The evening world., 1914-03-27

all-Wagner programme that a large
audience enjoyed to the full. II In
cluded the Flying Dutchman' over
ture. Siegfried's Rhine journey from
"Goetterdaemmerung." the prelude
and liebestod from Tristan und
Isolde" the Good Friday spell from
''Parsifal," the "RienEi'' overture. the
"Siegfried 1dyll." the prelude TO the
third act OF "Lohengrin," and the
Ride Of the valkyries from Die Wal
kuere." All were played with fiery
enthusiasm that made one forget that
Mr.. stransky Is not pre-eminently a
Wagner conductor. How he did let
his brasses proclaim! Three times the
whole band was brought to its feet to
acknowledge the plaudits. Mr.. Stran-
sky was not to blame. The audience
insisted upon 1t.
With a repetition Of the concert this
afternoon the Philharmonic's New
York season comes to an end IL will
not be out of place at this time to
pay a tribute to Mr.. Stransky and to
tho late Mrs. Sheldon and to Mr..
Leifels. who engaged him. Most of Us
had hoped for MIR. Nikisch. or Mr..
Weingartner, to succeed MIR. Mahler
as head OF the organization, and at
first were not too kindly disposed to
the new man from Berlin. But Mr..
Stransky has made good" He has
imbued this Oldest OF our musical
organizations with new life. He has
developed tho technical efficiency OF
the orchestra until II compares with
the best. He has made II an asset of
which New York has reason to be
proud. DIR. Karl Muck and the hith-
erto unrivalled Boston symphony
orchestra may look forward to some
real artistic competition next season.
Max Heinrich, at Aeolian Hail yes
terday AFTERNOON. gave dramatic
reading OK Tennyson's "Enoch Ar
DEN that was worth while. He held
throughout Its delivery the absorbed
attention OF his audience. That the
incidental music provided for IL by
kichard Strauss enhanced Its value
Is to be doubted. Never may Il be
said to have lent emphasis to the
pathetic tale. Often II seemed an in
truston. Sometimes IL savored OF i'm
pertinence. Mrs. John Il. MacA rthur
at the piano made the most Of 1t.
"Haensel und Gretel" and "Paigi-
accf' In double bill exhausted the
subscription and drew a large au-
olehce or standecs to the Metropoli-
tan Opera House last night, OF
course. Caruso. as Canio in I.conca-
Vallo's work was the magnet. While
not, perhaps. In his best voice, his
singing OF the "Ridi Pagliacco" won
us usual SUCCESS. Rita Fornia. un-
FAMILIAR In the part, was a surpris-
ingly good Media, both as to singing
ana acting. For the rest, the cast
held Amato. Bada and Reschiglian,
nll familiar, and Richard Hageman
conducted maBterfully. Humper-
dincks fairy tale. under the direction
or MIR. Hertz. was charmingly Dor
trayed by its we'll known Interpreters.
Marie Mattfeld. BELLA Alten, Lila
Robeson. Albert Reiss. Otto Goritz,
Sophie Braslau and Louise Cox.
La Boheme." at a special matinee
at the Metropolitan Opera House
yesterday. attracted q large and un-
familiar audience that set a model in
decorum for the more sophisticated
regular subscribers. Geraldine Far
rar made Of Mimi more pathetic
figure than usual. singing exceed
ingly we'll and acting In the last act
with startling realism. Miss Farrar's
thrilling last five minutes In Julien"
evidently has made an impression n
upon herself Lenora Sparkes was n
refreshinGly ingenious Musetta, II not
convincingly French. No apology was
necessary for Riccardo Martin. who
took Italo Crestalli's place ms Ro-
dolfo. Dinh Gilly. Rothier. Ananian
and PM -Corsi completed the cast.
The performance was a very good
one. under the direction OF Mr.. Po-
lacco.