Rita's Entry: Saturday, April 8, 1911
All in-er. Couldn't manage to go down for matinee. Don't know what Sebald will say. Lay around all day. Fama came. Fran went to school and met Mary there, and then they went to a matinee. Fama stayed for dinner. I didn't go out to the table at all. Went to hear Bloomfield Zeisler with Thomas Orchestra. Very good but I was too
sick to enjoy it. Barely got off L -
IN RITA'S DAY: Women were starting to come into their own. 1911 was the year of the first International Woman's Day. In music women where also working (see magazine cover above from 1908). Bloomfield Zeisler was probably the first great American woman pianist. (She wasn't born in USA, but raised here in Wisconsin). The great comment on her was that she played like a man. I can see why Rita didn't want to skip her concert (and she had paid 25 cents for the ticket!) Too bad Rita was too sick to enjoy it.
TODAY: Women pianists still don't get the press they deserve. Martha Argerich (above) is one of the greatest alive, but I hadn't heard her play until today. It is great we have things like YouTube so we can hear great performances at home (even when we are sick).
Judy's Entry: Friday, April 8, 2011
Lots of shopping with Elizabeth. Went to look for glasses but didn't like any frame as well as the one she has. Later located it online. Got paint "samples" to take to house tomorrow. Looked at maternity, but she decided to buy a couple of regular things in a larger size first. Lunch at the mall. Mom and I got into it a bit tonight because I think my hearing is suffering due to the volume of her tv shows!
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