The Detroit times., 1913-11-14
Melba, Kubelik-
and Don't Forget Burke
Charm Throng

mutations OF Joy. The red curtain
which formed the background OF tbs
armory stage, To tina delight OF eye
doctors, has been relegated, In its
place. the crowd which attended tho
Moiha. kubelik Burke concert. Thurs
day evening. saw green background
OF so sober hue that they were as-
sured that clashes at color would no
longer Interfere with their enjoyment
ot harmony.
Crowd II WAS mob. tapt. Mar
quardt led most OF the police depart
mont Ia Ia quell the riot. IL MAS tho
largest audience since Roosevelt stood
'em up, last year, and by far the
greatest that has ever attended n coL-
cert In Detroit Even old men OF long
and enthusiastic memories of past
days admitted that. There were 1871
.sdtumoDiles--so somebody counted 'enI
for police purposes parked In the ad'
Jacent streets aud alleys. and about
100 more came on return calls. after
the concert. For fear Capt. Marquardt
might cave ia under the tremendous
pressure, Building Inspector Dupont
came over. felt the foundations. put
hts eat to tAe Heerss aad forbade The
introduction ot any more chairs. Fire
Commissioners Kate stood about with
"a worried look, wondering how soon
he would have TO turn In an alarm.
There were chairs on the stage. On.
ira chairs in the gallery. aud more ex-
tras behind each section of the lower
floor. Ropes were stretched across
the rear of the room behind which
stood 600 people who had been una.
bic 60 secure seats. Long before y
o'clock. Manager James u. Devoe
slammed down the box office window
and said, Nothing doing To line
OF people that traiied on into the dis.
lance OH Larned.st. "Moyin' pitchers
Tor us. they replied. aud departed.
Students or crowd PSYCHOLOGY. n
any were present. were amused 90
see how the audience took the con,
cert. In other cities. the stars OF the
program We're given a great deal OF
exercise, responding TO encores; but
the netreit audience appeared over
awed. either by It's own vastness. or
by the reputation OF the artists, or by
the police. or the green curtain. or
Nine. MeIba's determined shake oil
the head. That silent refusal was
only blum. but people took II very
seriously and missed song or two
that they might have heard.
Mr., knbelik opened the program
with Wieniawski's concerto No. 2. In
ID minor. lie played brilliantly bu,
stolidly: he showed marvellous tech
nique, but no passion. his tones
un t..l A.,s A.
AN encore he gave Schumann' :
"Abendliod"
Nine, Meiba came ON In blue
gown that wculdn have been ala.
tnrbed BY the red curtain The row
Of lights around her neck was seen,
by close opera-glass study. to be a
collar OF diamonds. and many other
gems were sprinkled literally about
her hair and garments. She looked
at least 80 years old she has been
singing for 20. She gave iandei .
:. r. Allegro ed I'll Peasteroso, white
MARCEL Moyse played rute obligato,
There was SEINE speculation as "a
which was Media and which was the
flute. ii was not much of FL song
look who rote it--but Ii showed or
the Media voice, and that ~ what
people wanted As an encore sne
sang John Anderson and when
she was recalled. she gave that de-
clded shake OF the head winch the
audience was 80 courteous as 10 take
too seriously
A man with shoulders then took
the platform. aud sang Diaz "ben-
yenuto Ceilini'' axin In such perfect
French, with such beautiful dIciioI.
and with such feeling. that the house
went half-crazy. IL was Edmund
Burke--perhaps IA descendant OF thu
Edmund Burke that used 10 empty the
house OF commons as I.aFollette. a
few years ago, was accustomed o.
empty the senate. The new Burke Is
To music what the statesman was 10
the composition OF speeches. lie was
accorded double encore.
Nine. MclDa sang III re pastore,
from Mozart's Figaro" with violin
'obligato by Mr.. KubeIik. aMd follow.
cd 1t by the Bach-Gounod Ave MA
ria" Mr. Kubelik played Paganini' 4
Witches Dance and AS encores
Drovhks "HnD0reske" and Schubert n
Ave Maria" Mime. Mcba came
again with "Adfio." from Puccinj's
la B0heme." and "5e Saren Rose.
by ArdIti, which she followed with
Tostfs Goodbye" Aud Mr.. Burke
ended the program with German 4
Rolling Down TO Rio" after wl,ich
the audience rolled down To the street
with great desire TO take South
American trip In Mr.. Burae's com.
pany Some enthusiast suggested IN
Mr.. Powell. the English manager Of
the combination. that his ~ g, emo
locke like prizcfghier and sings
like the baritone OF the ara. Drsbt 90
be taken out In program all MS
own. Got a three-year contract"
Eaid Mr.. Powell. with a ferOci0us
wink
Gabriel Lapierre playes the piano
accomplishments with the briIiiance
that featured the rest ~ tile program,
and the same cold accuracy.
The next concert In the Philhar-
monte course will he given ~ Fritz
Kreialer and Nine GervfIle u an a "A A.