New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-17

An effort is making TO continue
the usefulness of the musicians unit
Of the Red Cross by the organization
OF committee which shall pursue
other objects thnn the mere collection
of financial contributions from mem
bers Of the musical profession. A let
ter from Mr.. Ernest Schelling says that
having been appointed n captain in the
National he has been compelled TO
leave some of the work which he was
doing to Mr.. Paderewski. Mr.. John
Mccormack. Mr.. Richard Aldrich and
other committeeman.
The aims Of the committee will be
Ito get all musicians to donate to the
Red Cross a portion Of the profits of
their next seasons concerts, especially
when given for charity; another OBJ
jet is to collect and send to the men
at the front musical instruments Of
various kinds; lastly, to arrange for
the giving of concerts for the soldiers
in the camps, and for the wounded and
convalescent in the hospitals.
"The experience Of the English and
French armies has shown that this is
something more than entertainment.
and is. in fact, one of the most impor-
tant means Of keeping up the morale
of the troops and maintaining the
proper spirit
DR.. Henry van Dyke and Percy
Granger are not Of the same mind as
to the proper manner in which the
spirit Of democracy is TO be hymned.
The former believes in ideas expressed
in words containing music in them
selves and susceptible OF enlargement
in expressiveness by a larger musical
setting; the latter, as we have had oc-
casion to point out, thinks. or affects to
think, that di-didde vocables
with melody, harmony. rhythm and or
chestral sounds are sufficient. The cir
cumstance has made US grieve for both
democracy and Mr.. Granger, whose
khaki uniform, we fear. will not save
him from ridicule when his Song OF
Democracy" is performed at the
Worcester (Mass.) festival on Octo-
Der 4.
Dr.. van Dykes lode to Music" to
which a chapter devoted to war has
been added, will be performed at inc
same concert in setting Tor solo
voices, chorus and orchestra, by Henry
Hadley. The festival at which these
novelties will have their first perform
ance will take place in Mechanics Hall
Worcester. on October 10. DR.. Arthur
Nees will be the conductor, with Thad
deus Rich, concert-master OF the Phlia'
delphia Orchestra, as assistant. Inc
orchestra will be composed of sixty oil
the best PLAYERS of the Philadelphia
Orchestra.
President Arthur J. Bsssett has en-
csged the following artists for the
festival: Louise Homer, contralto; Mar
celia Craft, soprano; Theo Karle
tenor: Arthur Hackett, tenor; Olga
Samtrof, pianist; Thaddcus Rich, VIC
Iinist: Wadsworth Provandie, barry
tone; Margaret Abbott, contralto' al
bert Edmund Brown, bass; lnez Bar
bour, soprano; hans hlndieri etI,s'
and Vernon D'Arnslle, bass The chora
VOL chosen for repetition is Saint
Saans's samson and Delilsh," whicr
will be given on Wednesday night, th'
solo singers including Nine. Homer
The SOTO
ooncerts will be Miss Abbott and Thad
deu, Rich on Thursday afternoon, anc
Nine. Samaroff OF Friday afternoon
The artists who will appesr on th'
artists night programme Friday even
ins are Homer, Craft. Karle ant
Kinder.
Mr. John Curtis. who is president, Of
the Behrens Opera Club Of Phiiade'
mia, and is investigating the history
Of opera in America, has unearthed the
record of a performance in Engiisr
NJ Mozart's "Don Giovanni IN rnlla
delphia which antedates thu, ltaliar
performance by the Garcia Compan!
in New York nearly eight years; and !;
less than two years later than II the ~, mrs RS
London performance. The Philadel
mia date is December q, 1878, but the
fact that the opera was sung IN Eng,
,;sb indicates that an ADAPTATION Of
Wozart's score was used. That was
custom of the period. After Garcia
had given the opera at the Park inca
ire in May, 1926, an English version
:, 40, nroduced at the Chatham