maier, Pattison and the Two Piano Recitals

On Criticizing the

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America aild England on the Stoge
Thrfsalwy h5h 1 0 15J 1: '''m At '
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By It. B. Hlendersoni
_. The -two piano recital by Mr. Maier
aInd Mr. P'attison Monday evening,
Novpember 3, become~s especially in-1
teretingbecause of 1\4r. Maer's posi-
tit%: as the acting head of the piano-
forte deplartmrent of the University
'Oibol1 of Music. To all those who
t i: v come ini contact with his vital,
( ._ilhl]usiaitc Ipersoniality his appear-
means something very local and
ii.iiAte, the rather foolish pride,
t perhaps>, of a. mother viewing her
hr ilintchild. 1
Mr. MA,;ier- fairly bristles with a cer-

These two pianis t's, even More'iln-
poi t nt, re al.,o unique in their
syml.atieic apprecit ion cf modern
mnvic; ytie.r y nearly at the head" of the
list., they stand as the major expt~iirflts1
,)'' con rnriorai ) y(compo)sers. Their
utire bearing on the stage, their l
pr-ogrins. every little gesture . ;)ll
a living vitality----they are alive, 'pro-I
r~ ssive if you will, and joining thne
i l'es( ut insistence on mocdernity, the
puhbiic fIually acclaims their very
sincere convictions: they have the
eternral honor of swinging with the1

The old argument concerning critics Duiring the next few weeks, Palnmer
j andl their use has again comne to the Christian, University organist, expects
,ore ill 1., rope an Capitals, wi : the to present at the Twilight Organ Ile-
u1 a results. It is iore o01 lesstof citals programs that will prove both
a stage play that occurs periodically interesting and highly instructive.
with no ?)articular significance, for Woknudeth ii(loscr-
nothing is ever changedl in the ed by g de the diesencult eschans-a
methods or ideas of that group ofedb th prsnpormcail
late of the Frieze Memorial organ, it
i e ho -protess to be more abl yist be wnee that any kind of a
versed in a sp~ecial field. There isprga colbeudrtknmh
always Present a certain amount of pormcu~ eudraemc
hub~b noless the exhaustive con positions MVr.
hubbb nomatter what the subject, Christian planned to give.
1 wen critics or criticism is involved;, ay r.CritantI
it is irmvitabhl."My videa,"sy ~.Crsin I

Ila ,Siduey Fate

' Prelude' from "Der Meistersi'nger,"
by Wagner. In one section- of this
piece the five main themes of the
composition are. played simultaneous-
ly, satisfying the rules of musical
form, but calling on the organist for
unusual technical skill. The ever
popular "Midsummer Night's Dream".,
music, and the "Finale" from Act II of
I Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" will
also be played in the immediate
future.I
Another type of music Mr. Chlrist-
ian desires to bring before his Wed-
;fnesday afternoon audiences is per-,
sonit~ed in his placing on a Program1
the "Air in ID" by Bach from the greatt
epsgCantor's "Orchestral Suite."
Mr. Christian aims to bring before
bbe public, though he is working in
tlie face of difficulties, many various
jo:rmns nd types of musical types of
nus"icel composition. Incidentally
t;hese concerts t4 illi demonstrate not'
Eorly the adlaptaility of the organ as
a mediium of expression for all var-
ic~ies of music, but also the versatilityI
Sof this particular artist, who is ablel
successfully to comm~and it.

