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Urges British Propa

The writer deplores the fact that Great
Britain is no, making any propaganda
IN Rumania revealing the work of her
a'my and navy IA order To counteract
'he extremely active German propa e
ganla, which is supported by bribery
ana the eXasgeration of mishaps TO the
Entente. The German ag,tators are in
s,~tiug upon III" hfpclessress OF the
Allies task.
The mHiu object Of the Grmau propa =
gdnda. he says. II TO keep Rumania
neutral He asserts that collections ar.
made in Turkey for hrih.ng n. Arab
chiefs 10 fight against the English. The
2f's ronsis, not only of money. iow.!rv
and horses hut of Circas.ian beauties
from the Turkish harems
Speaking Of Bulgaria, the cor,esnor.
dent says
'Th" Germans handed over to Bul.
CARA all of the booty made in Serbia.
Guns munitions. rifles. furniture and
Je"elrN and loot Of every possible de.
s'r.ptlon is seen everywhere at Sofia.
Ih"r" Is no sugar whatever in hui.
CARA, which Is also short Of coal The
prices ar" not as htgh as IN Constan.
tinopl", hut the Rdlgarians are suffering
The lot that seems to follow the Ger.
mans wherever they go is shortage of
food and other supplies
There seems to be still n small
amount OF silver in circulation in son,
hut the Bulgars, who have always boe,
poor. are realizing now the degree OF
poverty under their German masterl
such as, II properly emphasized. mus
IN my opinion bring about eyeu,un'
trouble with the prusian bully. who ,t
present is cajolng them with gifts anc
promises
The sun., 1916-01-28
varied Appeal. to Providence.

Lord Derby told his views of the war
conretsationally. saying that 1t Was "a
remarkable situation when 50 many
nations were ali sincerely appealing 10
Divine Providence TO bear witness to the
+ ighienusu-ss OF their cause lie added
joco,elN
The Kaiser even addresses the A.
mighty IN terms of perS 'ual familiarity. ."
Lord Derby sand that he wished To- lay
EnEiandS cas-" before America. hoping
tnat Americans would believe that the
cause for winch England wa~ nghtiug
wgs righteous.
'fei sonaily,' he added "ir the pun sn-
nIeul o. Serbia for an apom ti1l" cr me
were tn" only Issue. would not fv.i
The sun., 1916-01-28
FINDS ALL RUMANIA
STRONGLY PRO-ALLY
London Writer Says Army
Seems to Be Preparing and
to BE "CraZy for War.
SPIRN GERMAN PRESSt RE
Sp,c,1i CnJi> pcspdrc. a. Tur : =

Npsci1i 'djlr Dcsrd'r' Ia INV NiN,
Io<noS. Jan .7.--The Daily Nd'ls sIr -
.ial correspondent who has just returned
TO London from the Near East In third
article to-day says
"Ruman.a ~ pro-ally, especially pro
French. through and through. Her spe-
,ial hatred Is directed against tine dua'
monarchy. particularly Hungary. At
cinematosraph exhibition entitled
u'nder the Yoke OF Austria Hungary
which depicts the eufferngs OF the Ru-
manians living under Austrian rule. the
audience at one incident rose 10 their
fee, and shriek.d Down with Austria :
Down with Hungary"
The whole Rumar'ag army 10 crazy
for war, and. Judging from the fact that
the blinds of the railway carriages are
pulled down at many places SO that no
passengers may look out, military prep
arationS are doubtless preceding. Many
Rumanian officers are dissatisfied with
me slowness with which the Entente
: making progress in the war. but they
Az" frm believers IN the eventual VIC
tor, Of the Allies.
THEY assured me that no Influence
and 20 pressure could induce them TO
join Germany"
The sun., 1916-01-28
ERZERUM REPORTED
IN RUSSIANS HANDS
London Hears Of Big Victory
Over Turks-Bcrlin Tells Of
Menace to Alden.
HOLD Ot'T on THE TIGRlS
Special Cnbie Despdtch IN Tpr stx.

