The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-15
brilliant CONCERT
ENTERTA|Ns BANKERS.
Metropolitan Opera Stars Are Heard
by Great Audience at City
Auditorium.
sGLUcK is GREAT EAvoRlTE
Scott, Most Famous Baritone, and
!. zimbaIist. Wonderful Young Rus
/ sian Violinist, Delight Visitors
With Encore After Encore.

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sian Violinist, Delight Visitors
With Encore After Encore.
OF the many welcome organizations
that have assembled in convention in
ASfchmond. none has ever been enter
& falned in SO unique and brilliant n
Efashion as was the American Bankers
association by the city and its people
tat the City Auditorium last night.
-Lunches and dinners to representative
bodies are not uncommon. even balls
'r-though not upon the scale Of that
sof Tuesday night--arc not unknown,
but last night the committee In charge
gave the city's visitors private May
,Fsstival--in October.
Last nights concert was unlike most
of those held under the auspices OF
the Wednesday Club. in that there was
literally not a/racant seat among the
$500 with which the big hall is sup
guests and hosts, and there was
incither chorus nor orchestra. But tho
artists engaged for the concert were
of the class from which have always
been drawn, in recent years. those talk
ing part In the one great musical event
of Richmond's year.
ALMA GLUCIS FIRST
IN HEARTS OF AUDIENCE
Indeed. two of them have actually
appeared during the music festivals,
one of them several times. while the
third, who had never sung here before.
had been longed for by many n hard
working music, committee, compelled to
consider long and carefully before
making up it's list OF artists.
First, apparently, in the heart of the
iaudience-whethc visitors or home
tpcople--camc Alma Gluck, who, Young
and charming and lovely, is neverthe-
less witch. She has only to appear,
10 smile, to bow. and house, any
house. is hers. And that was the case
last night; she came upon the stage
ana the balcony, as we'll as the pit,
rose at her. For her first number she
chose the ford Bel raggio" aria from
Rossinfs "Semirpmide," in which her
mere technic was exploited, for it con-
tains few opportunities for the display
of the beautiful sustained tone for
which Miss Gluck is noted.
y, Eut for encore, which the house in
sisted upon despite her many gracious
bows and gay, smiling mods, she sang
-Rimsky-Korsakotf's Chant Indoue.''
which, with It's weird, suhdued quality
and unexpected intervals. provided her
with occasion to float her rare ana
sHute-lite voice over the crowded house
IN this exquisite song. Miss Gluck was
at her very lovely best, and the end
of the song came ali too soon.
.WONDERFUL YOUNG
RUSSIAN VIOI.INIST
sing
again. came Efrem ZiInbalist. the won
derful young Russian violinist Many
IN the audience remembered his superb
performance. of John Powelrs violin
concerto few years ago: many others
have heard him In other cities and all
The rest knew him as one of the great
sSiolinists of the world, SO he. too, was
welcomed with roar of applause. Like
Ais-like Miss Gluck lie began his per-
iormance with typical SHOW piece"
Mienawskfs Faust Fantasia" one OF
the pieces which the Pole evidently
Mrctc to be overcome by cirtuosos. And
Mr.. Eimbalist overcame II, trills. har-
monies, double and trebled stopped .,ar-
monies and all.
& Mr.. Zimbalist's method is familiar
to Richmond, so that his performance
of this test piece need not be dwelt
upon. The audience appreciated tho
not be content He was compelled to
play again, this time lie Cygne,' by
saint, Saens. which he played with
ing tone-a tone as soft as n whisper.
yet which carried to the last row of
SEATS u .nao the oNerhanging balcony.
LIVING BAtIToNEs
Third on the program, but first to
him. or who had heard him. was An !.
tonic Scotti--Scotti, the most famous
of living baritones. Rivnlied in voice
Amato, it must be rememSer H t that Mr..
Scott has been with the Metropoli-
tan Opera for sixteen years. and that
sang first the "Pagliacci" prologue.
p Dart meyer in m enm0na ,hs the first
song been more nobly sung. If there
Is not the brilliance in his voice that
is now. in that. of the Younger singer,
there is n mcilowness that makes his
soft work thing to marvel at. while
always ,,l" through all his singing. .shinss
appearanee, too: infiniteiy eaaiamaes the the
delight that his performance gives
tall, slender, even though he is Il grand
opera singer, he stands without affec-
tation, yet at ease. and sings. But.
it is well known that he is one of the
foremost actors on the operate stage,
and. after having watched the quickly
changing expressions of his striking
face. that Is easily understood
PLAYED AGAIN AND AGAIN
and dheg AL hTf ss c and pIaNed ssa
Mozart is Don "' Giovanni" Willie Will Mss Mis-.
Glucli coauetted with the older man
Amato during her first appearance here
and coquetry, voices and artistry com
bined So TO delight the house that they
AIR. Zimbalist playc- group OF four
short pieces. by Beethoven. Hnydn and
leave, the stage, except to return. when
he played another piece of <reislcrs
Mr.. Scott changed his programmed
numbers, substituting q serenade and
q song Of wine.'' both by Mozart. but
used the set songs for cncores. without
which the audience would not be >satis-
fed.
And for her final group of songs, Miss
Gluck appeared in crinoline, curtscyinS
to the floor before she began TO sing
she Wandered Do~i the Mountain
side. The Last Rose of summer" "My
Old kentucky Home" she sang, the
last of the three almost as perfectly rs
she had sung the Chant Indoue." and
then she gave "DiNic.n which of cnursn