New-York tribune., 1921-08-14


OF concerts of the New York Symphony
Orchestra, recently discussed with
Walter Damroch at ST. Jean de Luz,
recently, the program which the French
man will bring with him for perform
ance in New York.
1t may be said that at least three
new works have been programmed by
Mr. d'lndy for first performance here.
The d'Indy concerts are announced for
December l and ?, in Carnegie Hail.
An interesting coincidence is revealed
in the fact that it is just sixteen years
ago to ths day since Vincent dIndy
made his first appearance in this
country, conducting a pair of Boston
cember L and 2, 1905.
Rosa Ponselle of the Metropolitan
Opera, mas discovered child singer,
Miss Florence Hynes. aged nine, of
1928 Webster Avenue, now in a singing
contest for amateurs staged recently
at Starlight Amusement Park, at East
177th Street, the Bronx, at which Miss
Ponselle was one of the judges. Little
Miss Hynes captured first prize in
competition with twenty other talented
Bronx children.
Mischa Levitski is at present enjoy
ing such success in Austria liza that
the original contract calling for
twenty-five recitals has been extended
to fifty-tivc, and ne will visit New
Zealand in September and return 10
Melbourne and Sydney for some add
ricnal farewell concerts IN October
He already has played eleven times in
Melbourne and fourteen in Sydney.
Ethel Frank, the American soprano,
who made an impression in London
musical circles in the late spring when
he sang at several orchestr concerts
under the batons OF Sir Henry Wood
and Albert Coates. is spending the
summer at her home near Boston She
viii return for another English tour
in the fall and is already engaged with
the Liverpool Philharmonic Society.
Word has just come from Paris that
Mary Garden has engaged Marguerite
q Alvarez for eight guest perform
ances with the Chicago Opera Com
rany next season in Chicago and New
York. The most important role 20 be
assgned to her will be Dalila when
she will appear opposite Lucien Mu-
ratore, who will essay the part of Sam
son for the first time. Miss Garden
announced before her departure for
Europe that she would open the Chi
cago season with Sam son ct Dalla,"
and would make the revival one of the
outstanding features in the repertoire /
With Nine. d'Alvarez and Mr. Muratore
in the title role the work should take /
cr a new popularity.
The Russian Symphony Orchestra,
under the direction Of Modest Altschu-
Ter, Will give a program at Starlight
Amusement Park, at 177th Street, in
the Bronx. tonight, which Will consist
of excerpts from operas. Eric Zardo,
pianist will be the soloist
A feature Of the concert will be an
intermezzo from "Galleon," an operate
work composed by James P. Dunn, an
American, with the composer conduct
ing Mr. Dunn's Intermezzo recently
had its first hearing at the Stadium.
Dr. Antonio Pacetti, on the eve Of
his departure for Mexico, recently an
Acunced two months season Of grand
opera in Mexico City, beginning Sep
tcmber 3, in celebration of the centen-
nial Of Mexico.
The company will inclnde celebrated
artists from the Metropolitan Opera
Company Of New York, the Chicago
Grand Opera Company and opera
houses of Italy and South America
Among the principal artists engaged
are Mines. Olga Caracciolo, Julia
Claussen, Ellen Dalossy, Henriette Da-
lossy, Stella de Mette, Ruth Thompson.
AGA Paretto and Ida Quaiatti and
Messrs. Giovanni Martnelli Tito
Schpa, Giuseppe de Luca, Vrgiio
Ilzzari. Augusta Ordognez and Vim
cenzo Reschiglan. The conductors will
be Mcssrs. Gaetano Bavagnoli and
Agide Jaccnia. Miss Florence Tell will
be the premiere danssuse
The repertoire will include the most
popular operas of the Italian, French
AID German schools