The Washington times., 1912-11-17
TO
GIVE: THIRD SEASON
Of CONCERTS HERE
Stransky Is Conductor, With
Elman, Noted Violinist,
as SoloiSt.

the New National Thea;cr, with the pre-
eminent Josef Stransky welding the
conductors baton and Mischa Elman as
the noted soloist Of the occasion.
Stransky, in the singl" year he has dl-
rected the artistic fortunes OF inc Or
chestra- which numbers over elghty SC
lected musicians. has won such unlVer-
sal praise as to warrant MS friends in
proclaiming him one OF the greatest or
chestral conductors Of the dhy. Eiman,
the foremost of living. NloHhists. mas
but recently returned from MS native
country. Russia, whore he had not
played since he was first introduced to
the public by his master, Leopold Auer.
nearly ten years ago. Iht career OF I'll
man has been an uninterrupted march
up the ladder of violinistc greatness.
and today he Is unique Incompatible
and unequaled; a genius VINO mas rea-
uIed how such an endowment may be
further enhanced by unremlttlng work.
While T. Arthur Smith. who Is direct
ing the affairs of the orchestra In this
city. Is unable as yet to announce the
complete program for this concert. II is
understood that 1t will include the over
ture. "Hebrides" by Mcndelssohn;
Llszt's Les Preludes. OF IaSSo' and
the Beethoven SYMPHONY No. V. with
the sale of single tickets opening tues
day morping, tomorrow WIN pc 'hc last
day when season tickets may be OBJ
tained.
Not since the days OF jennie Lind
and Adelina Patti has the concert
stage been aroused TO such pitch OF
enthusiasm as that which Is greeting
the appearance throughout the coun-
try of Frances AIDA, the pre-emlnent
prfma donna soprano of the Metropoi1
tan Opera House, who is 70 be heard
in this city at the Columbia Theater
the afternoon following Thanksgiving
Day. November %, at 4;$n O'Clock, un-
der the management OF Frederic snip
man.
The youngest of the great prima
donnas of tn" Metropolitan, Madame
Aida is II lyric soprano Of the most
brilliant type. Tn" fact that ihe Is
the wife Of Gattl rasazza has rather
operated against her than otherwise
in the award of coveted roles at the
Metropolitan, but this season. 'mmedi-
ately following IN" clos" Of her con
cert tour here. she Is t" create the
most important role of the season at
the home of grand opera in this coun-
try-that of Roxane in Walter Dam
rosch's new opera ,'yrano.
Not only does she delight the car
with her exquisite voice, but she is
credited with being the most beautiful
and magnitiCently gowncd singer in
this country
Particular interest attaches to her ap-
pearancc here, as 1t will he the first
time the Washington puhl/ has had
the opportunity to hear her. The limit
enough to hear her on the occasion
OF her two recitals at the White House
are rapidly piaG ng thelr orders ior
,rn,,, ,,soa, n,. ,,r.,,';,t "a 80
this season viii excel this extra0rdi-
nary event.
Adeline Gence, who will appcar at the
Columbia Thcater on Friday, November
q, at 4:3O, In the first of the subscrip-
hon concerts, under Miss Cryder's man
as, CIV WI " "t ntr OWL co'IpanS
tended to,,r this season IIcr r1uelt,"s
include a beautiful eighteenth century
ballet. with tn" scene laid in the Royal
palace at Versailles in the time of Io lis
Nv. The new dance, entitled In
tamarEo.' Will he presented with Il
stage sctunE arcurat" In every his
torical d"taiI. anu Sumptuous in design
ana c3IorlnE MIC, Gene" Will wear
passed on an American stage.
80, nerc Is I't.rll" story outlined IN
-" .n,,ir, s. ne heroine. who Will
. So,ca, ~ nE n'"'c' IS me laNorlt"
, Firth. rut h,. T'mi T'H "," ~ hu'hple
Comes :, s,ar I,nmwo,,,! n,,,, -! E,h,uS su' pc
ficer in the I[inr's : ,rr,v LnH,o,.o,. ,,,,,
y rash and offended ,',mnrWn. tha i,,S,',, III
is avenged by n ,ho,J Srj.,I ' ~ ~
dancer, and he is r,,st i,,n ,rsot'i t VI MI rii
mother of the yo,rt. man - nn,''co ~ ~,
Camargo and begs n,,9 e., intorc,,i' v.,t,,
bia ma ingtN ~ " - u