The evening world., 1908-10-31
LSddOru Duncan
In Apoheosis.
OF Dancing
BY SYLVESTER RAWLINC.

BY SYLVESTER RAWLING.
TSADoRA DUNCAN. whose classic
dances have interested thousands
on both sides of the Atlantic. is to
appear at the Metropolitan Opera
House next Friday afternoon, in con-
junction with the New York Sym
phony Orchestra, under Walter Dam
rosch. Beethoven's seventh symphony
will be played. and Miss Duncan. IN
dance and pantomime, will interpret
the second, third and fourth move
ments. This symphony has been char
acterized as 1.-The Apotheosis Of Dance
herself" The second part OF the pro-
gramne will be devoted to Chopin.
whose mazurkas in c major. minor
and D major; preludes in a major, E
minor and B minor; nocturne in E fiat,
and valses in C sharp minor and @ fiat
major will be presented. with Miss
Duncan to illuminate them on the
theory that music becomes compre-
hensible to the perfectly artistic being
only when he sees as well as hears"
Victor Herberts concert at the Broad
way Theatre tomorrow night will
serve to exploit John NJ. Spargur, the
orchestra's concert master, as a violin
list He will play composition by the
assistant conductor of the orchestra.
Fritz Stahlberg. entitled "Barentanz."
which has never been heard here. Mr..
Spargur is a purely American product
all his studies having been made In
New York. Mr.. Herbert believes that
Ill
ballet suite by Anne Lachaume will be
played by the orchestra, as well as
some classics and lots of Mr.. Herbert's
own popular compositions.
sousa's programme for the concert Of
his band at the Metropolitan Opera
House tomorrow night for the benefit
of the Firemen's Memorial Fund will
include Reeves's The Night Alarm"
which is a description. IN music of a
fire. An the incidents. from the turning
In OF the alarm to the victory of the
firemen over the flames. are depicted.
The solotsts announced are Estelle
Ltebling. Giacinta della Rocco and Her
bert L. Clarke: An abundance of the
March Kings" own familiar works 10
promised.
Emil Sauer gives his first recital at
Mendelssohn Hall this afternoon. This
successful visit to US and then stayed
away from Americas hospitable shores
for nearly ten years. was heard some
two weeks ago In conjunction with the
Philadelphia Orchestra in his own first
concerto. A large audience received him
warmly. and paid tribute to his finished
art. His programme for to-day was
printed In The Evening World yester-
day.
Albert Spaldins, a young American
violinist who has never been heard
here, has been winning high praise
from European critics. He Is to make
tour OF America this season under
the management OF r. Z. Johnston.
, He will bring with him as accompanist
Alfredo Oswald. a young italian pianist
Mr.. Spalding will appear at a concert
in the Waldorf-Astoria for the benefit
of the Antl-Vivisection Society on Nov.
L. He will play the violin obigato to
Eames's singing OF Gounod's Ave
| Maria
Ernest Gosrlitz. formerly assistant 70
Mr.. Conrled at the Metropolitan Opera
House. who has control of the concer,
appearances of Gatti-Casazza's SINGERS
them next spring. The members are
Marie Rappold Mile. RAMA. Bonci and
Herbert Witherspoon. Mile. RAMA
and Mr.. Withorspoon are new TO ths
company. She IL said to have an ex.
cellent contralto voice, and he Is wei
known as a concert singer. Mr.. Goer.
litz will give music lovers In cities
winch the opera company does moi
visit chance 10 hear Bonci in hi:
most effective numbers.
Chaminade is not to return to France
without giving New Workers. another
| chance to hear her. There Is to be q
farewell concert by her in Carnegie
| Hall on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. l5
after she has finished her tour of THE
provinces
Sophie Fernow. pianist. Alois Trnka
violin!st, and Reba Cornett Emory, so,
| prano, are TO give concert at Men,
| delssohn Hall next Friday evening
| Brahmss sonata in G. Joachim's Hun,
garian concerto and Beethoven's yaria.
| tons IN Z minor are on the pro,
| gramme,
Samuel A. Baldwin, 4at his organ re,
cital in the Great Hall of the City Col
lege tomorrow afternoon, will pla,
compositions by Bach. Rossni, Schu
bert and Widor. M;Xt Wednesday ar,
rernoon he will givehn all-Wagner pro
gramme, The public is invited. NJ
| tickets are required.
A meeting will be held to-nigh,
in the Emmett Arcade. Fifty-nintl
street and Madison avenue. to or,
ganize an Irish chorus. Carnegie Hal
| has been engaged for two public con
| certs. An lpish cantata wil be pro
| duced. Prof. Lawrence Mooney will b,
| the director. Instruction will be free.
WOMAN STRUCK BY CAR is DEAF
Mrs, Minnie Wigan, OF No. 1877 Yves
One Hundred and Sixth street. who
fell from Madison avenue car at On,
Hundpsd ana Twentieth street las
night died In Harlem Hospital to-da,
from fracture of the skull, She wa
| the, wife OF Levi Wigan, d tailor, am
nm 10 sIolt ..a1a