Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-01

VIII ne tlduula MuZlO, the ltdllan uTainatlc
soprano Cf the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany, and Paul Reimers. who will he re-
Inembered for his delightful song irterpre-
tations" last season, The concerts begin
promptly at II o'clock and last about an
hour and a half. The overseas committee
Of the Emergency Aid will receive the net
profits from the series.
John Mccormack, the tenor who will he
heard at the Metropolitan Opera House on
Friday evening in concert, has arranged
characteristic program. He will begin the
concert by singing the "Star-Spangled
Banner and his concluding offering will
be keep the Home Fires Burning" Asso-
Cated with him this season as assisting
artist Is young violinist. pupil Of Hsaye
Andre Polah. who has succeeded Donald
MCBeath. now in the service of the country.
Edwin Schneider will be at the plano Nc
Cormack Is now a member of the Metro
politan Opera Company. so that with war
activities for relief Of various kinds and
with his many concerts, he is extremely
busy.
He will sing the rectative. 30 Loss of
Sight" and the air Total Eclipse" from
Samson" the DIR, with Redoubled
Rage" from Joshua" Handel; ''ro the
Distant one" and "iiark. Hark the Lark,
Schubert; Evening Song" Goldmark; The
Message" Brahms; four Irish folk songs
"Alone, All Alone" arranged by Stanford;
NV Love and Me-" arranged respectively by
Somervell. Hardebeck and Doctor Joyce
"Memnon," Foot: THE Cave" Edwin
Schneider; 1.-The Iittlest OF AL Tourse
and "Ah. Love, But a Day" Mrs. Beach
PClah will play Larghetto. Weber Iheme
ct Variations, Corelli-Tartini;ra andante and
allegro motto yiyace from Mendelssohn's
concerto, and Rondino NieuXtemps.
Joseph Bonnet, the French organist who
is giving "A series OF historical recitals at
st James's Church on "Wednesday eNe-
nings, has been meeting with conspicuous
success Next Wednesday evening the pro-
gram will be a romantic" one, for it in
cludes works by Mendelssohn, Brahms.
Iiszt and Schumann. The fourth free con-
cert in the regular series at the Academy
of Music Sunday afternoon will bring
forward the admirable Schmidt Quartet,
who will be heard in selections by Dvorak,
Boccherini, Dohnanyi, Haydn and other
composers. Mrs. Letita Radcliffe Miller
will be the pianist and Miss Kathryn Meise
the contralto solost
Two attractive concerts to which the at
tention of Philadephians should be particu-
larly directed are billed here for the week
of December 10. on Monday evening in
Wtherspoon Hall, Hunter Welsh, the finely
gifted pianist of this city, will be heard in
recital for the first time this season. Mr..
Welsh studied abroad with Leschetisky and
Sauer, but he is pre-eminently an American
pianist having been born in Philadelphia
where he now makes his home. His pro-
gram on December 10 viii include Lumbers
by Bach, Rameau, Scarlatti Mozart
Brahms, Chopin and List. 1t will be noted
that a sense of historical progression, Is
preserved in this roster The other in
teresting appearance will be that of Louise
Homer not the operate contralto. who for
a time lived in this city and was educated
In West Chester, but her talented daughter
whose fresh young voice is of the soprano
register, Louise Homer the Second viii
take part in a concert to be given in the
Academy Of Music on the evening of De-
cember IL for the benefit of the Hahnemann
Hospital and Medicak College. Reinhold
Werrenrath, the brilliant American BARI
tone, will also be heard.