Show I 1 I music and d e i With ith last evenings s concert at the thc The Theatre Theatre Theatre atre the Symphony orchestra closed Its first seasons work Despite the discouraging discouraging discouraging aging weather the house was wati comfort comfortably comfortably ably abl filled on the main floor and the audience was enthusiastic sUc enough to sup JUp supply ply Illy any an perceptible deficiency in num hum numb humbers b bers The three soloists soloist Miss Geneve Eller Elter Ellerbeck beck Mrs Catherine Catheri e Trumbo McGurrin and Mr Hugh Dougall very cO ma mu materially to the nr while the or 01 orchestra orChestra chestra Itself was not entirely up to Its usual standard of or excellence In one or OJ two of ur the numbers it rose to the expectations tation of its ilg friends who have hu watched its progress s and nd Improvement with pleas pleasure pl ure nrc hut but unless it was wu the tile hearers hearer a afancy fancy there were vere numerous passages in lit which the work was ragged the tho move movement movement movement ment lacking in precision lon of or attack and the almost listless It Jt Is only onty fair to add a d that the best beSl of ot tho the orchestral work was w admirable In accompaniment j I Ithe the tit direction dir of Mr Shepherd left nothing to be desired and this was particularly true of the must most difficult undertaking un of or the evening the concert piece by b Cham Chain Chaminade made The Thc was exceptionally at attractive attractive In the quality and variety Of ot the numbers The orchestral pieces In Included Included included Von fourth sym sm symphony symphony phony phon Ia Angelus tho the sex sox from Lucia Strauss Roses From the South and the over overture overture overture ture by Weber eber Mrs Irs first appearance with the harp was In Im Fruh Fruhling Fruhling ling hog an exquisite spring song beautiful beautifully ly Iy played and warmly welcomed The instrument Is so rarely heard in iii any but the most pretentious concerts that the solo afforded unusual pleasure The rho Largo Large for strings and harp offered an another another another other pleasing number and the harpist was recalled to acknowledge the plaudits she had bad won Miss Chaminade in which she took the piano is an extremely dif difficult if piece technically one to which very few pianists are at all equal That she carried it off triumphantly against the rather overwhelming background 1 of or a full orchestra is 18 to be considered no 10 small maU triumph Always brilliant in m her tech technique technique technique virile exact and with ith an impression Impression sion of reserve in the most impressive passages she site fairly fair outdid herself and deserved the encore to which she respond 01 1 I Mr Dougall likewise acquitted himself with distinction on this his first appear appearance appearance ance anee with the orchestra He undertook the th Vision Fugitive ou from S iad a pretentious effort calling for dramatic color and skill in phrasing quite above the ordinary His voice was wasI in excellent form and his singing most satisfactory To 10 many who had not heard I him hint recently there ivas was apparent a marked marled sain aln in smoothness of t ne in ineffective Ineffective effective though restrained force and in inI the elemental quality of simplicity which leaves laves no impression of a straining for effect I The as heretofore was given an added value by b the tho analytical I notes by b Squire Coop elucidating the I I themes and contributing much to the enjoyment of the lay members of the au an t dl In concluding its work the directors of the association expressed through the their appreciation of te sup I port accorded the tue organization and de declared dared themselves satisfied with tie t le roes rest made this season even VCR the guarantee furt will have haf to bear b ar part of the cost of the tUe t e cont Certainly the th music lovers loers of the city have han every even reason r to appreciate the ef of forts which have made It ft possible for them to hear four such concerts as haZe hae been Ien un P r Mr 11 Shepherds dir I tion and it is within bounds to predict thit next ext season will trill witness a still stronger sentiment in favor of ing the worl work so 80 auspiciously begun Arthur Shepherd will leave leae today tOda for New e York where he will mend the next I month |