The Merit ofNative Works Calendar for the Current Week Why the Cause of National Was Not Ad- SUNDAY.Carnegie Hall, 8 p. m., concert by the Philharmonic Societv Opera jCnrreat Aeolian Hall, 3 p. m., concert by the Symphony Society; Hippodrome' vanced by Breil and 8 p. m., concert by John McCorrnack; Metropolitan Opera House Hugo-Better Works by of g»3o p. m., concert music by Verdi and Puccini; Great Hall of Predecessors to i"lttiffictioi3^ of the of the Unjustly Relegated Obscurity College City New York, 4 p. m, free organ Samuel A. recital bv atthe J Baldwin; Brooklyn Academy of Music, 3 p. m., song recital by David Bispham. By H. E. Krehbiel tile knowledge of the drama could MONDAY.Aeolian 3 rn., recital The have Hall, p. pianoforte by Beryl Rubinstein* exigencies of newspaper work failed to see the wretched bom¬ 8:15 p. m., pianoforte recital by Bella Hecht; lead to a of the bast of the Metropolitan Opera summary disposition text of "The Legend" or House, 2 p. m., opera-ballet in French, "Le Coq 8 subjects of criticism which is fre- the of its All critics Metropolitan d'Or"; p. rn., French absurdity plot. the .^ opera, Park 8 m. "Mireille"; Theatre, p. (and all week), English ntly unfair. Nobody knows that in town made merry over these things, TUESDAY.Aeolian 3 opera. ¦. better than Hall, p. m., song recital by Elizabeth the conscientious though their opportunity to study the m., Jones; 8:15 ' p. pianoforte recital by Jan Chiapusso; Park 8 tic, who sometimes, on the morning opera was as nothing compared with Theatre, p. m ¡it'ter, feels himself !*i English operetta, "Patience"; Graat Hall of Cooper Union, 8:15 quite to be as that of the man or men who recom- House- I concert of Scandinavian Folksongs. p. m' culpable as the victim of his animad¬ mended it for The performance. crit- WEDNESDAY.Metropolitan Opera House, 8 p. m., French versions on the night before. Not ic's judgment may prove to be opera, "Samson that he believes that his wrong et Dalila"; Great'Hall of the College of the City of New 4 judgment hur¬ i and that of the hundred or more clap- free York, p, m formed more organ recital by Samuel A. Baldwin. riedly and hurriedly ex¬ pers and shouters who gave the com- was but THURSDAY.Carnegie Hall. 8:15 p. m., concert by the Boston pressed wrong, because op¬ | poser an opportunity to show himself Symphony did not offer to an am¬ Orchestra; Aeolian Hall, 3 p. m., pianoforte recital portunity lay before the curtain half a dozen times by Reuben Davies' ple foundation of reason for his ut¬ 8:15 p. m., eoncert of music for two pianofortes the may prove to be right. If so, it will be by Misses Roae ter« nee.--. He knew and Ottilio Sutro; 8 what he meant and evidence in favor of the contention Metropolitan Opera House, p. m., operas in Eng¬ why he said what he did, but did his that lish, "The Legend," "The Temple Dancer" and "Shanewis." neither words nor dramatic situations readers? Of course, ho assumes that FRIDAY.Aeolian Hall, song recital by 8:15 the of which on Mary Kent; p. m., pianoforte the and canons which he meaning depends an recital by Aurelio Giorni for tho benefit of the principles understanding of the words in Constantinople Colletre had often expounded in moments of signify Association; Metropolitan Opera 8 m., French a lyric drama.that the music and the House, p. opera, "Thais"- deliberation had found lodgement in Brooklyn Academy of Music, 8:15 p. m., concert by the Boston the minds of the readers, and therefore singer suffice. But that notion was Symphony Orchestra. did not need to be upset last Wednesday night by the reiterated. Unfort¬ circumstance SATURDAY.Carnegie Hall, 2:30 p. m., concert by the Boston this too that the interest of the 8:15 Symphony unately assumption is often audience Orchestra; p. m., concert of the Beethoven Music Society; Aeolian It is a careless and apparently reached its climax Hall, 3 m., recital groundless. age when the p. song by Vera Janacopulos; 8:15 p. rn.. the reader is a penny-dreadful melodrama piano¬ newspaper ordinarily forte recital by Manfred Malkin; Metropolitan Opera 2 hasty and unreasoning reader. If he was at the height of its absurdity and Russian in House, p, m the music had opera French, "L'Amore dei tre Re"; 8 p. m., of T'ud.