The Washington times., 1913-02-16
WESTERN ORCHESTRA
S.:I0.CbP'|TAL
FOR SECOND s !! TINE
Minneape!is ssymphony VIII Ap-
pear in National Theater On
Thursday AHeraoons.

No accouhpiishhItu fof the people OF
the Crest, Northwest II slooatsd upou with
greater sectional aprid or with ,grester
wonder and admiration sby the country
at large: thanthaS tie upbuiidins Of the
Minneapolis symphony Orchestra. which
T. Arthur Smith Is bringing to this city
Thursday Afternoon for a second con-
cert at the. New National The8ter. The
Minneapolis Orchestra has SO far out.
grown its birthplace that now only a
small percentage Of its concerts are
given in the bone city. Lost year, the
orgapizationss made ifs nrst trip East,
and A6ubties1 rs regular titin1fary will
rsoons extend yffom coast TO coast No
American orchestra has had a history of
ure and fame as the Minneapolis Orches-
ira Probably such rapid growth would
be impossible elsewhere.
The attainment Of nationwide and
international fame in the space of a
single decade Is, a distinction that be-
longs alone to this organization. -.
The rise of one Of the soloists that will
be heard at the coming concert. Maude
klotz. has been equally astonishing,
while the other soloist. the cellist. Cor
favorite Throughout the musi-
Director Emil oberhofrer has an,
nounced a program for Thursday. with
symphony No /. in E minor, by Sibe-
Illus, as its central theme. that is prov
ing exceptionally attractive to all low
ers OF good music.
Features of the Sunday concerts at
the Cosmos Theater which begin this
afternoon at o'clock and continue un-
interruptedly until 1890 o'clock tonight,
NJ 10 he orchestral
nets, overture ..F,ete Boheme,' from
Scenes Pittoresques:" descriptive
fantasia by Tobani, "A Trip to CoDey
Isiand;" selections from Lehar's "Gypsy
two Oriental intermesaos. "cheops." by
Cobb. and 'Imam," by Mann; Griegs
Norwegian Dance" and Lincke Sc
lection from die Meeistersinger Won
Berlin
Appropriate numbers will also supple
ment the orchestral program
1t is not often that an attraction
particularly musical attraction-is
compelled to seek a larger auditorium
in order to accommodate those desiring
seats. but that is just what has hap
pened in the case Of the Flonzaiey
Quartet, that for several seasons has
sicfans as to the possibilities Of cham
ber music. The F'lonzalev following
in this city has been constantly increas-
ing ever since the date Of Its original
appearance here, and T. Arthur Smith.
who has been managing their local APP
pearances. finds the New Willard ball
room Is no longer sufficiently icapa-
cIous to accommodate the crowds, and
has engaged the Masonic auditorium,
Thirteenth street and New York ave-
nue. for the final concert of the sea-
son, TO be held on the date heretofore
announced-Saturday afternoon, March
I, atuf:3o o'ciock. A feature OF the
change that will be welcomed by many
is the fact that by reason of the large
ly fncreased capacity a more liberal
scale of prices can be adopted. Tickets
that are outstanding for the New Will
lard will be honored at the auditorium,
or they may be exchanged for the new
issue at Mr.. Smiths office.
The concerts to be given by the
Glee and Mandolin clubs Of the CO.
University of New York city.
will be one of the musical events of
this week. More than fifty students
of this university comprise the mcm-
bership of these clubs, and they give
annually. in New York. concerts of
the real live college music. for which
these Columbia clubs are noted. This
year they make their first appearance
in Washington, and offer an unusual