The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-05


This society is well known In New York
and Philadelphia, where in years gone BY
1t competed with the Arion and Bee.
thoven societies and the Junger Manner.
Choir. The conductor, John Lund, who
was also its musical director at its
twenty-ffth anniversary in 1894, will
WELD the baton at the golden Jubilee
concert on Monday, October 6, in Buff
falo. at which Miss Mildred Graham OF
New York. soprano. and Charles W.
Clark, barytone, of Chicago, will be the
soloists.
Five musicians will present together
programme significant in its variety
next Sunday afternoon in the Hippo
drome. George Baklanoff, barytone OF
the Chicago Opera Company. whose
voice delighted New York and Chicago
last year by its richness and warmth,
Will sing the prologue from "Pagliaccl'
and two songs of Rachmaninoff, Jesus
Has Arisen and Spring Floods" ossip
Gabrilowitsch, conductor and always
pianist. will play Scethovca's sonata
opus ~. and some Chopin and Men
eelssohn selections. Cantor Bernard
Wooln, who sang at the City College
Stadium, will sing several characteristics
Hebrew melodies in addition to the aria
from 'Tosca-" Max Pilzer goes back to
Nardini for inspiration, and will play
his concerto in e minor as a first num-
Der. Miss Helen Handlers will sing sew
eral Irish and English songs, and also
Massenets 'Elegie." for which Mr. Pr
ger will play the obbligato. A concerto
for piano and violin by Mr.. Pilzer and
Mr.. Gabrilowitsch will be announced
later.
Cyrena van Gordon OF the ChicaCQ
Opera Company will give a song re-
citIl at Aeolian Hall this afternoon.
Toscha Seidel will give his first violin
recital of the season at Carnegie II;
next Sunday afternoon. Harry Kau
man will accompany him at the piano
Inez Thetge. soprano, and Freda L.
glehardt, violinist, will give Joint IT.
cital at the Selwyn Theatre on Sunday
afternoon. October 10. Harold Bende.
will assist both artists at the piano
Mime. Amelita Galli-Curci has chosen
Columbus Day, October 10, as the date
for her first concert in New York this
season. The programme which tho
prima donna is giving will take place in
the Metropolitan Opera House at
o'clock. and the entire proceeds will he
given TO the Italian War Relief Fund
OF America. Robert Underwood John
son is president Of the New York COM
mittee, under the auspices of which the
concert is being given.
Nine. Galli-CuTci will be assisted by
Manuel Berenguer. flutist, and Homer
Samuels, pianist, and her programme
will be largely made up OF arias from
the operas of famous Italian composers
A new song by her accompanist, MT
Samuels. will also be a feature,
The singer has been passing the sum
mer in the Catskills preparing her op-
cratic roles and arranging tho concert
programmes which she will give on her
transcontinental tour this season.
The italian War Fund has already
raised $127,oS3 for the orphans, blinded
soldiers and other victims OF the war
Tickets for the recital are now on sale
at the benefit store, 1913 Park avenue
The affair will mark also the opening
of a nation wide campaign to raise
$4,000 more for immediate relief 10
the people in the stricken provinces OF
Italy. Many prominent men and women
arc among the patrons OF the concert
and an unusually distinguished audience
10 expected.
Stella Geneva will give a song recital
at Aeolian Hall tomorrow evening
The celebration OF the hftieth ann.
versary of Nahan Franko's debut VIII
take place in the Hippodrome SUNDAY
night. October 1s. when the conductor
will perform the same concerto no
played with his brother. Sam, nifty wears
ago. Sam Frankie will conduct an or
chestral number with his brothers or.
chestra of over a hundred men. ano
there will be several prominent guest
conductors and singers in an interesting
programme.
United States Senator q. NJ. Hitch
cock has accepted Mr.. Franko's invita-
ton TO be the speaker, The comph'
mentary committee for the concert 50
far includes Ex-President Taft, car
ence II. Mackay, Mr., and Mrs Harry
Payne Whitney. August Belmont, NJ
and Mrs James Speyer, Charles p
Hughes. Otto II. Kahn, Mrs f II liar
riman. Mrs. William d. Sloane, Gen, T.
Coleman du Pont, Rear Admiral y, i,
Usher. Gen. Daniel Appleton, Mr. ana
Mrs. Charles Z. Taft, Felix NJ. war
burg. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cravath, Pro'
and Mrs. Henry Fairfield Osborn, Charles