New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01
Fritz Kreisler and SYM
phony Society Heard
in Afternoon
NINE. GUILBERT
SAYS FAREWELL
Gabrilowitsch Appears in
Novel Programme at
the Manhattan

The last day and evening OF the old
year were buried under an avalanche
OF concerts, which would have taken
corps Of reviewers to account for
properly. A bare sketch is oil then
that can be attempted Of the musical
happenings.
At Aeolian Hall the Symphony So
clety's afternoon concert was COM
posed Of oil, pepper and vitriol--
Dvorak's New World" Symphony,
Saint-Saens's G minor piano Concerto,
and Suite from Stravinsky's
"LOiseAu de Ecu" The piano con-
certo was played, and played with ex-
ceeding dash and brilliance, by Nine.
Olga Samaroff.
Nine. Samarof is fast becoming one
Of the most interesting solo artists
before the public, and her work yes
terday was that Of an artist Of the
first rank. Mr.. Damrosch lent her a
sympathetic ACCOMPANIMENT. The Stra-
whisky music was we'll played, but II
loses much in being divorced from its
action. IL is distinctly ballet music.
The other afternoon concert was
given by Fritz Kreisler, assisted by
Hall filled TO capacity. Mr.. KreiSler,
accompanied by Carl Lamson, played
the Vivaldi concerto ia G major, the
No. 2, and two shorter numbers. With
Mr.. Friedberg he played the Cesar
Franck Sonata in A major.
Five Concerts in Evening
in the evening there were no less
than FIVE concerts. At the Harris The
stre Sam Frankie and his orchestra ap-
pesred wfeh David Bispham, Lois Pat
terson and Nine. Olga Carrara as
assisting artists, while at Carnegie
Hall concert beginning at $3.50 had
on its programme the Russian Sym
phony Orchestra, Leopold Godowsky,
who played, among other things, the
Tschaikowsky b fat major concerto,
and Miss Belle Story. who sang num-
Der Of songs and arias.
The Metropolitan's regular concert
was given to very nearly a capacity
house. The three artists on the pro
gramme were Efrem Zimbalist, who
played the Bruch 6 minor violin con
certo; Miss Edith Mason and Carl
Schlegel. Mr.. Hageman directed the
orchestra.
"A
at the Manhattan Opera House, where
Ossip Gabrilowitsch appeared both as
an orchestral conductor and a pianist
Mr.. Gabrilowitsch directed very eff
fectively the francesca da Rimini"
Phantasy and the "Pathetique" Sym
phony, and appeared as soloist in the
B fat minor concerto, the orchestra
then being directed by Arnold Volpe.
The concert was under the direction of
J. Msndelkern, who had gathered
together an exceedingly good orchestra
for Mr.. Gabrilowitsch. The audience
was of good size and showed marked
enthusiasm.
Nine. Guilbert's Farewell
Nine. Yvette Guilbert gave her fare
well recital at the Maxine Elliott The
atre, her programme containing songs
running from those of the middle ages
down to "Les Qustre z'Etudiants,"
"L'Hotel du Numero 8" and Ten
Souyiens-tu." She was as delightful
and as marvellous as ever. In her pro-
gramme was printed these words:
ITO My Audience:
"My Dear Friends: Here am |, at the
end Of my New York season, and about
to transport the beautiful songs Of
France TO your distant California,
which / am visiting for the frst time.
] hope shall find there the same
friendly and sympathetic audiences as
those Of New York, which have given
me the courage TO organize this recent
season of eighteen reeitals. represent
ing the results Of more than eighteen
years work.
81 have offered you, with pride, the
choicest blossoms Of French wit and in
tellect in the form Of her poetic songs,
and, in applauding them. you have rem
dered loving tribute 20 my country,
to her heart to her soul. ! have felt
that, in your responsive heartbeats,
called forth by these songs, their inter
prefer has had her share, and 1t Ia with
keen regret that am leaving you. Dur
ing my three months absence you will,
] hope, preserve some remembrance OF
the hours of art and emotion we have
passed together. u has all been so
friendly, SO sincere, so genial! /
thank you!
"Adieu ct & bient6tl
'YVETTE GUnBERT.'
To which her audience echoed G