New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
POLICE GUARD MUCK.
CONCERT A SUCCESS
Enthusiastic Reception for Boston
Symphony Orchestra in Gotham

N'AS'A ia
Muck conducted the concert of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra to
sold-out house of all-season subscrib-
ers at Carnegie Hall last night, a con-
/ cert to which the city authorities gave
full protection. Mayor Hylan. it was
, said, ordered the police department
to prevent any untoward occurrence,
ana at the last moment before the
concert tho special force detailed to
| guard the approaches, doors, ana lob
ples OF the hall was trebled.
Borough Police Inspector O'Brien
Detective Captain Gildea. Acting Cam
| tam Carey Of the detective bureau
and twenty plain-clothes men were
| present in the auditorium, while In
| spector Henry, Captain Byron Sackett
| OF the West Forty-seventh Street
STATION, and IS policemen were out
SIDE. The Carnegie Hall staff was on
the alert to admit subscribers and no
others. Not a ticket or standing ad-
| mission was sold.
National Anthem First
| l)r. Mucks entrance, at $50 o'clock
| q lew minutes later than usual, owing
| 10 delay IN seating the crowd under
| tneSe circumstances, was greeted with
| hearty applause, which he aclnowl-
| edged by bowling once, and then sig
mailing the orchestra to rise and play
| THE Star-Spangled Banner" The
| house rose as quickly, and applauded
| some moments while still standing
! after the national air. Again at the
| end of the first part Of the concert,
| the Brahms Symphony No. g. DR..
| Muck deity passed another ovation
| from himself to the orchestra. There
twn
| nlsh composer, Sibelius, and the prel-
| ude to Wagners "Trixtan." DR..
Muck was recalled half a dozen times |
at the concerts close
Mayor Henry Lee Higginson, the |
orchestra's founder, sat in the seat |
always reserved for him far down the |
center aisle He was seen by the
audience as he walked forward to |
meet the conductor and men during !
the intermission, and had to turn and |
row to applause, which was renewed |
When he presently returned to his
chalr. 1t was an open secret that the |
future of the Boston Symphony rest
cd largely with the fate of last nights
event in New York. The result is vet
in the balance. but the subscribers
gave every evidence of wishing to
stand by Major Higginson in main
tanning the premier symphony or |
ihestra of this country under diff |
culties due to war
Ihe audience was naturally not the !
final Judge Of charges and counter |
charges such as had been made about |
enemy aliens in the orchestra Dr..
Muck conducted his concert as if
nothing had occurred
Show Swiss Citizenship Papers.
The orchestra management how |
ever, chose TO answer recent questions
as to DR. Muck's citizenship by MAX
ing public for the first time the GER
t1hcate that was given him by the
town of Nueheim. in the Canton of |
Zug, in Switzerland, on March 4.
1881, soon after DR.. Muck's TWENTY
first birthday His father, a Bayar-
ian, had settled and become natur-
allied there when Kari Muck was a
child of six years, and he had his
son naturalized on coming of age. The
chancellor of Zug Canton, in verifv-
ing the document, also added a line
with the best recommendation to all |
authorities and their respective pro- i
tection."
The evidence exhibited by Charles
A. Ellis manager Of the orchestra, as | 4
to DR.. Muck's citizenship was an old
and apparently original document F.
authenticated June II, 1917, by P
l1lLeT, Lnon the SWISS Minister at |
W ashin gton. This document, according |
to translation appended and also
by Mr. Ritter, was
headed No. 644, Certificate of Citi-
zenship. It read:
We, the President and Council =
of the community Cor town. of
Neuheim in the Canton Of Zug,
do hereby certify that the bearer
of this document, Karl Muck
single, born Nov. %, 1858, be Gs)
our citizen, and we recognize him
as such at all times
BY virtue Of which we give the
definite assurance that the above II
mentioned citizen shall at any
time and under all circumstances
be received by our community.
Given at Neuheim this 4th day
Of March. 1881.
The President. r.
(Signed) kLEMENS ZUERCHER, *
In the name of the Town Council. IT,
(Signed) G.. JOS. STAUR. hS
With the best recommendation &
of all authorities and their repre- kE
sentative protection, the genuine III
ness of the foregoing signature is ~
acknowledged. rs
Chancellor of the Canton of ZuC M
by the Chancellor \. WEBER, r.
Zug, March Is, 1881.
The certificate bore the seal Of H.
1euheim and various valuations H.
howing inspections from time to Il