The Tenth Symphony Concert of the Season, to be given this afternoon t 5.15 pr, at the Lyceum Theatre by the Municipal Orchestra (at usual prices) is exclusively dedicated to Italiam Symphonic m This as gesture of thanks and great appreciation on the part of the Municipal Orchestra and its Conductor, to the Italian Government for its generous grant of 50,000 lire, of which 20,000 is to be spent on new music.
The new works, chosen by Maestro Paci during his short stay in Italy last summer, began to arrive, in batches at the beginning of November and the first three beautiful works have been immediately put on study and are included in today's The management of the Arcadia saWroor are presenting this week one or the outstanding entertainment pro-rammes in its annals and of Shang-wel. Under the leadership of two producers, N. Sokolsky and N. Kniazeff, ten items were of two separate classifications. "Gladiators," Wooden Dolls of Moscow," "Blue Fawn" and "In the Claws of Death" were typical of the high standard set. Not the least of reasons for the Arcadia's popularity is Serge Ermoll's orchestra The local RKO offices are in receipt e a photostatic copy of a letter itten by Lord Beaverbrook to their ondon office regarding their film Room Service," which soon will be town in Shanghai. A copy of the fletter follows The film "Room Service" is the best I have ever seen.
1 wil praise it very highly to the firn editors of the newspapers.
You will have wonderful success with and truly you deserve it Yours Sincerely.
BrAvrRSROOK programme.
They are: the Symphony in C Major by that great Italian, G. B. Sanmartini (1700-1775), who was the teacher of Gluck. The second is the mphonic Suite in five parts: "La Pisanella" ("the little maiden of Piso") by Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880), one of today's outstanding composers, written on D'Annunzios Drama. The third novelty in the programme is the Ballet-Suite "La Giara" (The Jar) by Casella, the so much discussed but always highly interesting composer. This ballet, based on (he famous novel by Pirandello, of Sicilian subject, gives the musician the opportunity to make large use of spirited and original melodies and rhythms from Sicilian folk-lore. here is even a sung "sicilenne" which will be rendered off-stage by the tenor Mr. Slobodskoy
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