New-York tribune., 1906-11-25
A STIFF PET.

Music lovers are taking unusual interest in
Madam Butterfly at the Garden Theatre.
The heavy demand for seats already assures a
record breaking stay in New York. Madam
Butterfly has had sixteen performances
During the third week four singers will be heard
in the title role. the being Miss Estele
Bloomfield at the Wednesday matinee. Miss
Ethel Houston a new contralto. will be heard
as Suzuki on Monday evening. An extra per-
formance will be given Thanksgiving Day. max
ing nine for the week. The casts for the first
four performances will be arranged follows:
Monday evening-Miss Easton as Butterfly
Miss Houston Suzuki. Mr.. Sheehan Pin
kerton. Mr.. Goff Sharpless; Mr.. Rothwell
conducting.
Tuesday evening-Mme Szamosy as Butter
fly, Miss Behnee as Suzuki Mr.. Maclennan
PinkertOn. Mr.. Richards SharpleSs; Mr..
Wednesday matinee-AIiss Bloomfield as But
terfiy. Miss Behnee as Suzuki, Mr.. Maclennan as
Pinkerton, Mr.. Richards Sharpess; Mr..
ROthwell conducting.
Wednesday evening-Miss Vivienne as Butter
fly, Miss Houston Suzuki. Mr.. Sheehan
PinkertOn, Mr.. Goff as Sharpless, Mr.. Feith
conducting.
In the programme OF to-night's concert at
Days Theatre Mr.. Herbert will occupy a large
part of the programme. One Of the groups IS
made up of a selection from THE Red MILL
Babes in Toyland" and Wonderland" Other
selections from his operas will be played and
sung. Another trio of numbers is made up Of
Bach's Air played by the strings; Spanish"
from MosZkowski's suite THE Nations" and
Victor Herbert's ''Forget-Me-Not" Still an
other trio is derived from a Spanish suite
by Lacome. entitled La Feria." toreadors
dream OF the Castillian national sport Other
orchestral numbers will be the overture III
Guarany." by Comes and the Circassian Dance
from Delibes's suite La Source" The soloist,
Miss Ada Chambers soprano, Will sing arias
from two of Mr.. Herbert's operas-"Just for
To-day" from The Viceroy.' and the Butter
fly Waltz" from Babette, and Bacheets "Chere
Mutt
Leandro Campanari one OF the conductors Of
Mr. Hammerstens opera company, will give
recital of violin music in Mendelssohn Hall on
the afternoon of December g.
At the Oratorio Society's general rehearsals Of
Gabriel Pierne's The Chidrens Crusade" set
for its first American hearing on Tuesday even
ing December 4, part Of Mr.. Frank Dam
rosch's choral forces has been more alert
and enthusiastic than the body OF two hum
dred public school children trained for the oc-
casion. To the children Pierne has given,
besides much else. two traditional melodies
used in this score. In Part II of this "mu-
sical legend, as they march along the high
way, they sing fragments from an ancient pill
grim song called Mount Olivet" This melody.
| says one OF the French commentators. at
! first orally transmitted and finally written down,
i being found in a manuscript dated 1850. Chill
| dren three were we, who were going on our
/ voices off stage then by nearer group. and
| finally by the full band of little pilgrims. with
fascinating effect due partly TO its contrasted
/ triple and double rhythms.
! The other old air used is sung IN Part III.
when the children greet the sea, crying, "Noel,
Helelujah." This, according to lie Menestrel"
! is based on an early Provencal melody, found in
/ Julian Thiersot's collection OF "NoGls Francais."
The "Menestrels" reviewer also noted with
relish when The Children's Crusade" pro-
! duced geographical IN Marcel Schwob's
! text. The children sing. to the blue Mediter-
Tancan
Crystal waters. pure and holy!
Thou receivst that river divine
Where 81. John did cleanse mankind from evil.
The French critic seriously points that
the River Jordan flows. not into the Mediterra-
mean, but into the Dead Sea. whose level is 394
metres lower" But he remarks that this little
geographical error does not prevent the music
from being exquisite"
Two unfamiliar symphonies win be given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra at their
certs in Carnegie Hall on Thursday evening.
December g. and Saturday afternoon, December
s. On Thursday evening the symphony Will be