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The performance given At Ho Madison
souare Garden last evening by Herr Anton
! seidl and the bard of the Metropolitan Opera
! House suggested, ne might have been antici-
patod, frequent comparison. II called up REM
/ iniscences Of the entertainments recently fur
nished at the Garden by Herr Strauss and hls
! or chestra; Il evoked memories Of Mr..
Thomass summer concerts amid similar
surroundings. and il naturally prompted n
! parallel between the work OF Herr 6odl's band
! in tho past and its latest efforts, About twen-
| ty nve hundi ed spectators were gathered to
como To conclusion on these points-a very
largo concourse in concert hall OF Eoodly
proportions, hut not very imposinK assem-
blRRe in the coliseum-lko edlfcs at Twenty
sixth street and Madison avenue.
One thing was certain from the very nrst
that the achievements Of Herr seidls musi-
clans ranged "a far above the plane attained
by Herr Strausss In their happIsst moments
as the music set before them for interpret alton
rises above the level of tho compositions
chosen for exposition by the Viennese con-
duotor. The Metropolitan Orchestra, to begin
with, Is almost twice as numerous as was Herr
strauss's Spartan array; y ls vastly sunerior to
It, too, in respc OF OF the Individual talent OF the
had ali that could De wished for. Tor their re-
hearsas and performances at the seashore ex-
SsSE s 'SsVS Ss Soneedsd or sSa
the Metropolitan Orchestra. in concert
,P Tho S,o%. be IA SSst SmpJHa
Herr Scidi, a. an ali. around leader. stands far
below Mr., Thomas. In certain emotional epi-
complex spectmens of modern music, Herr
Seidls sympathy with the composer may be
eer than M nHmss tbsoeb dnd ibe med nm 81
q warmer temperament than the older hapell-
meister possesses. In the art Of arranging
conduct ali STYLES we'll and some admirably.
MIR. Thomas is Jacte 9rtnceps, ps,.-,-,-,
hetween Herr Strauss's res ent concerts and
Herr Seiips first entertainment that most of
h were or pst ton
SsSs"@sT. NV ~ ,ln fhe pissrS@mS. as ipSiisp.edS
Sssos 4 'SS;' IS
had 10 ne In mind doethe's opinion.
And eVeTyboiy quits the house cOntsnt
Mss on 9ehn she b e a. might SaVe
better Judgment in the seleotlon and order OF
his gifts s s9ghlS m M Grades TneFe % MdS
specfvey. Weber. Be I17, LisEt, ,Wugner.
ski, TlchaiEowsky BELLIES, Nicolai. Giilett.
iSs 9S .Ss ESpassd The Fssrg Rss,
and The Fire scene" iom Die WalkGre"
may be mentioned as throwing the strongest
The owe lure 10 . Tnnnhauser.,'' which was in
t"rpleted effectively but without eXtraor.
as loudly applaudaI as the Massehet
aud Wagner pieces first cited. Liszt's
:. Hungarian Rhapsodie" No. 3 was also bril-
measures revealed tho dneSse Of the stringed |
band to the occupants OF the two hundred stalls
II not to the spectators seated further back. |
Possibly, In concert hall constructed dd hoe. |
the influence Of all the other works on The pro
Gramme would have been as grateful as
and con per
formances. took on last night special !
is no Disgusting the fact that the Madison |
Square Garden is not an ideal place for musical |
entertainments. unless these are supplied by |
a very age brass band, inftalltd in the centre |
of the build ng, with abundant room left |
around the music stand for the visitors to |
prom made and to come now and then quite |
close to the music makers.