The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-22
NEW YORK MUSIC REVIEW
BY DIXIE HINES

New York, Feb. i7.---Sew York
1Husjr week has come and gone, an
Il p0E WE need a mo music week" I
Msnnn for st. The idea was n happ
sHe an6 should he encouraged TIL
NxErution lett hsuca q We desjTEG
Primarily, it served as a medium 70
l the personal exploitation Of q lot o
Secord~rats aTtsstes vino might ether
II " ssss aerasalrs is nhlIHtcr- II is 20 ~
tssgEeiseG taat this week slss1 hr9u gsi
the CrlczEo opera association : pro
section 81 Rip Van Wrinkle" which
~ retrospect. appears to be- FothtEE
5ssss than an artistic crime. Hsves
sasaegsve. who ran generally writ
5soxe assrsS aAS.ea matter sb@n aTS
~sefs -kao@a ssea4asN has taken un-
s9ss ssSserffas vitS this classic. lac
V hses .ssrcr: their usweleaTlae ssaxes
sw%o shc scenes whenever and eher.
sxe e s. @Ggssss rial bly, possible
A. IS EAs@ humorous a8rak@f iEs the
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sssSvs41a approval save Fnany
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week wgs@a pc Ia see stock ot eur
shortcomings sTt4 refg!iy orr errors-
III H. rssE "a Y-seS for Sew i ark alone
s9m tEs s91unrv. New Yefk has @t
an&ss ferev music weeks "a "a aeaseu.
1. ssselaa TIE a week when New
1tsFs ~fA encourage the smaller aGd
wreMker SITTER If the vocal and in
. ssv1Fners&i artists the contributing
*isFE@gfs TO tss art and trade IF fau
SO. #euta combine TO take the story
arss sxaHap A4 81 rggsic to fna smaller
sSGaeg III sfsa United States and build
tFses I. ea1sScts clientele ts relieve the
sfs-sk'. cG New Y@rk'z oyercrovs4fed ar
taSste contingent Il would be a reat
As~ssisig. New York does not need
assss"ss stivr ulHs The smaller cities
da Il should he The duty OF New
yarss 10 .ss-ip those cities thousands
~ artists woula contribute TO this end.
Ths5ss wfsa refuse should be compelled
10 $40 So We need Il musical nation
mol musical city"
L, harmony with the idea OF slim
nisting nrstc In other cities, il may
rs rstafsi"d, hefa use ii IS worth re-
'essse.ang, the Washington opera asso-
es$Ltsen which this week gave ii week
OF Carmen This distinctive and
hsrfst1 surepsstui local musical asso-
rsa'5s'si. directed by Edeuard Albion
ard srruorted W patrons ratsf css.rata-
lire Ia diplomatic and social az well
~ musical activities, ha@ done ga
Orient WORK in the past and the pres
fn' season marks its greatest achieve
ms-nt.
Madame Marguerite sylvia. the
greatest living impsrsonator Of the
role OF The fasC iaa ting Gypsy. one OF
fht historic "Hartuires'' Of the opera
stag wss 81 heartily Interest ~ that
she set al exa nipple by donating her
sssrs ICES 10 the cau4e. Ard this
brought the final element of success
~ the enterprise.
What Washingtun has done other
c5ues can do. They might with great
prf,fit follow IN the very footsteps Of
The capitol committee. let 100 Amer
isssn cities organize a music committee
and secure the services OF a cornpe-
frNi director Let them manifest hs-
thesr accom- plishmenis their 'tutsttt-
EtDcs and sincerity. and there will 'bc
rsany Marguerite Sylvas TO give them
And with this chain
rs basis, the United States may be
gafded BY ID belt OF melody
Unusual efforts have been made of
late 10 form local symphony orches-
fras In at least nifty important Amer
EAn ~eslss, 1t is believed that the
local influence is what is most needed
~ make music a success in this coun-
try From such orehes,ras. as well
rs from such choral societies may be
developed American siners and Amer
lean music. just AS the dramatic stock
companies develop the players who
eventually thrill Broadway in the sea-
sons SUCCESSES. The deterring ele-
1faent this far In the scheme IL the IN
nexf6lc policy of the musicians union
~ give no aid or encouragement to
anything except the price cf hire. II
aAsTeiated that one OF the leading con-
dncfcfs OF symphony orchestra, un-
Familiar with the customs of union
rnesssctans. as rehearsing a Tschinow~
Kkg symphony. Two OF the move
snNnts had been rehoarsed and the
third Was under way Boom. boom,
boom Numbered the CLOCK, and forth
With every man laid Gown his instru-
rS<ut. The conductor was Informed
~ an interpreter thai the union rules
allowed 80 many minutes only fer r,-
hearsai, and they had been given II
mataeres n0t 'h3' sfiIe Eji!l re
a1ired was only an los 1're
Ansoh fuits Aa rTDed To.
Anu ssiDs441e' gsied the
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