-; a criticism to the end he is degenerated into a mere Enrico Caruso's celebration orchestral of twenty-fifth anniversary as a .»»inger: mixed content with the general impression delineation physical con¬ of opera. bill is newspaper has praised a per¬ flict. formance of a work or damned it. Before pursuing the discussion and I re ii for him no middle ground. bringing back to mind tho two operas New York operatic début as Patience, Neither is there for the or performer which we think to havo had a tho milkmaid. Other maid¬ To-night*» "Opera Concert" ..he author. ought "rapturous At better chance to show themselves ens" will be Cora Tracy, Gladys Cald- to-night's "opera concert" a Ver There was in the di-Puccini singular unanimity worthy of life, let us make apprecia¬ wcll and Brooks Browne; Bertram programme will he given. I- critical judgments of the ncwspapei tive record of what the Peacock will be Grosvenor and Herbert will consist of the reviewer:- present Metro- following numbers". on tho subject of the merit politan Opera Company, under the di- Watcrous, John Phillips, Harrold Blake Intermezzo (third act) of "Manon Les¬ of t lu? two new "Patience" To Be operas by Amcricur rection of Mr. Gatti, has done for Sung and John Quine also have caut," o reher,tea; "('ho gélida nianina," which were important composers brought forwtin American Almost at the parts. from "LLa Boheme," Mr. at the composer**. At the Park Theatre Morgan King¬ Metropolitan Opera House last beginning of tho present regime Mr. ston; "0 mio Bambino caro," from Wednesday evening. The greatei Otto II. Kahn announced that it would Lieutenant Concert "Gianni Schicchi," and Musetta's waltz musical merit was ascribed to Mr This Week Europe's be the policy of the house to encour¬ The band of the üfiílth U. S. In¬ song from "J,a Bohème." Mist Marit* tho con Hugo's -Temple Dancer," age opera in In of The Society of American Singers an¬ the "Hell Sundelius; "E lucevan lo stelle," from demnation of the libretto of "Th« English. pursuance fantry, Fighters" of Har¬ this policy Mr. Converse's "Pipe of nounces Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pa¬ lem, which won fame overseas under "Tosca," Mr. Paul Althousc; "Un bel Legend" was emphatic, and the exprès di," from Desire," promised in the prospectus of tience" a3 the next opera to be added the leadership of Lieutenant James "Madama Butterfly,*' Miss sinn of a belief that the works did no Claudia the preceding year, was produced in Europe, has been for a con¬ Muzio; duct from the lirst act represent the best that American com to its repertory, for a limited engage¬ organized March, 1910. After two performances cert tour under the direction of the of "Madama Butterfly," Miss Muzio and posers are capable of was unanimous at the Metropolitan Opera House and ment, beginning Tuesday evening, same colored conductor. Lieutenant Mr. Kingston; "In quelle trine mor¬ The question whether the'cause of na one at the Century Theatre under the March 18. "Patience"1 will also be Europe has men under his bide," from "Manon Lescaut," and tional opera (to into the curren sixty-five drop auspices of the on the "Vissi d'urte," from cant of the hail been advanced Metropolitan Company given Wednesday and Thursday baton, best of all the negro musi¬ "Tosca," Mme, day) it went to its grave. Its was cians of the Rappold; quartet from the third act. of :¦ fl in or plot evenings and Saturday matinee. "Robin country, and the organiza¬ abeyance answerer, amateurishly fantastic and lacking in tion has under his leader¬ "La BMohème," Misses Mu/.ic and Sun- in the negative. Hood" will be retained during the week, developed delius dramatic interest, but its English, as ship into a military concert band of and Messrs. Althousc and M contention that the cause was no with a St. Patrick's English, was pure and its music was special Day cele¬ the highest santo; overture from "La Forza del Dr-- advanced was expressed by The Trio type. tine's scholarly, always dignified, sometimes bration Monday night, when Orville Lieutenant Europe will give his first tino," orchestra; an aria from "Simone reviewer, who might have toi« but seldom Boccanegra," José why if he had had time and beautiful, dramatically ef¬ Harrold will sing "The Wearin' o' the public concert at the Manhattan Opera Mordones; "O dor. space fective. Mr. Converse, having written House this at which Lieu¬ Fatale," from "Don Carlos," Mme. Mat¬ to do so. Perhaps he may now. Pri Green" and other old Irish ballads be¬ evening, much good music in other forms, was tenant Noble Sissle and zenauer; "Eri tu," from "Un Bailo in ,, marily it was because the operas wer tween acts. Ibis will also Creighton not discouraged, but on compos¬ the opera will be Maschera," "Caro not as meritorious in his a kept Thompson the soloists. Montesanto; nome," opinion operas. like be presented matinee and from Miss some of those which had ing Perhaps, Mendelssohn Wednesday "Rigoletto," Beale; duct prccedei at tho height of his fame, he is still night.