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feared some awful calamity. Watters0ns stareyed god
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MUSIC.
THE SYMPHONY s)CIErY.


The third concert of the Symphony Society
win take place at tho Metropolitan Opera House this
evening and to judge by the public rehearsal held yes
teray afternoon IL will DO exceedingly enjoyable cd
tertainment. The programme Is ~ follows;
Overture 10 "Egmon "...-..... 49,. beethoven
song D.0 'i Mss Carrie Golds.icier.
kkhhsI sSas snr sor Violin and
Violin solo. Mis- CrrTie DGke. ~,
symphony I'm Waldo "..........................kaG
With the single exception OF tho two pieces by
Edonard LAO all this music was familiar The Beet
boyen overture poblest OF its kind HIS been
heard nnumerabe tines the symphony is an accepted
favorite tbs violin the oest known work OF its
eomposer on this side OF the and In spite OF tho
fate of its companions II maintains for iisef
warm place tho hearts OF tho players and lovers OF
violin music the late DIR. Damroschs overture written
TOR the opening Of the Grand Opera House IN Bresau In
1861 which conquered the atfeetionale admiration Of
the NevYork public years seems more impos-
ing and admirable with each hearing, and the Schubert
song which Miss Goldstcker made an Intellectual rh0rt
TO sing with orchestral accompaniment, IL one whose
dignity breadth and lofty spirit has fascinated mns-
clans for many years 1t has taken many forms snee
schubert set 1t with simple panOore accom- paniment
no less n man than List having arranged IL Tor "a
chorns of male voices with orchestral accompaniment
The new pieces by Lao "a French yiolinst ana com
poser proved to be dainty musical td-Ds' run u tno
gracefulness Of conception which MARKS mo
hes examples OF modern french uhusic DUN
we're recey with great favor by tho audience Ihey
were read with clearness, but could fancy height
eued effect in the first part OF the rhapsody Win inc
help of generally quicker and also freer tempo inc III
trOductory subject has sort OF Hungarian wdness anu
the ,1.Jqto would not have been misappied ihL
pleasant report is to BIO made Of the young Vionh
player who made her first bow to metropolitan audi
epce ON this occasion Miss Duke is daughter OF Cen
eral Basil Duke OF Louisville and pupi OF Mt = H.
Jacobsohn OF Cincinnati She a. plp
of whom teacher can be prouu. hcr
manner on the stage is Boiest, yet cas- anu
possessed her attitude cXceedlnsy graceInl, het
ed by thoughtful expression which Is III keeping WIFE
the sincerity her artistic efforts she appcaIe ue
fore the public with challenge Tor judgment LOT
high standard, and it Is an agreeable uuty 70
record that, stranger that she was 10 All present. cue
won golden opinions for the exhibition winch sne kto
of refined and muscianly instincts. Physically sue IS
quite unequal to such work as the sponr c0hcerto, M
il was a great drawback for her to be called on 10 pay
in 40 large an audience room as thaI OK tue Mss
ropolitan Opera House. Her tone IA small,
but 1t is refined In quality snu
without being mpassioned, sympathetic. appeared 70
best advantage IN cradle song when she play W "a,
isfy the demands OF her enthusiastic hearers acr ho
and disadvantage IN tue hrss
movement OF the concerto, which was ho mature per-
Torrance in any respect. Inc SLOW nloveDenss
tone aud sentiment. bnt lacked noDlnny
and breadth. The finale was played IN ineonlparaoy
finer STYLE than the first movement aud merited nearly
commentator for general purity OF intonation ana
lions seemed they might be due to he smaness OF
the players hand. IT'S TO be hoped nat AF Dsnrosch
will moderate his tempos IN the mira and iOurth move
ments OF tho symphony