The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-06
A SOCIETY EVENT.
Third SCheel Symphony
Concert.
An Overture by a Local Composer.
Complete Success of the
Orchestra.

The Scheel symphony concerts are rapidly
coming TO be looked upon as social functions.
Indeed, last night the Auditorium had almost
the appearance of grand opera night. when
The women have put on their smartest gowns
and the men doaned evening dress in honor OF
some famous lyric star
&. S. Fleishman's Hero and LeandeT," an
overture based Schillers poem, met with
gOod reception from The audience. The work
was successfully produced sometime ago by the
Sedl orchestra. In The manner somewhat OF a
symphonic poem iI describes the old story of
tie lover who was drowned in one of his noe
turnal sw inns across The HeIlespOnt TO visit
Hero. Great credit Is due 10 Herr Scheel for
The careful ana sympathetic rendering which
he gave TO The work Of a new man. The WORK
lied the applause IL received, the themes
being attractive and the Orchestration good.
The finest performance was given last Night
OF Hermann GOeizs symphony No. l Ia F
maiOr'' that San francisco has ever heard. A
very warm reception was given 10 ii. Indeed
the alegretto Qntermezzo) WAS practically ell
cored.
Schumann generally seems TO take most hol d
gpon The public as a writer for The pianOiorte.
and his pianOforte concerto was SO artisticaliy
interpreted that ii was listened TO with respect
even by those few scattered members of The
audience WHO seemed TO have attended the
symphony concert Tor anything rather than to
listen TO the music. Otto BendlX, tie SolOist,
played with fluent command over technical
shading. In lie allegro movement particular ly
he showed Il delicate appreciation for the
beaut OF the theme, combined with power of
bringing his conception Of II home 10 his
hearers.
The orchestra also did some good work In
the concerto, with the exception of the reeds
Which somewhat marred The effect of the AN
dante"
Edward Grieg's "Suite in Old Stvle' was an.
other goOo apiece of work, The rugged power
and oddness OF The scandinavian music being
given with considerable appreciation. In the
overture TO ''The Merry Wives OF Windsor a
few of tie reeds INDUCED in intonatlOn that
evidently Jared on Herr Scheefs ear. After
about twenty bars mad been played lie stopped
the performance. and made the orchestra begin
over again. That lime the o1endings players
were on their mette and glided over the
dangerous passage almost in perfect time.
In lie interests OF the majority who attend
the symphony concerts for love of the music,
a word OF remonstrance should be said
TO the very small minority who annoyed their
neighbors last night by INDUCING openly in
conversation during the symphony. All over
the civilized world there are people who, ike
Dr. Johnson. barely tolerate music bur in most
musical centers they veil their lack Of appre-
citation under a discreet silence when they
attend concerts. Indeed, experience teaches
people That symphonies have sudden aDC
unexpected pianos that make conversation
dangerous. Those who fail 70 remember this
sometimes meet the fate OF the lady from 9
small English town VINO was taken TO one o.
CHARLES Halle's Liverpool concerts. She in
SlSleu on Taking Il IOFIc pas
sage. and sudden pIanissmo taking her I'M
awares, she was heard TO eXclaim In steDtoriaI
tones: I've fry ours in lard"
The takers were very few last night. but on
cODversationaist can ruin the concert for fit,
people.
Among those observed In the audience las
night were:
! BOX D-Mr. and Mrs. George H. Land, Mis-
4 Hager, Miss Bates. l.. Ii. Sheldon, A. ii. Small
Eddy Greenway.
Balconv-Mr. and MIR. Erhardt. DIR. s. Trask
| Miss r. Newman, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. +. " ilson
! MIR. and Mrs. I. T. Williams. Mrs. Wynne
! Mrs q. \. Walter, w. Ii. l.. Barnes. Mis-
Bowen. Mrs. L. r. Church, Miss Bucking
ham, Miss Church., Mrs. g: Buckingham
ton, DIR. and Mrs. Powers of San Rafael
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Powers. Miss Griffin
MT. and Mrs. w: G. Landers, Mr.. and Mrs
Alex and Gepe Han s eesee MISS ad Def Mr.
