The evening world., 1915-01-05
yylGdslp lphia Men
Play Here for the
acDOlueu Fund
B1 SvlUesfer Ralcling.


THE Philadelphia Symphony Or
chestra, Leopold stokowski con-
- ductor. came to town yesterday
Afternoon and gave q concert at Car
hegie Hall for the benent Of the
Edward Mcdowell Memorial Asso-
eiation at Peterborough, N. II. Olga
oamaroff. pianist, was the soloist.
The programme consisted Of a con-
oerto for string orchestra. more than
two centuries old. by Antonio vivaldi;
Beethoven's Emperor concerto. for
|. plano and orchestra: the dirge Gin
memoriam) from MaoDoweli's In
liAa" suite. and Tschaikowshy's fourth
oymphony. Object, composers, play
tGs and places involved. 1t will be
Dot1ced. make an odd combination.
!, There was q large and approciativs
Z audience to enjoy the performance.
Or. stokowski's' orchestra 10 .
worthy one. worthiiy led. II has in
1iv3duality and II smits . nne. SON.
sgous, singing tone, the strings espe-
s1alay commanding attention, a. was
shown In the vivaldi concerto and
again In the Beethoven concerto. In
I a. latter. the solo part was main
\ taAned and expressed BY Nine. Sama-
.pee6 with taste and understanding.
,ouk ct . sacrifice OF something Of
FV1Ellity. Her playing was essentially
o1mininA A . friend Of mine ro-
unasked. 'Empress" rather than EN-
yseor'' should be used to designate
Ne composition - Nine. samaron
Axploits It
The playing Of the fourth Tschai-
eewsky symphony by the Philadel-
3hia Orchestra yesterday and By our
own Philharmonic Orchestra ON Sun
Aay has caused George Engels. the
a nanagsr Of our Symphony Orchestra.
i VAich y 70 play It next Friday and
Sunday. to protest that there has
besn . lack of courtesy in the matter.
!. Ralph Edmunds. however. asserts for
ne Philadslphia Orchestra that It had
announced Its intention to present the
work . month before the Symphony
= Orchestra said anything about It.
Oedp 0abrtlowitsch gave . piano
recital at Aeoltan Hall yesterday AZ
taguoon which deserved the unusua.
ogu6ramme announcement that It waA
sof extraordinary interest" It con-
taaned Bsethovsn's sonata in A major
No. 3. opus 8; Brahms's variations
and fusue on Q theme by Handel. opus
-: ok etudes by Chopin. and . grouI
ok compositions by Tscnerepnine
0apeilnikoff and Nosxkowski thai
saAasd for . digital dexterity truly
marvellous. Nischa Elman. the vio-
s1nist, from . box. Viewed 1t with wide
svsd-ons might almost say oper
nnouthsd-admiration. But aside from
III feat II may be doubted that an,
D1anlst to-day plays with greatel
0haTm Of style. with more seriousness
= - purpose. or with Hner- musician
'ahio than Ar. Gabrtlowitsch.
Caruso. singing at his best, was
1adames for the flrst time this sea-
con In O 6ne performance Of Aida
At the Metropolitan Opera House last
night. The house was crowded to
the Limit and there was generous ap-
plause. The cast included Emmy Des-
ttnn, Margarete Matxenauer, Amato,
Didur. Rossi, Audisio and Lenora
oparkes, Mr.. Toscanini conducting.
q There u rumor that the younses,
son OF 0ervase ELVES, the English
eonor. went down with the battleshir
yoemidable. on which he was q mid
Ghipsnan. whom the ship was torpedosd
IN . German submarine recently. Mr.
0wes, II will be remembered, wal
brought over by the Oratorio Society
% sing the leading part In Elgar's
sThe Dream of Gerontius." He Is nov
On the ocsan, returning to England
Nr. ELVES has three other sons serv.
tnE In the British army In France
Before he became singer Mr.. Elwss
WAS In the British diplomatic service
When he left Oxford he went to Wien.
80 - secretary to the British Am
bAssador. He has served also IL