The New York herald., 1922-08-06
Pianist to Make Debut at
Stadium Concert Tonight
Frank Sheridan, Addition
Winner, to Appear With Or
chestra-Music Notes.

Larger crowds than ever have been
coming to the Lewisohn Stadium to hear
the new conductor OF the concerts,
Willem Van Hoogstraten OF Holland,
who has brought new life into familiar
orchestral numbers. Everything that Mr..
Van Hoogstraten has done thus far has
seemed TO please. and particularly the
array of unusual little encores he has
provided. fragments of music not al
together unfamiliar. but seldom heard,
in most cases, and not always identi-
fable. These are not announced by
placards. and their authorship In many
instances have kept thousands guessing
This week. beginning tonight has
Mendelssohn Dvorak, Grieg and Brahms
on its card, together with the Mac
Dowell concerto by one OF the Addition
soloists. Frank Sheridan. pianist. To-
morrow night has only three numbers,
Tchaikovsly. Biszt and Cesar Franck.
Thursday night there will be a novelty,
a Beethoven Wagner program, with
Beethoven's "Eroica" symphony making
UP the first half OF the program, and
the introduction and venpsberg scene
from "Pannhauser" (Paris version).
"Traume," the prize song from The
Meistersinger," and the Ride OF the
Valkyries, the second half.
Much interest centers around FRANK
Sheridan's appearance tonight. Though
young and little heard of In New York
he is regarded as pianist OF great
promise. He is to play MacDowelPs
Concerto for Piano, No. 2. In p minor.
The judges in the Stadium Additions
voted for him without dissenting
voice, a compliment, It is understood.
not paid to any other candidate. Harold
Do hag gi6aTa
The week is to have two other soloists,
Suzanne Keener soprano. who will sing
on Tuesday numbers from "Rigoetto"
and "Traviata." and Miss Helena Marsh.
contralto. on Friday. Miss Marsh will
sing numbers from Glucks "Alceste"
and "Orfeo."
Program for tonight follows:
soloist-Frank sheridan, pianist.
(Audition winnef0
1-overture, Calm Sea and Prosper
2-Concerto for piano. No, in 2
minor ............ ....... MacDowell
Intermission.
3-Slavlc dances OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Dvorak
1.-Two Elegiac Melodies for string or
chestra, op. 34..................... "a. .Grieg
ta) Heart Wounds.
(b) THE Last Spring.
5-Finale from Symphony No. in u
minor. op. 9s. s..t..-.............. .Brahms
Inc ninth week Oh concerts Dy lIc
Goldman Band, under the direction OF
Edwin Franko Goldman. promises to be
the most interesting Of the season thus
far On Friday evening the program
will consist entirely OF request numbers.
There will be no concerts next week.
They will be resumed on August q and
will continue thereafter five nights each
week CMonday. Tuesday, Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday until September
5. Each night Of these festival con-
certs VIII be devoted TO some special
type Of music. Concerts will be held
this week on Monday. Wednesday and
Friday nights.
The last concert OF the season will be
given by the Goldman Band in Central
Park on next Tuesday night The solo
list on this occasion viii be Miss Lotta
Madden. the soprano.
Walter Damrosch will present next;
season in Washington and Philadelphia
his pirno lecture recltals on the Wagner
Ring" dramas. which he revived IN
New York last winter. The Philadel-
phia series viii be given under the aus