The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-23

Here more visitors were announced.
and i took my leave
0UFRANNE, NOT sAMMARCo,
WITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Mario SammArco. tho popular BARI
tone of the Philadelphia Chicago Opera
Company. was 10 nave been the soloist
yesterday afternoon. at Aeolian Hall.
With the symphony Society Orchestra
under Walter Damrosoh. But Mr..
Sammarco was not we'll and Mr.. Dippel.
needing him In Philadelphia for n per-
founance of THE Jewels Of the
Madonna" this afternoon. arranged
with MIR. Damrosch. almost mt the last
moment. to substitute for him Hector
Dufranne. another favorite OF Mr.. Ham
merstein's former Manhattan Opera
Company. Mr.. Dufranne was glad TO
come. lie sang with the orchestra the
Legend OF tho Sage Bush" from Mas
senets "Juggler." and three songs. with
piano accompaniment by Mr.. Damrosoh-
'Avectes Jiux Mgnonne," by Lasssn;
''Novembre." by Tremisot, and To
Vent" by r. Wtbier. lie was In fine
voice. sang with expression and was
well received by the large audience.
Rachmaninon's second symphony. re-
served for the end. was the feature Of
tho concert. Mr.. Damrosch has a strong
liking for the work. which Ia OF excep-
uonal beauty as well as OF sound mh-
steamship. and he has placed It on his
programme several times. lie directs
1t. more than any other composition,
with temperamental energy that re.
fleets itself In the playing of his men.
II II one OF the best things they do.
n nj q NhAxr la Ht,x
There wAs spirit as we'll as potter HaHd
skin In their playing. Before this they
had presented. for the first time here
an arrangement by Max Roger Of Han
dePs concerto RrOss0 with lightness and
grace. and Goldmark's scherzo, opus Is.
with snap and crispness Tho orchestra
has never shown itself to such advan.
tagc.
Puccini's 'Nranon Lesca,rt," repeated
at the Metropolitan Opera House last
night. drew the full Friday subscription
and host of standees. Lucrezia Borl,
the new Spanish soprano. not so ner-
,ous NJ on the opening night. repeated
her Initial success. Caruso was at his
best. and the two were acclaimed voclt-
erouAy Scott, De Segurola and the
rest OF the singers. as well as the con-
ductor. Giorg1o Polacco. were made to
share In the applause.
There was a dress rehearsal at the
Metropolitan Opera House yesterday
morning OF Moxart's 1.-THE Magic Flute. q
which Is to be revived, after several
years. at to-day's matinee. The few
hundred persons who were invited, by
their comments after Il was over, seemed
to think they had been given a rare
treat
Nine. SzumowskS, the Polish pianist
gave the first OF three lesson recItals al
the Berkeley Theatre yesterday after.
noon. Her subject was the Evolution
of the Sonata Form" which she illus
trated by compositions Of Couperin
Scarlatti. Mozart and Beethoven Oh,
was interesting as well AZ instructive.
PUcciNrs AMERICAN OPERA
FIRST OF NEXT WEEKS BILLS.
THE Girl of tho Golden West" iii,
Puccini-Belasco opera. will get Its mrs
presentation this season at the Metro
politan Opera House on Monday nigh
with the original big cast that inciudei
Emmy Destinn. Caruso and Amato
Mr.. Polacco win conduct the work for tn
first time here. For Wednesday nigh
III Tro~atore" 10 announced, witt
Marie Rapppold. Louise Homer. Is
slezak and Amato IN the cast, Mr
sturani conducting. There will be
special Thanksgiving Day matinee O
"Parsifar' on Thursday, beginning a
o'clock, with Olive Fremstad, Car
Burrlan, Hermann Well and Otto Gor,t
In the cast. with Alfred Hertz to con
duct
On Thursday evening caruso will ap
pear IN la Boheme." with Lucrezl
Bori, Bella Alien. Didur. DE Segirol
and Pini-Corsl in the other chief part,
Mr.. Balasco conducting. On Frida
evening repetition OF "Koenigs
kinder will be given with Geraidin
Farrar and the familiar cast, undo
the direction OF Alfred Hertz. ''Hser
: sci uud Gretel" followed by "PagIlacci
} will be presented In double bill at th
\ Saturday matinee. Bella Alien, Mar
A Mattfeld. Otto Goritz and Albert Reis
, the latter as the Witch will appea
In the Humpendinck opera, Aifre
: Hertz conducting, and Caruso, LucI,
Ella Bori and Scott In Leoncavalio
, work.
! Aida" will be sung at the Brookly
} Academy or Music on Saturday even
ing. with Marie Rappold. Louise Home
. Leo Slezak, pnh Oily. Rossl al
? Rothler In the cast. Sturani conductin
Tomorrow nights concert, 20 be col
Quoted by Mr., Polacco. will enlist Il
services OF Olive Fremstad, Dinh Gil
. and Mlscha Elman as soloists,
BOARD OF QUOTATIONS.
EREE nErtTAI q NEWT Arr,
/. The Board OF Education announces Il
!, following free evening iecture-recita
q for next week: on Monday, at Pub