Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
SAMSON EFT DALTLA"
WITH NOTABLE CAST
Caruso and Matzenauer to
Sing in Saint-Saens's
operate Masterpiece
LIE COO DOR" REBILLED

Opera 10 the grand muur"r' VIII I've
the MetroDoltau.s Offering nest 'yeeE
samson ct Dalila' Is scheduled for per-
iurmaHcc on Tuesday evening save
ouly Aida Saint-Sacus's MASTERPIECES
~ the only music drama Of Tho maGu'l!.
GENTLY spectacular school 10 be offered
here this season
Time was when this impressive tragic
opera wua offered here four and five
times year, when Oscar Ilanmcr1Loiu
had Charles Dalmorcs and GCrviIIc-
lteachc TO sing the titular roles. When
the rcsourcctul imprCssurio couveuaut,d
win Mr.. Gatti-CaSaGZa TO abstain from
production for decade the opera lapscd
into neglect, Du. its splcudor aud power
did not admit OF an extended eclipse.
IaruaO learned the part Of Samson.
which h" now handles In superb style.
Informed by dignity and sincerity. lie
appeared for the first time here in the
character last season, and hts creation
win be- disclosed once more at the Met
vOpolitau on Tuesday
Margarc,c Matchmaker most glorious
Of contemporary contratos. will bc the
Dali!a. SHE Is ucw in tnc role iu thi"
city, her prVdeCes6or3 having been
Louise Homer. augusta povla aud Ger
yillC-Eeacbe. Other members Of the east
win be Clarence Whitehill. Leon Rothier.
SchleSel Reschiglian aud Bloch. Pierre
MOutcuX will conduct.
Roslna Call. recover, from the IL
ness which made necessary the regret
table postpouemcnt OF "l.c Coo d'or
this week, viii lead the ballet. Her return
to artistic activities should stimulate
anew the Interest i'm the remarkable
NnIsky. work, which Il now
definitely billed for performance here IN
connection with "LOracolo" on tho aft
erRoon Ot April i6 That entertainment
should prove one Of the red-lcttcr events
Of the seasoh
Sascha Jacobinotf, the talented young
i-olinist OF this city, will be the soloiSt
a. the Philadelphia Orchestra concerts
on Friday afternoon and Saturday eve
ming next. Rorn in this city Of rus
sian parents Just tWrnty-uuc years ago
Young Jacobno1 displayed extraordinary
musical talent as "a mere boy SOng
uUs,c.loving people Of tho city became
Interested In the lad.s future, and after
o. period Of preliminary study here hn
was sent to Europe 10 work under the
best masters For five years he PC
u'a,ncd there, studying for tho most
part under tho guidance Of Carl flCsrN,
although he also had instruction for one
winter from Arrigo Serato and spent q
summer with Auer. Prior 70 the out
break Of the war he appeared in con-
cert in several of the large European
cities and scored an Immediate success.
lie remained in Europe during the ilrst
two years of the war and then returned
to America, making his debut with the
New York philharmonic Orchestra in
this city last season. subsequently ne
appeared with the Philadelphia Orches-
trs AZ one OF tho Sunday concerts, as
well as In the Wilmington series, and
each new appearance served TO confirm
the splendid impression made at the
outset Of his career. New York appear
ances. both with tho Philharmonic Or
chestra and in recital, have brought him
the coveted praise Of the metropolis. He
has chosen 10 play in Philadelphia the
Tscha ikowsky concerto, that brilllanJ
CONCERT piece whose difficulties Auer at
first declared insurmountable.
The orchestral numbers cover a wide
range, including as they do, the G minor
symphony Of Mozart the Brahms Nara-
tons on "A Theme Of Haydn, and Sycnd-
sons Carnival in Paris