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z~LtL l v1 arperso.'114l~y, vIrantin-1Uprevailing fshon hetheror ot ne as ny isefo
tolerant,. and compelling all at once. hrontoehaayusfr
Uc is short with a firmn, stocky This, of course, is but a superficial, crtlics, it must be admitte(1 that in
buI, vrloig ih id ficommerc ial aspiect of their su.cce. m~.I anly in stances they are of real aid
i~l~dovrfowngwihevery kind o chief reason 'centers about their ;to a conmmunity. It is usually the
oc o-tin is work, even for the entire theory of art, especially music. cr.tcwoi h first one to point
,: agr< talents of his more stupidl'icwostefr
To Mr. Maier an appeal to the stodgy, out merit or fault in a work. He is
pils;1. Added to this, there is a velry ispdfwwob ieoeaalni the first to encourage taethtned
positive authority--that which is brew ocnrainhv aqby wa noraig rtefrthtelps
of I ti':n e 7per'icue-- in everything that cocnrto aeIqi lwa ncuaig trtefrt ohl
hie soes; is positiveness alone would thytr. msca prcaini peope set, themxsylves ar'ight in refer-
inoehma ustnigmscaIridictilous. Like certain relig'icns, once to false notions they miay have
they form music into a close corpora- sacuved regarding their cwn capa-
figur. 'tsnpcla ly enotugh, i i FIadmnitting only the preciouzs elect: 1bliiiiies and qualifications toward a
Vie diectanttheis tal, mpasiv ,the art for them becomes rarified and l ,earticuAla.' field of eno..avor. He, too,
''difFicuzlt," an cnly too obvious termn is the 'erso l who may be, and in most
:'udl eecd. At fir:..t it seoms strangew
that tw suh 0)])sit pesonltE for soggy, leaden boredom, if theyj inst jnces, is, the rmost unbiassed and
t('00t1(1o unite in sn artpfrsotnaltire-would but admit it, Prithus--but for tunpreludiced individual one may con-
r temsteatngSnle~:.Itheir secret understanding--is heavy, I'0,r v:ithi in order to secure the sounid-
ftBach duilly mathematical, Chopin est a-id worttrflivifu 1 advice for on's
1 ::le'doicaliy, however, this may be e1 et.Iproa o' osqety ei
f i'. very touchstone to their successl obsi rlqil et, proa ei.Cnsqety ei
quizilities in one complimenting diverse ; I never occurs to this clique with' ty p of 1-ersoni whose presence is ofj
vi. nues in the other. Perhaps through their cquathy unin-leresting, artists that ; (i.3'tUnt advanta'ge.j
tisvery dissimilarity, their perfec- ;music c n vend must be made) an cx- Whlen one 7stops L ; reflect for a.
tio ofthetw pino ecialhasbee Iciting, thrilling experience to tile mos L ; nxo nt, it wiil l he apparent that even
made possible.* I uninitiated. It must contain a posi- 'sinc tie begining of civilization the
These two iia ii, of course, did not tive, living attraction for even the 'Bi has existed. As v, matter of
o;'iginate the four-hand concert;(hopelessly musically-unwashed. As, fact, he was a's much responsible forf
ratCher they have been precedled by a.{ rahmirs can, be fascinating even to the adcvancemenat of the world and
long v;list of reinarkable artists, Who in j children, as Bach can become the cuos (11 iiZAio~n ias ary g r< up of persons11
!modlern of the moderns, so must all ' hat cnae -nto oxistelice . lHis funsI&
their time have forced the great musi-II
c'al genii es to supply them wvith lit- muzsic take onl this universally ar, ticon_ as a7 izn emit~caily createdl by
cravture that hlas ranked with their tistic interest. p~eople themsclvcs, for its one of the
mostEve Thongh Ul vey 'I hrnr' n traits to dlesire to know what
xlatsatisfactory masterpieces. l:o T e hivr on-'iction the I '
to dlay si~teh artists as Ossip Gabril- concerts of Mr. Maier and Mr. Patti- It a~et~ti o n elte
ovt n md Havoldl Bauer frequently son bpcomle something entirely i, u: or of one's niror aiy s eut
,.,alear together, instead of being politely bored or some becamec more proficient thanI
On the other hand, Guy Maier and secretely irizatedl, audiences are il-otlier san'Il fell gradutally into a class
Lee Pl tison have taken this field as trigued, amunsed, fascinited, and above " speciatlizedl individuals. 13y no
their forte, and have been doulbly l gniey neese. B te n~s didl t be critic consider himzself!
fortunate in atta'chin~g its advertising: sinmples~t of tric~ks, these two inenare n ay way 51U<I'riai to his fellow Be- 1
mecrit to their nitnes. In tihe public1 haile~d its uniquie, when sin reaity ing1s, but h^ knew, as did all the
mlindl they stand as the outstandin; tibey are s or'diiailiy °iwiial; ,1ey other pel'sa0n ina his commuiznity. tha'-
~itIi5ill tilie; hl aste of music; theyl are artists, even something akin to e~da bltyta o l h
l~.:i'labe l o-I "different," or nlatter'-of-fac't a i'lsaus, but they hav'e ;ethtirs had. In time he came to make
unusuatl": they h iv,: coined. a trade-' re-d~iscovTered lthe s olution of thiefi se of thli. attribilte in a more eaten-
mtk ~v it all fits inva;luable imlplica- (:m'at maisiig them i l 110,en to v'ery' live way, and to-day, although there
lions,. sinfc( eoruriar'e a few who discount his worth to
-- init ni elo'murs.society, he, serves us. as one of otti'

