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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1929.

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FALSE ASSUMPTIONS

THE DRAMATISTS NEED FOR ACCURACY

A BUSY YEAR

SALIENT EVENTS IN MUSIC WORLD

When a dramatist gives an in- Have we had a busy musical year? accurate ploture of what happens Decidedly yea. Has it been parti- behind the scenes he is surely cularly eventful?"Decidedly no. We guilty of a serious fault. I am have had a surfeit of concerts and thinking in particular of Mr. Emlyn recitals, with hardly a break in the Williama'a very promising play "seasons." What have they given "Glamour." now at the Court, stated us by which music-dovers will be John Shand in the "Dally Tele-member 19287 London gets most graph" in mall week.

of the world's famous singers, Some of the assumptions upon planists, violinists, and the rest, and which he bases his plot are, to say as good orchestral performances as the least, misleading. JIH, & one can hope for under existing con. village maiden, comes to Londonditions. And London. hears most of determined to be a famous actress the newest music, both native and like her relative, Eve Lone, who is foreign, that comes into existence,

Eve a musical comedy star.

is states Ernest Kuhe in the "Daily the mistress of the MAR who Telegraph." finances her shows, He takes a fancy to Jill, gets her place in the chorus, pays for her lessons in singing and so on, and within a year Jill is ready to take the star part in his next show. He puts her in Eve's place, although Eve has been playing the part in the pre- Jill is to "pay liminary tour.

the price" of her advancement by taking Eve's place in another sense, but on the first night she decides that Love in a Village Is finer than Fame in the West-end, throws up her part, and Eve goes on instead.

These are the relevant facts.

Now when Eve hears that she has been supplanted she, behaves as if (a) there were no such things as contracts and damages, and (b) as if she could never get another job in the theatre. Since she plays the star role in the pre liminary tour and has no idea but that she is to play in town, pre sumably she has a contract to that effect. Thus heavy damages for

fore, must we await the materialism. tion of Sir Thomas Beecham's scheme for the foundation of such an orchestra. Apart from orchestral concerts of exceptional note, events to be gratefully remembered have included the various series of re- citals given by the Loner and the International Quartete, the playing of the wonderful Flanzaléys (alas! their farewell), and that, among other interpreters of chamber music, of the Viennese and Pro Arte Quartets and our own L.S.Q. Then, among musical "stars" of the first magnituda who have visited us, one may single out Paderewski, whose return after a long absence natur- ally aroused considerable enthus- laam.

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The Opera Season To the last I have left mention of affairs operatic, not because opera! can be dismissed as of secondary importance, but simply because it has filed only a relatively small place in our musical cosmos. Covent Garden opened its doors as usual for a summer season which gave us two cycles of "The Ring," most of the performances conducted by Bruno Walter. Of the other Wagner

were given- operas only two "Tannhauser" and "Die Meister- singer." The German season, how- ever, Included a revival of Gluck's "Armide." Another revival later was that of Charpentier's "Louise," which showed distinct signs of aging.

By these tokens you might not unnaturally assume that concert- goers have had much to be grateful for in the past twelve months. But now let us, glance bak at the year's salient events, and consider briefly what all this muslo-making amounts to in point of real vital interest. First-reserving the opera season for later mention-which among the many new works produced have made anything like a strong impres. sion? To take our own composera first, Gustav Holst may claim pride of place for having added to his output a work which in no way dis appointed his admitrers. True, his "Egdon Heath," to which the Royal Philharmonic Society introduced us, is hardly likely ever to make so direct an appeal to the ordinary listener as "The Planets." Its grey, sombre colouring, while exactly in tune with the passage from Hardy which inspired the composer, would inevitably lessen its chances of wide popularity. Yet all who heard "Egon Heath' wil agree that it have consoled her for the loss of does reflect with undeniable sure her part. Since, also, she has beenness and skill the right feeling of a star for many years, and has only mystery and solitude. Granville just reached middle age, it is Bantock's oratorio based on "The ridiculous for her to behave as if Pilgrim's Progress" was discussed