Special cdb'e Despatch IN Tar stv.
LONDON. Jan c7.--Erzerum. the rr'n-
cipal city In Turkish Armenia, well frti-
fled on modern lines. is reported to have
fallen into the hands Of the Russians
Official confirmation Of the report ls
lacking. The report is however. not
doubted here In view Of the steady head
way made by the Russians since they
launched their powerful offensive IN the
Caucasus on January IL, carrying their
campaign iuto the interior OF Armenia.
The capture OF Erzerum, II confirmed
means the creates, Russian victory IN
Asia Minor since the outbreak Of the
war, overshadowing in importance the
defeat Of the Turks at Sarl kamysh a
year ago 1t Is expected 70 have a
strong moral and military effect OF the
operations in Mesopotamis and r. sia.
The Athens correspondent II the Daily
MAJ telegraphs Tonight:
1T Is stated In reliable quarters that
Persia is about to join the Allies otii-
Ially."
Hear Of British Losses.
An alarming report was received here
Tonight in form of Berlin MESA se
quoting the hO.lniSchs IolkS .cnUng As
stating the British losses in southern
Arabia NJ ~ December 3" at 35.""". bf
this total 1900 were killed and 10000
wounded. the voikS:citnrJ says The ~
formation came from CAIRO The paper
add. that ttlc present garrison Of Adcu,
which is the objective OF the Turks and
Arabs. IL 2O.uOu.
The official press bureau this eve
hing gave out "A statement DENYING the
truth OF the reports contained IN the
kointSchc /"itn0s despatch
Tne kooMische Ioiks,'ltunp declares
the British are hard pressed under the
furious onslaughts OF the Turks and
Arabs. The Reriin Overseas News
Agency quotes supplementary infnrna
ton Of the Cologne paper as follows
"A wounded English Major declares
ih,, AZ the beginning OF the War 2ju,-
O0O square kilometecs in south and
southwest Arabia We're N the possess,o on
of the English and that the entire tern
tory has been lost since 10 the enemy
| All the ARAB chefs have joined TN,
Turks and are using the arms furnished
them 10y the British against the latter
SECOND Gibraltar.
Aden is REGARDED as a second Gibral'
TAR. For the Turks 1t Is indispensable,
! in the naturalization OF their dream &
conquer the sea route 20 India Aden
! best ides being an excellent coalirg sta
ton. would he naval base OF immense
! Importance. The southwestern strip ot
| Arabia Is vital for the maintenance OF
T British domination ia the East.
/ The India once issued the following
F report to-day regarding the situation al
The sun., 1916-12-17
A NEW DANCE CLUB.
10 oailsA without PrsSsAios
"PasaAleo,Y

II IL oaiisA without PrsSsAiss
AmsricA's amartut bailSeom and
the frst ever dssiynsd ~ astises ssps-
cially for . dancer - Margaret
Hawkssworth's Parsdiss. ~ the corner
Of Eighth avenue and rfty-sishth
street. which will have It's formal
opening next wednesday night. Josef
Urban. the famous scenic artist. and
Raphael Kirohnsr. Europs's painter
Of pretty women. together designed
ideas Of an ultra modern paradise"
for dancers. Miss Hawkssworth on
ferred daily with the artists and the
result 10 largely N expression Of her
W personality.
Paradiss 10 comfortably Dcopor.
toned. II has perfect light and vsn-
tilation and the best dancing floor
ever laid In this country. II has its
private elevators. its own private
kitchen. tn own stan Of uniformed
walters and It's own ten piece orches-
ira, under the direction OF JoDeph
Schmidt, which formerly played for
Miss Hawkesworth at the Plaza Hotel.
The decorations and furnishings are
exQuisitely luxurious. Everything has
been designed in the key of the room
down to the menu cards and the
chairs. More than 5000 he's been
expended to give Miss Hawkesworth
and. her dancing partner. Alexander
Khan. the most wonderful ballroom
ever known In this country.
There Will b daily tees from 4:30
to $40. and daily supper dances from
IL until closing time. On Sunday
there will b an elaborate dinner, with
dancing starting at 7 o'clock. New
Years w will DO devoted to festival.
The opening on Wednesday night
next Will b one Of the most important
dancing events Of the season. Para
disc Is what the exclusives and the
fashionablss have been waiting for; II
Is the do luxe dancing place that the
d~ebutantes and their mothers have
desired. The direction. Il 10 needless
to say. Will be very much 4 the social
register.
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CONCERTS OF THE WEEK..