to make the p)rogramls as comprehen-
sive as poss1ible and 10 include not
jonily classical and modern organ
works, but transcriptions, to give th e
audience an idea of all kinds of musi-
cal literatuzre. Alost of these tran-
scriptions will be adapted fron or-
chestral and piano pieces."
Among the organ works to be given
soon, there are several of special
note. L'ach's "''occata and Adlagio''
in C, and ''Motives" front Sona=-ca by
Re nberger are two monumnental
classics. Of peculiar interest. is a
"Prelude On A Theme Isa Gregorian

day. This tSt-J.-s 11Wua'rl 1,11 lio~
wise seemls (;; 1ll 11tfy 0 2Fit'
at anyCOnOl3siAn.1I3wn h l
mInake a dofin,. i;in ixe Prei
;always'an illitp'nh q< PC u jr~~e'iis
Whenie anw lrv lysll.in t
c (omp1any is w" ocil ag I age nn
'Neill's ''AlinI Iri 't's~ui
udiences. AndvA hieA"loA h
the British, ~ap 2 v 2
c arried Bc 31 t r'i.'
It is bow( . j.scony i
pare the Ps re , ei ")t' r ,,..I~
tries abato a'- : ; li v_-it a
II uisuail C i -dv i caaal a
straoght u;:ph ( ic ' s3,). 1
the lo:)~ u e' 1% ;-a -c1iu'VA
fieldof ir:'\T'--:-:e lc ta u-i
lUS be:n 'z -aIrf
threi - , ' ~.e a i u-
Iug the e oe::'h ; w x
the hlg r1A -AIsec
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tStyle" wr ItLen ley r i k-lieLaaiarter The total valuation or the. various I (5~5
andl dedieatedi to Mir. Christian. An-I\e York playhouses is $63,401,9703 e'X(cpc~t3 I0x "12
other comrposition in modern style is I Enough to put uts all through college I cfjt. .iO'1'a GI ,
Mullet's ''A Rose Window.'' and !)ay our' theatrical expenses fog E n i 1 ,Twi 1Incm o k2S1I c'i-<
'Pwo iece, "Ppiion noire," ie o ouoid n icme frIAerc i'C$i(d
"'antomnine,'' by Jenson will be' he z'd. j 1Henry Ford for one year. wtic e' i'
Mr'. Jenson is a modber'n.American'FleneMi"a1a
writer, land at present is organiac at Dunsany's "If" after two years of (Foec ,ol
Yale uiversiy. I acillaion, saatdlst com to lght, * '' l

X11-ma t the 1,1all of fame which
- iai:;the nam11es of Joe Cook, Will
-d sunry others. Mirn
[I m ,,; oes the Spearmint Loose
-.~ v 106xor wih he presented as the
tl"-tl-st n'ublmu wich the British
<avybadto face since 9ithe war, for
a;a:ccis a msepee As a
xl he -NIt' ~rote the word1, of the song
i car (:ip aout two inches square
1,il by rmea is (01' a steel cable had it
r ,x r 'u-sdc i,1 id air; then by means
'f< 1 urge;t'.inter he'led the audience
ni'. I n'muicwas mostly of
'2 'u;'100; ~'ii"'Whiat'l I Do,"
'B f itgem'to ain No More" and
a - Thmi-m'' ere -amoijg them.
socrlclever songs of

