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ADJUSTMENTS
The music lover

The muslc-l0vers paid a nice comph
ment to the Wlthers Concert Company
by comfortably filing the Opera House
| last night to listen to the second of the
series of three concerts. At least half
of the first -nighters took seats for the
| second entertainment. Nine. Ely and
| Mr.. Wlthers were first on the program
with Chopin's Introduction and polon.
alse for piano and violoncello. This
was happier selection than the Grieo
Sonata, which opened the first concert
Chopin always puts an audience into
condition to listen to the rest of the
| program, while Grieg puts too MANY
people out of sympathy with all music.
Mr.. Withers drew some splendid tones
from the instrument in the introduce
ton and rendered the Polonaise with
plenty of zest. The first number, as
well as each of the following, was gen
erously applauded.
Mr.. Withers sang Handel's go Rud-
der Than the Cherry with the ouiet
reserve which is the approved method
OF oratorio singers. His chest tones
were resonant and his enunciation
good. After three recalls, he SANG
"Loch Lomond" to his own accom-
panlment. MIR. Withers' handling of the
first two movements of the Boccherini
Sonata in A minor was an artistic gem
The piece is one of the half forgotten
cello works which appealed to our
great grandfathers, who used to demand
much mathematics in their music. Since
their day we have come to demand more
tuneful composing with less regard TO
the canons of good harmony. Mr..
Whthers drew all of the melody from
the piece and well earned the encore.
which he acknowledged with Saint
Saens' lie Cygne,o much beloved bv
sentimental people who attend semi.
naries. Thanks to the talking machines.
we can hear this selection often enouoh
to get familiar with it, Mr.. Withers
would have pleased his audience bet
ter with some piece less familiar.
Nine. Sobrino sang the well known
Aria from ''Ernani' with the ease
and grace of one used to the stage. Her
easy cadenza brought forth nice ripple
OF applause before the audience was
entitled to be heard 1t took some coax
ing to persuade the soprano to sing
Cowan IS Birthday Song.
Mr. Bennett s "Forethought" by
Lambert was a song beyond the audi !
ence and added but little to the pro.
gram, but was redeemed by "Rolling |
Down to Rio' by German. which was |
braeketed with it. The rhythm of the |
second song was so contagious that a |
tapping of feet was distinctly audible |
People like rhythm, and by demanding |
another, heard an Irish ditty as an en-
core |
Grieg's Swan and Chopin War
dots ''Love Me- were Nine Sobrino s |
next offering.
Mr.. Withers closed the concert with |
a romance by Arensky and Davidoff s |
Bubbling Spring" Both of these have
been heard here by Gherardy and by |
McLlnden. Ii a comparison could be
made, it would not discredit Mr.. With
ers, who is younger and is newer to the
concert stage. The Davidoff is the
celllst's heavy gun, technically speak
ing, and is never left off the program
unless he has Pepper "Dance of the
Five" as substitute. Mr.. Withers
renders both of these with more atten-
tlon to the metrenome marking and with
less abandon than the others. The aud
fence remained after the close of the
last piece to applaud, and were treated
to romance of Saint-Saens.
The least appreciated member of the
concert is always the accompanist, but
the piano players present were all
heard to comment on the beautiful
work of Nine. Ely. In the Chopin
number for piano and cello she sustain
ed her part with most delicate pre-
cision. In none of the Accomplishments
was her part obstrusive or tagging. She
is entitled to more praise than she will L
get. In her two solos, Blumenfeld's Il
Prelude and Rosenthal s Butterflies, she
made the piano players in the audience
wish that she had more numbers to i
play. Nine. Sobrino has been suddenly Il
called to London and will not appear
in the final concert If Nine. Ely Il
could appear on the program in the
spaces left by the withdrawal of the
soprano, the entertainment would GER
tainly be we'll received.
A Dramatic Film.
The feature film at the Empire The
ater is a very striking series of MIC