Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-08

t""' that year. m''' were s'Ve" snknmtala. % the
Tschaikowsky Fourth (F minorl,
and strauss "Tod und Vcrklarung.
TIL" "rathctiquc' was not played that
season and was, therefore, ineligible.
The leaders in the symphonic vote were
Tschaikowsky, + Minor 800: Beethoven
Fifth, 800; Rustic Wedding. 100:
Eroira. 1873; Franck. los: Brahms. r
mnjor, -; Brahms ID major (No. -,
81 Sakuntala got 291 votes to DDS for
"l.ronora No. 3 for the overture. and
in the miscellaneous "Tod and Vcrkla-
rung' received ""i; Moszkowski's First
Suite, 232. and Liszt's "rrcludes. y
231.
TTlIE next season there were no re-
L quest programs. owing to the illness
of Fritz Scheel, which resulted in his
death near the close Of the season. In
1907 1905 the program was 'Sakun-
tala.' tn" 'Pathetiouo. and the Nor-
spiel and Licbcstod from ''Tristan.'
The "Pathetiquc" got 3S4 votes; - New
World" 292; Tschaikowsky. + minor.
236; Beethoven Fifth. 15l and Brahms
G minor. 80. "Sakuntala' beat "rann-
hauser." 1Hi to 2l9. and the mid
summer Nights Dream got l0S votes.
"Tristan' received PSI to 21S for the
Ride Of the Nalkyries' an' 1S2 for
tn" "Preudns.
In 1908 1909 the program was "Sa-
! kuntaln' tn" "Pathctique. Peer
Gynt" and "Tannhauser," two ovcrtures
being played for some reason. The PA.
thotiQuo' got 41G votes. "New World.'
1888; Becthoven's Fifth. ~; Brahms
u major. -. and Schuhcrr's "Unfn-
ishcd.' ~ "Sakuntala' got 263 and
'Tannhnuser. PIG: Peer Gynt" re-.
rciv~d 1856: "Wotans Farewell" and
the Fire Music" III, and the "Mid-
summer Nights Drcnm.' l3S. In
1909 1910 the program was "Sakun-
taln," the "Pathetique, Impressions
of Amcrira' by Carl Pohlig, then con-
durtor of the Orchestra, and "Wotan'S s
Farewell and the Fire Music" Tho
votes were the "Pathctquc,' 34S &;
unfinished, III: "Ncw World
l39; Beethoven Fifth. l31 Franck. 81
and Brahms Second, -. In the overture,
"Sakuntala" had 243; Tschaikowsky
"lSl2" got 1906. and "Tannhauser.
ll3. Pohlig'S composition received l7S
"Icrr Gynt,' l5l, and the 'S'irc
Music" lbs. Why tn" latter was played
and not Peer Gynt,' which received
more votes, does no, now appear.
THE next season two request pro-
l. grams wcrr PLAYED. one Friday
afternoon and n different ono Satur.
day evening. The Friday program wa'
Iiump"rdinck Norspirl from "Koenigs
kinder" the Beethoven Fifth sym
phony, Liszts "Prcudcs" and th
Fire Music On Saturday evening /
was "Sakuntnla,' the "latheti1ue.
the "prcludcs" and the Fire Music.
Tn" vote was not published.
In loll-12 the program was "Sa
kuntaln," Schubcrt'S 'Unfnishcd' (al
though the "Pnthetique" got NOR
votcs,, the "Rld" of the Valkyries,
two entr'actcs from THE Jewels of til
Madonna" Dvorak's "In the Spinnin
| Room" and Tsrhaikowsky "lSl2.
: The "rNthctique' got %%1 votes to 26;
t for the "Infnlshcd, Beethoven
, Fifth, 80, "Ncw World" 15s. I
the ovcrturrs "Sakuntala" got 81!
"Midsummcr Nights Dream 10
n ISL" 172. the latter being playc
o for some reason, although third in votes
Next season. l4l2-1". the overtm
was "Meistersingcr," although beate
' by five other compositions in the votes
! the Beethoven Fifth. although beate
. by the "Pathctiqur' by nearly u
. votes; "SakuntaIa,' which kept i
place by popular vote me AZ
Triste" of Sibcllus and the "preludes.
=, The vote was "rathetique. lll Bee
; thovcn Fifth. 2iS "Tnfnishrd. 2+l
/, Franck, 14S Tschaikowsky Fifth, l3S
= Rrnhms Fnst, 81 Brahms Third. y
Tho overturcs "Sakuntala," 90!
y "'Tristan." 1860; "rannhauscr, lac
. Rimsky's "I.s Grande Pnque Russo,
" ly3: Ieonorc No. 3, l22; "Aleis
: tcrsinger, 1O1. The 'Valse Triste
: received 172 and the "Preludes" Ia
y leading their classification.
E THE season 1013-l4 3rksd the la
q q tn. the rsgss.t .anoIs prgNS IT, II Sch, H,'
d bert "Lnhnished" sys1h ~. Tam
: haussr' ovsxtuEe And ~ 'sssF mus