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Show MUSIC AND DRAMA It has been many seasons since a more accomplished accomp-lished planisto has been heard here than Madame Carreno proved herself to be at the Shubert Monday Mon-day evening, when she appeared in a endid recital re-cital before one of the largest audiences that have gathered of late when music has been the attraction. attrac-tion. Her program was chosen with excellent taste and comprised several unusually difficult and beautiful numbers. Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Schumann were the only four composers represented repre-sented on the list. The Beethoven sonata was, perhaps, the best played selection of the recital and Madame Carreno was given an ovation at its finish. As oncores the artiste played. two or three little compositions of her own. The concert succeeded suc-ceeded in bringing out a. far better, larger and more representative audience than has been usual the past few months, and was really the best managed man-aged and most successful affair of its kind held here in some time. THE SYMPHONY. The fifteenth recital of the Symphony Orchestra Or-chestra at the Colonial on Sunday under the direction di-rection of J. J. McClellan, was one of the most successful from an artistic standpoint that has ever been heard here. In fact there was no serious fault to find with any number on the program with the possible exception of the opening open-ing prelude to "Lohengrin" and the ballet music from "The Queen of Sheba." In the Lohengrin number, for a time during its rendition there seemed to be a jarring note that came from most everything but the violins and in one part of the "Queen of Sheba" selection there was a crash of brass that possibly could not be realized by those on the stage, but which came like a shock to those back in the audience. But all in all everything considered, the concert con-cert was a notable success and Professor McClellan Mc-Clellan and every member of the orchestra is entitled en-titled to the highest commendation, lor in the short time that it was possible to rehearse, the final accomplishments were remarkable. "The Queen of Sheba" number, the last movement move-ment of which gave opportunity to Albert Press for a 'cello solo and whicL was done beautifully, called forth much applause, and in Beethoven's symphony, I. Allegro and the prelude to "Hansel and Gretel," the orchestra more than distinguished itself. Sybella White Clayton was the soloist, appearing ap-pearing first in the Concerto for piano and orchestra or-chestra (A Minor). There is no gainsaying the fact that Miss Clayton is a most brilliant pianist, and her wonderful rendition of the Grieg music was a revelation to those who had not heard her previously. The plans for the Symphony for the remainder of the season are rather indefinite and frankly speaking, it is up to some one who can well afford it to turn his or her attention to the matter, accompanied ac-companied by a handsome check. It has been an everlasting struggle from tne beginning of the Symphony concerts to even pay expenses, let alone make anything on the concerts, and it would be shame to have the organization entirely disband. Such music as was heard at the Colonial Sunday Sun-day is worth a great deal more than the price of admission, and with a financial foot to. stand on, the improvement at every concert would be very marked. There was a notable absence of many of the supposedly cultured who were loudest in their complaint that real music gets too little attention atten-tion here, and if they had but known it, their little contributions might have made the affair a great financial as well as an artistic success. m 1)1 Wlllard Mack and Miss Leone have done much better with "The Morals of Marcus" than anyone Ihal.-reason to expect, for not only is Mr. Mack scarcely fitted for the role of Lord Ordeyne, but I Miss Leone Is far from the popular conception In size of the pulquant, diminutive Carlotta. Her characterization of the charming role, however, is excellent and the same is true of Mack. Between Be-tween the two stars and the support they receive, re-ceive, the show is one of the best the company has given since the re-opening of the Bungalow and it is handsomely mounted. |
