New-York tribune., 1918-02-11

,mhnship. They are true lyrics, and
hence, as Oscar Wilde said Of the the
cigarette, they delight, but never quite
satisfy. But they are not deep in feel
ing or original in conception.
Medtner's songs have been extrava-
gantly praised, and we should expect
more than was revealed yesterday, but
perhaps Miss Gauthier was Obliged to
select her songs rgidly to the limita
tions Of her voice.
Catolre, French in blood. shows with
keblkoff the influence of Impression
ism" in Russia. His ,"Six Poems by
Verlaine and Verhaeren," we're stranre
experiments in the new idiom, per
haps to be considered as musical
studies IN pure design" and as such
resourceful and even at times absorb
ing, and perhaps more to be enjoyed
at a second hearing than at first.
foik-songs, as harmonzed by Ravil
and others opened Miss Gauthiers pro-
gramme, which closed with Stravin-
SKy's most diverting Japanese
Poems. previously sung by her to
their intended accompaniment of a
tiny orchestra
Miss Gauthier holds her audience by
her rare taste and by a rarer relish
tor the unusual to which New York
audiences respond more readily than
most persons suppose. It is her taste
which enables her to triumph over the
restrictions of a voice small in range
and power and by no means we'll "pro-
duced." Marcel Hansotte showed an
equal degree of taste in his accom-
paniments.
AT the same time, in the Princess
Theatre, at her first New York recital
Antoinette Boudrcau was singing some
OF the exquisite Ravel settings of mod
ern Greek folksongs which Miss Gau-
timer helped to introduce to this coun-
try. She can boast voice Of unusual
power and tonal richness. But she is
not yet mistress Of it, for it seems to
balk her best intentions, showing much
unevenncss in quality and resonance,
besides unpleasant gaps" between the
registers.
Carmen will be given as a special
matinee on Washington's Birthday,
February 90. The cast will include
Mines. FarraI Miller, Sparkes and For
MIA and Messrs. Martinclli. Whitchill,
Rossi, Leonard, Bada and Laurcnti.
Miss CALI will dance. Mr.. Montcux
will conduct
The Russians gathered in force at
the Metropolitan Opera House last
night to hear Richard Hageman's ad-
mirablc readings of Tchaikowsky's
"Machc Slave" Rimsky- -KorsakSf's
"Capriccio Espagnolc" and That classic
of programme music Moussorgsky's "a
Night on the Bald Mountain" Mr.
Didur, Mr.. Martinelli, Miss Conde and
others delighted the audience with mu-
sic from French operas. Encores, be-
ing permitted, were insistently de-
manded and literally given.
Owing to the indspositon of both
Nine. Galli-Curci and Nine. Raisa
nearly thousand of those vino bought
tickets for last nights concert at the
Hippodromc demanded their money
back at the box office, and in their
efforts to get it caused "a near riot in
the lobby. The audience did not know
that neither Nine. Galli-Curci nor Nine
Raisa would sing until julius Daiber,
secretary of the Chicago Opera Com
pany, announced the fact from the
stage at the beginning of the concert,
adding that all who wanted their
money returned could get it on pre-
senting their stubs at the box office.
The response was instantaneous, and
for nearly an hour the lobby was the