sUNDAY-Phirhsrnontc Society, Carnegie Hall. 8 P. NJ; symphony
Society. Aeoi:n Hal, 8 Pm; Society Of the Friends Of Music.
inc Elliott: Theatre. $50 p M; chamber music concert, Harris
cess Theatre, . p. NJ; opera concert, Metropolitan opsra House.
80. $3.50 p. NJ; Aborn opera concert, Park Theatre, $3.50 p. M.
MONDAY-Coumbia University Chorus, Carnegie Hall, 8:30 p. NJ;
Charles G0cPs; pianist, lEnsslbsrt Rosntssn, eehist, joint recital
TUESDAY1,May Peterson. soprano, Ason.n Hall, 9 ?. M; Bsrrs!s
pm.
wEDNESDAY-Reinhol do warhck, barytone. Asolian Hall. 8 P. N.
THURsDAY-symphony Society. Carnegie Hall. 3 P. NJ; Sacha vou.
chenko, Tynpanon recital Princess Theatre, 3 P. NJ; Charles
Lsech Quick, barytons. Theodore Won Hemert, orsanist, Joint
recital, Aeolan Hall. 0u6 p. M.
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caro- Nome from "Rigolettp." Nine.
Margarets Ober will sins 20 Don Fatale"
from Don Carlos" Luca Botta will
sing an aria from ''Tosca' and Giuseppe
DO Luca will sing Fri tn" from I'm
Ballo In Maschera." The quartet from
ia Bohems'' will be sung by Mines,
Mason and Garrison and Mesers. Botta
and De Luca and the quartet Of "Rigo-
letto" by Mines. Garrison and Ober and
Messrs. Botta and De Luca. The or
chestra under Gennaro Papi's direction
will play the introduction to the third
act OF "Manon Lescaut." the la Fora
del Destino" overture and the ~ Vespri
Siciliani' overture.
"Tosca" Will be sung on Saturday eve
ming at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music
by Mines. Music and Perini and Aessre.
Rotta, sootti. Rosa. Malstesta. Bada.
Bsgus and Rsschiglian. Mr.. Polacco
will conduct.
A special matinee Of 'Hasnssl und
0retsf' Win - given on Christmas Day.
The oAst Will include Mines. Delaunois.
Garrison. Homsr. Tiffany, L. Fontsnay
and Robson md Mr.. 0orits. Richard
HaGNAnan viii conduct.
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command Of u tongue to write letters
to newspapers. Furthermore, unless
the present writer Il misinformed. II Is
contrary to the Philharmonic conduc-
tors policy to enter into any discus
sion Of criticism. n policy which has
many things to commend II besides
safety.
Meanwhile. 1t must be admitted that
the sensitiveness OF the Philharmonic
Society has been wounded on manifold
occasions this season. though not In
THH SrN. The editor Of this depart
ment has been panied to note that the
Evening Post seems wrapped In the
solitude OF Its own originality" when
solemnly asseverating that the Philhar-
monte Society Ia the fortunate possess
sor Of the truly great conductor
who addresses his art to the conccrtgo-
ing public Of New York.
Emerson said. ito he greco Is q be
misunderstood" Certain other news
papers. VIGOROUSLY the Tribune and
the Times. appear to find IL almost i'm
possible to discern any solid merit in
the performances OF this conductor.
Even THE SrN has from time TO time
been constrained TO hint that IN Mr..
S.ransky's readings Of the classics
there was an approach to what Eras-
mus called The deep tranquility OF
d%ulness." 1t has eve gone quite 30
far as the infiammatory Tribune. which
recently described a performance as
sounding like the ticking OF a news
tape machine. In the opinion a.. THE
SrN's recorder. this was unnecessarily
cruel.
Furthermore. these other news
papers persist in the mos flaming
commentator OF the playing Of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra and the
readings Of DR.. Karl Muck. and that.
too, despite the fact that the Philhar-
monte Is a home organization and
ought to be the pride OF local re-
porters.
But Il has ever been thus. New
York has no public spirit. Its citizens
welcome good things from all the
world and do rot claim everything for
their own city. But they have given
unanswerable proof that they endorse"
Mr.. stransky. That being the case.
criticism Of the fullest and frankest
kind can do neither him nor the Phil
harmonic any harm.
And standing upon the summit OF Its
solitary peak. watching the eager
throngs Fastening toward Carnegie
Hall what time the 'Tasso" Of List or
the "Pathetique" Of Tschaikowsky Is
10 be conducted. the Evening Post a
boldly dsclaim the words Of Corto'on"s'
II you have writ u annals true. It's
there
That, like an eagle IN . dovscote. I
Fluttertd our Volscians In Corioh
Alone ! did II. Boy!
The sun., 1916-12-17
NOlHER FRANCESCA TO BE HEARD AT THE OPERA THIS WEE

