Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-30
FINE PROGRAM AT
THE FRENCH CONCERT
Nine. Samaroff and jacques Thi-
baud the Soloists with the
Philadelphia Orchestra

The Philadelphia Orchestra and two
and Jacques Thbaud. attracted n house
which filled the Academy of Music almost
to tho doors last evening to hear the benefit
concert for tho women of France under the
auspices of the French war relief committee
of the Emergency Aid.
As bcfittod tho occasion. tho program was
made up largely of works by French COM
poscrs. There was probably tho most popu
lar aud certainly one Of the best orchestral
suites ever written by musician Of French
birth. the masterpiece Of tho truly French
modern school and tho Gncst violin concerto
composed by u French writer
The program began with the Suite lar
lcSi"nnc' of BiZCt. u lovely work Of small
proportions and not too profound in char
actor 10 tit admirably into. or rather to
load. miscellaneous program. Apparently
for the sake of the late comrrs Mr. Sto-
kowski played the composition in two parts.
the opening allegro and the minuct. with
its allegro. as one number and the beautiful
adaglctto and tn" Carlton as the second
Inc adagl"tto. an exquisite movement for
strings alone twithout bAssesI. was the gem
Of tn" suite, which. however. is beautiful
from beginning TO end. Thoroughly consist
Cnt in composition and both finely inter
pretcd aud played
This was followed by thr List piano con
"rrto in f Hat, commonly known as the
triangle concerto. from the prominent
part which that instrument Of percussion
plays in somc of the movements. The con
"c'O was played with fine taste beautiful
tOnC and pNrClIput tprhpiuur b,
rolf. 1t is pre- cmincntly brilliant con,
position: but in spit" of this Nine SamaroT
invested II with n sentimental meaning in
which tn" h"arcr lost sight of the Technical
requirements. She was recalled many times
at the close of the concerto
AT the beginning of the second part NImc
Povla Frijsh. the Soloist at the las, pair of
symphony concerts. sang the "NIarscillaisr"
dressed in typical French costume Mime.
Frijsh displayed II sense of dramatic inter
prrtation that was not apparent ias indeed
it would not have tttcdI in her pure lyrir
songs Of last week Her forte is evidently
dramatic song. and she sang with an in
tcnsity and u purity of tone that far ccirscd
her work at her last appearance She was
heartily CncOr"d. but, being in costume did
not respond. thereby revealing a stage ildg-
men and taste as fine aS her dramatic
presentation of the great French national
hymn.
The orchestra then played the prculdc,
'Thc Afternoon of Faun." of Dcbussy.
doubtless the orchestral masterpiece of the
modern French school. This is ono of the
works in which Mr.. Stokowski is nj his best,
and the performance of last evening both in
reading and in tn" playing of the orchestra
left nothing to be desired. At tho close Mr..
Stokowski had Mr. Maquarrr. the first Hutc.
rise and acknowledge the applause
The second concerto of the program was
the third violin concerto of Saint Saeus.
played by Mr.. Thibaud. The soost main
tanned if he did not actually advance the
fine impression he created here by his
previous performances. The concerto is one
of the comparatively few French compost