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Show MUSIC GOSSIP i OF NEW YORK jEmma Oalve's Concert in Carnegie Hall Provokes Sensation j NEW" YORK. Jan. L'S. Although there have been a number of senea-itlons senea-itlons In Now York's musical life this season the one created by Mmo. Emma Calve at her recent recital In Carnegie j Hall was the greatest of them all. I Even her most devoted admirers did not .expect her to exhibit, except In limited degree, the vocal or interpretative interpreta-tive powers that were hers when Bhi was the idol of the operatic world. . nd to the amazement of everyone she sane with very nearly tho full richness of VOios and with all of tho art that she , had in her prime. Tho enthusiasm of the audience , which packed the houee became close , to a riot- Even the oldest concert-j goer could not recall seeing and heai - j ing such a demonstration over a sing-, cr in any Now York concert ball I White-haired men and women, wild with cx HemcDt when they found that th r Calve was still the gTeat Caia Stood up and shouted and eheorea. j As ne critic said the next day, "8h put to shamo all doubts of the fainthearted faint-hearted admirers fearful of destroy-ins destroy-ins memories of n glorious past " Aim another, ' There were voice and art Which stand forth the peers of any-1 thine.-, known to the contemporary op-i era stage." And everyone wondered. "How doi she do It ?" Her answer to this Is i characteristic of a great artist of the ofll school. "To be a singer after one has passed one's prime means that all one's ar-1 tlstic life has been a life of work The period of preparation for tho public BtagQ In those days is far too short. To all vocal sludonts aspiring to a career I would say, study long before you appear ap-pear before the public 11 you vrould stay Ions: before it. That is the' key to enduring success." But sonic there are who believe that Calve'.s enduring success comes not only fruni years of work but also from soni" underlying flame of genius within, with-in, for, as lienry T Flnck snld in the K.ning Post. "She cannot sing any-I thing without warming it with emotion." emo-tion." VKI WIIII1N m So successful have been the prehee-1 Ura coucerts given at the Metropolitan ' Museum of Art during the past two' fears that they are being! continued this season. The orchestra under the; direction of David Marines plays on the balcony ovr-rlooklng the great foyer' In which, amid pricelrss works of art, i henches are placed for the audience. Admission is free. The restaurant j which usually closes at five is kept i open on these concert eveningn that visitors to the Museum may dine there and then stay to hear the musii Mr Manne s presents programs of high j standard and many patrons of the i un-scriptlon un-scriptlon concerts of New York's long established orchestras are frequently seen In the audience, the artistic sur-, roundmgs proving an ideal place in Which to listen to music. 11 1 l i YM I AVhon It comes to singing in concert what's in a name? Edgar Schoilcia, ba.uone, iinnlis the public has grown beyond Judging a singer s work from the prestige or name When asked tht reason lor tins opinion he iaid: "I've made three tours with Ger-aldine Ger-aldine Kurra. 1 vo sung in towns on these tours where no one ever hearu ui me um.l i appeared JH-Xore the aud-lem aud-lem e. 'j liis was because 1 wasn't ad- vartlsed as ajijieanng with tho greail sUir. So u w.i.Mi't known 1 was to sing. : Vet time and again 1 ve Utt n received by the uuuunce with im much enthusiasm enthus-iasm as if 1 d been advertised as one 6i greatest 6t.ars in the wor.o An, even more. I've Immediately been re-oqgdg-cd in many ot those 'towns for a re-' clia.1 ot -my own. "Doesn't this prove that audiences all over the country have reached ttio point where they thins, and decide for theme slves as to tile vuluo of every ar- ' ttet a work regaidiess of the artist n..nie.' lm g.au ihis experience nap-; pencd to nie lor it has tuugat me to re- iy oily on my worn In niakibg Kood. I And the singer who Is capable ox nuK- , lng good will se.aoin find the Amerl' can audience a iuggaiu in upprecls lion no luua'.r nu un..iiuv.n hb nam may be." i,i.- iTHEl'IC THOtTGIl sXARRIl l When josoi LhevlhUe gate his tirst New York recital for this season Mine, I Lhevlnne was heard with him in Ui Kaehm.i n. not I s'uite for .wo pianos. I Their ensemble playing snowed such j perfection both in technical accuracy I and Interpretation that a number of people were heard to say as the au- dlence left the hall. "How unusual fori a husband and wife, both pianibis, to be so sympathetic'" Which lead one who overheard to ask. "is that a s.am at marriage or at musicians '" M i 1 iiUniLli.W ..Ns i utlt.ut j Ihe withdrawal of Geraldluc Farrar from the Metropolitan uperu com- ' pany created only a mild sensation In ! New ork as the rumor that sho would take this step had been in the air! since Marie Jeritza created such u ' furore in the role of Tosca which, un-' 111 thlt; Viennese sopruno came to Nuw York, had been ung almost wholly by Farrar. When it became evident tnut the Metropolitan expected to cusl j JeriUta for other roles with which i Farrar hai long been identified, the latter, iu rump'r has it, could no longer tolerate the thought of a rival- Rumor I also has it that Jerltsi boa not hud j an easy time behind tho scenos at the opera as tht petted Oeraldine is not' tho only one who has suffered from1 Jealousy of the now star's popularity. MUSIC IN TILL; SOUTH Mary Jordan, who Is making her homo this winter in San Antonio, Tei., : where her husband, Major Croason of I tho regular army, is stationed, stopped ! in Now York the other day while on I a recital tour. Wien askud if ahe did. i not miss the mulc of tho Bfetropa , . while ho far away as San Antonio, she Mimmed up th. Southern musical situation situ-ation briefly und with finaUty by sus -lng: New Yorkers who think tht,y havs all tho cream of good music would gapo with astonishment to seo the musical mu-sical activities all through the South. As for Texas, everybody who is anybody any-body in the concert world is booked tor that stale this season. Just as wjien 1 waa In New York. I have to check off what I can take the time to hear when I am in San Sontonlo. And it would be the num if I wem lving in any other southern city This Is no suprlso to rno as I've toured through the Sbuth many times !n past seasons Hut it would no doubt sur- sSTiHT N8W Trk" who think this is tho one musical center In the country'- |