The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29

K Gertrude b. Dunn ana MIS- 1iard L1diuti
The popular concerts of the twenty-third
annual season of the Choral-Symphony So
kiety come to an end next Thursday even
ing att the Odeon. when the best available
ST Louis solo talent is 10 take part MI.
hcrrst will also lead his sixty men, now al
the point of their greatest efficiency. MISS
cara Meyer of this city is the piano SOLO
let. and the Henneman Ladies Quartet Is
70 be heard in a cyclus OF concerted songs
without accompaniment
Mr.. Ernst repeats the best Offering OF the
wear in the subscription series. the now
Famous "spring Overture" of Georg Schu-
mann. leader of the Berlin Singakademie'
zho. following the style of Richard wagner:
have lifted the science and art OF orchestral
romposition to a new and higher plane. An
pther orchestral number Is the Soron.i-
tfon March," from Meyerbeers opera, Le
Prophete." which has not been heard In TINS
city for many seasons 1t Is stately NUM-
her, which gives the brasses much 10 uo
md I'm the intermediate sentence eApioi's
the. wood-wind. An unknown local coii-
poser-unknown in public sehse-Si II
Rocco Venuto. has selection from hiS
bpcra, s.Ir tire Nemici." This is said 70
show a fine control OF orchestral eHuiVa-
lerta. Lassen's Fest overture begins the
programme
Mr.. Herremar; after whom the Henne-
mann Ladies' Quartet is named. has spent
hours OF time in the task OF imparuhs 10
the members of the quartet the scorer Oh
absolute pitch in unaccompnnied concerted
Kong and this feature CT the performance
8 likely 10 greatly interest the most sci
entific students of music. Miss Meyer
nIaying of the First Concerto by Chopin Is
PRONOUNCED by all who have been privi-
legged privately to hear it consummate
Elaboration CT the celebrated Polish writ
er's fine score.
The prices at these concerts never have
paid the expenses Of the undertaking and
are given By the society solely with the
view of eleyating popular taste In the nigh
Err forms of music. The last subscription
concert of the society will be given on
Monday April Is, when Mime. Blauvelt,
Nile. Jeanette Spencer. Evan Williams and
Gwiiym Miles compose the quartet that.
with the chorus. is to sing Sir Arthur Sui
,iran's song-version of Longfeiiows Inc
Golden Legend. The programme THURSDAY
night is as follows:
First Concerto for Planoforte Chopin
Miss Clara Meyer and orchestra.
Henneman Ladies' Quartet. szt.,,
sgrins ogersFe the oue s1ls fn
ire Nemici .......-..-....-. ROCCO Nenu'o
Henneman Ladies' Quartet.
Fpronation March-Ls Prophetic ..-... Meyefoeef
h,nong the Eastern dramatic writers as 10
whether or not Miss De Wolfes new play.
sCynthia," was worth while. Some de-
!. ciared that 1t was decidedly entertaining.
well written. and finely played.
ftOthers insisted that It was fimsy and
null They all agreed, however. that Miss
De Wolfe had improved nightly since her
tlrsf venture as star and was to be reck-
bned among the promising femin.nes Of the
stage.
The story OF Cynthia" which was writ
sen by: "a new playwright. Richard Davies
runs as follows:
. she is the American wife OF an English youth
~ family and fortune, and she hac the genius o
.pretty extrav agance. The frst two acts are In
htr Injurious house in Pont street An adorine
husband huniors her. and even INDUCES her fr
her within OF Bond street teas and Carlton
lunches with rich and not n all dangerous
1r1end Teddy.
and Cynthia is forced to replenish her purse Of
b money lender. Of whose ways and means sh'
has miscomprehension quite absurd and al
Huxefhers delightful.
{ An Unframed old cat OF an aunt is possessed o.
the false idea that the money comes n the wa,
lot scandal from the, friendly young tame cat
Hsddy. At the end Of the second act hun
Herder Isaacs.
4 Tho third and last act reveals the pair OF ami
kable spendthrifts in garnet In Lambeth Will
tbe Victoria tower. the Houses Of Parliament
Se1d the clock tower looming across the Thames
Er7,e rich father has cast them OF. They q
Askrt upon the bedrock Of the bread-snd- butte
,,e1fsor and they face life quito honestly. abei
Mn their accustomed and refreshing cheerful
re husband take. a commission TO go TO thu