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BERLIN CAPTIVATES PHILADELPHIA,
BUT HOW DOES HE MANAGE IT?
Some Considerations of the Unusual Music Treat in
"Stop! Look! Listen!" and of Rag
time in General
TUB question which acitates musical
breasts in Philadelphia, today is not
concerned too much with the respective
merits of SchoenberK and Sknabin. The
performance of "Rosenkavaller," next
Tuesday. Is interesting, but it Isn't Im
portant. Nothing is Important except
this:
In what key does Irvins Berlin com
pose? Granting that it i3 not vital to the sub
ject, It would be interesting to know the
answer. A writer in The" Theatre says F
sharp. another says B-llat. Still others
say that Mr. Berlin wrltc3 in C and G.
And there is a wonderful story about this
shifting, transposing kej board. Mr. ller
lin Is a figure.
Hie second creat success Is with us
just now In "Stop! Look!! Listen!!!." and
the success preceding that. ""Watch Your
Step," Is scheduled for Christmas week,
so wc ought to know a great deal about
him. Unfortunately there is little to
know, but that little Is good. Mr. Berlin
'was a cabaret singer and then he wrote
"Alexander's Rag-time Band." After
that, the deluge.
But who has forgotten Alexander, the
glorification of ragtime? In "The New
Republic" Mr. Hiram k. Moderwell has
called ragtime the one true American
music, and it is rather appropriate that
its chief exponent should be a Russian
Jew. In separate songs, "Alexander,"
"The International Rag"" and "aiting
for the Robert E- Lee" and "Everybody's
Doing It." all of which. I believe, are from
the same brain, syncopation, the essen
tial thing, has been exploited. In "Step!
Look!! Listen!!!" it has gone mad.
Listening to it casually you recognize
the types of song. You hear again "I'm
Here and You're Here" and "This is the
Life." You catch echoes of "He's a
Devil" and of most of the sentimental
songs tnat manage to keep pace with the
rollicking ragtimes. But the accents are
shifted and re-shifted, there is no end
to syncopation, and the marvel of It Is
that it is not monotonous. Two numbers,
'The Hula-Hula" and the magnificent
"Ragtime Melodrama" are the highlights
of the whole series.
The first of these is distinguished by the
extraordinary way In which it Injects
pure Americanism, the jerky, high
spirited snappiness of our normal life,
into a lazy, sensuous and exotic atmos
phere, and does not sacrifice one thing
to the other. The second, even more un
usual, is a perfect dictionary of ragtime.
Virtually every manner and every style is
represented, and the bizarre action, the
absurd words which are carefully ad
justed to the music, make it the more en
joyable. Mr. Berlin is credited with a desire to
write the great American opera, in
s ncopatlon. When you remember that
ho did the "International Rag," an Im
perishable work both in immediate appeal
and in sheer musical excellence. In an
hour or so, ou may well believe that ne
will succeed. The only weak thing in
the ragtime manner is Its sentiment, and
that is chiefly due to the lack of melodic
lmention. But ragtime exploits the ele
ment In music has the most potent ap
peal, namely rhythm. It Is a libertine,
and like some famous libertines, it estab
lishes itself above ancient laws and
fogged traditions. G. V. S.
The first free Sunday concert of the
Philadelphia Orchestra will be given at
the Metropolitan Opera House, Decem
ber 19, at 3 o'clock .Tickets will be dis
tributed by the newspapers on Wednes
day, December 15, beginning at 9 in the
morning. The program will be that
Wagner program which was heard with
uiirli nlpasura a few weeks ago at the
Academy. Details of the Evening '
J.EDGEa'3 distribution will be given later.
At last Philadelphia will have an op
portunity of passing judgment on Richard
Strauss "Der Rosenkavalier." It will be
presented at the opera house, on North
Broad street, next Tuesday evening by the
Metropolitan Opera Company. Although
it has been done in New York for two
seasons past, the composer had up to the
present not granted the permission for a
Philadelphia production. Howecr. Phil
adelphia will be none the worse for the
delay, for In the form In which the Metro
politan Company now presents this much-talkcd-ot
work and with the cuts made
by the new conductor, Mr. Artur Bodan
sky (reducing its length by half an hour)
"Der Rosenkavaller" as a popular enter
tainment has doubly Increased In value.
