Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. január-június (23. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)
1940-03-14 / 11. szám
Page 4 Verhovayak Lapja March 14, 1940 Hungarian Virtuosos to Appear in Pittsburgh On April 17th Pittsburghers will be singularly honored by a concert to be conducted by Bela Bartók and Francis Aranyi, eminent Hungarian composer-pianist and violinist, respectively, and which will be held at the Hotel Schenley Ballroom. Despite the fact that he is world famous, many here in America may not know of Bela Bartók and his musical masterpieces, with the exception, of course, of those who professionally or avocationally pursue the musical arts, since Mr. Bartok’s appearance here will mark his first visit to The United States. Francis Aranyi, however, is well known even outside the musical and scholastic fields, the latter with which he has been associated for several years. Principal cities throughout The United States have been privileged to hear the masterful renditions on the violin by Mr. Aranyi. In order to prepare Pittsburghers and those others who because of their residential proximity to Pittsburgh will be fortunate enough to attend the Concert, to appreciate fully the talented music of Mr. Bartók and Mr. Aranyi, the following pertinent information is given: Bela Bartók (in Hungarian, Bartók Béla) was born in Hungary. His father was Director of the School of Agriculture of Nagyszentmiklós. His mother, László Erkel the noted Hungarian composer and Stephen Thoman, world famous piano instructor at the Academy of Music in Budapest, taught Bartók the piano. Bartók acquired world fame very early and today he is one of the greatest masters of modern musical art and professor at the Academy of Music in Budapest. Even at the tender age of eight years Bartók began composing and at ten years of age he performed at concerts. He is one of the outstanding contemporary composers, having created quartets for string instruments, sonatas, symphonies, dance suites, etc. Bartók wrote one opera, “The Castle of Prince Bluebeard” and a very popular play, “The Piince Carved of Wood.” The librettos for both were written by Bela Balazs, famous Hungarian writer. Bartók has had great success abroad also, undertaking artistic tours annually. Together with Zoltán Kodály, another famous Hungarian composer, he works to make Hungarian folk music known, collecting folk songs and revising them. As a performing artist he is among the superlative. Bartók plays as though he were wishing to express his. emotions with gestures. This idea is plastically illustrated in his musical melodrama, “The Miraculous Mandarin,” in ichich fear, as the ancient human emotion, is expressed. Francis Aranyi (in Hungarian, Arányi Ferenc) was also born in Hungary. From earliest infancy Aranyi disclosed the musical talent that has since made him one of the favorite concert violinists of this day. He began his musical education under the guidance of his father, PAST The Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association looks back upon more than a HALF OF A CENTURY of substantial well-rounded progress. "QUALITY, SERVICE AND SAFETY, FIRST” has characterized its growth. PRESENT With over $25,0C0,000.00 of insurance in force, Verhovay is the largest legal reserve society of Hungarian origin -since 1886. The society enjoys a high place among the finest quality societies of the nation. FUTURE With a splendid past, a strong present position, complete life insurance service including sales plans, helpful home office cooperation, policies for all ages including children from birth and adults to age 60 the future for the society and the men who represent it is most promising. Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association 345 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA. Who's Who In Dearborn? IMPORTANT NOTICE! The members of Branch 4? decided that the regular monthly meetings would be held the third Sunday of the month hereafter. This will enable each member to contact the secretary and see that his dues are paid by the 25th of the month. Due to the fact that the English issue of the Journal is now printed bi-monthly, notice of the regular meetings will be posted in the first issue each month, thus doing away with meeting notice cards. Kindly look for this notice every month. The next regular meeting will be held at 2:00 p. m., at 2441 Holly Street, on Sunday, March 17th. Kindly be present and bring your dues. * * * You’ve all heard the expression, “Some day you will eat those words,” haven’t you? Well, that’s exactly what happened to Joseph Greenwald recently. Here is Joe’s yarn which was promised for an early issue. “SOME DAY YOU’LL EAT THOSE WORDS”. "You have probably heard this expression dozens of times. Last fall I saw a Hungarian picture in our little DELRAY THEATRE. There was a scene in the News Reel “A MAGYAR HÍRADÓ” that made me very sorry for something which I said nearly 40 years ago. It was the return of the former Hungarian Northeastern Territory, "A VISSZATÉRT RUTÉN FÖLD”. In this region, there is a salt mining town by the name of AKNASZLATINA. The