Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-13

The concert of the Philadelphia Orches-
ira yesterday afternoon ran an undistin-
guished and pleasant and unspectaCular
course. with nothing more exciting to
make it memorable than the rising Of
the orchestra in the midst of Goldmarl' y
symphony; that is, after the fourth of
| the five movements.
The symphony itself (Goldmarks rus
tic Wedding'O was of this pleasant, sum-
mers afternoon character; 1t had lovely
moments. but its chief tones were those
of gaiety and charm and a little wan
tonness and ease. Mr.. Stokowski led 1t
with suavity he had the right pace for
Its mellfluous themes, and he had a just
balance for the polyphonic jigtime which
ended the whole. It neither exalted nor
depressed. Somewhere in 1t the various
choirs of the orchestra found each place
to sing sweetly. The wind and strings
in the second and fourth movements, the
strings in the dance, were pleasant to
the ear. One got into such a powerful
good humor that criticism became far
too arduous. One listened and enjoyed
The Don Giovanni" which began, and
Weber's "'Invitation," which concluded
the program, were unquestlonably the
musical features of the day The Don
Giovanni overture is Mozart in his most
rich, most golden of moments. Yet he
does not forget that his opera is some-
thing buffa still, and the overture is an
incessant shifting of moods, not one of
which was neglected or passed scantily
by the conductor. Felix Weingartner's
orchestration Of the Weber Invitation to
the Waltz" is offered to replace the Ber-
lioz scoring of this work Berlioz, 1t
will be remembered knew so little of
the orchestra that he would occasionally
write passage in a certain key and go
atterward to the soloist to inquire If it
could be played In that key. Mr.. Vein
gartner is more adept and as he has all
of Berlioz's sense of orchestra color, the
new version Is both authentic and delight
full
Harold Randolph was the assisting ar.
tist of the concert, playing the fourth
Beethoven concerto, previously heard this
season at the hands of Harold Bauer.
Mr.. Randolph's technique is not so Won
deTfu that 1t would overshadow his quail
tiles of Interpretation. were they at all
intrusive. They seem, however. to re-
main in an indistinct middle distance.
The artist seemed 10 bring to his work
affection and not passion. So il was with
affection and not with passion that one
heard him.
Tomorrow evening is the eighth ami
Yersary of the death of Fritz Scheel 4
wreath under the memorial plaque of the
conductor will recall him TO the devoted
memory Of lovers of the orchestra II
may be noted I'm this connection that the
symphony is also memorial in character
1t Is the first work of Goldmark TO be
played here since the death of the COM
poser.
"L'AmOre del Ire Re"
Announcement Is made by the Metro
politan Opera Company that the last
but one opera of the local season will
be given March %. and will be Monte
mezzi's "L'Amore del Ire Re" CThe Love
OF Three Kings), with Lucrezia Borl.
Ferrarl- -Fontana. Amato and Didur. the
interpreters who made this opera so
splendid In New York last year.
Full details of the plot, with some
notice of Montemezzi and OF Sem Be
nelll, from whose play the libretto is