The evening world., 1911-02-20

audience to the METROPOLITAN Opera
House last evening, and not only was
the crowd large, but It's enthusiasm
was something remarkable. The pro-
Inn was finely selected. Hertz con-
uucted' ard the names of Gadski, Jorn.
at'eh ana the other artists were enough
10 insure a delightful concert.
After tie parSital prelude Ucrber,
Witherspoon sang Pogner's address from
do Meistcrsingcy'' and tho quintet
from the same opera gave Mines. Alien.
Mattfeid' Messrs. dorm. Sooner and
ite!ss an opportunity for no less than
lour recalls. Nine, Gadski closed the
hrst half ot the with n
sreat Interpretation OF B~runnhilde's
immola;!on from 'Gotterdammerung."
drawing round otter round of applause
wa sharing her honors with Conductor
Hertz.
Tho conductors turn came next, FOR
after The Ride OF tho Valhyr,es' the
aoase simply compelled Mr.. Hertz 70
rea'izo that he was a much loved ana
hohOFed leader, giving him what would
nave been seven recalls had HI LETT
we Platform. Walter Sooner sang
Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire
scene from die Walku-e" ~sp.endldly.
and the evening closed with the duo
aad closing scene from ~"Siegfr!ed" by
Nine. Gddski and Carl Jorn. 1t was .
triumph for both.
Walter Damrosch and the symphony
Society a; the New Theatre Yesterday
afternoon repeated the concert of last
friday. OF which the new symphony BY
rnesco was the principal number. APP
probation OF II grows on n second
nearing n a large audience applaudcd
II heartily. Francis MacMIiliau. IN
S~dint-Saens's violin concerto, did him
scIs moro Justice. The "Tannhauser''
overture was Incl" Played.
S~!Sisrond Stolowsll gave the second
OK us historical series OF piano ~recitals
at Mende!ssohn Hall on Saturday after.
noon. HIS programme. Illustrating mas
ters Of the classical sonata, consisted of
HayGn's andante in i minor, Mozart's
rondo In \ minor and sonata in A
major. and B~eethoven's sonatas in .
MINOR. on. Ill, and in + minor. or. 8;
before tie Beethoven numbers Prot.
StoJoWSt! gave a lecture on the artistic
Importance OF the sonata and the genius
OF Beethoven. There was a large audi.
ence.
The fourth OF the Young Peoples
symphony concerts at Carnegie Hall On
saturday afternoon was devoted to
French music. Blzet, Berlloz. Massenet
and S1int-Saens wee represented. wal
ter pamrosch, as usual, prefaccd the
COMPOSITIONS with explanatory remarks
and played some Of the themes on the
piano. S3i1t-Saens's "Sercnadc." for
piano, violin and cello. was played by
NJ. Damrosch, Mr.. Names and Mr..
Nefcr.
Ada" was sung a, the Metropolitan
Opera House on Saturday afternoon to
another crowded house. Leo S,ezak
made a most inpos!ng Rldamcs and
L.nh G.lly sang admirably Anon
as"o. Emmy Des;."n in the title past,
AID Louise Homer as Amneris, both IN
tho voice, AMI Didur, Rosyi. Leaora
SHI"kes and Aud.-lo completed the cast.
Tcs-a".ai conducting.
'N1i1nl Butterfly hld an u1fa-
11.l!l" SI@dnl IN Giu:ep9ina G!lconia at
The Metropolitan Opera Hoase on Satur-
G1- sight. She was formerly OF Mr..
iii~wers.eiA's Manhattan Orera Com
ra0N and now Is a member of the
V'44.Gc.ph.a-Ch!cago Organization. She
helped Geraldine Farrar. ~Jadlowkor and
:. p;ti In tHo other principal characters
II give q 1re performance before a
ia-Se Audience. polcsti conducted.
Russinn Corps for EuiJ,.
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