The evening world., 1911-05-20
BY sYL IA WILING.
NATERSON'S FIN Regiment AT

DATERSON'5 Fifth Regiment Ar
mory held a great audience last
night at the second concert Of tho
annual music festival. 1t was m au-
dience that showed not only taste and
appreciation, but admirable deport-
men,. Nothing was permitted to dis
turb the singers. From besinning TO
end Of a selection there was attentive
silence. and. stranger siill to relate.
while the last number or the pro.
rainm was being suns not a man or
woman stirred from his or her place
until the mai note was uttered. Shades
OF our own Metropolitan opera House
genuine music lovers!
The original plan had embraced .
Caruso night for the second concert.
The Italian tenor. II was said. had
been promised 5000 for himself and the
other three members OF a quartet tn At
was to include Lenora Sparkes. Con-
stance Milestone and De Segurola. The
affection OF the throat which drove
Caruso to stop singing for several
weeks before the opera season closed
spoiled this possibility. and &. Mortl-
mer Wiske, the musical director. SUBJ
stituted for the CarusO quartet Marie
nv HlfbNbf s'bAE 1l'llA'as NsNl JUN hflu
Herbert Witherspooi to sing the same
numbers. lie also added Miscsa Ell
mar the brilliant young Russian vic.
lin!st. to the list OF s~oloists. Each ~,
them proved more than satisfactory to
all who were present, but "a number
Of Italians. II was said, had withdrawn
their subscriptions when tho change
was announced.
Nine. RappOld sang the "Dich theure
Halle from "~Ta1nhauser" and the
waltz soag from Romeo eli Juliet" en-
ceedirgly well. SIZE was compelled to
add two extra numbers Nine. Homer.
In fine voice, first sang Mon Coeurs'
ouvre n IA voIN" from samson and De-
lilah'' and added Coming Thro' the
Rye Kari Jorn showed his best PAGES
In Celeste Aida RAJ Pagliaaci' and
20 Paradis.' receiving q special mark
Of appreciation from the male chorus
for the first. The L~eoncavallo number
he sang with fine fervor and the Meyer
beer selection he rendered in exquisite
taste. Herbert W.therspoon contributed
the serenadc from Don Giovanni" the
"Tambour Major from The Daughter
OF the Regiment" and the serenade from
Faust" with stirring effect and in OK
celleni voice. lie IA warmly applaud
ed. The four together sang the quar-
tFt'p from 1kl~bltIIO' anu htbru ny
Frederick Gunster. Frederick Weld and
the chorus, the prayer ard fnels from
tho first act OF 'LohenErln."
Mischa ElinaD made his first appear
ance IN the andante and fnslc OF Men
delssohr's violin concerto. Later ne
played, to piano accompaniment. Schu-
bert's ''Standchcn." Beethover's Mn
nett" and his own arrangement ~
S%ch,ibert's "Wiegeulied" and of Gossec's
'Gavotte." IFS masterful playing
| evoked a demonstration and he was
| forced To add extra numbers.
The concert began with Wagner's
* aisermarsch" by the orchestra ana
chorus, which Nj. Wlskc took at a
pace so slow as tn rob the composition
of much OF its significance. The same
fault was manifest In nearly every num-
Der. 1t must have been trying 10 the
singers and to Mr.. Elman. The chorus.
which consisted uf the combined Peoples
Choruses Of Paterson and Passaic, had
I it's hest chance aud did Its best work T."
strauss Blue Danube Waltz. watch
ii sang with sorority and significance.
The festival VIII close VIII a third
concert this afternoon, when Smarts
cantata, king Rcue's Daughter VIII
he a feature. The %sploi4ts viii 3e Irene
Cumming. Mabel Meade DAVIS. Annie
Laurie MarCor'kle ana Anna Wln';o1p
~ the Manhattan ladies quartet. The
Young Peoples Orchestra VII also take
Tart.