The Washington times., 1914-02-07
MUSICAL EVENTS
FOR THE WEEK
Nine. Julia CuIp and PhiIhar-
monic Society Concert at
National tuesday.

Mime. Julia Culp will be the soloist at
the concert by the Philharmonic Society
Of New York, at the National Theater,
February 10. at 4:S0. Josef Stransky,
conductor of the orchestra, has chosen
program, including not only music
which exploits the work of the or
chestra, but which allows for the proper
recognition of the talents of the Dutch
liedersingeF.
The symphony will be Tschaikowsky' s
after Byron's Manfred" Opus IS.
Madame Culp will sing three songs from
Schuberts Lady of the Lake" and
five charming songs of Brahms and
Strauss, with piano accompaniment The
rest of the program includes Bachs
Prelude, Choral and Fugue. and Duka's s
''Sorcerers Apprentice"
Harold Bauer, pianist. will be heard
at the New Masonic Auditorium in re-
cital February Il, at 4:30 O'Clock, uh-
der the direction of I. Arthur Smith.
Mr.. Bauer has achieved marked sue
cess in this country, having been here
since 1900. His present season has been
most satisfying, both to himself and
his audiences.
His program has been select
ed from the works of Bach, Schu-
bert Chopin, Brahms, and Saint Saens.
The technical work of Bauer is flaw
less. For a recent rendition of the
Brahms D minor piano concerto. with
symphony orchestra, he received the
unanimous approval Of the critics for
his superb technical work, and color
full Interpretation.
III 20. hn
Philadelphia Chicago Grand Opera
Company for an afternoon perform
ance. to be given Friday, February
Is, at Polls Theater.
| With a cast which includes Louise
Edvina, Amadeo Bassi. Franscesco
Daddi, Margaret Keyes, Minnie Egen-
er, Constantin Nicolay, Vittorio Ire
visan. Franscesco Frederici and De-
sire Defrere, the well known Puccuni
| opera. Madame BUTTERFLY" will be
| given.
One of the most daring ventures un-
dertaken in this country is the concert
tour enlistirg the services Of Nine.
Melba. Jan KUbelik, Edmund Burke, the
Irish-Canadian barytone; Gabriel La
pierre, piarist, and Marcel Moyse;
fiGutist. In round numbers the tour will
represent about 800 600 gross.
The combination will be presented al
the Lyric Theater. Baltimore, Febru-
ary 19. under the Baltimore management
of Robert Patterson Strine.
] No event in Americas musical history
has met with greater success than the
Melba-Kubelik tour. Many new record:
established. and the closing months ol
the tour are being attended with phe-
nomenal success and constantly grow
iEg enthusiasm.
Melba is unQuestionablv the vocal staI
o. the world. Kubelik has a hold or
the musical public uneQualed by any
violinist of his time Mr.. Burke ha:
| achieved a success most remarkable
when the artistic greatness of his as
sociates is considered. and the fact tha
he invariably shares bountifully in the
honors of each performance.
! 1t is three years since Madame Melbi
last sang in the United States. Sine
then she has been touring the Engllsl
provinces, devOting most of her time e
her own opera company in Australia
where she is a universal favOrlte
Madame Melba has a high regard 10
The artistic accomplishments Of MT
Burke, and it was by her request tina
he was included as a member of thi
tTi".
Mr.. Kubelik made his last tour of tn
United States during the season 1911-12
Lapierre, the pianist, and Moyse. tn
fautist. were selected as the accom-
paIists for this tour because Of thei
artistic fitness.
Mail orders for this appearance from
Baltimore and out-of-town points ar,
now being received at Albaugn, . Eas
Fdyette street. Baltimore. where thel
will be filed in the order of their re
Ccipt. The public sale will open at th'
same place Thursday, February q.
| The Rebew Orchestra, under the di
rection Of II. w. Weber, gave it:
fourth public rehearsal of the seasoI
| Monday night in the lecture-room of the
! Keller Memorial Church, a capacity au
I dienCe being present.
The soloists were Mrs. Olive Joyce
| soprano; Maurice Fitzgerald, tell0r
and w. II. Walton. trombonist. Mrs
: Joyce made an excellent impression
with her clear voice and distinct enun
citation. her numbers bling IL Low,
YOU" Tit for Tat and ''Rosalie."
Mr.. Fitzgerald gave fine reditiOns o
4 Hear You Calling Me" Mother Ma
cree" and Absent" Mr.. Walton mad,
a pronounced hit with his splendid rem
dition of Lost Chord" Il Trust il
the Lord" and Song of the Evenins
Star"