Shore RsaA will give Q ia ana dance
for her AauGhter. Miss Florence Nc.
Oregon Sheldon. on Friday aftsInooM
January 8. at the Brooklyn Woman'E
Club. Miss Sheldon was to have b4et
introduced last year but her debut va
postponed because her mother wassi
mourning. T$,
This seasons entertainment 10 NJ
United Neishborhood Guild 10 to b ~
Persian Night and will be given AZ ~
Masonic Temple on Friday OvonlNH
January ~. There will be tsbisauNl
from Edmund Duliad's illustrations ~
Omar khayyam and all the program44
girls and flower and bonboD vei(Sr%
will be In Oriental costume. TIE ypfo3i
gramms will be followed " ssnsrAtl
dancing. "A
Mrs. Grant r. Pkbiaddo Of sol Ocea3l
avenue will act as hostess for the Chfist4'
mas dance Of the Virginia Dare Chaptsr3i
Some and Daughters Of New England. ~
which Mr.. Valentine Hall Evsreon "
regent. II will be given Thursday svdnH
ing. December rs. Il.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert ,. Honsyman a
SO Montgomery place will give . lArUo,
dinner for the friends Of their son Au1!
daughter. Robert Honeyman. IT, ard
Miss Emile Honeyman. at the Hotel Bostl
sert next Saturday evening. IAtsr the
party will attend the Cinderella dance
at the Heights Casino. IS n
A dAnss on masqus 10 being arranged
for Christmas night at the BrooldyR
woman's Club by Mrs. RobsSt Honey.
man. Mrs. Thomas Lonsdale Lesmings
Mrs. Paul 0rout. Mrs. Henry L. Kenyon
and Mrs. Harry l.. Kenyon. -
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METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.