"Der Rosenkavalier," which may be
translated "The Itose Bearer," "The
Knight of the Rose." or "The Rose Cava
lier," had its first performance In Dres
den. Germany, January 26. MIL Its Amer
ican premiere in New York took place De
cember 3, 1311 Although the book Is by
Hugo von Hoffmanistal. who furnished the.
text for Doctor Strauss' "EIectT3." this
later opera i3 a wide departure from the
former, and is quite as different both In
subject matter and In style from the sen
sational "Salome." The librettist called
hU book "a comedy for music," and the
work might be described as a "grand
comic opera." It Is worth noting that
there Is a waltz theme running all through
It that 13 sure to grip the hearer and al
most tempt him to whistle it as he Is leav
ing the opera house. This fact alone
should dissipate all fears on the part ot
the "man In the street" that the opera,
might be "over his head." For, although
Doctor Strauss exploits all his own tech
nical resources and thoso of the modern
orchestra, the music Is thoroughly under
standable from beginning to end.
General Manager Gatti-Casazxa has
given "Der Rosenkavaller" a most sumptu
ous stage setting, while the cast is ad
mittedly an Ideal one. lira?. Margaret
Obcr's Impersonation of the boyish lover,
Octavian. hero of the piece, being irre
sistibly fascinating. Mme. Hempel Is
thought by many to be at her best as the
Princess. Mr. Goritz makes of Baron
Ochs a most comical character.
The Frinzess Werdenberg. . ..Frieda Hempel
Baron Ocas Otto Gorllx
Octavlan , Margaret Ober
Von Fanlnal ..Hununn Well
Sophie Edith ils
(Iter first appearance here.)
Marianne nit Fornl
Valiacchl Albert Relss
Annlaa Maria Mattfeld
f-nmmlrclrv nf T'nTIM - filrl Schle!?ei
Major Domo Pletro Audlsto
Msster or ceremonies.. a "'."-J
A ."olirv Basil RUTSd-Ml
An Inkrcper Julius Bayer
A SlnfTPr .......,..... -rail juuwuw
Three Orphans .,
Louise Cor. Rselaa Van Dick, Sophie Martin.
a VMiin,- -.. ..Frieda Martlo
A Flunky Ludwle; Bursitaller
An Animal tenuor .......... ..-."cl ..''
A Little Necro Ruth Viclnstcln
Conductor Arthur Eodinsky.
A program of great variety and con
trast, ranrtnr from Bach to Detmssy. ana
a distinguished soloist In the person of
Em'lo de Gogorza. the baritone, will De
features of the Philadelphia Orchestra
concerts on Friday afternoon and Satur
urday evening next, when the following
numbers will be presented::
Suite No. 2. In It minor . Bach
Ann "niaiMi Imnltovshle from
"Iphlxenle en Autlde" Ghick
Emlllo de Gocorza.
Symphony No. 2. In D ("London") ttayia
"lAprcs mtdl d'un Faune"'...........rbujsry
Serenade from "La Damnation de Faust"
Berlloi
Kmlllo de Gocorza.
"L-Apprenti Sorrier" Dukas
The onlv recital of PadcrewsM that 13
scheduled for this season in Philadelphia
will be given in the Academy ot Music
next Wednesday afternoon. December 15,
at 3 o'clock. The program in full is as
follows:
1 Sonata. Op. 53 Beethoven
Allegro con brio.
Adaelo molto.
AllcKrctto moderato.
2 Imrrcmptu. On. 112 Schubert
3 Sonata in It minor ................... .Liszt
(a) nallade In F major
(b) Impromptu in K-sharp major
MUSICAL "
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FELLOW Ail ERIC AH QU1LD OP OROABiaTM
CONCERT ORGANIST
"Recital one of the finest yet given hi ta
Auditorium. BFrinmeia nepunncan.
Iiutruetion in Organ, Piano, Theory
Eitey HalL Ttesldcnre. 1832 N Redfleld 8s.
CARL TSCHOPP ?"
MANDOLIN. BANJO. GUITAR. ZITUSU
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(el Two Mazurkas
(d) Two Etudes
....... ...CboDln
5 (a)Barcarolle m A mraor
CD Ktude la c major
e) Yalae Caprice
.....Ituhlnatsta
The third annual concert of the Musi
cal Art Club will be held at Wllhersnoon
Hall December IS.
The program;
X. Strtnj- orchestra. Serenade) ("ctllo solo.
Wm. A. Schmidt) ...... ........Yolzmann
Conductor. Henry Gordon Thunder.
2. Piano soloa:
(a) Chromatic Fantasia and Foroe
Bacb-Busont
(b) Llebestod ...... .Wajner-LUi.
