New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03
Louis Koemmenich will be the conduc-

Louis Koemmenich will be the conduc-
tor.
At the second concert of the Aborn
Grand Opera Company, Sunday night,
az the Park Theatre, in Columbus
Circle. the soloists will be Lois Ewell,
Marguerite Won Trese, Giuseppe Agos-
tint, Morton Adkins and George Shields
with Ignacio del Castillo conducting.
Miss Ewell will sing a group Of three
songs, and the other vocal numbers
win be operate, including selections
from la Giaconda," Martha I'll
Trovatore" and the Nile Scene from
aida Orchestral numbers include
the Hungarian March" by Berlioz and
the Ballet Of the Hours" from LA
Gioconda." The third week Of the
Aborn season, beginning Monday night,
will be occupied with Puccini's MADAM
Butterfly" which will be given the
usual six-right and Wednesday and
Saturday matinee performances. The
casts will include Lois Ewell, Edith
Helena, Marie Louise Biggers, Grace
Baum, Giuseppe Agostini, Salvatore
Giordano, Louis DAngelo, George
Shields and Louis Derman.
At his recital in Carnegie Hall next
Sunday afternoon Fritz Kreisler will
be assisted by Carl Friedberg, the
pianist. They will play as the second
number on the programme Brahms's
Sonata for piano and violin in G major,
Opus IS. The first number will be
Votti's pod Concerto in A minor. Mr..
Kreisler will also plsy four pieces ar
ranged and transcribed for violin by
Mr.. Friedberg, and Mr.. Freidberg will
accompany these. They are Montclair's
Pan and Syrinx," an old French ga
Vote in D minor, Mozart's Adagio in E
fat major and Schubert's Rondo in d
major. The final number comprises
Cottenet's "Chanson Meditation" Kreis-
ler's transcription of Gaertner's Wien
nese Melody" and his transcription Of
Dvorak's "Slavonic Fantasy"
Fritz Kreisler is to make his debut in
New York as an accompanist to a singer
in Aeolian Hall, Wednesday, December
20. The singer will be the Russian
bGrytone, Reinald de Warlich. Mr. de
Warich is an intimate friend of Mr.
Kreisler's, and Mr. Kreisler will accom-
pany him in songs in recitals in New
York, Philadelphia and Boston.
The Rialto announces the engage
ment $here of Jenny Dufau, of the
Chicago Opera Company, for the week
commencing Sunday afternoon, Deem
Der 3. The Rialto announces also a
return engagement Of Vicente Bales
ter, a young Spanish barytone who ap-
peared there for three weeks last sum
mer prior to his signing a contract with
the Boston Opera Company. The
orchestra, led by Hugo Riesenfeld, will
play the "Galatea" overture by Won
Suppe.
william c. Carl will give a Parsifal
organ recital on Thursday evening in
the First Presbyterian Church, Fifth
Avenue and Twelfth Street, in honor
of the twenty-ffth anniversary Of the
pastorate of the Rev. DR.. Duffeld. Dr.
Carl will be assisted by Margaret Har-
rison, sopranoI Andrea Sarto, barytone;
Alix Young Maruchess, violinst; Will
lam c. Reddick, pianist, and Willard
Irving Nevins the chimes.
A third Home Symphony Concert"
will be given at Carnegie Hall, under
the auspices Of "The Evening Mail" on
v ednesday evening, December 10, by
the Philharmonic Orchestra, with Josef
Stransky conducting and Leopold Co.
dowsky. pianist, as soloist. The same
low prices will prevail as before.
Morris Gest announces New Years
Eve concert at the Manhattan Opera
House, when 0ssip Gabrilowitsch will
appear as conductor and soloist, with q
specially selected orchestra Of eighty
musicians. This will be the Russian
pianist's first American appearance as
a conductor. A special feature will be
the "Pathetique Symphony" of Tschai-
kowski. Mr.. Gabrilowitsch's solo on
the piano will be the Rubinstein Con-
eerto, at which time the orchestra will
be directed by Arnold Volpe. The solo
artist of the evening will be Clara
Clemens. The programme will be made
up of Russian music.
The fourth Biltmore Friday morning
musical will be given in the Grand
Ballroom Of the Hotel Biltmore, Friday
morning, December 10. The artists
who will appear are Miss Frieda
Hempel, Luca Botta. Rudolph GAM and
Lucille 0rrell, 'cellist.
Kitty Chestham will give n recital at
the Hudson Theatre on Friday after
noon, December 10. Miss Cheatham's
programme will contain new songs and
arrangements written especially for her