Manager Gatti-Casazza announces
that Francesca da Rimini," the new
ZAndonai.d' Annunzlo opera, will have
~ American premiere At the Metropoli-
ten Opera House Friday evening. De-
osmber 22, The work 10 In four acts with
two genes In the last act.
with the exception Of tho second act
ne esner was painted by Mario Sala
e. Milan. The second act setting. q
msdieval tower In the castle Of Mala-
tegts in thirteenth century Rimini.
oQuippSd with the engines Of warfare
OF those days. was done by the Venetian
painter Pisretto BiahoO. now a resi-
dspt Of New York. The costumes were
desimsd by Caramba OF Milan.
Maestro GiorEio Polacco. under whose
direction the opera IL being rehearsed.
studied II with tho composer last sum
msr In Italy. BY consent OF Maestro
ZNndonai several cuts and notifications
Of the score have been made by Maestro
polacco with a view of heiGhtening the
dramatic effects. stage Manager Jules
Speck 10 In charge Of the misc en- scene
and Giulio Setti OF the chorus training.
The cast will include Mines. Aida. Edith
Mason and Mabel Garrison. and Mcssrs.
Nartinelli ana Amato.
other operas OF the week will be as
follows:
I'll T~rovators" Tomorrow evening.
with Mines. Music. Homer and hatfield.
and Msssrs. Martinelli. Amsto. Rothier,
Rsschigllan and Audisio. Mr.. Polacoo
wiil conduct. 49,.
"Fidelio" on wednesday evening. with
Mines. Kurt and Mason and Messrs.
ssmback. Goritz, Well. Braun, Reiss.
Leonhardt and Bloch. Mr.. Bodanxky
will conduct.
"samson ct Dalila" on Thursday eve
Ming. with Mime. Homer and Aessrs.
Caruso. do Luca. Rothier. Schiegel.
Rockingham. Aud!sio and Bloch. Miss
GALL will lead the corps de ballet. Mr..
poiacco viii conduct.
Tristan und Isolde will BE- tho
weeks Saturday matinee opera. with
Mines. Kurt and ODER and Messrs. Urlus,
Goritx. Braun. Schlegel, Reiss. Bloch and
Bayer. Mr.. Bodanzky viii conduct,
At to-niGht's opera conoert a Pucrini-
Verdi programme will be given, Mabel
Garrison will sing an aria from ia
Boheme' and "Ah fors's iui' from "La
Traviata." Edith Mason will sing "Un
bel d. from "Madama Butterfly" and
The sun., 1916-12-17

ing Miss Ward will ~ Mlss Margaret
Shaw. Miss Helen Hoy, Miss Elisabeth
Armstrong. Miss Hassl Hopkins. Miss
Marie Dorsey. Miss Dorothy Dc Pollier.
Miss Sslena Keans. Miss Katharine
Dana. Miss Agnes Thompson. Mis- Con.
stance Tyler. Miss Cathafins Baker, Miss
Mona Ksne. Miss Laura Dudley. Miss
Constance Gray. Miss Emily Goetxe.
MIS- Mabel Coutts. Miss Frances
Coutts. Miss Zorka Polak. Miss Lois
Grace Smith. Miss May Carrie Pratt
and Miss winifred Ward. . young sister
Of the debutante.
Mrs. Duryea will be assisted In receive
Ing by her niecss. Mrs. Robert Low
Pisrrspont. Mrs. Ralph Durysa Reed Of
Manchester. N. H.: Mrs. Charles b.
Baldwin Of Baltimore and Mrs. Her
ma Carl Weber.
fAs dance which M. and Mrs. James
Guthrie ShgW ana Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Murdook Are giving At the Heights
Casino next Friday evening TO introduce
their daughters. Miss Margaret shaw
and Miss Priscilla Murdoch. will Be pre-
coded by two dinners at the Hotel Bos-
sert. The debutante contingent will dine
In the grill and the intimate friends Of
the hosts and hostesses will be enter
tained In the main dining ROOM. II prom.
to be the largest private dance Of
the season.
Niss Florence Hoyt Fuller. daughter
Of Mrs. Herman d. Best. will b mar
risd to Harold Nelson Munger on Tues.
day evening. January 20. In st. Marks
Methodist Episcopal Church. F1atbush.
The Rev. Daniel Dorchester. former
pastor Of st. Marks. who Is now In
Boston. will perform the ceremony and
the reception will be held in the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Best. 1890 Ditmas
avenue.
The bride will BE- attended by . ma
tron Of honor. Mrs. Raymond Macemore
Partridge. and four bridesmaids. Miss
Madeleine B. Munger. sister Of the
bridegroom Miss Charlotte Lesf. MIS-.
Ethel Cha pman n Miss Florence
Pouch.
Mrs. Alexander Jacobus Sheldon Of the
The sun., 1916-12-17

