The New York herald., 1921-09-25

mas received an honest return for its
OF course the San Carlo perform
ances are not Of the first rank. No
one pretends that they are. Sometimes
they are surprisingly good; sometimes
they are larnentably bad But they
are much bstter than they were when
they were first made known here, and
they give pleasure to many.
Season Having Later start.
1t will be observed by those who
take note Of such matters that the
musical season begins a little later
this year than last. Then 1t set forth
on its way near the middle Of Septem-
ber with numerous concerts as well
as Mr.. Gallo's offerings. It is likely
that there will be about the same
number Of recita1s and minor concerts
this season, but there will be more
room for expansion. There Is one
more hall than there was formerly.
and its suitability to recitals has been
tested. 1t was not ready for use at
the beginning OF the last season, but
without doubt many bookings have al
ready been ma1e for the months ahead
Of us. Some idea of the activities OF
the season may be formed from the
October list of bookings at Aeolian
Hall. Here it Is:
Saturday. /. evening-Harp recital. Gus
Valentine.
Sunday. 2, afternoon--Beneht concert,
Russian Babies Milk Fund.
Tuesday, 4, evcning-Piano recital,
Selim Palmgren and Percy Granger.
Thursday, 6, evening-Piano recital,
Alice Frisca.
Friday. z. evening-Song recital, Mime.
aernefelt-Paimgren.
Saturday, 5. evening-Joint recital, Mary
Wilderman. pianist: George BRUINS,
organlst.
Sunday. 3. afternoon-Song recital,
Arthur Middleton.
Monday. 10. afternoon-Song recital
Nina Hager.
Monday, 10. evening-Piano recital,
Helen Hagan.
Tuesday. II. evening-Piano recital,
Francis Moore.
Thursday. -. evening-Song recital,
Randall Hargreaves.
Friday. IA. evcning-Song recital, Edna
Mampeli.
Saturday. 15. afternoon--CelIo recital.
Roszi varadi.
Sunday. 16. afternoon--First Wagner
lecture, Walter Damrosch.
Monday, II, afternoon-Song recital,
RaycheI Emerson.
Monday. II. evening-Piano recital,
Katherine Bacon.
Roderick White.
Thursday. 20. afternoon--Two piano re-
cital. Guy Maier and Lee Pattison.
Thursday. 90, evening--violin recital.
Emil Telmanyi.
Friday. 81. afternoon--Piano recitnl.
Lyell Barbour.
Friday. 21, evening-Song recital.
Helena Marsh.
Saturday. 22. Observation-Disclosures con-
cert. New York Symphony Orchestra.
Saturday. 20. evening--violln recital.
Christian Krfens.
Sunday. %, afternoon--New York SYM
phony Orchestra Walter Damrosch
conductor.
Monday. "a. afternoon-vioiin recital
Harold Berkeley.
Monday. "a, evening--Song recital. I'd
mond Clement.
Tuesday 20. cvening-Concert, Letz
quartet.
Thursday. 27, afternoon-Song recital
Caryl Bensel.
Thursday. 81. evening-Harp recital.
Alberto Salvi.
Friday. 2s. afternoon--Cello recital.
Vera Poppe.
Friday. 2S, evening--vioiin recital.
Amy Neil.
Saturday. 20, evening-Song recital,
George kanakes.
Sunday, 30, afternoon---Second Wagner
lecture. Walter Damrosch.
Monday. 81. afternoon-Piano recital.
Sonya Michel
Monday. 81. evening--violin recital
Nicola Thomaa.
The long list OF Carnegie Hall en-
sagements need not be given. That
tne city VIII not starve for want of
orchestral music is certainty. albeit
tne public Is receiving a rapid and
poisonous education away from aIl
uue icsals OF orchestral art. But Of
this there will be much moro To say
later. AT present It is pertinent only
70 invite attention to one significant
fact. namely. that the point OF view
OF the newspaper commentator and
that of the typical opera and concert
Coer are growing further and further
ssart.
Wide Divergence of Standards.
In the course OF the coming season
This wide divergence of standards will
sssuredly betray itself In the stric-
lures which some opera and concert
goers will make on the crwments of
the recorders. 1t Is disturbing elo-
ment that the critical reviewer OF
music cannot persuade himself that
MS only duty is to report that such