The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-12
Jacques Kasner
Faces His First
Home Audience
YorkVille Boy Violinist,
Who Has Studied Six
Years Abroad, Makes a
Favorable Ir,prsssion
at HE American Debut
in Aeolian Hall.
BY SYLVESTER RAWLMG.

JACQUES KAsNER. vioiinist. . M
tive Of Yorkviiie. twenty-five years
J old, who has been . student In Her
lin for six years. made his American
debut at Aeolian Hall last night. The
atmospheric conditions were bad for the
string. Of his instrument AMI detracted
from the attendance Of ME friends. but
the young man succeeded IN making q
distinctly favorable impression upon .
n,odsratsly large audience. He produced
. big tone. OF lovely quality. and the
49, and masterfulnsss OF his bowling
we're . delight.
From time to time Mr.. Kansr dragged
the tempo 10 no good eject and almost
consistently he forced his tone. Some
thing must be granted to him. however.
for the nervousness attending hrst
appearance. and tribute must be PAID %
him for his simplicity Of bearing and for
his lack Of affectation or mannerisms.
The praise he has won from the music
critics Of Berlin. Munich and towns In
the German provinces where he has ap-
psarsd was not undeserved and. to Mr.
Kamsr's credit. II u to b recorded that
he has come back to his native town
for recognition without any undue nouf-
ish Of trumpets. He u entitled to hesr-
ing with the half Q dosen young violin.
lists that have attracted attention waeh1n
tbs last few years. He has muoh 70
learn. ~ probably no one knows better
than himself. The measure Of his sue.
eeas will depend not upon his technique.
but upon his intellectual grasp. his I'm
asinetSon and his interpretive s1fts.
Mr.. Kasnsr's programme included
Nardini's sonata In d major. Bruoh's
oonosrto in q minor. sindines suite IA
A major. Krsisier's ''Tsmboufins
Chinots" tthis repeated and wieniaw-
Ski's polonsise In d major. ivan Eisen-
berg was NJ. Kssner's acoompanist a
the piano.
In The CLOSING days Of shh prolsdu
music season Margaret Adsit Barrel, Q
messo-s0prano With . voice Of no iittls
natural beauty. but. seemingly. pos
sessed Of no particular sifts Of inter-
probation. save . recital at Aso,ian Hall
Yesterday afternoon. Il 10 understood
that Mias Darrell 10 . music tsachsr IN
Buffalo who studied for some years
abroad. Perhaps II y that, after Q 80.
son Of I'VE months Of operas and con-
certs and rseitah. seven days ard
nights . week. . reviewer Of music b.
comes tired. Would Il not b better for
the an6ers with whom We are un-
familiaf 70 appear n the autumn, when
the public and the critics are open b
nov impresssonss Aiss BasTslrs pro.
gramms included songs by Schubert
Schumann, Brahms and Strauss, and
some early English oompositious She
was warmly applsuded BY an audience
O: no great ase. Coenraad v. Bos. the
Dutch pianist. was her sccompsnist
Opera IN English 10 absolutely necss.
sary to establish operate art in Amer
lea on q healthy basis" declared oscar
sonneck at the Hotel Plass yesterday
morning. Mr.. Sonneck 10 the musical
librarian Of the Library Of Congress.
and he was lecturng on IAN Historical
Survey Of Music In America" under
the auspices OF Kurt Schindler's Schols
Cantorum. Opera and symphonic music
should DO maintained by municipal gov
ernments. he said. and . chance should
be given to American composers for q
hearing Of their works. WMle the
Metropolitan Opera House. Mr.. Sonnsck
added. presented performances Of open
that were highly msritorious. II Wa
mainly an incubator Of antiquities.