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,<ri1from a mru:ica oK : teI
The outstanding orchestral v or! ,to ready. for production. The equity Nioliht's {S ~ ' 1lc ;a
be played are headed by (he famous players New York will open their; I - o l r
______.___ season with "If.'' The word with a.gotso goo' ( ,g]1-', - < .n- r
part of the cIitics' bustiness to create, ( capital I' would seen to indicate allj son (and la'isci l~?'sn r'i.:I
and it fellows, that, instead of the undue degree ot precaiousness, were t-
it riot from the hand of Dunsany, to Ua" -BV
fie'a i le ,,n;Il ci Bucal abilities being Womand spen o k U 'AV1-cm~(- itb
ti1Whom the realms 'what ain't ' prvidc -tihv iA, tV~i'~W2
vemuoved from {atone011or, they go tesretfotn.i cPn:l('7, ;ii i1,':' fin--,a
huanodin hand. linkeod together as lpart:-,that hrest footing. I she 9,'n,!y
of time perfec~t whole.thtleI -
As long as there wil exist a cllii- The play called ''High Tiole," whicli in two n)0'in'a.:-; :'isVoi
2iOjuist. so lolf3gwill there lbe Lawrence W\ebber is preparing for a of Will citcs oeya(easi.riae- pctNeeor:prfrmnewas'' '1i1b.)s'1
of society's nlaiepa h uiestested out several . sea--sons e n the 1makes lI, '< 11~~ 'aI
mn, or the irmventor, or the educator, coast. With what success, we are I Ancrtlet' os lnt - fIi''io
mnd in muost instances of greater Sim- not toldl. type, I :tx'i tr B rv s"i
,)o1tance to it. At least, the critic is.IPilav,' ':e K;iuehino-
the most nearly ratiolnal be ng of these Music and drania begs humbly to s'ection of An-dre ,,; v il]Xiio
menitionedl, fand as, 5Tl('h, 1,- ulitniately ; apologize. We are sorry that thmere not as ce nin'c - dwV n"
the most valuable.- must be a best.' prslir~tation a ' 21iil(t

: . --sc gthe Thxeatre Cuild's
-' r m:~of Georgxe Bernard
~'': i ~Li(-l1.b' inter in New"
-;.it was enlightening to see ther
j2V (P1t' by tie actress for whom
cx ,' uxosely wrote- it. Sybil
"-I elPcike wlt)usone, of the 'out-
dlgm t s ;of' ,the English
:'-'l~ g'~ aemade a much greater
-'.'a--ontha-1nodid Winifred Leni-
haP, TheAmerican "Joan," in spite of
ta Aa- txt iss Lenih~n was much
i ci0St d to the part ' naturally.'
- .ai'uikeimpressed me more, I
2 32', ' Pn am) cii~c'actress lI1have
e~ ;'-:"n.Cm'tsdeof Joan's part,
\\ eb ,. aowt ox the 1ph:,y,*I preferred
Il~,. -'A-nmwo roduc"tmton, the many
:htB-m'':nw ar's wore much more
a~~ (dccH- one by the Guild. The
-cc ;-'ec 1', for Ii u'2 c 'camTe neait
c; D~g oring in London, while it
xi ;del vouly peseted in New
'-ii.'''is, mnay 1)0 eca us~e the Guildl
'II Cr : n o rsi unvandience and thee
.'1)IP '(.det10iou1 was made to
U -.~ t1:t 1. i pti,) , and naturalI-
'ti_/ 'sricsin iy vwould be more
~maa lay. , he gnmrl difference of
tatsm.-1; an asvery marked al-
r' o, q La tiWc c " l",Would be true to
--~ ~ J --iw'~aI( < iy two companies
-~r; ~l vON iit. Scenically the plays
A o E~er'y similar, even as to the
a'iiigundllighting.

