The Washington times., 1913-11-02
ORCHESTRA CONCERT
TUESDAY AF TERNOON
Boston Organization Has the
Largest Subscription in Its
History For Engagements.

With the largest subscription in It's
ira, under DR.. Karl Muck, gives the
first of its five Washington concerts in
the New National Theater next Tues
day afternoon at 4:3o.. All accounts
have it that the orchestra is playing
more brilliantly than ever.
DR.. Muck left II last spring at the
highest point of discipline and technical
efficiency 1t had ever reached. and this
ton the orchestra began where 1t had
left of in May. There are a few
changes in the personnel owing to the
retirement Of some of the old members.
The concert will be purely orchestral,
no soloist taking part in the program.
1t comprises the brilliant and tuneful
Symphony in B fiat major by the Rus
sian. Glazounoff: Smetana's fascinating
little overture, Die verkaufte Braut;"
Cesar Franck's fantastic Les Eolides,"
and Dvorak's overture, "Husitska.'
Tftta Ruffo will make his only ap-
pearance south Of Philadelphia this sea-
son al the Lyric Theater, Baltimore, the
evening of November Z, when he Will
sing the title role in the Chicago Grand
Opera Companys performance of Yer
dis "Rigoletto."
The Ruffo appearance will be the
most important musical event of re-
cent years in Baltimore and is being
anticipated with the greatest interest.
Owing to the international fame of this
singer and to the fact that II will be
his only performance of the season, in
this section of the country, there will
be a big demand for seats.
The announcement of Ruffos appear
ance at th2 opening Lyric performance
came as a surprise. Puccinis La
Boheme" having been the opera sched-
uled to commence the series. Ruffo
ill sing only a limited number of en-
gagements in the East and Baltimore
will be among the first cities to hea
him on his second American tour.
The star will be given notable sui
port, among the singers In the cast b.
ing Mime: Alice Zeppilli. Nine. Louis.
Berat, Mile. Margaret Keyes. Mlie
Minnie Egener. Aristodemo Giorgfn!.
Nocilay and Fossetta. Cleofante Cam
panini. impresario, and general musical
director of the company. will conduct.
Under the direction of II. W. Weber,
the Rebew orchestra gave an enjoyable
concert Friday night in the North
ceeds being for the church. A welI-sc-
lected program of orchestra numbers.
together with solos by Mrs. B. II.
Smart, Miss Lillian Chenowith, and Nj.
Elijah Kinsella constituted the pro
gram. Mrs. Smart sang Little Heart
Il Love You Truly" and "AH for You"
in fine style; Miss Chenowith's Song
of the Heart" and Love in a Rose"
were most pleasing, and Mr.. Kinsella
gave an enjoyable Interpretation to
"Bedouin Love Song and "Armorers
Song: Miss Comedian NJ. Long. Miss
Bessie Humphreys and Mr.. Starnall
We're the accompanies.
Edwin Hughes, pianist and teacher.
who is in Munich, gave his first concert
of the season October l9. A large au-
dence received the somewhat lengthy
program enthusiastically and were par
pleased with Hughes's own ar
rangement of the Strauss "Wiener
Blutt' Besides American and Cana
dian pupils, Edwin Hughes has students
from Germany, Russia, and England.
Music lovers of this city will rejoice
to hear that arrangements have been
made with G. A. Ellis, OF Boston.
Paderewski's American manager. where
by the Polish pianist will give a re-
cital here in the National Theater No
vember II. at o'clock. The concert
will be given under the local manage
ment of Mrs. Wilson Greene.
An informal reception was given Sid
ney Lloyd Wrightson Friday evening
in the Chapel of the Church of the
Covenant. The reception committee
consisted of Hon. Henry B. F. Macfar-
land, chairman: Mrs. John Hay. Mrs
Sidney G. Neale, Mrs Theodore w
Noyes, Mrs. William Kearney Carr, A.
B. Browne. w. Roland Carter, A. 6
Clapham. Dr. Carl l.. Davis. w. w
Delano, J. L. Downs. Edward II. Droop,
S. NJ. Fabian. II. II. Freeman. W. a
Gawler. W. F. GUIDE. J. Walter Hum
phrey. DR.. William Gerry Morgan. Har-
vey Murray, Justice Stanton ]. Peelle, |
DR.. Charles W. Richardson, William f. |
the Rev. W. r. Wedderspoon,
and the Rev. Charles Wood