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EVENING MDaEfir-PHlLADELPHrA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1916
NEW MEZZO PUZZLES
WOT VARYING TONES
gtisnn Miliar, With Boston
Orchestra, a Musical Sphinx
ot Fino Training
On of tho pleasures of going to hoar
th Boston Symphony Orchestra Is tho tin
' certainty whether Doetof Stuck la about
to bora us sublimely or enrapture us
ubllmelr For sublime ho always ,1s. If
his programs ore sometimes heavy, they
nro never petty, if ho feels In tho mood
for ctoslhsr our eyes with some espcclnlly
'beefy and Indigestible ploca de resistance,
aomo sastrltla pudding, soma absurdly
trifling entree, tho sauce of greatness Is
Bpread over It all. We go away happily
deluded that wa have had a well-planned
dinner, when In reality tho chef de oulslne
had flrst planned oijr stomachic destruction,
and then. In a moment of human weakness,
repented, and saved us with tho spices of
his wit, his Intollect and his dexterity.
Last night In tho Academy of Music
Doctor Muck wns In a bonlgn mood, and
his menu was appetizing and neither too
eolld nor too thin. Tho cerebral wero
permitted to feast on Brahma and Strauss,
And tho emotionalists on Tschalkowslcy and
Cerlloz, and even on Strauss, too. A piquant
touch was glvon tho proceedings by tho
appearance of a new mezzo-soprano, Mlaa
Hunan MUfar, the story of whose artlBtlo
patronage by Marcolla Sembrlch wan told
In the Evenino LEDcinn last Saturday. So
seldom does such an eminent band thus
honor a young girl (she Is nothing more)
that It was not strango sho seemed a lltllo
out of place, a llttlo out ot tho spiritual
key, with tho orchestra. Thero could bo
no doubt that sho was! hampered by somo
deep. If hidden, embarrassment, and small
doubt that this wns tho familiar disease
stage fright. At any rate, something kept
her voice And spirits down, though she held
her hoad up with truly Honlcyan bravery.
It Is n queer and haunting voice, this ; rich,
sweet and fresh, superbly schooled and
committing no errors, But It Is a voice
that doos not reach out. It was barely
nudlblo In the roar of tho parquot at mo
ments. How much of this waa duo to a
realization of her debut hero, and how
ranch to the strength (or weakness) of tho
organ It Is dlfllcult to say. Possibly It was
but her Immaturity that kept her middle
register from equaling her glorious, full
and mellow Upper notcii. When Miss Millar
oared, she went to heights: when sho
descended, sho did not ovon suggest tho
depths. In vocal color sho Is llko I.oulso
Homer at her hnpplost, nlthoiigh sho has
not (at least, not yet) tho slightest grasp
on dramntla polntH, nnd tho "Air des
Adleux," from Tschalkowsky'H 'Tho Maid
of Orleans," was somewhat flatly received
on that account.
In pure lleder sho gnlned Immeasurably,
yet even then sho did not make ono feci
that tho beauty of tho lyrics and tho musio
was matched by on approximate beauty
of interpretation. "Dlo Nacht," "Morgen"
and "Secret Invitation" nro fairly familiar.
by now. Tho Culps nnd tho Gerhardts havo
shown us what can bo done In that way.
60 Miss Millar was a bit disappointing. Tho
Messenger frcm Mars, dropping down to
Broad street In quest of A novel sensation
and having only Martian Ideas of music,
might havo thought that It was somo
strange form of writing In which the singer
accompanied tho orchestra, 1a1 the reader
not Infer that Miss Millar Is a poor or even
an undistinguished artist. She Is Just that
most feminine of matters a riddle. Wheth
er there Is an answer only tho years can
disclose. Wo should guess that thorO was
ono nnd that It was "Yes."
For the rest of the evening there was tho
glowing "Corsair" overture, made brighter
and more distinct through the orchestra's
playing. Then wero the pranks of Till
Owlglass, that Robin Ooodfcllow with no
milk of kindness In his breast, a triumph
of saturnine and leaping spirits In which
tho musicians caught precisely the right
Impishmood.
In all this clatter and bustle and melodic
stir there was the first symphony of
Brahms, llko the white radiance of eternity
stained by Ufa's dome of many-colored
glass, of which a poet once spoke. Per
haps It Is not Brahms's mastcrwork: but
It Is sad and wonderful and full of thought
and desire. In It remains the tumult of big
Taslon, Us magic has not yet fndod.
Perhaps It nover will. B. D.
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
FEAREDAT KANSAS CITY
Cnttlo Experts Tnko Precautions
Against Renownl of Drcnded
Infection
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. Experts of tho
Department of Agriculture today begnn
working throughout tho middle western cnt
tlo country to prevent tho spread of tho
foot nnd mouth dlsonBe, believed to havo
broken out anew In tho Kansas City stock-
.yards. Inoculation touts aro being maao
hern to iietermino mo coniuiion 01 iuiy
thrco cnttlo now locked up In tho Kansas
City yards.
Kansas and Nebraska authorities havo
boon ordered to enforco a quarantine on
cattle, and all outgoing shipments havo been
stopped at St. Joseph and Kansas City,
Kas.
Tho cattle bellovod to bo Infected wero
shipped to Kansao City from Waunetn, Neb.
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Ruth
Law Wants Aorinl Guido Posts
nnd Relief Stations
NEW YOItK. Nov. 28. P.uth Law, tho
young aviator who mado tho recent record
flight from Chicago to New York, today
advocated tho placing of nerlal guldo posts
all over tho country so that aviators may
havo no dllllciilty In getting their bearings.
