It is an unusual case when a man holds a position as conductor of a famous Symphony orchestra for five consecutive years, and during that time grows and develops in an almost uninterrupted course, so that his last season is a real crown for his labors, and the last concert its greatest jewel. Such, certainly is the record of Pierre Monteux, who Thursday evening took leave of Cambridge, and yesterday afternoon commenced a two days' farewell to Boston. The concert was a real culmination, and it seems almost certain that Mr. Monteux will be unable to surpass it, if he succeeds in equalling it, this evening. It is, perhaps, needless to record the almost frenzied ovation be received, including all the stamping and "Bravo" yelling one could have expected in New York or Paris.

Fine Performance of Fifth Symphony

He started out with a remarkable performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, a performance which lifted all the think covering of over popularity and consequent banality which has veiled it is recent years, and revealed it in all its vitality and originality, qualities which it has in abundance. For an American composition Mr. Monteux could not have chosen a better or a more representative than Mr. Carpenter's "Adventures in a Perambulator." Mr. Carpenter is undoubtedly the for most American composer of today, and these "Adventures", with his own program, are a thoroughly representative, and at the same time a delightful work. In Debussy's "Apres-Midld'un Faune," Mr. Monteux has always excelled; and practically the only Wagner place in which he has succeeded is the Tannhaeuser overture, with which he closed the concert. A favorable program, surely.

And it summed up in admirable fashion both Mr. Monteux and his achievements of the past five years. It is worth while to consider these for a moment.

Monteux Created New Orchestra

Mr. Monteux came to find a disrupted and a mediocre orchestra; and it is well to remember that at the time Mr. Monteux has not proved himself a great conductor. From the first he found opposition and unfriendliness in parts of the orchestra and in sections of musical Boston, which he has gradually, brought up to as high a pitch as any orchestra in the world.

Mr. Vincent d' Indy is said to have replied to the question; "Who are the great French conductor?" a pessimistic "There aren't any!" If this was true when he wrote it, Pierre Monteux yesterday proved that it is false today.

Sorge Koussewitski, the next conductor remains an enigma, and one can only expect the unexpected, it is safe to say that he will have to be a truly great conductor to keep Mr. Monteux from returning; in fact, one would not be surprised to see him here again anyway. Not few would welcome him.