gal lop over that in ist v y ay o tile
-Citadefl of the nooan nd, wht is en,
a" 7 rmor, nuzzling , the cloak Of i1v1 i
" !w r i y, hidting the hero frm iall eyes v
Iwhlen it enfoldls himi are amiong the i1
!wondoers that t Ian ,port'tlbe ucecta-
f or to a realm of make-believec
"lat tmeif 3," a rollicking eclipsing'- the wildest flights of fanc'y..
cO,1ed'f rtvhi !11 c(oflI('5 to thle Whitney
I -.ttoItom r-'w ni 11'L is a Series ir
t <'1' , .i s ally', 1 ix c o 'rn 't I 'll 't Sd s itu a tio n s r

mu [ ovtatliitsociial servants.
'flhe conitenrtioni that it is usually
the one whzo has f'ailed in creative?
a:mtempts who turns critic is of couirsej
niot b )05001iupon facts. If one will
look into lilsi ory, it will be readily
iiot olrat. sonic of 0)111'linest critics,
Wer'e alSo nunmb mol aomomig our bestI
cr-eative artists. It is essentially a j
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GL 'inIliti IIy ttt;tukl R1l.t."I. u., I H#.

whch are unfolded in sulch a -manner
as to keep the audience in a con - I
tinined roar of _laughter from the time
tl~e curtain ris('s uuntil it fails. Rt
opened I'o' the first time last Novemn-II
arin Now T York where it played a
tsucccasfl'tinrn of over a year. The
cast incl Dolnald Campbell, flies-
tag .Bll , I elen 'west, a nid others
col1t-. comdy wor'k is not ed.
1 .j'eiek londlle's celebrated
("i""d, 'pring Cleaning-," which
1 oic~ lvedono of thleniost hbriliant
!ccei('005seenon the New York stage
all last season, and which had its
fir st ui'eouct ion in letiroit last sea-
V..on uider the title of "But For the
(,race of God,'' will again be p~resented I
l ,y the el xxyu ~s .'t lhe Carriek for a I
WeeklIc'ginniuii i toiht. The entire
original prodiuct-; n will be bwrought
from Now' Yorkl for time showing, with
a cast headed by Violet I-lemin g, Ar-
lium'lByron, Estelle Winwoodl and A.
E. M',atthews.
";;p:ry Clea3ning-" takes its plot
from otne of the most audacious
c:ees in. modern drama. A neglected
husband, tired of 11is wife's frivolities.
I -s to o.-ne of her gay dinner parties
nocious -woman of the underworld. -
ihe sensation carries its own lesson,
for the wife sees the folly of her ways
an d the triangle is broken.
"Spxrint~ Cleaning" is a most moder'n
c 1ai) 16 0f comedy drania, made
sptarkling' by the author's abundant
via of wit and humor. It has been
hailed ever since its production as
3 Uws~iie's m isterlpice and as one of
i birghtest comedies seen on the
; gIish1 speaking stage in recent
Dougas Fadibanks in "The Thief
ct aga"will open at the New
Det roit today. Tis photoplay has
1; (:-c exhibited ins New York for the
last six months, anidlhais been ac-
o' im by th Mtrop%)olitan pres., thel
us ot wotdot'Itiuniph of the cinema
t. t.The wama~tzing; feats of photoplay
I,;. which a magi c rug is made to
ii :o front the grfound like a miodern
: ptiie c i'i'ying people over the
towering 'minarets of Bagdad; a wing-i

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A true Protestant grants his fellow-citizen
the right to differ as he himself claims that.
right.
Pratestartism stands for certain definite
prnciplas, b'ut it does not display intolerance
towards those of opposite views
A Protestasnt hopes that others may see a
he does, but if they do not he still remains
neighborl-.y and fair. He does not-resort to
legislafx- to force his convictions upon
others.
Protestantism is opposed to every type of
tyranny over the minds and souls. of men.
It stands for freedom of conscience and
religion, It stands for f'reredom of thought
and speech. It stands for freedom to learn
and teach.
-It canot agree to a dictatorship of rep
ligion or education without violating its
traditional spirit.

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