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BROOKLYN LIFE. Sunday Night Concert at tHe Century Opera House. Moussorgsky's compositions were interpreted with wonderful feeling by the Russian Symphony Society of New York, under the able direction of Modest Altschuler on Sunday evening at the Century Opera House. "Boris Godounoff," adapted by the leader from the opera by that name and produced for the first time in America, proved intensely interesting, with Adamo Didur, soloist, singing arias from the opera in its original tongue. The singer captured the audience completely with "Blokcha" humorous song by Moussorg-sky, which he sang in Russian and was obliged to repeat.

The announcement by the manager that Didur had not prepared an encore was the only thing that quieted the clamors of the enthusiastic audience. A symphonic tableaux, "The Three Palms," by Spendiarow and founded on a poem by Lermentow, was another popular number, as was the "March Slav" by Tschaikowsky, while "Serenade" by Arensky was repeated. acting it is not indispensable that the cast as a whole should be superlatively excellent for to a great extent they act themselves. Indeed, it is a question whether one does not derive more pleasure from them when the lines are declaimed than when they are spoken in a natural tone of voice, for Shakespeare put in the mouths of his characters language such as no man ever uttered spontaneously. Mr.

Mantell himself is an accomplished actor and his denotation of the weak and craven attributes of King John is masterly. Florence Auer, who plays the leading feminine roles, is also a very competent tragedienne. As much can scarcely be said for most of the other members of the company, but they at least enunciate their lines clearly and intelligently. That they rant is undeniable and the effect produced on the ear accustomed to the self-restraint of the modern school of acting may at first be that of burlesque, but as soon as one begins to follow the lines one becomes wholly absorbed in the movement of the drama. The burlesque of tragedy in Sheridan's "The Critic" was the first thing that the bombastic speeches of the players in the Mantell production of "King John" brought to the mind of the writer, but in a little while this impression of absurdity faded away and when the curtain fell on the last scene there was left the sense of such solid, satisfaction as one rarely derives from a drama of the day however finely staged or perfectly acted.

Any one who can appreciate Shakespeare will get his money's worth from Mr. Mantell and his company. Their repertoire includes "Macbeth," "Hamlet," "The Merchant of Venice" and "King Lear." Tke Week in Society Continued. Mrs. E.

O. Challenger Luncheon and Bridge. Mrs. Edgar 0. Challenger of 976 East Nineteenth Street Flatbush, entertained at a large bridge party, preceded by luncheon, at her home last week Monday.

Red carnations were used as decorations and the prizes were most attractive pieces of hand-painted china. Winners at bridge were Mrs. John Bartlett, Mrs. William Say re, Mrs. K.

Cooper; Mrs. William Russell, Mrs. George Rettenmaier, Mrs. F. Driggs, Mrs, R.

Shearer, Mrs. William Haist and Mrs. Charles Bechstein. Others present, including many out-of-town guests, were Mrs. R.

Fred Allin, Mrs. R. Runyon, Mrs. T. Allen, Mrs.

B. S. Kennedy, Mrs. H. Charlwood, Mrs.

C. Fluke, Mrs. William Goldey, Mrs. Arthur Bull, Mrs. Gerald Fowler, Mrs.

E. West, Mrs. L. Hallock, Mrs. William Goodwin, Mrs.

A. McCall, Mrs. D. Haynes, Miss Hattie Kirby, Mrs. J.

Johanson, Mrs. E. R. Kunzmann, Mrs. George Haight, Mrs.

Frank Hall, Mrs. Backus, Mrs. C. C. Smith, Mrs.

Le Roy Morand, Mrs. L. Batting, Mrs. George Wills, Mrs. James Simpson, Mrs.

John Kurrus, Mrs. George Powers, Mrs. Neil McManus, Mrs. George Marks, Mrs. William Marks, Mrs.

