New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
MUSIC.
NOTES ON A DAYS DoINes

The things musical worthy Of note which soo.
place in New-York City yesterday were four 80
all OF them would have been notable anvuns-.
They were song recital by Mime. Sembricb ana .
performance Of Romeo et JuIiette" IN the af,s-
i noon, a concert OF the Philharmonic Society ana
performance OF Aida" in the evening There wsr.
other things. OF but Of the kind tha. .
chronicIer of musical doings not compelled to n.k
up uneonsidered triies is always glad to pass H.,
Novelty was absent element in all OF the snfs-
tainments. except so far details were coneernsd
Mime. Sembrich had sung the airs and song. !,
her programme. with three four exceptions h.
fore, either this last but that fact cogIs
not lesson the interest the artistic vaIus y,
her recital. which was given in Carnegie Han f,-
the benefit OF the George Junior Republic -,
when she sings she prOelams beauty OF the kirs
that is as II Is oId-perennial IOvelinsss Hx.
youth and beauty, like spring and the flowers Hks
love and loveliness itself A fine audience hsars
her and appIauded her with that spontaneou.
warmth which proved that the singers art and ~.
singers songs had not only appealed to the a.
tistic sense OF her hearers. but gone deepsr a,s
set their heart strings vibrating She tribute,
OF tears. tributes OF smiles and tributes Of r,4a
palms The pieces which she gave for the A.,
time were arietta by PaisIeIlo Beethovsn,,.
FreudvoH und LeidvolP' Grom the incidental nnusi.
composed for Goethe's "EgmontO schuber+,s
'"Trockene Blumen" and the dainty song OF love-.
which the clown sings in Shakespeares ''rweIrtb
Night" for the edifcation OF the roisterfnr c-o-.
in Olivias house. "Oh. Mistress Mine" With tb,,
she associated another English song Purcelps II
Attempt from loves sickness TO fly in vain" tn.
scenes OF her preceding recitals were all repeated
down to the gathering OF a few hundred peonl,
before the stage when the programme was ended
and the insistence for more until she appeared IN
her wraps and waved the people out OF the room
At the opera IN the afternoon Gounod's "Por,Ao =,
Juliette" was repeated with the parts distrfbutAa
as on the opening night. except that Mr. C;Iuiba-,
took the part Of Capulet instead OF NJ PIancon and
NJ Dufriche the part OF the Duke. Holiday inAr-
ences were apparent in the size OF the audience h,
not so painfully in the evening when AIDA
was given at popular prices. Here there were new
comers-M. Imbart de Ia Tour who was tha
Rhadames Of the OCCASION: Mr.. Journet a servfea-
able basso, with smooth sonorous voice who
filed the part Of Ramfs. and Miss Louise Homer
contralto. who effected her entrance on the ouer
attic stage OF her native land as Amneris Their.
was another American singer IN the cast Miss
Minnie Tracey. rejected by Mr.. Savage but called
back into service by his partner Mr.. Grau Miss
and ability but last nights ordeal was severe one
This fault could not be charged against NJ ds
Ia Tour. who Is a singer Of the French style with
abundant passion. intelligence and dramatic in
stinct, and who disappointed last night only be-
cause of the somewhat pallid color OF his voice
Miss Homer has qualities Of such excellent nature
that she can easily be twice as fine an artist "a
she now is She need only steady her voice and
learn to color it to reflect the feeling which she
bodies forth IN her acting Now she suggests the
pernicous influences OF European provincial thea
tres. Signor Scottfs re-entrance as Amonasro was
warmly acclaimed by the people who had learned
to admire him last year.