New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-04
SCNDAY NIGHT POPtLAh C"N'"""

-rho ef,h Of the Sunday night popular concerts 10
Carnegie Hall took place under the uHecuo" "a
vsiter Damrosch last night. The programme n'u''
hova anneared particularly attractive 10 lhe PUN
or the popular craving for sunday music mus
or,. s.rong for the audience was very nnmerouS'
:, os also very hungry, with an ostrichs ihHlS-
,,i-a,i,o hunger wherefore the evening eh'e.-
,airnent became tlresome to those OF moderate az
aires and modlcum Of Judgment long De'o,e 90
erd Of the programme was reached hu' INA.
Characteristic OF Sunday concert sudle"ceS'
,ator,,,, OF those who constitute them seem 10 "
'''@'o | ,h.r, for all their musical sustenance
"a 90 no strongly convinced that quantity = "a
,as,lv more va.ue than quality In cohsequ'"0'
every solo number fetches recall for 'ne pei
;r,asnactive OF the question OF us merit
r,oht there were three solo performers 'ilS9 ol'
Trouhmann. NJ Marsick and Howard brocN"a''
- 49,, o,saouences OF the popular disposition upon
- length Of the programme can De lHid-i'''
- the middle OF the programme had oee"
-, tho scheme originally generous. had are"uS
haep augmented by violin 500 anu p""0
niece And the end was not yet ..-.,,,.
,uss Traubmann will be remembered as " S''"9
Nas h~ hegan her career with the German
60 comnanv at the Metropolitan. opera House.
-, -, ~ Germany for greener laure.s hNe years
aoo She has now come back 10 rejoih 'le -"e"o
nolitan forces Her first number last h's"' wa" '
,olacca from "MignOn.' which she sans 3" VI"
man There was an amusing inconsistency oe'".1"
,'-fO
hr,ed music and either ne CONSEQUENCES Oh TINS
Co., - neryotsness consequent on reappeatsn am
IN her native city. or some otneF Gus, .e
1ra,hmann to sing the ford air In prrclii-a.'
ard nervous manner that robbed IL OF al ma. ~
OIL one good thing did IT accomplish Whlc" "HS
20 iiisc ose the fact that Miss Traubmanns volcr -
stronger than il used be. and has lost none OF ~
ytbrancy and brightness OF timbre In response u
he recall which peculiarly DOlsterouS, Sle
sarg a wretched sentimental, song. NJ MarslcK a.so
eni6ved many marks Of popular approval VIZ"
usre only half deserved. for his playing or cuuge
| NJ his own compositions and a tarantee by VIE
niawsk was characterized by great dedl u III III,
nnritv of lntonaton in the high positions ms
difiicu'ty showed Itself only occasionally howeVtr,
| and there remained great deal TO admire IN me
suavity and elegance with which the rest OF ms
work was accomplished He was TO have player
VieuxtampSs fourth concerto in the trst part o.
the programme but. Mr.. Damrosch explained
| after an awkward contretemps on the Platform In
/ the presence Of the audience he had exercised the
| privilege OF great genius In having forgotten 70
| bring the score OF the concerto with him. and the
| solo pieces had to be substituted. Mr.. Brockway,
| who will accompany him his travels. played his
| accomplishments and in that department. as well as
| In the solos Of his compositions which he
played. betrayed the fact that he is inexperienced
| as public performer, though plainly possessed OK
| n order OF talent.