Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-09
Music Notes

The sale of tickets for the violin re-
! cital by Mischa Elman, to be given
in the Palace ballroom Monday night,
has been very gratifying TO the man
agement Of the concert. The pro-
gram to be interpreted is a most ir-
teresting one, and will. no doubt, at
tract a host of music lovers to the
recital. Mr.. Elman will be accom-
panied by Walter II. Golde. The pro-
gram follows:
Concerto, G. minor. r..........,.V Vivaldi
Concerto. A minor Op. 2S.. GoldmarlS
Allegro moderate. Air, Andanter AL
legretto
Variations on a theme by Mozart
Scolaro
Arioso (Arr by Sam Franko),...
]. S. Bach
Caprice, p fiat major,
Wieniawski Kreisler
Notturno Op. 27. No. 2............
Chopin Wilhelmj
Country dance Weber -Elman
Among those who will appear at
the concert for the benefit Of the
Church of our Lady OF Mount Car
mel, in The Newark Theater. October
81, Is a Metropolitan star just en-
gagged, and whose appearance at this
concert will mark her debut in this
country. This is Mile. Anna Siudziu,
who comes directly from the San
Carlo Theater, Naples. Before her
appearance there she was prima
donna soprano in the Royal Opera
House. Madrid. Her greatest success
was scored when she assumed the
leading part in Montemezzis
"L'amore de Tri Re-" an opera that
has not been heard on this side OF the
water, but which may be one of the
novelties to be presented at the Met
ropolitan this winter.
The part of the opera to be pre-
sented, with scenery and costumes al
the concert, has not yet been selected
but no doubt 1t win be the second
act from Faust" with a splendid
cast. Luca Botta will no doubt be
the Faust, Andrea de Segurola the
Mephisto, and Mile Sludziu Margue-
rite. The contralto who is yet to be
announced, may be Nine. Frances
Aida.
1t has been announced that john
Mccormack, the ever-popular Irish
tenor, will give one of his concerts In
The First Regiment Armory, Novem-
ber %. He began his tour in Lowell,
Mass. and will visit the cities in
the Middle West and Canada before
appearing in this section. He has
been engaged for a number Of per-
formances with the Chicago Opera
Company in January, He has limited
the number Of his concerts this sea-
son to sixty. Last year he gave
ninety recitals, but found the strain
too great.
approximately 800 songs have been
submitted to Mr.. Mccormack since
last May, when he closed his regular
season. Only about thirty Of these
have proved to be acceptable to him.
lie has added materially to his roper
toire of Irish folk songs. The airs of
some of these can be traced back to
the sixth and seventh centuries, but
viii be entirely new to audiences In
this country.
Donald McBeath, the Australian
violinist, and Edwin Schneider, plan
list, both Of whom have had marked
successes in Mr.. McCormaclSs con-
certs. win remain with him this year
as assisting artists.
A meeting of the Newark Musicians
Club will be held tonight in Lauter
Hall. 593 Broad street. 1t is expected
that the plans for the coming May
music festival under the direction of
G. Mortimer Wiske, as well as num-
ber Of recitals and concerts to be had
during the winter under the auspices
of the club, will be discussed.
The Moral Side OF 1t.
The vaudeville manager had just
given hearing TO an aspiring singer
Of comic songs,
"Your songs won't do for me-" he