miners have a big brass band which used to entertain my parents and their parents before them in the good old days, which the Hungarians call “A RÉGI JÓ MAGYAR VILÁGBA.” “When this brass band appeared on the screen with the town's people rejoicing their freedom, shaking down the 20 year Bohemian yoke, the sight made me so happy that there was a big lump in my throat which I swallowed as though I had eaten something. With tears in my eyes I recalled when we lived in MÁRMAROS SZIGET in my youth. On Sunday afternoon, we would cross the TISZA RIVER at SZIGET KAMARA to SZLATINA. With all the militarism you have heard of Hungary, that was the first time I had seen a military band, and not an army band either, but a plain working man's organization of brass instuments. For some childish reason, I said, “7 didn't like the brass band” at Szlatina. These, then are the words I ate 40 years later. Had I known then how happy the sight of this brass band would make me some day, I certainly would not have said, “I don’t like it” — I would have said, “NAGYON SZERETEM A SZLATINAI REZES BANDÁT.” (I like the Szlatina Brass Band very much). Signed Joseph Greenwald. President. * * * Rumor has it that our long-lost son from Chicago, Stephen Scbnab le, ran off and married his little woman, cheating the members of 429 from a muchawaited wedding feast. However, he has promised to see that Mrs. Sch nable becomes one of us. * * * I have it on good authority that it a certain percentage of members show up at the meeting on Sunday, March 17, a good time will be had, with card playing and refreshments as an inducement. who was a professor of great repute throughout Europe. At thirteen Aranyi became the pupil of Eugene Hubay, the celebrated violin pedagogue. Continuing later under Willy Hess and Henri Marteau, in the Berlin Hochschule for Musik, he soon attracted attention among the musical personalities of Europe. While still only eighteen years old, Aranyi was selected to appear as soloist with the Vienna Tonkuenstler Orchestra. The war interrupted his career and it was not until 1919 that the young artist could again take up his beloved violin. Aranyi accepted solo engagements in the principal cities of Europe, and soon captured the admiration of critics and public alike. The leading orchestras of the Continent engaged him. In Holland alone, following orchestral appearances, Aranyi gave more than two hundred concerts in two seasons. Though still practically a newcomer to America, Aranyi has already established himself as an artist of profound attainments and exceptional ability. Encouraged by the warm and glowing tributes to his playing by the New York critics following his recent Town Hall appearance, Aranyi ívül tour America this coming season. Aranyi has for the last several years been head of the Violin Department and Director of the Symphony Orchestra at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and head of the Violin Department of Michigan State College in East Lansing, Michigan. The appearance of Mr. Bartók and Mr. Aranyi on April nth at the Hotel Schenley Ballroom will be a boon to all musical lovers in the Pittsburgh area. Listeners will leave the Concert with profound gratitude that the good and the beautiful still exist and < an I“ found, nay, even in this strife-torn world of ours. Our contestant for this year will again be Mrs. Mary Horvath, who won a trip to Europe in 1938. , Let’s all help her win the big prize, or at least one of the smaller prizes. All applications for new members will be taken care of on short notice. * * * I’ll close with a short anecdote my dad once .pulled on a big poultry man who now resides in Detroit. He asked this man “if it was nine below zero in New York, how much would it cost to buy a four fillér zsemlye in Budapest.” Would it surprise you if I said the poultry man didn’t know? THE FERRET ♦ SILENT ♦ Branch 498 — Aliquippa, Pa. Hello, everybody. I hope “Flash” didn’t surprise you with his sudden appearance last month. Riddles (answers in next issue): 1. What tune makes everybody glad? 2. Why must a fisherman be very wealthy? 3. Why is your eye like a man being flogged? 4. Why is a defeated army like wool? 5. Why is grass like & mouse? Here’s to the man who loves his wife And loves his wife alone, For many a man loves another man’s wife When he ought to be loving his own. Here’s to the girl I love I wish that she were nigh, i It drinking beer would bring her here I’d drink the d-n place dry. Some more jokes: Mother—“Don't you think a boy of your size could take the tacks out of this carpet, if he wanted to?” Small boy—“Of course he could! Shall I go to see if I can find a boy who wants to?” “Give three reasons for believing the earth is round,” said the examiner to Sandy. “My teacher says it’s round; the book says it’s round and my daddy says it’s round.” I wonder what happened to “Snooper.” First time she didn’t appear. Well, folks, March is here. Spring is just around the corner and love is in the air. Yes sir, you single men, here is my warning: Watch out for the love-bug. What ám I talking about??? I’d better watch out too. Till I appear again. “SILENT.”
