The evening world., 1913-10-06
Concert Season
Opens With -Four
Large Audiences
italian Sym phony Or
chestra, Century Opera
Cor,pany's Singers and
the United States Mar
inc Band Furnish the
Attractions.
Bv Sylvester Rauiing.

VVY 1TH four concerts yesterday fol-
w lowing three weeks OF opera In
" English NJ the Century opera
House that have been recorded. the
Nav York music season OF 1ol3.14 may
bs taid fairly 70 be started. IT will he
kept going for elk months, or mora
Eaflier beginnings and later endings OF
the season have been noticed IN rocent
years. but tho present outlook IL unpr~-
cedsntcd. Now along comes Mr.. Ham
msrstein with the promise, or the
threat that when his new American
Opera House Ia ready he Intends 10 give
opera all tho year round. The public
snsy stand for Il; but what Is % be tho
fate Of the music critics7
A. Aeolian Hall yesterday afternoon
the Italian symphony Orchestra. Pletro
Florida conductor. gave ~ first con-
cert. The players. all Italians. arc vol
unteeu from the leading American SYM
phcny orchcstras. Tho or Examination In
unique IN that IL has no endo mene
fund, but n maintained solely ny the
members. The programme consisted Of
the 'Ladolska" overture or Luigi cheru.
bini: che "Pastorar' symphony Of Boot
hovsn. . baritone solo from "Paoietta,-
an opera by Mr.. Florida. we'll sung By
Horatio Council. and the vorspiel from
wasner's die MeistersinEer." The In
tent Of the players could not be nAs.
UNDERWOOD. II found vent In too much
muscMaFdty. the ''Ddo MeistersinRor''
number showing this at its best, or its
worst. for In Il there was Q perfect fury
of sound. but there waa much to com.
mend In solidarity. IN prscision OF at
tack ana N absolute response 20 the Dc.
mand OF The conductor. There was q
large and friendly audience. generous
sisesd upon making the whole band
sAare. and the programme WAS just Of
the right ,snsth-An hour and . half
There was another capacity audience
at the Century Open House last night
when tho Mesars. Aborn gave the nrst
Of . series Of popular Sunday eonosrts
~ msmbsrs Of their company sinsing
opera In English. etesct adherence to
the vsfnaculAr was not observed, and
for tia: they may be forgivsa. per.
haas. because Of the presence OF . large
nvmber of ltaliAns, who wsrs most sn.
thusiastio over the songs which wers
rendered IN their own tongue oustAf
Bergman added to his faver By his haA
singing OF IN iucevan y STEELE" from
Puccinfs 'Tosca." and i.ois Dwsu to
hers by her ''vissi cart" from The
same opsra- O<hsF soloists ware KAth-
,ssa Howard. Thomas Chalmers. Nor
gan Kingston. Louis KrAdler. Lana
1lason and Jayne Herbert the last
three With Mr.. Bsrgmaa singing the
quartet from ''Rigolstto." An overture
- nssro themes by Henry y. Gilbert.
the ffrst OF . e1ies Of orchestral COM
positions BY American composers.
showed musiciaaship Of no slight order
asd proved attractivs even though the
orshestra failed 70 mako the most OF It.
Tue United States Marine Pand. un-
dsr the lsadersiAp Of Lieut. sante,manu,
gews IN afternoon and IN evening con-
cert at tbs Hlppodroms yesterday. each
Of which attracted audiences Of fair sise,
' ssbbl,ns ovse With enthusiasm. Muoh d
~ iAftar was vested on soloasts vooal
and Instrumental. that made one wonder
why. Thsrs wtn BE- seorss, not to sAy
Hundreds. OF opportunities to hear such
In the next six months while the visit
Of military bands will be rare For peo.
pie who Ike military bands why no,
sxtort from them q full measure OF tn,
kind Of music for which they are Gre
a4sd! Josaph Stoopack. . boy In knick
sCbookers. who played tho violin. ant
Mary Sherier. aporano, were the pr1m,
1AWorates. Unless tho Navy regulation,
esgvire II. Lieut.. Santeimann would bet
- appear without ~. .~~-d The h...
No. admirable qualities Perhaps ~ W,
weren't 30 accustomed TO those OF GU
own John Philip Sousa and his men
W. Ahould appreciate tinom more
The Metropolitan Opera Company Is
sues to-dGy It's prospectus for the s!xt
season OF opera under the direction o
Mr.. Gatti-Casszza which In to begin o.
Monday. Nov. II. ana last for twenty
thPos weeks. Nearly AL the old favor
tts stngers have been re-ensased an
some new ones viii BE- added. Artur
Toscsnini, Alfred Hertz and 0iorgio Pc
laceo are 10 return ~ conductors. a.
sisted by Richard Hsgeman and Han
technical director and Guilo Sctti agal
will manage the chorus, Among the ner
works promised ara Victor Herbert
Madeleine" In English: Richar
sstrausss Der Rosenkavalier,' Gustav
Charpent!er's Julien" 4 sequel
LOUISE" Wolf-Ferrsrrs "l.'Amor
Medico,' and Italo Montemezzi
"L'Amore del tire Re" Tho latter oon
poser II unknown TO American aud
ences. Mr.. charpentier is TO DO pressr
% the first night OF his Julien"
Mr. Hammerste,n said las, night hi
y avoid opening mis- new Amcrics
Opera House on une same night as Z
Metropolitan. he probably would pos
pope the date until Nov. 20 lie pi
poses to give altern ,Sely opera ia Ia
Nsh al popular prices GA three nigh
. week ana opera IN French aud lta!ll
on the other three nights at five dollar
he has engaged. he says. eminent SIN
ere and conductors, and a first-cla
chorus and ballet ana has prepared a
the necessary accessories with great cal
aAd Ii ready TO present nrst-class ope
- soon as mis- now house IL nj II