NEWS AND COMMENT OF CONCERT AND OPERA ~"~.." I.I. , Two American Novelties At the Metropolitan "Shanewis" and "The Dance in Place Congo" Interesting Steps in Oar Musical Development By Grenville Vernon Metropolitan Opera Company's presentation of Charles Wake- THKfield Cadman'a opera, "Shanewis," and Henry F. Gilbert's ballet- pantomime, "The Dance in Place Congo." opens a new and, it is to be hoped, brighter page in American music. Signor Gatti-Casazza can ill be accused of dislike for the works of American composers. île began with Frederick Converse's "The Pipe of Desire," a well made but utterly uninspired, unmelodic and undramatic score, badly fitted to a pre¬ posterous libretto. We gulped down the draft, gasped, made faces and wondered why we had been offered it. Then came Horatio Parker's "Mona." This was on tho whole more successful, for it possessed a cer¬ tain academic dignity. It was, however, utterly unsuited for the theatre and composed to a book of some verbal beauty, written in a supreme igno¬ rance of the A B C's of theatric construction. Then came Walter Dam rosch's "Cyrano de Bergerac," and this marked a further advance. The play of Rostand was eminently suited for lyric investiture, and William J. Henderson provided from it the best operatic book yet produced by an American. Mr. Damrosch's music was some of it excellent, all of it well manufactured, but the spark was missing. The opera fell flat. After this we had Victor Herbert's "Madeleine," a one-act trifle which Massenet or Wolf-Ferrari would have made charming. Mr. Herbert's muse, however, failed him, and he produced a work by no means the equal of his "Na- toma," given a season or two before by the Chicago company. Reginald de Koven's "Canterbury Pilgrims" was the latest venture previous to "Shanewis." Musically it was far from the equal of the same composer's "Robin Hood," and Mr. MacKay's libretto, while possessing some poetic and a good deal of felicity of expression, smelt too strongly of Toshi Komori. feeling The Blue Flame, Koscak Yamada, played the lamp. by Mr. Spier. Michio Itow and Tulle Lindahl. Kappare (Suite Japonaise), Koscak Yamada. playe'i by Mr. Spier. History of Operatic Failure Michio Itow, Tulle lindahl, and Toshi \Stransky Tells Komori. This is our recent local operatic his¬ Charles-Martin Loefflcr L'Etang. MONDAY Where He be frank, it is a history of La Cornemuse. Stanit tory.to the The Tribune has failure. Then canio "Shanewis," and G. Longy, L. Bailly and Mlle. Longy Concert by Letz Quartette, received the follow. Aeolian Hall, 8:15 p. m.: letter from for the first time a Metropolitan au¬ Song recital bv Mme. Stabcrg-Hall, ing Joseph Stransky: Princess !i ni.: Quartet, B major.Brahms dience listened without boredom to a Theatre, p. Quartet .P'Ambro-.io Dear Sir: In this morning's Trib¬ Svarmeri (Rêverie).Arlber« Quartet, Op. IS, No. G major. .Beethoven une a letter native opera. "Shanewis" is far from Prinsessen the Princess.A. Soderman 2, appeared which a Mr. What makes its Den livide, rode Kose (The White and TUESDAY Fletcher had sent to a member of the being a masterpiece. the Red Kose).A. Sodcrman charm, aside from a few Indian Kolibri-visa (Colibri).Hallstrom 'Cello recital by Maurice Dambois, Philharmonic board with the inten- is the melodic genius of Italian Trostepolska ( Polska).Dann.strom Aeoiian Hall, 3 p. m.: tion of ousting me from my present strains, Folksongs : Sonata opera. Mr. Cadman has listened at a Om dagen vid m¡u arliete (My Dream of .Gominiani position as conductor of the Philbat- You Variations Symphonhiue. .L. Boellmañn monic good operatic school. He has heard .- Melodie .Gla.ounow Orchestra, on the grounds that Tjoi'ton or (At Seventeen >. Serenado Espagnole .Glazounow I am many beautiful strains; he has rear¬ Lilaebjorn (1797-1875) Orientale.Ce3ar Cui pro-German. ranged them, modified them, applied Djupt i Uafvet (The Watersprite).... A !a Fontaine.Davidoff j While I readily admit that durinj the Afgelius (1785-1871) Plaintive Air .Rubin Goldmark the first of the war them. He knows how to write for Det Star ett ljus i Osterland (There l.s Aria.«7- «. Bach part my sympa- no desire to make the a Light in Easterland).