ment made by Mr., Arens. for soprano
solo. a chorus OF twenty women's voices.
string orchestra. harp and English horn.
Alice Nielsen. soprano. will sing the
solo part. and che will also be heard
In other numbers. The orchestral selec-
tons include music from Humperdinck's
"Haensel und Gretel." Pauline Mallet-
Provost. pianist. Will play Beethoven's
emperor concerto.
The music at the concert of the
Society Of the Friends OF Music
1T the Ritz-Carlton Hotel this at
ternoon will he supplied by =
small orchestra. chorus Of sixteen
voices. George Hamlin, tenor. and Yer
d'Arnalls, barytone, The director
will be Sam Frankie. The programme
consists of Bach's cantats. LEICESTER
Colt. wann wsrd ioh stsrbsn." and a
concertino by PsrsoisA. both said to be
new TO New York . sinfonis OF Rlch-
ter. n another Bach cantata. "pu hirts
Israels."
This evening. and on rhuFsday altar
noon. December II. sasha v~otitchenko.
the Russian tympanon v1rtuoso, will ap-
pear at the Princess Theatre in his FIRST
recital OF tho sensor. He will present
French. Russian and English music OF
the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
and Russian folk songs. In tho collecting
Of which he had the assistance Of Leo
Tolstoy. Nine. Alma Clayburgh. So
prano. will sing old French songs at the
recital on December II. Mr.. Votitchenko
IL said 10 be the only living exponent Of
the tympanon. Tho instrument was In
vented by an ancestor OF Mr.. Vo-
titchenko. n the one o N which he will
play was made at tho command Of Louis
XIV. and presented as a wedding gift to
the inventors bride.
Yvctte Guilbert. complying with nu-
merous requests, will ono more repeat
at her concert this evening At the Maxine
Elliott Theatre her programme OF the
C'nansons do Montmartre. This will he
positively tho last hearing Of this pro-
gramme.
An all British trio. Ethal I.eginska,
English pianist Evelyn Starr. Nova
Scotian violinist. and May Nuke, Eng
l'sh %'cellist. will play the Ts%chaikowsky
trio in A minor AZ the chief number In
the programme of the chamber music
concert to bs given tonight in the Har-
ris Theatre.
Tomorrow evening 'The Messiah"
will he given by the Columbia University
Chorus. Prof, Walter Henry Hall con
ductor. in Carnegie Hall. The soloists
to take part are Anita Rio. soprano 4:
Marie Morrissey. c%ontralto: Ndfern
Holllnshead, tenor Frank Croxton. bass
An orchestra Of sixty men will assist.
Charles Cooper. pianist. and Engel-
bert Roentgen. '%cellist. will give a Joint
recital Tomorrow evening In Aeoiian
The sun., 1916-12-17

Some Of Mr.. Doyis's swn oeapssitiens
viii be included In he programme.
John Nccormack, he IftGA esosr. who
has Just completed an extensive tour OF
the West and South. will opsu he season
uary 7.
Mr.. Padsrswski will Give HE ssoend
New York recital In Carnegie Hail Tues
day afternoon. January ..
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hi WEEK OF OPERA.
Metropolitan Opera House.

MONDAY-"I Trovatore," Mines. Muzo and Homer, Mesrs. Mar
tinelli, Amato and Rothier.
WEDNESDAY. s:6 P. M.-"Fidelo," Mines. Kurt and Mason, Messrs
Sembach, Goritz, We'll and Braun.
THURSDAY-"Samson ct Dalla," Mime. Homer, Messrs. Caruso, De
Luca and Rothier.
FRIDAY-"Francesca da Rimhni" Mime. Aida, Messrs. Martineli and
Amato.
SATURDAY, 1A6 p. M.-"Ttistsn und Isolde" Mines. Kurt and ober,
Messrs. Urlus, 0oritz and Braun.
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BROOKLYN SOCIAL NOTES.
GIss HELEN WARD. dsuxhts,

