The evening world., 1917-02-21
BdrrientOS
And Ysdye for
Smith College
By SylUesteT RdUling.

THB Smith College Club gave a
concert at Carnegie Hall laSt
night 20 help raise the 100000
fund promised by tho aiumnao BY
Juno / 90 build an infrmary and TO
start an endowment for graduate
work. There was an imposing array
OF boXholders and there were fifty
charming volunteer girl ushers 90
scat the rest OF us; but, with oil duo
respect 70 them and 20 Mrs. william
v. Schovill, the President OF the club,
there was a startling lack OF of-
fciency. why not in this growing era
ot Preparedness" have called in pro-
fessional helpers7 F1vodollars FOR n
seat. any ono OF them would have
told Mrs. Schevili. was n prohibitlvo
price except for those vitality inter
estod. and the less than half fllcd
house AZ the beginning proved II.
Evidently an q o signal was sent
out. for a big thrush OF people in the
middle OF tho concert sufficed 70 rob
tho auditorium OF its emptiness. To
Mrs. Bchevill and 10 Miss Ada Com
stock. Dean OF Smith College, whom
Mrs. Schovir introduced, unqualified
praise Is due for the lucldity, tho
brevity and the comprehcnsiveness of
their speeches.
But to the concert The artists on
gaged were Maria Barricntos. colora-
tura soprano OF the metropolitan
Opera Company. and Eugene Nsayc,
ginlinIaI vy.larhN az
accomplished he was, Maurice Dam
bois, Mr.. Ysaye's accompanied at tho
plano. Apologies 20 Nine. Barrientosl
Mr.. Ysaye must be mentioned firsL
The Belgian lion-netther OF us as
young as when first we know each
other. oh, Mr.. Ysaye7--simply over
whelmod us with his technique, that
In unimpaired, his impeccable tone
and his splendid interprctative gifts.
Gabriel Faure's sonata, opus Is, with
Mr.. Dambois. two OF his own com
positions and works by Guiraud.
Fauro and NieuNtemps. were his con
tributions. Mime. Barricntos began
with tho "Ah. fors'e lui." from IRA
viata," admirably adapted 20 her
capacity. which is that OF projecting
clear. cold. beautiful notes without
the ingrauatinR overtones, which
make greater appeal to us whom used
by singers not, perhaps, so adept.
Later she sang two compositions
by Granados, bits by Lamotto do
Grignon and Saint Saons, and David's
La PeSle du Bresil."
The Rubinstein Club gnvo It's second
private concert of the season at the
Waldorf-Astorial last night. The con-
tributing artists were Tilly Koenen,
Dutch contralto: Mary Warfel, harp
list, and Samuel Gardner, violinist.
Alice NJ. Shaw at the plano. and Louis
II. Dressler at the organ, were tho ac-
companists. William Rogers Chap
man led tho clubs chorus through an
Interesting programme, which in
cluded Georges Bizets "Agnus Del"
and Edward MaoDoweil's dance OF
Gnomes," and ended with The Star
Spangled Banner" everybody up
standing and Joining in with fervor.
The Adele Margulies trio, Miss
Margulies, pianist; Leopold Lichten-
berg, viollnist, and Alvin Schroeder.
'celllst, gave the third and last sub
scription concert for the season at
Aeolian Hall last night. The pro-
gramme embraced Brahms's tho, opus
l0l: Paderewski's sonata, for piano
and violin. opus 13, and Rublnstcin's
trio, opus So, A large audience paid
tribute 10 q charming entertainment.
Fstella Neuhaus. pianist, had the
assistance OF ]. Howe Clifford, reader,
at her second recital IN Aeolian Hall
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Clifford
read part OF the fifth act OF Shakes
peare's "Cymbeline." Miss Neuhaua
played Chopin's sonatA In Il minor
and compositions by Bach, Rubinstein
and Liszt.