New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-25
WORCESTER FESTIVAL ENDS
SAMSON AND DELILAH" THE LAST
THING ON THE PROGRAMME
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worcester. Mass. Sept. A-The fortle,h festive,
OF TIE worcester County Musical Association co..
to an end this evening with the performance -
saint-Saens's Samson and Deli.ah" which h.s
peeii performed previously at the festivals NJ Isaa
ohd Ssh In New-iork 1t has been heard In concor,
'oii' an" poth seen and heard an opera Ths
performance was more effective here than at either
Oh the performances In the metropolis the fea,iva,
choir being superior TO the Oratorio Society a.
balance OF tone. and the choral portion of tho MI,
Gazing for IA service far beyond the capactv a,
even the best operate organization. The s,ar.
representation at the Metropolitan Op,ra Uou.s
arranged Chiefly to give Signor Tamayno omar
'o'i'y 70 SHINE as the nero VIII be remembered az
an interesting experiment, the result OF which ma,
cn!chy 10 enforce the conviction that the comma.
sitlon has not suffered by it's transfer TO tho can
cert room. In this case IL is not Punishment In,
liberation. Stage pictures help TO accen,ua,o ,h.
ioca. color which the composer has applied wit,
great effectiveness throughout the score and "a
''at extent the work benefits by dramatic repre.
sehtdtion. but such representation emphos,,o.
the pauciiy Of action and incident in the piece A.
an opera, 1t must have speedily persisted. az a.
oratorio' IL VII! live. The solo singers IN to-nsh,.
performance were Miss Gertrude May Stein. wbo !.
admirably qualified for the part OF Delilah: II Eva,
Williams David Bispham ana George f. nolmes
an entirely capable quartet
IN 'he AFTERNOON concert OF miscellaneous solec
""' sN''h Inc orchestra played Tsclla kow
SKIS last symphony. called 'Pa,hetoue". Nm,
Gadski. who has won golden opinions on au ~.
sang the familiar scene from Der Fr.lscbg,,.
Mr. Bispham sang the air from Marschnsr'. ..gta,.
ff ZEN which used to be great favorite wi,h
an orchestral transcription OF the second ~ WIN
Hungarian rhapsodes " s~'
In the brevity OF this programme yas again mar,
tested the wisdom and discretion which haya an an
tinguished this festival from its predecessors Tn
annual meetings are sort OF artistic disspa.ion
IA IN
me preliminary rehearsas are attended by almost
seven o} ,hsS as ne concerts IS there
f NID are cs.ni N attendance hear fourteen per.
hali hours for each meeting. spending thirty-dvs
hours out Of leo in the concert-rooIn. This was
po.n Wearyin2 10 the flesh and deadenng 10 ths
spirit IN former years. when the solo element was
emery ry exploited ard dozen pieces. Of them
sSd 3 'rHs were on each afternoon programms
that OF this afternoon was rebuke 10 the Old.
- snopsd frvoiity and inculcated the needfu lesson
c Taf WITH rG'u1; Of the fesyo
brightly In comparison with those of other yea Vu'
Inc new policy. which began with wedding GU:
Ion Of higher standard in the programme. has
demonstrated It's correctness at once. Unfortu.
nately. It has not met with all the encouragement
dred strong cannot be organized without causing
heartaches. and the aches thus superirdrced bring
with them decadence of interest ard affection 50
also do Innovations which offend established preju.
FESTIVAL Association had developed prejudice in
ts favor and something OF n resentment may have
followed the change which has teen so beneficial
IN an artistic sense. do not know whether or not
ms has been the case with tho good people Of
Worcester and IT. vicinity. but hear that the fes.
oval closes with financial deficit SO did that OF
Iast year, though Nine N3rd.ca gave 1t the kind
OF ecat then thought to he essential 10 success
There is. therefore. chance OF speculation con-
corning cause and effect But there il no question
that the chorus has been greatly improved ard tha
institution lifted TO "A higher plane than II ever
occupied before So admirable performance as
that OF this evening would be hailed with Joy in
tnclnhat' the principal festival city In the coun.
Try. IL has had none such for years IL T. K