New-York tribune., 1909-12-08
MUSICAL COMMENT
THE MARGULIEs TRIO.
Loie Fuller and Her Dancers-The Fisk
University Singers

We are accustomed 20 observe sometimes
with admiration, sometimes with regret
the zeal of the Adele Margulies Trio. II
refuses 20 be discouraged by bad weather
poor attendance. the receipt Of ONLY a
modicum OF that appreciation 70 which the
individual merits OF its members and also
Its enterprise in giving a hearing 10 un-
familiar chamber music entitIe n: and
al this Is admirable Rut only too often
the assertiveness or each OF It's PLAYERS
turns admiration into regret This was the
case last night, when. while its patrons and
well wisherT were glad in the privilege OF
hearing new composition. their critical
enjoyment was msrred by the circuu,-
stance that Miss Margulies Mr. Lichten-
berg and Mr. Schulz seemed so concerned
with their parts in the performances
that beauty and homogeneity OF en-
semble vas forgotten. and even that def
ersncs 70 intonstion which Is essential 10
tne enjoyment OF music, no matter whether
IL oe new or old. The artists brought
forward a new work q pianoforts Trio IN
u, Op- -, by Tanefew. vho will probably
ne remembered more by the music which
ne awakened in his pupils than by that
which he created himself. Again, as or
other occasions, we heard the product Of
musician profoundly learned in all that
makes up the material part OF music; but
also work in which there was little to
take hold OF the fancy and fire the emo
tions Of those who listened 10 H. A few
times In the variations which compose the
second movement there was an echo Of
the national voice. which is most affecting
when it is least sophisticated: but for the
hs ffefa haI b1 z-ss1,
the kind OF music which comes from the
mind OF the mastery conservatory peda-
gogue. And ar the last the question was
left whether or not a performance which
would have known n deeper devotion to
the music as a whole and less care about
the performance OF each individual part
would not have lent beauty 10 the trio
which was missed by the hearers. Later
on the programme there came Grieg's ia
milar sonata in q minor for pianoforte
and violin. and light hearted classic
Mendelssohn's tho in D minor
Miss LOie Fuller and her dancers, OF
whom something was said only week ago
IN this journal, gave another entertainment
yesterday afternoon in the Metropolitan
Opera House. with the help Of the opera
orchestra cor portion OF it), and Mr. Max
BendIx as conductor. The entertainment
was much like its predecessor, though IL
benefited from the omission OF the attempt
20 give pantomimic illustration 10 the Bach
Gounod Ave Maria"-vhich was fagrant-
" abortive last week-and suffered a loss
IN the absence OF the dancer Sacchetto, who
achieved the finest results on the earlier
occasion. Popular interest in the occur
renee was snlall-a fact which might be de-
suits might flow from a persistent and in
tellIgent cultivation Of the ideas which have
been awakened IN the careless mind of TO-
day by the really artistic achievements OF
Miss Fuller and Miss Duncan. The
ballet. as an independent entertainment
as well as an Incidental diversion in the
opera, has for years been on so low a
plane, artisticslIy speaking. that revival
of dancing ought 20 be hailed with pleas
ure. There Is no question that in its
true estate Il can make for gentleness or
thought, action and emotion. Miss Fuller
and Miss Duncan have turned popular
thought toward the antique ideal. toward
that pantomimic art in which BY move
rlenrs the meanings OF which were obvious.
partly by posrures and gestures 20 which
significance has long been given by con-
ventional agreement. a story or a sequence
Of emotions excited by external incident
vas told How beautiful such an art once
was and may be again. the writer OF this
column tried 70 explain year ago by quot
ing the words OF Charles Kingsley: "A
dance. I'm which every motion was a word.
and rest as eloquent as motion; IN which
every attitude was q fresh motive for
sculptor OF the purest school. and the high
est physical activity was manifested. not
as in coarse pantOmime Dy fantastic
bounds and unnatural distortions but IN
perpetual. delicate mcdulations OF a stately
and seif-su5tained grace"