The evening world., 1914-11-28
"Carn,en Hit
of the Season
At the Opera
BIZ SvlUester Ralplina.

BY Sylvester RdlUltn0.
- ERALDINE FARRAR's Carmen
1T y the hit Of the season At the
Metropolitan Opera House. It
will continue to DO. Mr.. .Gatti.Ca.
sAssa may not hope for q greater sue
cess. Tho second presentation Of b.
sst's opera last night. to . house
crowded to the limit, with hundreds
turned away. confirmed the impress
sion that Miss Farrar's impersonati ton
Of tho gypsy-cigarette girl Is the best
We have seen. At least, It may be
said with surety that the present
generation will hail Miss Farrar's
Carmen a. those OF us who were born
earlier hailed Calves Carmen. II
she were not singer and an actress,
she might win distinction a. . dancsr,
judging by her pirouetting with
Rosina CALI at Lllias Pastia's inn.
There were changes In the cast that
did not detract from it, strength.
Lucresia Bori was . lovely Micaela
In appearance and a. to voice. Clar.
ence Whitehill, unconventional In
dress. was an Escamillo to be con.
sidered seriously and admired. Mabol
Garrison. making her debut a. Fras-
Quita, was welcome. For the rest, the
, cast was the same: the ballet, with
Rosina Call leading 1t, was as ef-
foctive As ever: the chorus was ad.
mirable. and Mr.. Toscanini conducted
with electrifying zeal.
All French was Mr.. stransky's pro.
grammo at the Philharmonic Society's
ternoon. the principal number Of
which was q symphony mo. 4 in c
minor) by Joseph Guy Marie Roparts.
1t ID in three movements. played
without pause. and 1t Ia q work not
easy to grasp at first hearing. That
1t 10 worth hearing there Is no doubt,
but judgment must DO reserved. Mr..
Stransky and his orchestra left moth.
Ing to be desired in the exploitation
Of II. The programme included
Blzet's 'L'Arlesienne" suite, No. I.
and Chabrisrs rhapsody "Espana."
The soloist was Eleanor Spencer,
pianist. who acquitted herself we'll In
Cesar Frapck's symphonic Vsrta.
ttons." showing taste and skilI.
Arkady Bourstein gave q violin
recital at Aeolian Hall yesterday
afternoon that commanded respect
He has . good tone, he plays with
virility and certainty. and he has
musical understanding. His pro-
gramme included Handles sonata in
2 major. Andre Benoist at the piano;
Bach's Chaconne for violin alone. and
Lalo's Symphonic Espagnol." Mr..
Bourstefn's study abroad for the last
few years was worth while.
The Board Of Education announces
the following free lecture recitals for
next week: Tuesday. at Public School
No. IL. Music and Its Charms" by
Loretta G. Ryan. and at st. Anselm's
Hall. violin and Violin Music" by
S S,S',s sc WSinSs6ac Is. Thur:day; at
wesian Music" by Margaret Ander.
ton: at Public School No. ~, rus
Sian Folk and Peasant Songs" by
Edward Bromberg. and at Institute
Hall, Irish Music" by Mrs. Helen
O'Donnell; Friday. at Public School
No. 90. THE Operatic 6cena as an
Art Form" by DR.. John 8. Van Cieve;
at Public School No. 81. Irish Mu.
Sic" by Mrs. Helen O'Donnell. and at
Public School No. 81, "The Orches-
tra," by Pauline Jennings.
The announcements for next week
at the Metropolitan Opera House
are: Monday, "Madama Butterfly"
Wednesday. Der Rosenkavalier;"
Thursday, Tristan und Isolde;" Fri.
day, "Tosca," and Saturday matinee.
the double bill Of "Csvalleria" and
"Pagliacci."
At the last November recital at the
Won Ende School Of Music, on Mon
day evening. Minnie Tracey will sing,
Sergei Kotlarsky, Wolinist, will play
and Frederick Sittig will be at the
plano.
Tho first concert appearance in
America Of Wilfrid Douthitt, baritone
Of the DIPPED Opera ComiQue Com
pany, will be in Aeolian Hall next
Tuesday afternoon for the Red Cross,
He will be assisted by Blanche Man
ley, soprano. late Of the Boston Opera
Company The Stanley Quartette
also will take part.
Anton Wick, concertmaster of tho
Boston Symphony Orchestra. and
Heinrich Warnke, solo cellist of the
same organization, will play Brahms
double concerto for violin and cello at
the Won Ende School of Music next
Saturday evening.
The Wellesley Princeton glee and
banjo club concert will be given to-
night In ths Grand Ballroom Of the
Waldorf.AStos1a. Tho concert ID for
!. tie fund TO rebuild the Wsllesley Al
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