- .Schumann thies were with the German voice and shows En Sommaraíton (Summer Eve). Evening Song people, voice but another instrument, of the or¬ Lindblad US01-*78) TaranteHe .Popper I was not in favor of the policies of wants his contralto and Saeterjentcns sonda.T (The Chalet (¡iris' Concert by the Schola Cantorum, the German government. Since chestra. He Sunday).Ole Bull 8:15 p. th.: cars: Carnegio Hall, America's entrance his tenor to fill the audience's Whita Rosor (White Roses).Kjorling Russian Follt Music (for mixed chorus). I into the war I de- with broad, me¬ Titania.Peterson Berper Settings by Kurt Schindler cided to take a definite stand with good, mouth-filling Rida Ranka (Rock-a-By).Ekenbcrpr Down St. Peter's Ko;h!. lodic phrases. He knows that that's VusKe-vise (Cradle Son«).Bergson The Puttie of the my adopted country, and the follow¬ Det, ar sa Yoljia. Calendar what brings applause, whether from underliga stallen (Among the Kaiinka. ofInterest for the Week ing lines will prove, I think, that I Mountains) .Hebbe The Interrupted Slumber. Happenings have or He gave the pub- Mot Kvcld (Eventide).Backer-Grondahl The full-heartedly taken that step: orchestra gallery. Summer Ballad of the Kremlin. 3 it wanted in "From the Land Fugl (Summer Bird). Dunya (A Bcssarabian Song of the SUNDAY.Carnegie Hall, p. m., violin recital by Maud Powell; First.As a natural of lie what Backer-Grondahl Dan-| Ritz-Carlton 3 chamber expression of and he gives Det Forste jnode. (The First .Grieg Hotel, p. m., music recital by the Flonzaley Quar¬ my feeling I opened the Philharmonie the Sky-Blue Water," Meeting) Slavonic Soaps (for women's chorus). In the tet, the Friends of Solvieg'a SonK Concert auspices Music; Princess 3 .Grieg World p. m., recital it what it wants again in "Shanewis." Sovnen Joseph Suk Theatre, song I season with the playing of "The Star- (Slumber).K.ieruif The Magic Water (Slavonic). by Mme. Staberg-Hall; City College, «1 p. m., organ recital Samuel His employment of Indian themes is Ingrid's Vise.Kjerulf Wish to Wed (Vendisl-i). by Spangled Banner" without suggestion moderate and successful. It gives the Norwegian Echo Sont,'.Thrane The Lover's Tomh (Slavonic). Charles Baldwin; Hippodrome, 8:15 p- m., concert by Rosa Raisa, Sascha Jacobsen or instruction from any side, and I .-mit Dillingham has arranged for; As the overture to this week's pro- and Giacomo national flavor it Organ recital by Samuel Baldwin, Shepherd Shepherdess (Silesian). Rimini; Greenwich Village Theatre, 3 p. m., recital by Marcia I have conducted it ever since wter- opera the only pos¬ City 4 p. m.: .Sonus of Finland (for men's chorus). an Kaster Sunday at the Hippodrome,' gramme at the Rivoli the orchestra College, The of Kullervo Van Drosser and Sascha Jacobsen; Greenwich 8:15 p. m., ever the sesses, though by no stretch of the Sonata No. a, in C minor.Guilmant Song (new)Toivo Kuula and one which all music lovers will will give "The American Festival Village Theatre, Philharmonic Orchestrs hu Landais From the National Epic, "Kálevala" dance recital by Michio Itow, Tulle Lindahl and Toshi Metro¬ imagination can Indian mean American, Paysage .Bormal Finnish Lullaby .Sclim In the afternoon Rosa Raisa, March," composed Komori; appeared. Fantasie and fujrue in G minor.Bach I'm Palmgren enjoy. by Hugo Riesenfeld, politan Opera 8:15 p. m. choral as we understand that word. The li- Love's Dream Coming Homo.Scum success musical House, concert, Verdi's "Requiem." Second I came from of .Liszt The Poor Little Girl.Oscar MerikantoPalmgren] whose personal with the Chi- director of the Rialto and Bohemia, "Shanewis" is absurd, and Fountain Reverie .Fletche MONDAY.Aeolian Hall. 8:15 p. m., concert the Letz Czecho-Slav and it il a bretto of Characteristic March .Goodwin The Song of Exile (newj.lean Sibelius cago Grand "pera Company is com- Rivoli orchestras, anil assisted by the. by Quartet; parents, when Mr. Cadman again writes an Sprint; Song .Mendelssohn American Foil; Music «I'm- mixed chorus). parable only v/ith the triumph of Galli- Rialto Male Quartet and the Rivoli Metropolitan Opera House. Italian opera, "Madame Sans-Gêne." known fart that in this present world he will Overture, "Oberon" .Weber The Sun Worshippers.Harvey W. Loomi. opera it is to be hoped that t'/.uni Indian melody.) Curci, will make her first concert ap- chorus. Mr. Riesenfeld will conduct. TUESDAY.Aeolian Hall, 3 p. m., 'cello recital by Maurice Dambois; struggle Bohemia is lighting for her Concert by Sascha Jacobsen and Brother Green, or, The turn to another collaborator. Dying Soldier;1 pearanco since the Lexington season The quartet will also be heard in an¬ Carnegie Hall, 8:15 p. m., choral concert by Schola Cantorum. indeper.Jer.ee and that .--he favors tat "The Dance in Marcia Van Dresser, Greenwich Village Sourwood Mountain. .Kentucky Mountair Allies. Mr. Gilbert's Place; Theatre, 3 m.: tunes set by Howard Brockway. closed. With lier will appear Giacomo other selection. WEDNESDAY.Aeolian 3 p. recital to p. Kofi's Ago'ri 1er Move Alk Hall, m., song by Alma Real; City Congo" is a genuine contribution Sonata, D major. ¡.Handel De Trouble- Rimini and Nahan Franko's orchestra, -I m., recital Samuel Third.My sympathies ever sinet | Away .