The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30

turn to the land OF his birth with his pockets
dlstended and his smile spreading to the
four corners Of his face.
Daniel Frohman. who Is nothing II not
musical, 10 to offer for our consideration
little boy who plays upon the fiddle. He
Is said TO be wonderful little boy, who
performs like a man, and 30 on. OF course,
we are expected TO be properly astonished
That Is what all Juvenile prodigies are for
to astonish people. In all probability the
music which this little boy performs will
be played quite as well by Ysaye. Hence
the only sensation left for the boys
concerts will be astonishment
Orchestral concerts will be plentiful
Mr.. Herbert vows that he will keep 1t up
on Sunday nights all winter, and there
seems TO be no substantial reason why
he should not. The Sunday night enter
tainments at the Opera House will be re-
sumed when the opera season begins, and
Alfred Hertz will lead the Instruments lists
OF Mr.. Conried's organization into a land
flowing with overtures and ballet move
ments.
Walter Damrosch will enter the city
walls with sackbut and psaltery, dulcimer
and clarion early in November, and plant
certs in Carnegie Hall. Mr.. Damrosoh Ia
full Of wise saws and modern instances.
In other words, he is going toproduce novel;
ties. One Of them Is Beethoven's yelling
ton" symphony. There is an old proverb
as TO the wisdom Of permitting sleeping
dogs to lie, but perhaps Mr.. Damrosch is
not afraid Of dogs.
He is also going to introduce TO us a SYM
phony by Gustav Mailer with q soprano
solo in the final movement This, at any
rate, will be food for discussion, for the
attempt to marry text to the forms Of abso-
lutte music has been a fruitful theme over
since Beethoven poured his ninth symphony
around Schiller's lode to joy
The Boston Symphony Orchestra comes
to town on Thursday night and offers new
music and new fiddler for our delectation.
Tho new fiddler Is the concert master Of
the organization, Willy Hess, who succeeds
the short lived E. Fernandez-Arbos 1t
is hardly necessary to say anything to
insure welcome for the gentlemen Of
Boston. This band from a neighboring
city has come to be regarded as a New
York institution. Its success Is thoroughly
established 1t was hard fight to win
that success and there was time when those
whose duty it is to keep watch and record
of the musical doings Of the town almost
despaired OF being able to convince the
public that the Boston Symphony Orchestra
was really worth while.
But that time has gone by. The musical
appetite Of the town has grown magnifi-
Gently in the last ten years. There is a
hunger now for all that is excellent, and for
a good deal that is not. Nothing admirable
need fear the baptism OF fire in the metrop-
oils. The Boston Symphony Orchestra's
subscription is large and safe. Success is
assured for the coming season. This is as
1t should be.
The Philharmonic Society Is to continue
the policy adopted last season OF presenting
a succession of star conductors How
refulgent the luminary Of the baton has
become may be estimated from the fact
that the society will pay Felix Weingartner
$1,000 for four concerto. This is not the
time for a discussion Of the wisdom Of
this policy. 1t will serve to whet popular
curiosity for the current season, for such
directors as Colonne, Safonoh and Vein
gartner can be observed again with much
interest.
The society has done graceful thing in
inviting Theodore Thomas to be one of it's
visiting conductors this season. He was
it's general in days when 1t was as the voice
of one crying in the artistic wilderness.
1t will be instructive, too, to compare the
methods Of the past with those OF the
present.
There will also be the concerts of the
Peoples Symphony Society and the Russian
Symphony Society. 1t will comfort many
to know that these concerts will hereafter
take place in Carnegie Hall instead Of at
Cooper Institute. Frank Damrosch's series
Of young peoples concerts will also be
given at Carnegie Hall, and Mr.. Franko's
old music entertainments will take place
at Mendelssohn Hall. Altogether there
seems to be something in the neighborhood
of 9t orchestral concerts now In sight, not
counting those to be given by solo per-
formers and visiting orchestras. These
will probably bring the number to a hun
dred.
Chamber music will not be scarce. In
this chaste and precious field Of art the
Kneisel, Kaltenborn, Olive Mead, Names
and Dannreuther quartets will minister to
our spiritual wants, and doubtless there
will come a few others to add to the out
pour Of blessings.
The Oratorio and Musical Art Societies
and the Peoples Choral Union will provide
the moderate amount Of choral music de-
manded by a singer-ridden community.
No account has herein been taken Of musi-
cal doings In the amiable borough Of Brook
lyn, where there will be much activity. The
Brooklyn Institute Of Arts has long and
varied series Of musical entertainments
on it's programme, embracing concerts
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and
the Kneisel Quartet, recitals by numerous
excellent artists and performances by we'll
known local organizations.
Last, but not least. the town will have It's
customary feast OF operatic shows. The
curtain will rise on this form Of delirious
Joy at $50 P. NJ. tomorrow, when Wagner's
solemn festival and CONGREGATIONAL musical
panorama "Parsifal -" will be performed
In this city in English by company Of cos
mopolitans gathered from the confines Of
the globe by Henry W. Savage of Castle
Square and George AIDE fame.
Mr. Savsge's production Of the last word
OF Bayreuth has been offered already to
Roston and REPORTS from Trustworthy