4 EI06 HELEN WARD. daughter Of
MI Mrs. Edwin Darlington Ward.
49, will be presented by Mrs. Sam
uel BOVINE Duryea at . reception In her
homo. 20 Remsen street. on Thursday
afternoon. In tho evening there will be
., dinner Of forty-nve Govern. after which
tho party will attend the Christmas
dance At the Heights Casino.
In the group Of dsbutantes surround
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MUSIC TEACHERS AND PUPILS,

An exceptionally nns concert was the
third Beethoven sonata recital given
recently by Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Block In the 6traus Auditorium Of the
Educational Alliance. ls7 East Broad
way. The Beethoven sonatas for violin
n piano played by these highly tai
ented musicians were Opus -. No. I, u
major (No. -. Opus so. No. .. q major
(No. -, Opus ~. A major tNo, -. On
January : In Cooper Union they will
play the Krsutzer Sonata and the Vital
Chaconne.
On December 10. At $3.50 o'clock,
Francesca IA Rimini" will be given In
Amy Grants series Of Opera Recitals at
tho Hotel Plaza
A capacity audience. IN spite Of the
stormy weather. crowded the studios OF
Mrs. Jessie Fenner-H!l Of the Metro
politan Opera House studios. when one
Of the regular students recitals took
place. The guests Of honor were Miss
Winifred Young. piAniste. who added to
the programme two Dsbussy numbers,
and Miss Florence A. Rsdnsld. dheuse,
whose numbers were an attractive part.
Several new singers made their initial
bow to any audience. and among thoss
Of Mrs. Vsnnsr-Hills pupils TO sing WERE
eio "'ssoe Ss.uW'S NehNoWSAes my
shannon. Rose Aarsh. Jeanette ThomAs.
j. Adele puster, Catherins =. 6rown.
Isooeils kiemyer and John A.. Wal&.
Mrs. c: u. Manierre.c piano NUMBER wa
a dsllghtfui part or me programme. The
singers had the apie assistance OF NJ.
Emiliano Nenaud AZ the piano. The So
lectons were TAKEN rom III mann,
C~harpentier. Puccini, and the American
Composers !, nurie'sn; Sonh narnes
"e, w w % Hm' opr
na.ies .s'Hnan, WY 'peahs ana
r'''e"Ne ''"e"ar''
,o,. u,,,,, .,nu :, >- ..,-,
~" .''' p.'" % .'opeN'lN,
~ na,"s rS az 81"
800 p""' :" "' 'u"'''' So"
The sun., 1916-12-17
CONCERTS, REO1TA1s, NOTES OF
MUSIC.

The Symphony Society win have Josef
HOFFMAN, as the soloist at It's concert
at Aeollan Hall his afternoon. The
pianist will play Chopin's concerto in
e minor. The orchestral numbers will
be B~eethoven's symphony No. :. The
march from Rimsky- Korsakoff's opera,
10 cogd dor" and n Russian Song" by
tho same composer.
At the society's concert to b given
at Carnegie Hall oil Thursday after
noon. December 81. the Christmas pro-
grsmme Of the concert Of yesterday will
he repeated. In which the Symphony
Orchestra was assisted by h full choir
Of tho Cathedral Of 81. John the Divine
Symphony Society will begin Its second
subscription series Of eight Sunday af-
ernoo concerts at Aeolian Hall Deem
Der 81. with Nine. Olga Samarof as
soloist.
Mischa Elman. vioiinist. will be the
soloist at this afternoons Philharmonic
concert In Carnegie Hall. He will play
Bruch's Concerto In q minor. The or
chestra will play Gade's symphony No.
I In e minor Liszt's symphonic poem.
"Ies Preludes." and Delibes's ballet suite.
sylvia" Tho orchestra II now Mt work
rehearsing for the Jubilee Festival to
be. held In January, at which II will be
assisted by the Mendelssohn Glee Club
Of New York and the Bach Choir Of
bethlehem. Pa.
. Vt. the concert Of the Peoples SYM
phony Society TO be given In Carnegie
Hall on Sunday afternoon, December
~. the Christmas carol "Stple Nacht"
-DH .-- A.