O. Miner, Mrs. Henry C. Curler, Mrs. B.

Kruning and Mrs. Henry Niese. Junior Week at Yale and Cornell. Every society girl feels that her season, no matter how gay, is incomplete without a "College Prom Week," for, in addition to the fact that it is most flattering to be selected by a junior as the most attractive girl of his acquaintance, the prom week furnishes a series of experiences, the equal of which could hardly be crowded into seven short days. On Monday, a jolly party of girls journeyed to New Haven to enjoy the festivities planned months ago in their honor by the Yale juniors.

This party consisted of Miss Agnes B. Bigelow. Miss Ruth Callender, Miss Constance Gray, Miss Dorothy W. Luckenbach, Mrs. John O.

Polak, Miss Zorka Polak and Miss Delia B. Bowen. Miss Bowen was especially honored by being invited to lead the "Sophomore Her pardner was a Brooklyn man, Knight Woolley, one of the most popular men at Yale. Other Yale men from this borough taking part in the "german" were Mr. Harold Frank, Mr.

J. Callender Heminway and Mr. John E. Bier-with. At Ithaca, an equally representative group enjoyed Junior Week, a feature of which was the cotillion held in the large Armory, the scene of many a memorable dance.

Among those who were guests at Cornell were Miss Marion Pace, Miss Tyrell, Miss Marie Bacon, Miss Marie Dorsey, Miss Constance Gray, Miss Dorothy Marckwald and Miss Mabel Seitz. A Dance at the" Hotel St. George. Phi Delta Psi sorority is to give a dance at the Hotel St. George on Thursday evening, the fourth of March, to which all the chapters are invited to subscribe.

A novelty contest is to be the feature of the occasion and the committee consists of Miss Emily MacFarland, Miss Florence Mac-Farland, Miss Helen Thorns, Miss Frances Austin, Miss Jea-nette Nostrand, Miss Charlotte Traendly and Miss Hazel B. Hooper. FISKE O'HARA In his latest success, "Jack's Romance," playing at the Broadway next week. HTHE PAVLOWA COMPANY. The "incomparable Pav- Iowa," as indeed she is, introduced into her program on the four mid-week evenings of last week at the Century Theater, the ballet "Raymonda," never before performed outside the Marien Theater in Petrograd.

Apart from the inimitable dancing of the premiere danseuse, "Raymonda" failed to arouse the enthusiasm of her audiences. To the American ear the music by Alexander Glazounoff is uninspiring and the ballet was redeemed only by the artistic eloquence imparted to it by Pavlowa. The Chopin numbers substituted for "Raymonda" last Monday evening, beginning the second week of her engagement, were far more effective. The ballet music orchestrated by Glazounoff was delightfully novel and Pavlowa has never appeared to greater advantage as an interpretive artist than when dancing to the music of Chopin. The divertissements which complete the program are, needless to say, an unmitigated 'and never ending source of delight.

On four evenings of the coming week a.new novelty will be introduced, "The Seven Daughters of the Ghost King." The music is by Alexandre Spendiarow, the Russian composer, and the ballet was arranged by Mikail Fokine, who has been called "the high priest of the modern Russian ballet." With this novelty Mile. Pavlowa will present "Puppen Fee" "The Fairy Doll" which she has given here before and. eight new divertissements at the four evening performances Tuesday to Friday inclusive next week. The Cinque Cent Soiree. Chaperoned by Mrs.

George F. Allison, Mrs. Thomas Gould and Mrs. Charles Reicks, the subscribers of the Cinque Cent Soiree, which was given at the Chateau du Pare on Tuesday evening of last week, had a most successful dance. The committee consisted of Miss Marion Reicks, Miss Adelaide von Glahn, Miss Gertrude Reicks, Miss Elizabeth F.

Healy, Mrs. Frederick Blackmore and Miss Charlotte D. Allison. Mrs. Frederick H.

Ecker to Have the Charity Auction Bridge. The charity auction bridge, which is to be held on Mon-. day afternoon of next week, has been changed from the residence of Mrs. F. Bandel, 218 New York Avenue, to that of Mrs.

Frederick H. Ecker, 196 New York Avenue..