New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
MUSIC
THE DOINGS ON A HOLIDAY.
Operas and Concerts Heard by Enor
nous Audiences.


OF the offerings that it was astonishing
beyond measure, for there have been other
days like it in these respects. but in the
participation of the public in them There
were two operate representations at the
Metropolitan Opera House, two at the
Manhattan and one at The New Theatre:
there was an orchestral concert and a song
recital OF the highest class at Carnegie
Hall, a concert of chamber music of high
standard in Mendelssohn Hail. and other
affairs which have not yet reached the
stature calling for public notice. This
surely ought to have been too much for
the normal consumption of city twice the
size of New York supposing the city to be
situated in what we call cultured Europe,
yet the attendance at all the large
tertainments was greater than might have
been expected had their number been only
half great. Naturally their character
had much to do with the outcome. The
evening performance at the Metropolitan
Opera House, devoted to Ponchiellis
opera, La Gioconda,'' was given for the
benefit of the Society for Italian Immi-
grants, and the committee of management.
under the Craftsmanship of Mrs. Lloyd G.
Gr1scom had put forth deal of energy to
make it an unusual success The finest
artists active In the Italian department OF
the Metropolitan Observation-Disclosures Destinn,
Mrs. Homer. Signori Caruso, Amato and
Segurola-and Signor Toscanini were en-
ployed in it. The Italian Ambassador to
the United States honored 1t with his pres
cree The house was profusely hung with
patriotic bunting. and boxes, seats and
aisles were crowded to their utmost capac-
ity. The receipts were about s14,500 and the
affair was triumph quite evenly divided
between art and philanthropy. The net
profits for the society were about $500.
After the second act there was a demon
stration in honor of the Italian Ambassa-
dor in the box occupied by him when he
was visited by DR.. Antonio Stella. vice
president of the society, who addressed him
briefly and presented him with a silver
loving cup, inscribed as follows:
To the Italian Ambassador Mayor des
Planches, from the Society for Italian I'm
migrants Ernest G. Fabbri. president
tribute and souvenir of his excellency's
for the benefit of the society the eve of
his much regretted departure from Amer
lea. New York, February %, 1910.
In the earlier part of the day, beginning
at half an hour before noon, there was a
representation of "Parsifal." Here the ap-
peal was purely artistic. yet the audience
fell but little short of that of the evening
performance. All the seats had been sold
a day before the doors were opened, and
there seemed little room left for those
willing to stand when the performance be
gan. 1t was a striking proof of the
strong hold which Wagners sacred drama
has taken upon the public, for though it
has not yet been admitted to the
subscription list it has received almost
as many representations each year as the
~,
peculiar significance in the fact just now
when an effort is making to turn back the
hands of the clock and give the public
such German opera as a MiIanese man.
agement may deem advisable with Italian
alloy. A public that can turn out ''Parsi-
far audience like that of Yesterday is
likely to make itself heard from and felt
when proposition is made to return to
something considerably worse than the
early days of the Abbey regime The per-
Torrance was an impressive and beautiful
one, in which Nine Fremstad, Mr. Burrian
Mr.. Goritz, Mr. Blass and Mr. WhitehilI
distinguished themselves as they have sell
dom done before.
Both audiences at the Manhattan were
of size to call for standing room only
signs. 'Elektra" was the offering in the
afternoon, and Nine. Mazarin again gave
role. Les Contes d'Hoffmann." Offenbach's
ever popular opera, was again performed In
the evening, With Maurice Renaud in his
three parts Mr.. Devries as Hoffman, and
Mile Cavaleri as the Venetian courtesan
Despite the size of the opera audience
Carnegie Hall held in the afternoon an au-
dience of excellent size. The art of Dr.
Ludwig Wullner has received due appreci-
alton from the New York public, and yes
terday afternoon there was an added at
traction in the appearance with him of
Miss lilly koenen. the Dutch contralto
DR.. Wiilner and Miss koenen sang three
duets by Brahms. and there were also on
the programme songs by Wagner, Grieg,
Franz Wilmer, Karl SCHNEIDER, Hugo
Kaun and Hugo Wolf.
In the evening the Maryland Trio gave
q recital in Mendelssohn Hall. On the
programme was Rubinstein's Sonata in a
Minor. OPP. 10, for piano and violin. Novin's
Trio in D Minor, OPP Is, and Arensky's
Trio in Minor. OPP. 81. The audience
was of moderate size.
The following programme for the ensuing
week at the Metropolitan Opera House has
been decided upon:
Monday, February IS. at 7:45-''Werther.'
with Geraldine Farrar, Alma Gluck, Ed
mond Clement and Dinh GiLy; Tango, con
ductor: followed by "coppelia with Anna
PavIowa and Michael Mordkine. premier
danseur of the Imperial Opera, Moscow.
Tuesday evening. March Especial per-
Torrance for the Metropolitan Opera House
pension and endowment fund, mixed
programme: "Pagliacci" prologue and Act
I: Mile Noria, NM. CarJiso Amato, Gilly. |
Reiss, Mile Pavlowa. III Trovatore." Act |
": Mines Gadski, Homer. I'M. Siezak, |
Giliy Audisio. 'Tosca, Act IL; Mile:
F,arrar, Martin. Scott. Pavlowa and
Mordkine. "Gioconda." Mines. Destinn and !
Meitschik and NM. Caruso, Amato and de |
Segurola and the corps de ballet (Act lid. |
Wednesday evening. at 100. "Siegfried. |
with Mines Gadski. Homer and Alien; !
NM Burrian. Whitehiil, Goritz Reiss and |
Blass. Alfred Hertz conducts.
Thursday evening. ''Germania' with |
Mines. Destinn Heliane. Wickham and |
hatfield: MN. Csruso. Amato, Rossi. Pint |
Corsi Didur and Wulman. Mr.. TOscanini |
will conduct.
Friday evening. at 100. "Gotterda MINER
ung" with NM Carl Burrian. WhItehiIl /
Allen Hinckley and Otto Goritz; Mines
Gadsk Fornia, Homer. Alien and Sparkes |
Alfred Hertz conducts.
Saturday afternoon. first performance ~ /
Tschaikowsky's "Pique Dame with [
Mines Destinn and Meitschik; NM Slezak |
Didur, Forsell and Muhlmann Gustav |
Mailer conducts.
Saturday evening. at 7:45. "Orfeo ed
Euridice'' with Mines. Delna, Gadski. Al
ten and Chuck. Arturo Toscanin conducts I
Followed by "Coppelia.'