The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28


tet novelty concerts. 1t is true Lyric
Hall would hold more, but it could
hold by keenly Interested hundred
or so fewer people than gathered there
last Sunday. Perhaps of all kinds of
music chamber music is most fastidi-
Gus in it's appeal 1t invites only the
chosen. Only the few respond to its
charm. And the resulting freema-
sonry of it's audiences is a fine and
pretty thing. You may indeed at such
concerts be pretty sure you'd love your
neighbor if you knew him-without
he fiddled better than yOu-whIch
again he is entirely likely to do!
L noticed a good many fellow fid-
dlers enjoying Mr.. Kopta and his con-
freres last Sunday, Mr.. Minetti, whose
own quartet is silent just at present,
among them. 1t seems that when one
brother of the bow. little tired of the
hard work and small (materiaD re-
ward of the string quartet work drops
1t another comes to lift it heroicaIy
again. Mr.. KOpta has already done
much service in this field notably at
the afternoons given by Mrs. Hearst
last season to the students at the Uni
versity of California. Mr.. KOpta's
own good fddling is famous and mis-
associates are we'll known bowmen.
Johnny" Joseph plays an individual
second fiddle; Charles Heinsen's viola
playing is entirely reliable if slightly
wanting in personality; and Adolph
Lada is a sympathetic and tasteful
'cellist. 1 have before expressed my
pleasure in Mrs. Oscar Mansfeldt's un-
usually efficient pianism that makes
possible such feats as the quite remark
able performance of the Marcia"
(Schumann quintet, op. 44) last sun
day, firm and delicate bit of ensemble
work such as one seldom hears. 1t is
in such places that one becomes en-
thusiastic over the future of the quar-
tet. The STUFF is surely there, and the
pleasure of watching it's development
will be ours.
The attendance will, however. deter
mine the continuance or stOppage Of the
series. In the meantime one more con-
cert has been arranged for on Sunday,
March Is, at o'clock. For novelty
the Richard Strauss piano quartet.
op- Is, will be given for the first time
here. DvOrak's string quartet, op. sc.
Will also be played.
Whether Mr.. Hartman's engaeiney
Deutsch, SignOr Russo's fascinating
English, or Teddy Webb's imported
mustache. will prove the most seduc-
tive asset of The Gypsy Baron at the
TivOli this week remains TO be seen. Nor
has the bloom faded from Signor Rus
SOS courageous lingo. AS for Web5Ss
mustache, by the way in which the ac-
complished little comedian stroked its
invisible bristles at rehearsal, it prom
ises to be the greatest thing in sight
oh Cfr-a,r1
there. One of the best of the famous
light operas of the Waltz King" The
Gypsy Baron" is as attractive to-day
as when it first took Vienna by storm
in 1885. The proportions of the work
are almost grand operate, the finale
of the first act one of the finest in light
opera. By the promise Of the rehearsals
the TivOlis production tomorrow even
ing will be notably adequate. Perhaps
it will not be like that of Herr Con-
ried, who produced the opera in Boston
in 'SS with an orchestra of 110 men. and
principals and chorus in key Still.
Conried's Deutscher papa was played
on that occasion by Teddy" Hartman
who said "sung?" 1t is a gross libel
And Herr Conried did not have SignOr
Russo, whose engaS ment for the gypsy
barons part is a distinct inspiration.
None familiar with Tivoli history will
forget the little hOrs lapses into
comic opera when the grandest was in
tended. SignOr Russo has now a de-
IightfuI opportunity to prove himself
the comedian that he was born. There
: is again the competent Cunningham.
and of the women, Caro- Roma as the
gypsy princess. Annie Myers. Miss
Deglow and Eugenia Barker. Seven
weeks rehearsal has given the chorus
-one of the best and largest the TivOh
has owned-ample chance. and alto
/, gether THE Gypsy Baron" promises
exceT~rt entertainment
This week will see the introduction
= here of one of the most distinguished
= pianistic lights of the day in Harold
, Bauer. who will be heard thrice in re-
. citals this week. on Tuesday and Thurs
dav evenings and Saturday afternoon.
at Lyric Hall 1t is a long season
since we have had pianist prophet to
;. preach to us. and from what / can
gather Mr. Bauer's pianism goes
Curiously he began as a wOnder-child
violinist at the age of 9. But the piano
, ALWAYS aIlured and Paderewsd heard
him touching the keys one day with 2
subtle sympathy that impelled the
great Pole to advise him to desert the
: violin for the piano. Bauer did so,
e went to study with Paderewski in 's2.
t with the result of arousing now among
his critics a peculiarly vital admira-
> tion of his newer art. 1t is TO be hoped
that Manager Greenbaum's enterprise
, in affording San Francisco the oppOr-
tunity to hear Mr.. Bauer will meet
with the success it deserves. 1t can
safely be averred that Mr.. Bauer will
e be braveIy worth hearing. Following
, are the three programmes-a dist1n-
euished trio It will be noted:
= MARCH I.
Prelude and fugue in minor, op 30
: Sonata in F sharp minor Schunaan
Nocturue in F sharp minor. Etude In g