Very little has occurred in the her career were irretrievably ruined,

80 recently on its production at a past year to comfort those who are If she is talented enough to be a B.B.C. concert as to render unneces. perpetually crying out for opera in atar, other people will be anxious sary any further consideration of its English, except the assurance that

If she has engage her.

no qualities. Enough to say that it the Beecham echeme is moving,

slowly, towards talent, Mr. Williams is asking us to was not less than an herois attempt however, believe that money alone will make an actress famous, which is absurd. Money will certainly help a woman to the top; money may even place her there for a few nights; but only real talent will keep her there. This being the case, Eve is obvious ly independent of the man who first helped her.

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The same false assumption lles behind Jill's behaviour, to say nothing of some false paychology Either Jill has talent or she has not. If not, she is, of course, very wise to run away from the final test; but in this case, she cannot make any heroical gestures about giving up But if she has the fame for love. power to succeed it is incredible that he would give up the race once having started, even if she gave up that particular method of gaining a chance to show her gifts. Talent will out, even in the theatre, despite the author's assumption that money maketh the atar actress, money which she can only obtain by I do not wish losing her character. to be rude, but this is nonsense, and Mr. Williams ought to know it.

MUSIC'S SURPRISING EFFECT

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There was no actual novelty, but "Turandot," the first London pro- duction of which gave a special in- terest to the 1927 season, had a wel come place again in the repertory, and Eva Turner's singing in the title-part-a most exacting tesi- will probably be remembered, to- gether with Frida Lelder's superb Brunnhilde, as perhaps the finest of the season's achievements. Memor able also was Challapine's Mephis topheles in "Faust," as also, of course, his Boria.

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In the way of smaller scale com positions, Arthur Bliss has given us a quintet for oboe and strings which some, at least among those who heard it ranked with his beat work, while Arnold Bax's third plane sonata in G sharp minor at any rate showed in abundant measure the fertility of resource of which he seems always to have command. Then, as representing the younger generation 'of native musicians, we had, in William Walton's Symphonie Concertante, a work that, in epite of some natural tokens of imma turity, was of decided interest a marking a further stage in the de- velopment of a youthful composer of undoubted gifts.

Of foreign music that was new to ua I am not sure that in some re- spects the most arresting example was not Sibellus's symphonic poem, "Tapiola," given during the Pro- menade

season, dn the course of which Sir Henry Wood also produce ed Kodaly's suite, "Hari Janos,” an exuberant and invigorating piece of music which should be heard again. A Philharmonic concert acquainted "Music has become so popular, Its with Medtner's plana concerto has obtained such

undisputed supremacy as a means of Amuse- ment and enjoyment, and sometimes of education and refinement, that we often forget to consider whence comes its surprising effect, it Irresistible strength. Thousands of people rush to concerts and to operas, are delighted with the sweet sounds, the rich harmonies, the en- chanting melodies which salute their ears; yet not one in each thousand will take the trouble to analyse the acuurce of his enjoyment; and many, if they endeavour to do so, would be unable to account for it." ---Pauer.

(No. 2) in C-a score that reveals an Inventive and ingenious mind at work in making new (or something like new) use of the old forms. Of considerably less importance was Casella's violin concerto, which, brilliantly played by Szigeti, was more remarkable, an the whole, for characteristically skilful writing than for any other qualities. Nor did the work of another representa- tive Italian musician, Respighi's "Vetrato di Chiems,"create anything Hike a lasting impression.

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over 70 when he wrote it. to be produced at Crleklewood by Ernest Bloch's "Israel" Symphony the Welsh-Pearson-Elder Company,must also be numbered among the under the direction, of T. Hayes most interesting and distinctive of Hunter. The part of Wilfred the year's novelties. Nor must I Denver, with which the name of omit mention-since the work caus- Wilson Barrett was so long as ed an immense amount of discussion sociated, will be played by Percy Marmont, who recently returned to Britain from Hollywood, Ber nard Nedell, the bootlegger of the HONG KONG HEIGHTS stage play "Broadway," is to be

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