Sho nlso urged the establishment of a string
of service' stntlons for first aid to dlsablod
aviators. '
"What would the countloss touring motor
ists do If It wero not for tho cross-road
sign?" asked Miss Law. "Aviators need
tho samo kind of touring guides, only moro
BO."
Cunard Liner Reaches New York
NEW YOItK, Nov. 28. The Cunard liner
Laconla arrlvod from Liverpool today with
124 pnssengers. Tho vessel kept n sharp
watch for submarines on tho way over, but
saw none.
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GIVES "CAVALLERIA"
Guatnv Hinrichs Leads Excellent
Performance in 25th Anniver
sary Production
Under tho double Inspiration of having
OustnV Hinrichs, tho Impresario who In
troduced "Cavallerla llustlcana" to this
country twenty-flvo years ago, In front and
tho excellent stage seltlnir of the Metro
politan Opera Company In hack, tho Hehrens
Opera Club gave ono of the finest perform
ances In lis history at tho Metropolitan
Opera House last night. A quarter of a
contury ago Mr. Hinrichs stood In thn con
ductor's box of the old Orand Opera llouso
nnd led hla forces In tho premiere of Mas
cagnl's one-act opera In this country. Last
night ho directed tho twenty-fifth anniver
sary production at tho Metropolitan Opera
House, and It Is doubtful If tho perform
ance then was any better than that given
tast night.
Tho principals last night wero excellent.
Miss Klpporah Rosenberg sang tho betrayed
"Sanlusza" with splendid effect. Hho has
a fine soprano volco. suited In every way
to tho demands of opera. Thore was no
mark of amateurishness about her perform
ance. Her voice, rich In beauty and dra
matlo Intensity, vividly portrayed the emo
tions of tho harassed heroine, nnd her act
ing was n welcome rellof from tho labored
gyrations usually seen.
Tho samo was true of Tlernnrd W. Poland.
His Interpretation of the dcklo nnd unfor
tunate Turrldu was modeled nfler Taruso's
version of the role. Hut Poland Imparted
to It a dash and spirit which only yout'i
can bring. The young tenor ho Is only
twenty-two has excellent quality In his
volco and produces his tones with an easo
that auglira well for tho future. Ho sang
the "Brlndlsl" and quarrel scene with Alllo
remarkably well. 4
Itoso Itosorinu's I.ola waa sung beautifully,
especially her aria beforer sho comes on
tho stngo. 13e8slo Leonard sang tho un
grateful role of Mamma Lucia well nnd
Itussell Spruanco was an Impresslvo Alllo.
Tho club's corps of dancera gavo Ilollbes's
ballet sulto "Coppolla" as tho second half
of tho bill. Tho ballet showod marked Im
provement over last year. Miss Dorothy
Miller was Coppolla, C. Kllwood Carpenter,
Jr., tltrcctor of tho ballet, was Krantx anil
Hugh A. Oorman Coppellus. The orches
tra was under t'.io direction of John Curtis,
Jr. Miss Miller was delightfully automatic
as the almost human doll, and Mr. (Jorman's
characterization of tho old Inventor wns
well done. Tho other dolls were Mary He
Can, Lesllo Kelly, Margaret Jlollls and
James Cassldy. V. If. L.
EDDY BROWN, VIOLINIST,
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Between tho first of the morning must
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weeks ago and the second there can be no
romparlson. In tho Importance of the artists
and the music yesterday's had tho true
metropolitan ring. It made the Inaugural
of tho scries seem llko a children's party.
Ono artist, new to this city, and two not
new. wore on tho program. Ily far the
most Important of the trio Eddy Brown,
tho violinist had been preceded by an al
most hysterical private press agentry on the
part of persons who had heard him In New
York. He had been successful abroad and
when he returned the enthusiasm over him
recalled tho American furore for Percy
Oralngcr, That enthusiasm was not mis
Judged. Mr. Brown has that quality of balance
that makes tho great violinist. He has In
him powo. of emotion, kept from vulgar
emotionality by masculinity of mind, He
has technical poise, Unspoiled by n desire
for tho showy display of technique. Ho Is
distinctly a musical Intellectual, hut ho Is
not a musical snob. Thero Is plenty of hu
man beauty In his slopping nnd trilling nnd
what not. When ho reaches real Inspira
tion, as bo did In summing up the faint and
maglo song of Schumann's prophet-bird, he
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Anna Case, who Is supposed to havo
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who sings hero sometimes with the Metro
politan Opera Company, was the old
friend of the morning. To say that she
has n beautiful soprano Is a rather bald
way of praising In simple words what
cannot be praised In elaborate phrases, Just
as tho most genuine delights are always
the most difficult to describe. Miss Case's
volco carrlos what, In the cant of tho play
house, Is called "heart interest," the thing
without which all the training In the world
Is useless. Some of her cadences are thrill
ing In this Indednable quality. Beside that
sho has a good dramatic sense, whteh gives
to, say, a French and a German song a
totally different vocal color and rhythm.
In sometimes forcing tho tone sho was
wrong. But her power of diminishing, to
convey gentleness and pathos Is very fine.
Mme. Antoinette Biumowska, tho planlste,
the third soloist, Is enld to base her claim
to attention on her playing of Chopin.
Perhaps she Is more nt home In a larger
hall A small one dow not suit her, for
n trylns to mkt her cempowri wTtl
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essayed lighter moods. " 2 !
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