The evening world., 1913-12-27

seeHoo 70 oN8 uno Ime, Or poru1pb'
tho principal sinGers-our old friends
Marie Martfed and Bella Alien. In the
title parts-were . bit ietharGio. There
was . new Peter In Robert Leonhardt.
who disclosed q good voice and IN in
significant physique He didn't try to
lin Bella Alten. - 0orits doss, In the
last act. Most ukely he couldn't Rsiss
was the Witch. . part which he acted
finely. but which . woman's voice would
have made more plausible. Lila Robe
son was Gertrude, and Sophie Brasian
and Louise Coz were rsspectivsly the
Sandman and the Dewman. neither Of
them giving satisfaction. The scenery
was new. painted here By Peter Fox.
all to his credit the second scene Of
the first aot In the woods being ssps-
cialiy arluring.
Louis Kommenioh conducted the Ora
torio Society through an excellent per-
formancs Of Handers The Messiah"
at Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon.
before = large audience. The soloists
were Corinne Rlder-Kelsey. Christine
Miller. Evan Williams and Frederick
Martin. all Of them familiar and each
In good voice. The organist was Frank
L. 6saly. The choruses were delivered
with spirit and Mr.. Kommenich's train
Ing OF the singers was shown In the
excellent phrasing. fne nuances and
admirable balance Of the choirs. The
performance viii be repeated tonight
LOUISE" TO BE SUNG IN ENG.
liSh At CENTURY NEXT WEEK
Charpentier's Louise" which Mr.
Hammerstein introduced to US at his
Manhattan Opera House In the origina.
French and. thanks to Mary Garden
and one or two other artists. made yer,
popular. 10 to be sung In English 70,
the first time In America at the Cen
tury Opera House next week. beginning
on Tuesday evening. The cast calls FOL
q large number of principal singers
more than thirty-and tho production
must have atmosphere to reach an,
| measure OF success. Milton and Sar
gent Aborn. apparently. are striving I,
achieve this. They have announced tn,
abandonment Of the usual Sunday nigh
N~NSSss AOi = bSCuO SCH08tUdi
the accessories having been loaned b,
the Boston Opera Company. Up to tn
last minute. too. singing and actinl
rehearsals will be carried on under tn
direction Of Mr.. Ssendrei. On the open
Ing night Louise will be sung BY Bea
trice La Paine. Kathleen Howard will
be her mother and Louis Kre!dler vii
be her father. Gustaf Bergman will b
Julien, the lover Of Louise.
There will be 4 holiday matinee O
"Haensel and Gretel" on New Yea.'
Day. with tho same cast as on Christ
mas Day. followed by AN Internationa a
Ballet"
The schonbers quartet, which Is to b
played By the Flonzaleys at their mex
subscription concert. 10 such a novelt
that Mr.. de Coppst wishes to give III
subscribers an opportunity OF hearing
more than once. Accordingly he ha
arranged for = rehearsal At the Coz
Theatre tomorrow evening,
Tho National Conservatory Of Mus.
Of America, Mrs. Jeannctts NJ Thurbel
founder. will hold its regular sem
annual entrance examination In s!ngin,
plano. violin. &C.. on next SaturLs
afternoon.
The Educational Chamber Music 81
c!ety's concert In the Straus Auditorium
of the Educational Alliance next SUI
day evening will be given by . quart,
composed OF Alexander Saslavsky, NJ
thaniel Finkslstein, Jacob Altsohul,
and Modest Aitschuler. They VIII pls
works by Borodin. lvanow ana Tschs
kowsky.
A free Christmas organ recital "
; BE- given on Monday evening In the o
First Presbyterian Church BY Hen,
n Seymour Schweitxer. oryanist and d
rector OF the music In Trinity Luther,
! Church, Reading. Pa,
: KITTY chEATHAM TO olvG
TWO HOLIDAY RECITAL
! KITTY oAsasAAn's aaaRl oAsO0n