D. Uendriz Eterman.
J. Tenor solos:
(a) Art from "Manon"........Maenet
(h) "Die Drel 'Wanderer" Herrmann
Phillip Warren Cooke,
t. Violin solos:
(a) Adaelo ...Spobr
(bj Elnntanz Hallr-Popper
Frederics E. nahn.
3. Aria for baritone, "Credo." from
"Otello" Verdi
Lewis James HowelL
8. Trio. "Walzer Marcher" Schuett
Emll F. Schmidt William A. Schmidt.
Joseph W. Clarke.
7. Tenor gongs:
fa Berceuse from JoeeIyn'......COdartI
(b) "Here An. There Awa".... Gilchrist
Henry Curney.
8. "Olio solo. "Elegla" Fur
Bertrand Austin.
0. Piano soloa:
Three Intermexzl (MS.) ....... .3tcrntXTX
ConstanUn von Sternbere-
10. Baritone tones Selected
Harry Sailor,
n. Concerto for two Tlollna,
Second movement) .........B3CA
John K. WHxemann. V Wilson Coo.
12. StrlEX1 orchestra, reel. "Jfolly on the Shore
Graincer
Conductor. Thaddemt BJcA.
ENTER MOVIE
SILHOUETTE
Cootlnnrd from Face One
the pearl. They find the dragon, and just
as he is about to attack them they pour
the tabasco sauce down his throat and
he coughs up the peaxL. As they See with
the gem they look hack and see the
monster being consumed by lire from the
burning condiment. Seeking the Sultan
to claim the reward, the saHar discovers
the supposed beautiful princess to 6 an
unprepossessing old woman; so. turning
his companion hack into a. monkey, he)
sets sail on the magic carpet for New
York, intending to dispose of the peart.
Ho takes It to a pawnshop, only to find
the gem Is a counterfeit and la worth
only 30 cents.
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DANCING
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Prof. J. Figel and BrEss E. Cope
INSTRUCTORS AND DEMONSTRATORS
Beginners' Class Tuesday Night
Followed by Reception r Orchestra.
Competent Lady and Gentlemen Assistants.
RECEPTIONS EVERY
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
PRIVATE LESSONS DAII.T
GRAND OPENING DANCE
SATURDAY EVENING. DEC. IS, 1S13.
Overbrook Dancing Academy
1523-27 NORTH 00TU ST.
SPECIAL. ONE-STEP CONTEST
THREE CASK PRIZES
Scholars' Reception Monday Nljbt.
Class Thursday Night.
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Special Dances erery Saturday evening;.
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WHAT THE DANCING
TEACHERS THINK
An Official Statement From the
Philadelphia Association
Teachers of Dancing
By J. Joseph CanteHjr
Chairman Presa Committee.
The evolution of modern dances has
been convincingly traced from Orient to
Occident and down through ancient
Rome. The "one-step" and "fox trot"
have com to stay, whatever may be the
current opinion.
The vulgarization of these dances by
inartistic and Ignorant exponenU was the
principal cause of a lull in dancing cir
cles, which, on Thanksgiving Day a year
ago. was self-evident to Ura leading
teachers of dancing.
Three years ago, in this city, there were
1200 teachers of dancing nine-tenths of
whom were teaching shuffles and twists,
wriggles and Jumps, strenuous clasping
of partners, abnormal twisting, salacious
suggestion, andoh. well, what is the
use? They were trying to make the
ballroom a stage. Dancing was degener
ating Into a mere muscular movement
without any uniformity. No two were
dancing alike. The dancers ceased to be
gullible.
The older teachers, with large halls and
long leases, saw "the handwriting on the
wall." They met and agreed that the
man who can laugh at adversity can
laugh for the universe. Don't surrender,
they said, the light is on aim higher
than ever wo have no cause to fear
despair our feet and hands are not tied.
Let us unite. Show teachers how to
win. What was the result? The "birth"
of the "Fhlladelphta Association Teachers
of Dancing." which, in Its Infancy, baa
won the confidence of the public by
standardizing the steps of 'the modem
dances. Heterogeneity was cast to the
winds. Homogeneity and simplicity the
slogan. The dances purified and sim
plified to such, stability that public opin
ion was more than restored. There is
no denial of It. They are dancing alike,
keeping to the Tight, and progressivei in
all movements. Visit any one at the
dancing schools and you will And both
young and old mastering the purified and
sfrnpUfled steps, with such grace, skill
and aredsion that would inspire Billy
Sunday (If he had a look) to sayi "On
with the dance."
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