New-York tribune., 1920-04-12
Singers Join
In Applause
For Da1nrOsch
Oratorio Society Closes
Festival Amid Scenes
of Great Enthusiasm:
Conductor in His Clory:-
Delivers Long Speech
Madame Schumann Heink
Substitutes for Tetrazzini
and Is Well Received
By H. E. krehbiel


music at the list Regiment Armory
came to an end yesterday afternoon
with a concert which differed from the
ordinary Sunday Popular" only in
the fact that the chorus was on hand
and after opening the affair with "The
Star Spangled Banner" repeated tho
fine hymn "Laud Ye His Name" which
marked high water at the RachmaninoR
concert last Wednesday evening.
This was to compensate for the loss
from the scheme as originally planned
of the "Infammatus" from Rossini's
"Stabat Mater" for which Nine.
Tetrazzini was to have sung the solo.
Nine. Schumann-Heink, who was the
substitute, sang tho scena (rscitAtiva
and rondo) "Ecco il Punto" from
Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito, In
place of the air from lies Pechauys
di Perles," and a group Of six songs
in place of the air from LA Perle du
Bresil."
The audience greeted Nine. Schu-
mann-Heink enthusiastically, and II it
deplored the absence of the tonal pearls
which Nine. Tetrazzini would have
scattered had she been present, did not
deplore, as 1t ought to have done, the
lack Of beauty, taste and style which
marked the singing of Mozart's music.
Miss Hoffman at Piano
The songs which Nine. Schumann-
Heink sang to pianoforte accompani-
ment were when Two Lovors Are
Parted" by Secchi. and "The Home
Road" by John Alden Carpenter; Have
You Seen Him in France1" by Ward
Stephens. TAPS" arranged by FASTER
mack; can Indian Love Song" by Lieur-
ance (the violin obligato played by
Nipa Fletcher) and Ardit!'s "Bolero."
Katherine Hoffman played the accom-
paniments. The concluding number Of
the program was the last movement
from Haydn's farewell" Symphony,
during the performance Of which the
lights and departed, leaving at the last
Walter Damroseh in his glory, though
not alone, for hundreds Of ehoristers
shared the stage with him.
Artistically the festival literally and
metaphorically had gone out like a can
die in the wind, but there was an after
mGth of enthusiastic demonstration.
The' multitude cheered. The singers
showered the conductor with flowers.
wreath was placed in his hands.
Nine. Schumann Heink Joined her voice
ing "Auld Lang Syne," and Mr.. Dam
resch made a long speech, in which he
said that the audiences Of the week
had demonstrated that the love of choral
music was not dead in New York, and
in reply to the critics who had init
mated that some Of the music had
failed of an artistic purpose because Of
the immensity of The festival room,
argued that under certain conditions
good might flow from such PERFORM
ances. This was the significance Of his
A. L.
ecstatic mood the crowd dispersed.
Two Other Concerts
In the evening there were concerts Of
almost festival dimensions at the Hip
podrome and the Metropolitan Opara
House, which differed from the 71st
Regiment affair only in the character of
their offerings.
At the Hippodrome the chief attrac-
ton was Miss Rosa Raisa, who also
sang Mozart air and sang it quite as
inartistically as Nine. Schumann-Heink
The air was "De vieni non tardar," from
"Le Nozze di Figaro" 1t was the first
Of group Of three classic airs which
the singer reeled of in . singularly
short -breathed fashion and with aston
ishing disregard Of musical taste and
sentiment
The other two were Buononini's "PeY
Ia Gloria dAdorarvi" and Durante's
"Danza Fanciulla." Mr. Rimini, asso.
ciated with Miss Raisa In the Chicago
Opera Company as we'll as the concert,
sang Largo al Factotum," from Ros-
sslni's "Barbiere," and as he sang
louder than the lady he was rewarded
with louder applause. It became evil
dent now that dynamics were to be the
measure Of success with the audience,
which had also disclosed an unsuitable
appetite when Miss Winifred Byrd
began the concert with some pianoforte
solos; so when Miss Raisa opened the
foodgates Of her amazing voice fully
in "Tacia la notta plseida." the glad
some noise made by the audience In
the hall Of military evolutions in the
afternoon was fairly equalled.
The two singers brought the first
part OF the program to close with the
duet La ci darem la mano" from Mo-
carts Don Giovanni" in which the
narytone stubbornly and consistently
refused to show regard for the pitch
IN N winch the soprano was singing and
tne p pianoforte playing.
There was no orchestral music at
this concert, but there was at the
,Wwenty-frst Sunday concert in the
metropolitan Opera House and also
sorae violin playing by Miseha Elman
ww,nich pleased the audience nightly.
Inc singers were Miss Rosalie Miller
and Clarence Whitehill.
West pninfora ot Cn1~~rn1:o