Henry Scott, Franz Zech Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. j
Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs w. Baker. MIR. and Mr.:
IL. Ii. Sherwood. Mr.: and Mrs: Il. Greenbaum
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. G. Wormser. Mr.. and Mrs:
n. Shepherd. Nr. and Mrs DIR. Max Richter
| Miss Whitman, Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. ROsensIeir
! Miss Bacon, Miss Partridge, Mrs. Charlie
and Mrs. X. b. Soule, Mrs. DIR. Brown. Mr. an
Mrs. Clinton Day. Miss Alice Scott, Mi
ana Mrs. b. +: Durham. Miss M
Near Near Mr.. and .,v Mrs wagner ME- Mr. an
Lichtenberg. MIR. and Mrs. f. Plagemar
MIR. and Mrs. Sprague, Mr.. and Mrs. Horac
Hin. Mr.. and Mrs. }. ID. Metcalf. MIR. and MIR:
NJ. Wilson. Mr.: and Mrs. J. NJ. Cunningham
MIR. ana Mrs. f. b. Williams. Mr.. and MR.
! Tillingbaas, Mr.. and Mrs. X. G. WOODWARD
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Cline. Mr.. and Mrs. M;
Hoffman, Mrs. E. w. Ward. Miss Ward, NJ
and Mrs. W. w. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Lut
low. Mr. and Mrs. q. J.. Lansing. Mr.. and Mr..
Lombard Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Tolmie, Nj
ana Mis- Golschu. MIR. and Mrs. Carl Howard
nineham. Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Brfce, III
Misses Breeze, MIR. and Mrs. r. b. Wa
lace. Mis-. NJ. w. Kincaid, Mr.. aud Mr.!
Charles A. Garter, A. c. Coulter, Miss Hele
| Coulter, Mr.. and Mrs. i. Ii. Burnett. the Misse
Burnett. Charles j. Surges. l.. w. Moore. Mi.
b. Moore. j. Alvin Brown, Peter Coleman. Mis-
| Theresa Dodkin. A. II. Ordway. Mrs. A. Mark
| Fred Esola, Fred Lawrence, Mrs. w. Rule, NJ
Louis Lisser, Leon Sioss. II. E. Mulcahy, Charlie
| w. Kohlsatt, Captain and Mrs. +. dc Ia
| Townsend j. S. Purdy. Miss NJ. Meslck, MI.
L. Chismore, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Kelly. nj
| Dean, MIR. and Mrs. u. Sullivan.
Some of those observed in the parquet wei
| Mrs. Younger, Mrs. l.. Adams, Mr.. Goldman
Miss Curtiss. MIR. ana Mrs. M. g. Brande
stein. Miss Elma Briggs, q. II. Rosewad, NJ
| Breese, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Capele. MIR. an
Mrs DR.. Balkan. Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. Younger,
W. Ludovici. l.. Carrigan. Mrs Theoao
Harrison. Mrs F. j. Lowell. Mr.. al
Senu Mrs .n " MN n yas ssa.sr,v M
Dora Lutz, Mrs. Ohs, Mr.. and Mrs. q.
Purdy. MI. and Mrs. Charles Vincent, Miss
Vincent, Mrs. Phoebe Arnold, Mr. and MI
Charles Puvs, Mrs. Harriet Davis, Mr.. al
Mrs. Springer, Bert Street. James A. Dalto
Henry l.. Springer. Miss Alice Bedford, Mi
Deering, c. n. Hicks. Homer Taylor, g. DE
ham, l. Handy. Miss Helene Maur, Mrs. Robe
J: c. Donald. Miss F. Sherman, Miss +. Hyd
| Mrs. +. a. Hyde.