The New York herald., 1922-11-06
Concerts by Three
Eminent Singers
Are Heard Here
Chaliapin, Nine. Calve and
Mccormack Make Big
Musical Day.
ny w. J. HENDERSON.

Feodor Chaliapin. the distinguished
Russian bass. resppeared before local
audience in a concert in Carnegie Hall
last evening. At 7 o'clock tho hall was
besieged by Nger throngs waiting to
snap up any tickets that might be left,
although it had been published that the
house was already sold out. Few of the
waiting ones gained admission. When
the standing room had become so
crowded that late arrivals could reach
their seats only by football tactics the
sale OF tickets was stopped.
At o'clock it became necessary to
clear the lobby of the solidly jammed
throng st.l. clamoring for admission.
The clamorers were sent into the street
and guards were stationed at the en-
persons remained on the sidewalk, evil
IDENTIFY hoping that In some magical way
they might get in before the concert was
ended. :
The scene inside was such as those
witnessed at Mr. Chaliapin's entertain
ments last season. Tho program was
simple. Max Rabinowitz PLAYED a piano
number, after which the basso appeared
and was welcomed with long continued
applause According 70 his custom he
announced each song by the number
Identifying II in the little book of texts
He sung a group beginning inappro-
priately enough with Rimsky- -Korsak1N's
The Gloomy Day Is Ended" AS there
were nine concerts. all crowded, yester-
DAY could hardly have been regarded as
gloomy from the artists or the man.
ayers point OF view.
Nicolas Levienne played cello solos,
Max Rabinowitz performed again, Mr..
Cbaliapin sang another group Of songs
and the concert was over. 1t remains
only to note that the eminent singer
was in the best Of voice and that his
art once moro chained the attention Of
every listener.
There was nothing very exciting about
the symphony Society concert In Aeo-
liar Hall yesterday afternoon, In spite
of the fact that Mime. Emma Caive was
the soloist. The famous old singer de-
livered herself of the air Of Sdph0 from
Gounod's opera of that name. and later
in the program OF group OF songs,
some French. some Russian sung in
English and others in Spanish. She was
not in her best vocal condition. The
voice was CONSTRUCTED, the tones often
strident and sometimes above the pitch.
But a great artist is always a great
artist, and doubtless many auditors who
had never heard Nine. Calve before rec
ognised the presence of an eloquent in
terpreter of the old school which educed
dramatic power from mastery or vocal
color, accent and shading
Nine. Calvo was happlest yesterday
IN her singing OF the Gounod music. 1t
lay better for the voice and II was. as
it always has been. Immediately suited
TO the singers temperament and imaEi-
nation. She was less comfortable In
some of her songs. but the audience
showed great JOY over all she did and
compelled an addition to the program
list.
The orchestral numbers conducted by
Walter Darnrosch were Beethovens
eighth symphony. Liadov's From the
apocalypse and Alfven's "Midsom-
marvaka." Tho presentation OF these
three compositions created In the audi
torium an atmosphere OF fepose en-
tirely consonant with the natural PAN
diculation of an unseasonably warm
Sabbath afternoon. The senses we're
lulled. the mind gently foated into a
region of calrns. And this mood perse-
vered. too. in the face OF Liadov's vio-
lent efforts TO delineate the angel with
the rainbow on his head, the little book
in his right hand and the utterance OF
the thunders when he had spoken.
Tho bass drum inevitably attended TO
the thunder business but the days when
concert audiences thought seriously of
bass drum doings have gone. As for
klfven, his music was at any rate can
did in its confession OF simplicity II
made no attempt at picturing unspeak-
able things. but sang the merry songs
Of midsummer festival IN Sweden.
where there are hundreds of good folk
tunes TO initiate and a musical people
20 enjoy them The unfamiliar compc-
sitions- were well played by the excel
lent musicians II the symphony Society
orchestra.
John McCormack's concert IN the Hip
podrome yesterday afternoon reproduced
scenes long familiar at his entertain
rnents. The theater was hacked. The
tenor was in good voice. The audience
sirnihed It's pleasure in terms unmis-
taxable after every number. There we're
numerous encores Rudolf Bochko per-
formed some violin solos 20 nll In the
spaces between Mr.. McCormacks groups
of songs. The audience was kind to
him.
The program was characteristic. Mr..
Mccormack always begins with old airs.
which he sings as few others can. A
second group yesterday contained lyrics
by Franck. Parry, Arthur Foote Ga new
one called Song Of the lMil'') and
Richard Strauss ("AIlcrseelen" mas
aueradlng az "All Souls Day.. Some
old Irish airs preceded the final group.
which included a new song. The Little
Trees" by Harry Osgood. II was an