The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-01-06
Theatres.

Mr.. Fritz Kreisler, who came to Ameri-
ca last season for only few orchestral
concerts and offered no solo recitals has
returned this season to give much of
himself in both these ways. Every time
he returns, Mr.. Kreisler's noble, virile,
versatile, and widely sympathetic art
seems finer than it ever did before; for
he is an artist still young and still in the
process of growth towards the highest
things. And yet the judgment that he
is among the greatest of contemporary
artists is already one that can be bestow-
ed upon him without fear.
He did not show all his artistic quail
fications. In his program there is to be
found all that brings out his finest
musicianship; take for instance the f
major suite of Bach, of which the pre-
Jude and gayotte are often PLAYED, the
two minuets and gigue much less often.
1t is solo suite as Bach wrote it, but
Schuman added skilfully and judicious-
ly pianoforte accompaniment; and it is
in this version that Mr. Kreisler PLAYS.
Mr.. kreisler's tone all through contains
the full sensuous beauty and smooth
ness coupled with masculine and search
ing power. Splendid vigor verve, and
rhythmic elasticity, warmth and breadth
of style, which, with his phrasing, makes
his performance memorable
Mr.. kreisler has long given his atten
ton to make music of the pre-classioal
period, of which he always has an accu-
mutation on his programme in short
pieces, often arrangements of transcript
tons. There are several that we'll repay
attention as a noble slow movement bV
Johann Sebastian, Bach $ son, Wilhelm
friedman, and the prelude and allegro
by Paganini and the variations by Tar
TIM, which are familiar, all of which he
plays with an adroit delicacy in perfect
information.
Pieces all short, by Gluck, Schumann
and Mozart, Mr.. kreisler's own popular
Caprice Niennois, and three of Pagan
ini's caprices are other numbers on his
programs, which are by no means all.
for this great artist devotes much atten-
ton to the greatest of music which is so
worthy of his powers and his art.
Mr.. Kreisler's only appearance in re-
cital in Philadelphia will be made on
Saturday afternoon, January 10th, at
the Academy of Music at three o'clock.
tickets for which can be secured AT
Heppe's, 1119 Chestnut street. For the
special convenience of out of town pat
rons, the management has arranged to
accept mail orders now and fill them in
the order of their receipt previous to the
public sale. The prices have been fixed
from SOC to $500, with box seats at
$3.50. adv.
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA House.
The theatre goers in this section-and
there are many of them-will be pleased
to know that the favorite Orpheum
Players are to again take the stage and
will soon be seen at the Chestnut street |
opera house, which has been remodeled |
to comply with all legal requirements on /
the construction of places of amusement |
Performances will probably be in full |
swing by the latter part of the month. |
In the list of players Wilde found many |
of the old favorites, with new actors, |
choice having been made from a number |
of the best in the business. The policy
OF the house, will be, in the main, like |
that followed at the Chestnut Street
theatre during the six years the Orpheum
Players occupied that house, and during
which time many of Burlington county's
citizens were frequent and delighted
visitors at the house. The management
will be in the hands of Ralph Renaud,
who has been at Keith's Theatre for
Iome months. a