March 22, 1923
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pretation of the number, and later she sang a group of four songs, which quite won her audience. Mr. Damrosch, playing her piano accompaniments, adding much to the artistic effect.
One of the novelties of the orchestral program was Casella’s Dance of the Old Ladies, from his Suite Le Cou-vent sur l’Eau. It was one of the most entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable concerts heard this season, no doubt due to the fact that every number o־i the program, if not well known by most of the audience, at least was recognized.
Helen Moller’s Dancers Again Delight
Helen Moller and her clever young dancers delighted an enthusiastic audience at her little theater atop the Lexington Opera House, on Sunday evening, March 11. Each of these affairs creates unusual interest and there is always a good sized gathering. Miss Moller’s interpretations are always a delight, and her pupils always have something new to offer. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
Bessie Werthen Stevens Gives Readings
Bessie Werthen Stevens, who made her debut as a lyric reader of famous songs at Town Hall, December 6, gave a number of readings a short time ago at the third meeting of the Gardner School Alumnæ Association, at the school, 11 East Slst Street, of which Miss Stevens is a recent graduate.
make pleasing to the musically unlearned music that does not appeal to most audiences.” The same paper spoke of the “strength and precision” the “sympathy and understanding” which marked his work and declared that the Popper rhapsody “was played by Mr. Gegna with a mastery, a brilliancy, a beauty of tone that aroused the audience to an outburst of applause that continued for several minutes.”
Other papers were equally enthusiastic, the Reading News-Times speaking of it as “one of the finest concerts given by the Reading Teachers’ Association.” The same paper went on to say that “Max Gegna, a Russian cellist, proved to be one of the finest artists on the instrument, and his interpretations of the masterpieces was׳ very pleasing.”
At this concert Mr. Gegna was assisted by Senta Hoffman, pianist, and Hazel Moore, soprano, and bookings for these artists in recital are now being made. Earlier this season Mr. Gegna scored as assisting artist with Mary Garden on tour.
ST. LOUIS
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grams presented by Rudolph Ganz, pianist; Michel Gusikoff, violinist, and H. Max Steindel, cellist. They are given at the homes of three prominent matrons of the social set in St. Louis, and the audience in each case is composed of 100 persons, who have been invited by the hostess.
The Liederkranz Club Chorus gave a concert under the direction of Hugo Anschuetz. The soloists were Helen Troubel Carpenter, soprano; Raymond Koch, baritone, and Max Mueller-Reda, cellist.
H. Max Steindel, first cellist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, made his debut as a radio recitalist at Station KSD, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, on March 2. Steindel was assisted by Esmeralda Berry-Mayes, violinist, and Mrs. Carl J. Luyties, pianist. These artists gave a Beethoven trio and a Haydn trio, and both Steindel and Mrs. Mayes presented groups. Notification had been sent to musical friends and to organizations from New York to California, and many letters and telegrams announcing a very remarkable transmission have been received.
Jacques Malkin’s Recital April 9
Jacques Malkin, violinist, announces a recital at Carnegie Hall, Monday evening, April 9, when he will play a program of four numbers—by Vital¡, Saint-Saëns, Gustav Saenger (the New York violinist, composer and editor), Lenormand, Kreisler, Elman and Wieniawski.
Mme. Sundelius in Providence
On March 11, Marie Sundelius, soprano, of the Metropolitan Opera, made her second appearance this season in Providence, R. I., this time as soloist with the Providence Symphony Orchestra.
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TOUR IN BALTIMORE
Russian Prodigy Demonstrates Remarkable Talent at a Second Concert—Flonzaleys, Sylvia Lent, Paul Bender and Marie Tiffany Are Heard
Baltimore, Md., March 12.—The Flonzaley Quartet appeared at the weekly recital at the Peabody Institute. The program was sharply contrasted as to school and content yet dovetailed smoothly as a succession of varying moods.
The first American concert tour of Madame Jeritza was begun here, March 6. She was given a great ovation by the immense audience which crowded the spacious Lyric and overflowed onto the stage.
Shura Cherkassky, the young Russian boy whose first appearance here last week created a sensation, appeared again before a packed house at the Peabody Institute, playing an almost entirely different program and again causing a furore.
So successful were the Sunday night concerts of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra that Municipal Director of Music, Frederick R. Huber, arranged an interesting program given by Sylvia Lent, violinist; Paul Bender, bass, and Marie Tiffany, soprano.
Mrs. John W. Garrett gave a song recital in costume at the Little Lyric. It was a novel affair. She was assisted by Carlos Salzedo, harpist, with Frank Bibb at the piano. The concert was under the auspices of the Friends of Art. The costumes were designed by Baron de Meyer and Leon Bakst.	E. D.
February a Busy Month for Gegna
February was a busy month for Max Gegna, the gifted cellist. Not only did he prove himself to be a soloist of brilliant attainments but also a conductor of no small attainments. It was at the International Silk Show, held at the Grand Central Palace, New York, that he demonstrated his ability as a wielder of the baton, his forces being members of the Russian Symphony Orchestra. This engagement kept Mr. Gegna busy from February 3 to IS, and immediately following this he was heard in recital at Kutz-town,^ Pa., February 16; Myerstown, Pa., February 17, and Reading, Pa., February 21. This last marked Mr. Gegna’s re-engagement for the third year.
“Mastery of technic, beauty of intonation, and sympathy were the distinctive features which marked the playing of Max Gegna, celebrated Russian cellist,” declared the Reading Tribune of February 22. “The Symphonic Variations by Boellman, were wonderfully played, with a tonal beauty, a sureness of performance and a power of interpretation but rarely displayed. The Bach suite, played by Mr. Gegna without accompaniment, gave opportunity to the artist to show clearly the virility of his playing and his ability to
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