Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
PUCCINI RE-ENTERS
OpERATIC ROSTER
Farrar Will Sing "Mme. But
terf1y" at Metropolitan on
Tuesday Night

Beginning next Tuesday, weekly per-
| formanccs Of opera will be given at the
Metropolitan until Mr.. Gatti-Casazza's
series is concluded. Madame Butterfly"
next weeks bill, will be the first Puc-
cini work disclosed here this season,
This musical setting of John Luther
Longs romantic tale IS firmly estab
lished as one of the most popular music
dramas Of the repertory, The score is
written with reassuring firmncss of
style Ga trait so lamcntably absent from
Mascagnl's "Lodoletta'D, is huently
meodic, though often reminiscent of
"Tosca" and "Bohcne," and is fash
toned with a keen sense of dramatic
effect. Illca and Giacosas libretto
carefully follows the action of the orig
inal story in two acts. The opening
scene Is original but httingly serves as
"A preface to the main movement of the
tragedy.
AS the two principal male characters
in the opera are American, Mr.. Gatti is
to he congratulated for having secured
our compatriots for these roles in next
Tuesdays performance. Paul Althouse,
formerly member of the operate So
ciety in this city, will he the Pinkerton,
and Thomas Chalmers will be the Con-
sui Sharplcss. Geraldine f'arrar will
be the Butterfly, and Rita Fornia her
handmaidcn.
The instrumental feature of the Phil
adelphia Orchestra concerts in the
Academy on Friday afternoon and Sat
urday evening of next week will be the
"Scheherazade" suite of Rimsky-Korsa-
kow. which takes the place usually ac-
corded the symphony The soloist Il
- hln l'ug.,lg M R1rrplpnn the fOraDlngt
viooncellist of the day, who has not
been heard here for several years. He
is "A remarkable example of the musician
who has reached the pinnacle of fame
largely through his own initiative, for
with the exception of a short period of
study with Jose Garcia. he is virtually
self-taughtl Cello literature Is so
meager that It Is of interest to learn
that Casals will introduce II new con-
certo by Il composer who is not very
well known in America, a Frenchman
now living in London, whose name is
Georges Dorlay Those who have eX-
amined the score pronounce it Il work
Of fine distinction.
"Scheherazade' is one of the most
popular works in the orchestral roper
toirC. The fascinating theme from the
ARABIAN Nights Of the Sultana who for
a thousand and one nights Kept her
lord amused ard interested by the
stories she told, is pictured in the music
and the titles of the various movements
of the suite are sufficiently descriptive.
There is THE Sea and the Vessel Of
Sinbad,' which is the subject of the
first movement; The Tale of the Prince
Kalender," which follows; "'rhe Young
Prince and the Young Princess" which
is the idyll both of the stories and of the
music. The concluding episode is the
Feast at Bagdad The Sea. The Nes-
sci is Wrecked on a Rock on which is
mounted Warrior of Brass"
The concluding number is "The Fly
ing Dutchman" overture of Wagner.
A song by Sascha Jacobinoff. the VIOLIN
list, will be feature of the Matinee
Musical Clubs concert to be given I'm
the Rose Garden of the Bellevue STRAIT |
ford on Tuesday afternoon of next
week. The composer Is expected TO be !
present. The program in full will be:
Wedding Chorus. A., Lament tnss;,.
Mr.. Woodman
Soprano solos,,Lilaco. -. Sascha. Jacubnon
Helen Boothroyd at the piano
Murlci Magerl Kyle
Composer at the piano
Dream Pictures No. {, Love Song
Isabel Ferris
chorus-AShes Of Roses, song Of slGep
with plano and strings '1
Director. Helen Pulaski Innes
Helen Boothroyd at the piano
Contralto solos
Secret 49,. r. Huntington Woodman !
Ida Taylor Bolte
Composer at the plano
Transcribed by Maud Powell iaS'0F
Nina Prettyman Howell
Mrs Edward r. Lnch at the plano
The Path OF Dreams: Why April weeps.
r, HUNTINGTON woodman |
Helen HsmnoIss Mscns%Ss NJ zee I,as B,ents
Suite for two pianos
A summers Day. -. Frances Butterworth
(si Love Song in the Woods.
1sl summer Rain.
Marguerite strehle and composer
Meditation Impromptu cantiiene in n
' ''M Mr woodman n'e'oh "oodmSn
Community song
Columbia the Gem of the Ocean
Numerous attractive musical events
are booked for the spring season In
Philadelphia. The Boston Symphopv
will return for the final concert in its
series on March II. On that date Doc.
tor Muck will conduct in the Academy
a program Of purely instrumental seIacl
tions. There will be no soloist. .Iascba
Heifetz's third appearance here Of tba
year will be made in the Academy ~,
Thursday afternoon, March IA. Amona
other numbers. the eloquent yiolinis,
will interpret the Mendelssohn coneerto
originally scheduled for his last recI,sI
ANA Gluck, the talented soprano ,s
billed for a concert to be given In The
Academy on the evening OF March ia
She Will have the assistance of saliva,
tore de Stefano. the noted harpist. Her
N English.