The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-01-30
Miss Farrar
Scores at First
BiLtM,Ore Musical


~ o0sOCOkCS ASUUSJsVs
THE Biltmoros entered the lists
i yesterday with hotels giving
high-class concerts. at high
prices, that threaten to put ordinary
concert halls out Of existence. The
big Ball Room was crowded half an
hour before noon. and In the audience
were many people Of artistic a. we'll
as OF social prominence. The acous-
tics proved all that could be desired,
as Geraldine Farrar admitted to mo
after the musicale was over. The
drawback. on the level floor, ~m
found In the women's hats and
plumes that kept them. as we'll a. the
rest OF us, from seeing the artists.
Tho programme was q triumph for
It's maker.
First mention must be made of Miss
Farrar. . charming vision In blue
(when We could get . glimpse Of her)
who sang In her best voice and In
her most artistic manner songs In
English. and In French. and In Ger.
man. Nearly every woman stood up
and craned her neck to get q glimpse
OF her. and Miss Farrar was worth
while. Then there was Pablo Casals.
the 'ceilist, probably unrivalled In his
field. who played Bach, and Faure,
and Schumann. and Saint Saens, and
Dvorak. and Pepper to the delight Of
everybody: and that modest young
Italian tenor. who looks scarcely out
Of his teens. Luca Botta. who sang
delightfully."- the "Che Zelda Mamma"
from La Boheme" and the serenata
from Mascagni's Iris" to mention no
more. and won everybody's approval.
The accompanist at the plano was
Richard Hageman. a fine young con-
ductor from the Metropolitan Opera
Company. who can hold his own with
the best In this capacity and who In
the larger accomplishment a. q con-
ductor 10 becoming factor to be con-
sidered seriously In competition with
men whose names on the programme
are more familiar.
Yet II was Miss Farrar who was the
hit OF the day. and Mr.. Caruso, who 10
to DO the star next week. must give
OF his best to receive greater homage.
Tho Moments Musicalcs avec Dsh.
ses Moderns ct Classiques at the
Waldorf Astoria, yesterday after
noon, under the direction of Ottokar
Bartik, drew the biggest audience Of
the season. The sololsts were Alfred
lima. baritone; Christine Muller,
soprano. and Earle La Ross, pianist
Albertina Rasch, formerly OF the Gen.
fury Opera Company. danced to mu-
sic by Chopin entrancinGly. and in
the souvenir vienoi." by Johann
Strauss. carried the house by storm.
Later, when the general dancing be-
gan. she also appeared on the floor
In some solo dances. For next Friday
afternoSn the first performance any.
where of the dance poem, "The En-
chanted Forest" by Charles Keller
and Bertha Remick. ID announced.
Frances Aida sang the title part In
Massenets "Manon" at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House last night. Her I'M
personation was charming. and she
was In good voice. Caruso as Des
Grieux sang with his accustomed
grace. Scotti and Rothier also were
In the cast. and Mr.. Toscanini con-
Quoted. Tho audience was large and
generous In Its appreciation.
| Franco Leoni's one-act Opera
"L'Oracolo''--"TheO racle"-a musical
setting OF C.>B. Fernald's play, 1.-THE
Cat and the Cherub." a tragic story
OF San Francisco's Chinatown lons
before tho fire, will have It's first per.
Torrance In America at the Metro.
Politan Opera House on Thursda,
evening. Mr.. Polacco will conduct. II
will be followed by "Pagiiacci.'
Melanie Kurt. the new Wagneriar
dramatic soprano from Berlin, vii
sing Isolde on Monday evening
"L.uryanthe" on Wednesday evening
"Die Walkuere" on Thursday after
noon, Madame Sans-G Gene" on Frida,
evening, "Lohengrin" on SATURDAY.
AFTERNOON and ''Haensel und Gretei'
and "Oavalleria Rusticana," at popu
lar prices. on Saturday night, com
plete the weeks bills
Anna Pavlowa, the Incompatible,
dancer. and her corps OF assistants
will begin q four weeks season o
Russian ballet at the Century Operl
House next Tuesday, the most OK
tended ballet season ever undertaken
in New York. She has q repertory o
fourteen new ballots. a long list o
advertisements Ind q largo numbe
OF special features. There will b
night performances except on Mon
days. with = Saturday matinee. Som
Of the ballets have never been seol
outeide Of Ru0ia, Including the %
! Or TSaes1Ay. ''Ilaynonda." ~ seos
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