The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-10-29

cuir gCS are pTOuSnJ every Jay dSdluSI
the reviewers OF music in this town.
Socrates was sentenced to death and
obliged 10 shuttle of this mortal coll
by drinking cup OF hemlock. All,
how. many there are would Joy TO-
administer a bowl OF hooch to the
music reviewers, who do not pros
trate themselves In alteration before
the tutelary divinities.
A Problem Indeed.
BY praising all the conductors all
the time? Alas! That will. not do
either. The observer who praises
Coates makes wild the admirers OF
Stransky. and he who lauds Mengel-
berg calls down upon his own head
the wrath OF all the Stokowslsians.
The scribe who pens paans in honor
OF the returning Paderewski must face
the hostility Of all the lovers OF the
art Of Hofmann. Bauer and Gabr1lo-
witsch. This ia a partisan age and
we are a partisan people. You can
not be all things to all men. You must
be for something. and when you are
you are expected to be against It's op-
posite.
But these variations are carrying US
into new matter. Orchestral were the
theme. And attention Is naturally
called at this time chiefly to the new
project of Gen. Coleman du Pont and
others associated with him. II is diff
cult to believe that all the published
reports of the utterances OF this pub
lie spirited people arc correct, for
astuts business men and clever prac-
teal women do not embark on an en-
tcrprise without knowing a great deal
about the new field
Encouraging Speech.
If. however, what they all said at
tho meeting at the home of Mr.. Lewis
J.. Clarke on Tuesday Is accurately re-
ported, the most encouraging remarks
OF all were those which came from
Mrs du Pont- She Is credited with
saying:
My interest IN the work which the
City symphony Orchestra prosposes
to do for New York Is particularly
from the civic point of view. 1 ap-
preciato and value very highly the
service which music can render any
great city by offering clean and fine
recreation and by enlargtng the In
forests of those who enjoy II. Mr.. du
Font and are interested TO see In
what degree the orchestra may be
made to serve the purposes of those
for whom music is at once a recrca-
lion and study"
Speeches made at an informal meet
ing should not be microscopically ex-
smined in their phraseology, but
broadly as TO their spirit. To reach
those to whom. music Is a recreation
and "A study is to reach those who
already are It's patrons, tho thousands
of habitual concertgoers. TO whom the
first enjoyment Is that OF listening 70
music and the second and more last
ing that of discussing IT,.
People who go to the thcater talk
much about the plays, but very few
of them possess the technical knowl-
edge upon which searching exami-
nation Of the drama can be reared
But OF the great crowds that thronc
the concert halls a very considerable
proportion has some knowledge and
an important part has much. After
every concert you may hear animated
talk about the way In which con-
ductor interpreted @ symphonic COM
position or pianist or violinist
played we'll known concerto. And
tho people who do the talking are not
merely music students. They arc the
enlightened music lovers OF this town,
" no number many thousands.
Not All wealthy.
They arc not all people of wealth.
Some OF thcm--most of them. indeed
10 persons to whom the payment OF
the price OF concer. ticket is some
Thing about which thought must be
taken. OF course this does not apply
20 the seemingly endless series OF re-
citals. For TO many OF them tickets
como without money and without
price. About tho "deadhead" evil
many hundred of thousands of words
have been printed. but the topic will
never cease TO be timely as long az
untalented. Ill equipped and hopelcssly
deluded young persons continue to be
eager TO spend money on New York