The evening world., 1911-06-22
GARDEN FESTIVAL
Of MUSIC HAS HIT
A POPULAR CHORD
lnqulrers Show Great Interest
in Operate Carnival Which
Will Begin Sunday.
OF CONCERTS.
Many Artists Eager to Take
Part in Educational
Movement.
OF CONCERTS.

An immense stage will he erected IN
the entire Of the Madison Square Gar
den arena for the orchestra and artists
who will take part in tho eight days
musical carnival beginning Sunday.
June rs. which 10 planned to benefit
school children. wage earners and
others whose limited means prevented
them from enjoying the operas and
high class concerts Of the season Just
closed.
To make the acoustics OF tho Garden
as near perfect as possible Conductor
Modest Altschuler OF the Russian SYM
phony Orchestra will divide the Garden
In halves. Scenery will be put up
reaching to the roof and the stage Will
he covered. In case the Garde Ia filled
the stage background may be removed
A special promenade Is being built over
tho boxes for occupants OF the box
seats.
Julius Hopp. to-
day the following order In which the
concerts will be given:
Sunday. June Is. Russian Night.
Monday. June 2s. French Night.
Tuesday, June q. Italian Night.
Wednesday. June ~. Slavish Dvorak's
New Worldly aud Scandinavian Night.
Thursday, June -. German and Wag-
ner Night.
Friday, Juno 20. symphony Night
(Tschnikowsky's 'Pathetidue").
Saturday. July 1. Popular Night.
Sunday. July 2. International Night.
BEGINNING OF A NATIONWIDE
MOVEMENT.
Many artists have expressed their
wish to cooperate In making the res
tlyai a big success. They view II as
the beginning OF a movement. nation
wide, to provide music for the people
at popular prices. and of popular'z'nS
music In the schools.
1T is by undertakings OF this char
actor that tho public Is educated to
the beauties Of music.'' said Nine. Hen
rietta Wakefield OF the Metropolitan
Opera House. one Of the soloists OF tine
carnival. I'VE artists and. l am sure.
the irnpresarios to a far greater degree.
realize the fact that In the United
states musical education Is often neg
lected.
I'm European countries we md ths
musical education OF the masses well
advanced. Here only a few OF our
people. generally the wealthy. know and
| patronize the high-class music Of the
opera. The prices OF the opera must
be high because there Is not sufficient
| patronage TO warrant tho prices being
reduced. l suppose.
III this carnival educates people whu
have not been able to attenu the opera
sows the seeds OF music In the heart
OF the school child and provides the mn'
slcaL relaxation 20 needed by wage
earncrs, It will have achieved a tire
mendous good. From what l have beer
given to understand. tho concerts In
IN. Garden will be followed by oper
air performances. Here again the pop
u~larization of music may be continued
In AN excellent manner.
"Once we have our people educated
to realize what music means. I am SURF
a wave OF musical rervor will SWEEP
over this country such as no other coun
try ever experienced. l think that ever,
artist. and those who have the pros
perity Of music at heart. should supper
enterprises Of this kind"
Miss Elizabeth Karlowa, an Austrian
ylolinist. will appear Tuesday. other
O.. the artists viii % announced eac!
night. The complete programmes vii
be printed In the newspapers each day
From tho number OF l<iuirles received
Manager Hopp and the committee or
ARRANGEMENTS are certain that the en-
~terprise has struck a popular chord
Mr.. Hopp announced to-day that begin