New-York tribune., 1903-06-01
DUSS At THE GARDEN.
Nordtca and Edouard dc Reszke ip
NezD Roles.

Mr. Duss began the summer concerts which he
has projected at Madison Square Garden, in SEN
satonal and altogether phenomenal manner last
night 1t was the conclusion of the itinerary of
the Metropolitan Opera under his direction and
management and the last night of the engage
ment OF Nine. Nordica and Mr Edouard de Reszke
Amid the pretty scenes presented by the trans
formed Garden greeted and cheered by thousands
who enjoyed keenly the picture OF serious operate
artists making decidedly unconventional and novel
spectacles of themselves Nine. Nordca and Mr.
de Reszke sang their little numbers. each appear
ing but once. but being kept the stage as long
as possible by the delighted crowd. They did
more. Nine. Nordiea sailed about in a gon-
dola, and when she sang did at the feet
Of MI Duss, who stood upon table to enable him
to look over the orchestra and be by chorus,
which hidden from the popular view. With
this chorus she sang the "Inflammatus" from Ros-
sinis "Stabat Mater" and afterward the "Star
Spangled Banner in the refrain OF which it was
evidently thought the audience would join The
choir CNr. Tall Esen Morgan's Festival Sin
gers) did so the first time but when Nine. Nordica
repeated it for the sake of the top note effect
the choir evidently did not receive its cue, and
the fair cantatrice left to sing the chorus
alone. Then she entered a gondola and made
the tour Of the Garden, bowling her thanks TO the
thousands who rushed from their seats and craned
their necks to her. Mr.. de Reszke had also
been asked TO make the water trip las Conductor
Duss did, but he declined, and sauntered elegantly
the bridge and through the aisle the island.
In both directions his passage was a triunphal
march. accompanied by huzzas and bandclapplng.
On the platform he generous in his offer
ings than his companion, singing two numbers
besides his set piece. The piece announced was
F'aures song, Les Rameaux,'' TO which he added
Mephisto's serenade from Berliozs "Damnation de
Faust and Tschaikowsky's 'Serenade de- Don
Juan with admirably made orchestral tran
scription of the accompaniment by Paul Mersch: sen
Both voices rang through the vast Garden n me
style, though there was less striving on the part
Of the singers for artistic effect than Tor volume OF
tone.
The concert was of much larger dimensions thsn
the affairs which have been planned for the sum-
Iner. Mr.. Duss evidently thought the beginning OF
bis enterprise thing worthy OF being sgnalZed
in an extraordinary manner and the tolc me-
him heartily than half way. The prices
ranged from 50 cents 10 So yet the audience must
have numbered between 1000 and 5000. The spirit
was gladsome though interest was bestowed
on the decora ons and the two singers than on the
music The orchestra numbered about seventy ana
the programme was an entertaining one embracing
besides the hunters mentioned, the overture 70
Pathetic symphony of schaikowsky the waltz
Ion the Beautiful Blue Jlanube, a new maTch
The Fair Debutante by Duss: the introduetion io
10 act III Of 'Lohengrin. q Transcription or lhe
sextet from Lucia the 5aelgja chorus f1 iron rom
alleria Rusticana.' The band played with precision
hut there nothing about the concert 10 invite
critical discussion