The San Francisco call., 1908-05-22
DAMROSCH PLEASFS
LOVERS OF MUSIC
thousands Throng Greek Thea
ter and Hear Splendid
Work of Orchestra
Players Catch Spirit of Out of
Doors ia Handling Their
Instruments
By Walter Anthony

Brahms dnc academic Festival
SFer-lre wed uns2ccessfully yester-
o6y afternoon AT the Greek thearer in
TIE berke-ey hills with LiszIs first
Hungarian Rhapsody" the one which.
r piano literature. IS STYLED the
fourteenth. SChumSnn's fourth sym
tsenE Win rs wonderful romance
breathing lovers signs and sadness.
came in between. bur even il did not
eclipse in obvious spiendor the glitter
Ing beauties ot the List number. which
vas played under Dsnrosch's direction
With great spirit and dash
The cay was perfect and the vast
s-phitheater was rhrOnged b. thou
SANDS u music lovers from all over
ri-e country. A delegation Of euthu-
s1ss-ic SscrsInelt6ls occupied one sec
tion and didn't seem 10 mind the ar
dent sun which shonc on the scene.
Al others raised their parasols il they
had them
TIE plsvers. catching the spirit q
r1e out OF doors. We're particularly ef-
w.1lcl vas given a spiendid inrerpre-
tdlcn cF DaDroscn. Ihe intimate OF
rs aEners Inspirations. Also. 10 be Teu-
tonlc. tne Fire Music from Die Wal
kEre- which closed the program. was
splendid playing
SONG SEEMS APPROPRIATE
Walters Prize Sr.ng~ was an encore
and seemed 10 nave beer written for
just such an occasion As the untu-
torel expression ia tune OF Walter. who
learned his songs from the birds and
trees and from 0afures 5 Goo X be-
lc-Eec 10 the program as nothing else
do In all the numbers presented: fer
u mingled with the sins giug OF the birds
~ ne trees and the hum and murmur
81 nature music mekers- Saslafssy,
--lo LED Le srl0 WIN MS pure 1CCie.
vas given an ovation Tor MS pls wing
ana deserved Il 70 The last hand clap
Then there was Cluck also He va :
represented IN this latter day By his
-DrrleLE music Two numbers OF
Which, Dance Of the Furies" and
-Lsnce Of the Blessed Spirits were
played The lrsC vas sn orgy. under
Dsuroschs s beat and the second z bene-
6fc1ion- II might b hereticsI but II
viii he truth 70 say that the orchestra
did tle fury music best
Hsl6eIs concerto n F sounded old
beside GLucks older music. but was &C
ceQ-zble and me for the opportunity
7 AFFORDED the o5oe players 10 display
ssEes were handled by them in mas
re-lT manner and not q pearl was
missing from the double string Of per
fecI gems
NIGHTS At DREANLAND
Last night a D-eanland rink the
orchestra gave = French-Itaiisn night
and compositions ranging from Ros-
Sims uCcylDg William Tell overture
20 Lsssanel and Debusssys sophisti-
Gated works were enthusiastically ;
PLAYED sld received
Tonight VIII be the second Wagner
EEotr and those who missed the last
Wagner event are not likely 70 lei il
happen again Following is the pro-
gram
--E5orEl frrercU-ei
1-LcheuEr-
Ia Ela's suE n ne Balcony, from at 2
fh p1eiCLe and Bridal Cho-us, frcu Act &
Nrs- Dc Moss
eu.e WFikr-e
Rde II The KElErrles-
= Norsas FsreWel and FIRE Charm
seu1as q The Forest. 1rsn sr.e
Forest Bird-Ers- de Moss.
5-Tris-Ez and Isolde
Love Ausic from act .
c-Rhr u-uld
FrooessiousI q the Gods inro Tzlhslls
--EErch from Tsunhluser. zcr .