New-York tribune., 1902-01-05
take place in Carnegie Han on January o. instead

take place in Carnegie Hall on January % instead
of Il.
The following is the comment of Pierre Lalo. of
the Temps" the recent debut of Miss Bessie
Abbott in Paris:
Much ado was made at the Opera over the debut
of Miss Bessie Abbott who made her first appear
ance in Romeo and Juliette." Miss Abbott mas mas
g ts IT Is 2S Ro poEsb EeiG now to
future will be- but it seems likely that osa after rt
birdIike automatons Of whom Nine Meoa & EEisS rs igS
and American taste than the French
The second evening concert in the Kneisel Quar-
tets series will be given in Mendessohn Hall on
next Tuesday evening at SIS o'clock. The pro-
gramme will be as follows:
quartet = major Of First st time NJ 81 '' ...m..
Qunts piano and strings fat major op .schumann
In the Schumann quintet the piano part will be
played by Mr.. Eduard Zeldenrust. The first number
on the programme is the work of a talented young
viola player and composer, Ottokar Novacek VINO
died in New-York about two years ago. He was
Bohemian born in 1866. and came to this country
to play leader of the violas In the Boston SYM
phony Orchestra under Mr.. Nikisch; afterward ne
removed this city, where he was nember OF
the Damrosch Orchestra and of Adolf Brodsky $
String Quartet. during that brilliant musician $
short career here. He then lived in Berlin FOR sew
eraI years and In 1889 engaged for the or
chestra of the Metropolitan Opera House. He wrote
a number of pieces. including pianoforte concerto
that was played in Germany by Ferruccio Busoni;
a concert prelude and concert toccata for piano;
suite for violin played by Brodsky In Lepsic; and
two other string quartets, one OF which mas been
PLAYED by Mr. Kneisel. This quartet, which Is ded-
icated to Mr. Kneisel finished only a short
time before the composers unttmely death Bee
thovens quartet in F major op. 135. performed
at the last afternoon concert of the kneisel Quar-
tet and was discussed in this place at that time
The third season of concerts In New-York by the
Pittsburs Orchestra Victor Herbert. conductor,
will be begun with evening concert on Tuesday
January 81 The orchestra numbers seventy-three
PLAYERS and is now in it's seventh season. The rev
changes in the personnel of the players mace TINS
season have been with view to improve qualtN-
As in former years the players work under rleld
contract which gives all their time to the conduc-
tor Last year during a period OF seven mohlhs'
the orchestra gave 113 concerts. The present sea
son heaan with a three weeks engagement at the
Buffalo Pan-American Exposition, and aredoy
promises to be a very active The orchestra
IS supported by seventy-six representative men OF
PittsburC and has become the most artistic lntu-
ence in the central Western cities Mr.. Herbert
nromises an important novelty in his New-fork
program.
The Sousa Band will give promenade concert at
the 22d Regiment Armory. SiXty-eighth-st ana
Broadway, on Saturday evening next under the
auspices Of Company B. 22d Regiment ~ u.
n. Y The disposition of the band and the prone
made arrangements will be a duplication of the
promenade concerts Sousa recently gave at the
Theatre Royal. Covent Garden. London. For this
occasion the soloists will be Maud Reese-Davles
soprano; Dorothy Hoye. vioinist, and Arthur
Pryor trombonist. The box office VIII open AT the
armory on Thursday.