The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-16

"a ., Muse hea venly maid. was young
s.. ,-.-r had n livelier day than abe
a.. 50, .rdSy. In the afternoon at the
'f.".,H Titan Opera House all the chill
-. = and little. attended a special
.. .fr'" Of -Hanrel und GreteI.
t. ~ tho -Coppelia- 20 Deliba-
~iiuck's fairy story and the ballet
f..- It hohmaa ms tale % the youth
.a ma love with an automaton made
-' n.''rful and interesting combina-
Gingerbread palaces. witches.
..a- upDg~. dullies that could dance.
.i N'NItching tunes that also could
u..." must have mingled In the dreams
.. hose children last might
..' performance of -Hanzel und
t.HH' Yesterday afternoon enlisted
p. -"rvic"s ~ it's customary cast and the
'.a~g"s of Conductor Hertz II was
'..r HAT the children enjoyed It greatly
N" PavloWa and Mr. Mordkine danced
on lu,>lt"ly in -Coppelia and Wills,
'.. smaller children probably failsd To
'r-cIate the poetic expression Of their
10" Older ones IN all likelihood under
80 ,ud It better. One thing ~ certain.
Q VT that the combination of Humper-
d'uck = opera and the Russian dancers
dreS an audience large enough to satisfy
even Iaru-o.
n Mendelssohn Hall - . a clock the
kn"isel Quartet gave the first of two mat
in"e concerts The programme comprised
the Brahms string quintet IN a major. opus
~. MnzAIi'- quartet IA p ma ior for oboe.
ynhn. viola and cello and schubert sfamil-
IA quartet IA ID minor. The extra viola
rayNr was josef KoVsrik and IN. GHOST
was Georges LonKy. Nothing m this
programme was new tn local music lovers
The performance had all tho=a high
qualities invariably found IN the enter
tainments of the knei~.l Quartet Mr.
Longs oboe playing. brought into high
prominence in the Mozart work gave
much delight. The audience was large
and manifested us pleasure IN no doubt
tul manner
In the evening AZ Carnegie Hall Walter
Damro-ch celebrated his twenty nth
birthday az a conductor Ne directed
concert II the symphony Orchestra. and
the programme. even 60 tho soloIst was
the same as that IL his first symphony
concert a quarter ~ century ago The
orchestral numbers WERE SChubert's ninth
symphony. saint -Sasns = harcarols. 4
Night IA Lisbon. for small orchestra and
harp. and Liszi = symphonic poem -De
Hunnsnschlacht . Tho -1lo number was
placed before the last and " was WetaTs
.Concertstuck.- with Fanny Bl"omheld-
Zesler AZ the piano.
The stage was DECORATED with foliage
and "vcrgrecns and there Mere fostoons
Of green IN the arCh over IN" stag" and
uy,on the fronts uf the hoNoE The audi
ence too seemed 10 have gwen spectral
attention 10 the festal character Of the
occas'on II was large and n was hril-
hantly CARRIED
Mr. Damrosch was received With pro
longed applause upon his entrance and m"
orrhestra saluted him with the fanfare
customary under such circumstances
A. the appropriate moment usher- bore
flowers and wreaths 90 the stage one
81 The wreaths was decorated With q
broad red ribbon hearing IN" inscription
FROM his friend and adrnlr"r Rafael
.loseny
AItoEether q was a happy evening.
one IN which the oil and vine 81 good
fellowship flowed freely II was not an IN
sicent for critical confederation. hut rather
for congratuIation Mr. Damrosch has
received MS share If critical comment
IN these columns and u - TN SvNs
earnest hope that ~ may live and labor
20 receive 10 for many moro years
He has earned the position which 10
now occupies by hard work and h. has
grown greatly since a. an inexperienced
youth he took up the baton which had
fallen from his hbnored fathers hand
He has had many hard knocks and his
conducting has been treated to much
u,erciless analysis But he has Won m"
respect ~ critics. the esteem ~ the
general public and the faithful support
at a BODY Of devoted friends
~ New York were not a city almos'
devoid NJ local pride Il might recall IN"
fact that Mr.. Damro~ch has lived here
since his boyhood and that he - peculiarly
a N~~ York product. He was imported
too Young IN ba a source 81 curiosity
or a -ansation. His orchestra - his own
creation and il ia credit to the city.
These facts are worthy II record AZ
tins time and THE Sr-N ioins IN the 10
joicings ~ Mr. Damrosch's friends. II
10 none the lees his friend because during
twenty-five years ~ has often noted his
Shortcomings Its duties m this field
have become fewer ~ years have passed.
for whereas Mr.. Damro-ch vas At first
en.rR-tIcally charged with the errors
: - youth he has NOT. 20 recall the words
~ Pitt been 81 tho number ~ those
WHOSE sins grew greater with their years
and toiues more numerous With their
gray naIrs
The record 81 Yesterdays musical
dolngs must contain mention ~ IN" tact
that ~ the Metropolitan Opera Mouse
In The evening Aida Wa@ sung and IN"
perennial Russian dancers danced for
tho benefit Of the Legal AID Society
-rhile IN Mendelasohn Hall the Fisk Uni
,ersity Jubilee Quartz, Offered pro
---anno 81 southern negro songs IN
terspsr--d With readings from the works
e the negro poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.
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