The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-24
Victor Herbert
Conducts Irish
Music Festival
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~ chestra, with Idelle Patterson as
soloist. and DR.. Joseph Dunn
making an address. celebrated the
tnifty-hfth annull Feis Cecil Agus
Ssanachas, the Irish musical and lit
eresy festival of the Gaelic Society,
q Carnegie Hall last night 1t was a
DIT disconcerting after the several re-
cent recitals by John Mccormack, from
which hundreds were turned away. to
md that the audience was of only mod
Ssote size. tribute to the charm OF
NJ. McCormac ks voice aside from his
nationality. that Is worthy of note.
Mrs. Paterson. in the Caro- Nome
nem "Rigoletto." in Baife's II Dreamt
that I Dwell in Marble Halls" in MIR.
Hsrberts Loves Hour" in Moore
The Last Rose Of Summer" and in Mol
loys Kerry Dances, disclosed soprano
vsecs Of lovely quality and variety that
ne used with no little skill. Her die
ton was excellent and her presence was
engaging. Something In volume of voice
only was lacking. Mrs. Patterson, II Ia
understood, has aspirations for the
z eDsratic stage.
M. Herbert led the orchestra through
I've movements from Villiers Stanford's
symphony In r minor, his own Irish
Rhapsody" and Sunset" and Air de
Ballet" and wallace's Mauritania" over
turs.
Dr. Dunn made IN interesting address
on ancient Gaelic literature.
r., v
cert OF the season by the .PeOple's
symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
yesterday afternoon before an apprecia-
tive audience II was pity to miss
Mr.. Arens's address that by custom
should have preceded the playing OF
Bssthoven's seventh symphony. The
scholarly analysis Of the work In the
programme book that he substituted did
not compensate for the loss Of his own
ample, lucid. direct speech. Don't be
- modest, Mr.. Arens! We like to hear
you talk.
Iaximilian Pilzer, the concert master,
was the soloist in Bruch's violin con-
oerto In @ minor. opus &c. The young
man played with confidence and skill
most gratifying to those OF US who have
watched his growth in artistic stature
for some years. And, apparently, he
has not lost his head. After being re-
called six or eight times. he modestly
resumed his place at the head OF the
violins In the orchestra to play Tschai-
kowsky's 'Marchs S'av."
Carl Morris substituted for John
Barnes Wells and sang most pleasingly
the aria Fri tu." from THE Masked
Ball"
Walter Damrosch conducted the Sym
phony Society Orchestra at Aeoliar
Hall last night In a concert for the
Pension Fund OF the organization.
Tschaikowsky's "Pathetique" sym
phony was the principal number
Germaine Schnitzer was the solost IN
Schumanns plano concerto in A minor
and Edmond Clement, the French tenor,
sang songs by Gounod, Debussy, Mas
senet and Hue. 1t was altogether a
delightful entertainment enjoyed by a
large audience
Olive Fremstadt was the bright. par
ticular star at last nights concert al
the metropolitan Opera House. She sang
the "S!ncidio" aria from la Glaconda."
and when recalled rendered Les Files
d Cad!z" OF Delibes and song By
Grieg. In the second part OF the pro-
gramme she gave group Of German
songs. and for an encore Long, Long
Ago" and a Norwegian song.
Carl Braun delighted the audience
with an air from 1.-The Magic Flute"
Sohubert's Der Doppelyanger' and
Jansen's AT Heidelberg" Henrietta
Bach played three violin numbers. and
Louis Cox. young American singer
who has been heard in small parts here
tofore made a good impression as a
soloist Rothmeyer conducted with GUS
tomhry excellence.
Leopold Godowsky. the eminent ri.
anist, gave q recital at Aeolian Hall
yesterday afternoon In which he played
compositions by schumann. Grieg. Liszt
and Chopin. and six numbers from his
own "Walzermasken," twenty-four tone