The evening world., 1918-03-22
D ARGA1N COUNTER day at the
u Metropolitan Opera House yes

u Metropolitan Opera House yes
terday afternoon for the benefit
Of the company's Emergency Fund
drew a great audience. The pro-
gramme consisted Of scraps. There
were excerpts from Verdi's AIDA"
the third act. conducted by Mr.. Papi;
from Donizetti's Lucia" the mad
scene, also conducted by Mr.. Papi;
the FIRST act OF "Pagliacci," con-
Quoted by Mr.. Moranzoni, and the
walpurgis Night ballet from Gou-
mods Faust" conducted by Mr..
Monteux. The Aida scene enlisted
the services OF Claudia Muzlo, Lila
Robson, Giovanni Martinelll, and
Clarence w%hltehill. The scene from
Lucia" gave Mabel Garrison. that
sterling little American coloratura So
prano, too seldom heard, a chance 10
show that she ranks with the best
living opponents of that branch OF
musical art. Jose Mardones was
Ralmondo. In "Pagliacci,' Florence
Easton's Media was a revelation. IN
her is the rising, nay, the arisen star
OF the Metropolitan Opera Company
OF Caruso's commanding Canio
nothing new Is to be said. In the
cast were De Luca, Audisio, and Lau-
remit. The ballet gave the niue
| witch, Rosina Call, "A chance once
moro to show her preemlnence. She
was ably assisted by Giuseppe Bon
hglio.
in the evening a regular subscrip-
tion performance OF Moussorgsky $
"Boris Godunoif'' was heard, with
Didur repeating his graphic imper-
sonation of Boris, aided by q great
cast that included Louise Homer,
Raymonde Delaunois, Lenora
Sparkes. Kathleen Howard, Althouse
Bada. Rothier, De Segurola, Marie
hatfield, Rossi and Reiss. Mr., rap
conducted. There was a large aho
absorbed audience.
Mr.. Stransky led the Philharmonic
Society Orchestra al Carnegie haI
last night through a request pro
gramme. There was a large ana ap
n~reciatiye audience. The prlnclpa
uubar was Dvorak's Prom the New
World" symphony. admirably eN
| DlOllNus ~ AAt p'hAAhaAfb
The Bach-Abert prelude, choral an'
fugne, and at the end there was IN
prelude from Wagner's "Meistersing
err" stunningly played. There wa
room for doubt as to whether I'M
most was made OF the noisy, but fas
cinatinR. Tschaikowsky overture
"Is12" and as TO whether the goss
amar texture OF the fairy-like pre-
Inde OF Debussy's THE Afternoon o
a Faun" was fully revealed
A remarkable recital OF all Chopin
music was given by Leopold GodoW
sky at Aeolian Hall last night Tor IN
benefit OF the New FORK suns 10
bacco Fund. Much OF what the pan
ist qave was OF the highest order
notably the broad and nobly lyrl.
reading OF the Il minor sonata op. o.
Tho delicate perfection, the Cart,
and purling quality OF Mr.. Godow
sky's passage playing Is rarel'
eoualled. In the 4 fat waltz, In m
fat impromptu. and in the doubl
note etude which he gave as onh o
many extra numbers and played llk'
a humming bird on the wing, TINS ek
c]elIence was used with ravishing et
feet. II one might cavil at a certain
dryness Of conception, which IN th,,
preludes and maZurkas, althous
played with impeccable virtuoslty
lost some Of their evanescent charil
OF poetic fantasy, Mr.. Godowsky com
pensated It by his potent renderlnl
M the "Fantaisle Polonaise' and IN
Polonaise op. 50, which evoked thun
derous applause.
Martha Atwood Baker, a sopran
from Boston. made her New Horl
debut in recital at Aeolian Hall yes
terday afternoon. She has a Nm
stage presence. n voice that is ade
auate, and a captivating art In IN
uso OF Il. Especially happy she wa
in her pronouncement Of Chausson,
"Poeme de rAmour ct dc la Mer''
At the end she presented a group o
songs. mostly in English, by Burlelgh
Wyman, Harriet Turner, MacDowel
and Mabel Daniels. Richard Hage
man, one Of the best Of Gccompan
lists, gave her valuable aid at tn
piano,
Frances Pelton Jones, playing upon