The evening world., 1911-06-27
GARDEN CONCERT
TONIGHT DEVOTED
TO|TkL|ANM MUSIC
Educational Series Arouscs
Great Enthusiasm Among
Wage Farmers.
WORKS OF THE MASTERS
Evening World Coupon En-
ables All TO Hear Classics
at Small Cost.
WORKS OF THE MASTERS

French Night OF the eight days prom
enade concerts at Madison Square Gar
den eclipsed In attendance IND applause
even the opening night. With the or
chcstra stage moved back and the ac.
commodatIons almost doubled. every scat
IN the big Garden was niied when Con-
ductor Modest Altschuler and HIS Rus
sian symphony Orchestra began the
leng programme Of music by French
composers.
Certainly. New Workers. have taken
the idea OF popularizlng the music OF
the masters to their hearts. No series
Of concerts arranged for the city's mill
ions has 80 strongly won the support
OF the people. Every one agreed after
last nights performance tina never be-
fore had such enthusiasm been shown
At concerts In this city. Working peo-
pie, for whom these concerts were pri-
marily arranged-fathers. mothers and
their children-filied the big arena.
Until now the high class concerts
have been given at Carnegie Hail az
prices entirely proiibitive to the labor
Int people. II was TO bring such music
within the reach of all that The Even
ing World lent It's cooperation to the
Garden programme. These concerts
make II possible for people who have
never had an opportunity TO listen to
classic music TO become familiar with
the inspiring works OF the international
composers.
ITALIAN MUSIC MAKES UP TO.
NIGHTS CONCERT.
In themselves the concerts form one
Of the highest educational movements
attempted In the city. They have the
support of III Board OF Education.
oficials OF the city government and the
cooperation OF prominent men and
women OF New York. What adds
greater significance II the fact that the
money realized above the expenses Is
70 be used for a FUR to enlarge the en-
tire musical and dramatic educational
plan. The Board of Education has
granted the use Of the public play
grounds for open mir performances. the
first of which will be given some time
in July. These performances will be
started from the proceeds of the present
concerts.
The programme for to-night's concert
has been selected by Director Julius
Hopp from tho works Of the Italian
masters. Many OF tho selections are
from italian operas. For ~soloists Mr..
Hopp has picked Miss Alice Preston.
who will sing the aria. "Ballattella."
from "Pagliacci." and Bertram
Schwahn. a baritone. who will sing a
selection from the same opera
Readers Of The Evening World should
not fail to take advantage Of the con-
certs. This IL not only true for those
whose means hinder them from attend
ing the opera and the usual high class
concerts. but for those who do.
Mr.. Altschuier's orchestra has achieved
International fame and the programme,
selected by Mr.. Hopp are from the
finest musical gems OF the masters
Each nights concert Is we'll worth at
tending for every person regardless oil
means n locality.
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REACH OF ALL.
The program for tonight follows:
Overture. William .'TeI''..............R osstn
snAntaMs '.I irnpeiss ve1a
XSs. "banattens. "Pagliacci;'... IeoncsSsiI
Miss Alice Preston.
Intsrmi.don Twenty. Minutes.
EIesp. Madame butterfly. .rueei'
Pro'ora'' "PAsiasssi. .syi,..''L"0nca'si
yptssmesso. ''Cavalleria RusaoAns". ... .MasoaSu
e ptmmi Perche iseontnn
ssrrh' a~TIumphal.. Aid. ..,.. verd
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