New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
b. II. E. krehbiel

H..v,soksa hy she iyhx-eyed rum
s's. haa assembled themselves in
ys,s Bowl at New Haven to re-.
ysyeiation in music--to hear
81, s,s q. had not heard, see what eyes
s. &. seen, take note OF things
81 ~ id not entered the heart OF
S. Mite fer joy the morning stars
.orstaer, and in grief the whang-
4 -. ~ ,seasasd for her unborn be-
/ s.axs Il szs not. Sophrcnia Sacbut,
s...ster II d maker OF brass eyelets
!. S xsgatuck Valley, as a yirtuosa
IL Trombone, was 50 challenge
| Il jsagrsat of William Guard, Gatti-
4 sassus, the managing director; con-
B ASS, assistant conductors, chorus
1 .s.sn Tor. more elegantly corrs
,ssars} and scrub-women OF the
Sgrssolisan Opera House, and the
ss Of the New York newspapers
~ haven be hangedi), Little Sophie
3 niy three years old. She is shorter
he tube Of brass which she seems
4 Haliow when playing-not half SO
|sYss the tube extended to its last
sa.sa. She Is therefore obliged to
#ssa high chair during performance
4 b use 8 handle on the slide for
hep notes, besides calling on the
III her father to hold up the end
As Instrument. This keeps his arm
aslssing like pendulum in the
&asnasic passages; but no matter, the
mi. 10 worth while and beyond COM
+ ssss IN kroner, ruh1es or marks.
4 lie newspaper critics were unani-
/ sas ii praise of the prodigious child.
4 ng had come TO scoff, but remained
sgsy. @The Times" man was up in
nr York, where he had gone on
nsdsy to attend to his duty as q
ss.r sdi 50 was "The American" man;
1. men os @The Herald" world"
sYsssp tribune, "Sun" and Evening
scrlss and Journal" sent cunning
b lssblss to Miss Korb's song recital and
81 s,ss. rehearsal of "Cosi fan tutte."
All necessary to tell this secret to
,s:aas idr the notion of the concert
rA eps.a goers who keep tabs on
a.,lso as to be able to report that
a,g dsa not eat the whole Of a bad egg
a usse! good one) that they saw
,a,ss nsa-quite familiar figures they
s,s-s. Assan Hall and the Princess
IS Tbsssn, he The Tribune's word for
sgAstfs officials OF the operas we
ifw Mssloned, the "rest of the audi
es Fs made up Of critics who later
# sdsa4a they had come with words Of
l;d; dsereeiatioR' for the child -
g. fstssa way. critics have, as every
t @ws. They go to concerts and
tqd.ions" with words of Kindly
M.ission" buzzing in their heads or
sfag their breast pockets, and after
Ev have heard music which "agitat-
hem, made Mr.. Gatti .'sbetray un-
s.l interest,"" Bodansky s'lean for
ms and peer over his horn-rimmed
ssess and Moranzoni "sniile," they
Agn talking OF another "audition"--
sss years hence, when Sophronia
all have grown as tall as her from
#sx and athen, OF course" What
tecurse"7 Why, then they'll let her
4hw what's what, and that there is q
II In. Israel--several gods, In fact.
aaawhile they are to have q respite
&sling which Sophronia Is TO study
s.the expense of her friends in the
.ugatuck Valley and (by agreement
A the critics. is not to appear in
'ssgt anywhere.
4 aNs wherefore, IL they are to be
jss!sad about now, should such things be
\ aaf for thres years? In the words of
1 MIsag: "What dost thou mean? Is
MMia to hide virtues in?" Surely
I nala long as the publicity director
1 lsage pfsss agent) can command the
| eaanas uf the newspapers. Simple
'aaxasss compels US to confess that
ah ps9st should have had full ac-
sSaas of Miss Sophronia's miraculous
Ns!asnancs last Thursday. IT'S be-
las the times. More press agents
assd 30 added to it's staff. We shall
~ % It. Perhaps the fault can be
Fasdisd. Press agents arc much more
Aesestlng than reviewers and less
AsApssed By the need of speaking the
ms.
ssiopos Of this last utterance we re-
y mat We received a communication
Nv Gays ago saying that Alfsven's
ssosa rhapsody, "Mi6sommervarka," !"
- az the concert of the Symphony
sssstra last Sunday afternoon was
aasw TO local concert rooms, but had
~ paysd many times in popular
ls' at Carnegie Hall and at the
sfScfone under the leadership of
s.sa sfanko. who conducted the first
ss'fmanee Of II here at a Swedish
n ss Carnegie Hall more than ten
age, Very likely. We didn't say
= never been played here before,
70 might have done so had our
s a.ain not been SO completely
q - oy the extraordinary perform
DIR. chaiiapin that we just
i0fgot all sbout the pretty bit
sal grotesquerie, with it's close
81 soetical suggestion of a mid
ss nights mood, not necessarily
aasn, but anywhere where poetical
49, ssss0ns In connection with the
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