The sun., 1900-07-08


The programme for tonight is a. follows:
IsrsSs!te sympsSny No Md,,;as::1 s;;sSs.:1
Dream e. 'as Music e. .Hsnssl und 6rrs Humpsidinet
Aria Lend Me Thine Aid" Queen Of o,,,,A
'D'''' Mr.. Dundaa
Prelude gud LisOsstod, Tristan und w.rr.,
o!s9Saf.. @ Merry wIv.. Of windsor" NioOisi
s''Ps Fs. q5sR,;s'@' b:iSss s.,nss..n.
sOns% III Sing Ts.. ssss. of Ai.Sy y.m,.nsS Ssy
Selection. The ssr.nade, .......,......... MeIest!
March. 'TannhAuseE wagner
Maurice Grau has engaged Ph. F1on. conductor
at the Opera Comiaue. Theatre de la Monnaie
and Covent Garden. to take the place OF s's'
Bevignanl in the Metropolitan Opera House
company Sig Bevignani Is To go with tho
company Of which Nine. Sembrich Is the priIns
donna. ,h.
Eduard Strauss Orchestra no less than IhnV
play stringed instruments as follows len ss tlrs.
yioiins, six second violins four violas. fouI
ceos and six contra-basses. The d route o. ,hs hs
pGincinaI % cities OF America and Canada, Teres.
Carreho is to be the sooist at the hrs' cohoe''
OF the Philharmonic Society,
Nine Sembrich's concert and opera tour next
year promises to be the most important unde'-
taking by any singer since Nine. Pattl was
heard here last Nine, Sembrich's season -
to begin In October In Berlin with reviva OF
Il Purtani." which has not been heard there IN
some years Nine. Sembrch has not SUNG Ia
the opera herself for some time. Other works
To be given will be "Manon, III BaroiTe oi
Seviglia, la Traviata," Lucia d. Iamme1-
moor" "Rigoletto" and Don Pasquaie. In
the company singing with her at the new hoyA
tini, & Benssude and Arlmondi SIG. Laso Y 70 70
be the stage manager, and the orchesrs WIZ 90
under Sig Bevignan!'s direction. Mme' uSeii,, SeMi,
brich win give fifteen Performances N R,da.
pest before returning here In time t4 sing aI
Carnegie Hall during the second wesk NJ -, pe
comber c. L. urafl Is to bring to this country,
AZ far as possible, the same company tnat - W
sing with Nine Sembrch In Berlin Nine;
Sembrich has never yet sung IN many cities OF
this country which the opera company iIon
the Metropolitan Opera House Is never LIKELY 70
visit For the past two years there have been
frequent requests for performances IN tness
cities. but the prima donna's snsagements with
the Maurice &Taa Opera ComHabbs ni b aaia NJ bsIy 10
visit these places, and a most successlui TOUT
is anticipated well-traipsd chorus OF fresh
young voices has already been engaged ana
Tse s % repertoire inc includes II Barbiere al seyigla
'Don Pasquale la Travista Lucia N LAm-
merm0or" and "Rigoletto." The tour Will oesin
here in December and end in April.
OF the singers In the quartetts which gave
The Messiah recently In London Nine
Albani was heard first at these Handel Society
festivals In 1877, Edward lloyd in is7% and
Charles Santley in 1888 Clara Butt, who sang
there for the first time, seems to have an A.
sired future She was married tho other day
10 the baritone Kennerly Rumford Lily
Hanbury, who 10 almost ~ tall a. the bride
and prettier, was the maid Of honor. and Sir
Arthur Sullivan composed a wedding march
for the occasion Mr., Rumford b only -
years old. was educated at Kings School.
Canterbury, and started to prepare himself
for the army. He went to Parts TO study French
and Was there advised to cultivate his voice.
He IA said to be fne crickster. rider and golfer.
Strange things happen at COvent Garden.
Johanna Gadski was selected the other night
to sing Santussa, although II Il dificilt to
Imagine rrle less suited to her temperament
and methods. Lucille HUI and Lals Miranda
sang Valentine and Mareuevtts In Les Hugue-
nots," while in Don Giovanni Susan Strong
and Margaret Mcintyre sang Donna Etvtra
and Donna Anna. This last cast was de-
scribed as quite admirable" NJ Plancon's
Escamilo was not regarded with general favor.
while Sig Scott has quite failed 10 obliterate
In London the memories OF Sig. Anoona,
who seems to remain the ideal there Of what
a barytone should be. The Covent Garden
ss ss who rUs ysn SSs sS
here at G hall. price Saturday night Rsrior.n-
ance. The appearance OF the nrst-class ar
fists are rare and the general run Of repre-
s Sas HSe nos y.t r and
schumann- Heink's place In. the second NJ
baungen cycle was taken by Edith Walker.
1% as vhs Sspns R. sOd aHS III.
In connection with her German experiences,
may have some significance.
Fanchon Thompson, who Is more discussed
sang G1S bsiore 1asR tie queen With Ea@a eave BUT
said she did not think much Of Windsor Castle
Last season, through a Misunderstanding due
ali the publicity Intended FOR the Chicago mezzo-
soprano. Mi.s Thompson has sung only a
few times In London, but the cables have done
their best to make amends for the rselamA
Isadore de Lara is to compose, a score to
exclusive Use Of Monte Carlo and Coyent Gar
den. The. work will be reduced to three acts
Mines Meibs, Terpina and lsdski have all
studied the lea ding role In Puccnis la Tosoa.
| But only Mile Ternina Is to sing IT,
uel Garcia, barytone and grandson Of the
still teaching in London He Is said to Do
The only Representation. Of English music
at the Paris Exposition viii be the ylslt there
| OF a Welsh choir OF 200 voices. All Of the Eng
lish singing societies have declined TO appear.
During recent performance OF Thomas.
"A Midsummer Nights Dream at the OpArs
| ComIque in Paris. the second tenor Of the com.
pany, George Regis. missed his Que In the flrs
| act, aud in order not to interrupt the perform.
anoe, the conductor who bears the musiclanly
name Of Cherubini. was compelled 10 sins
| Ger .aln phrases Of his music The same music
recurred a few moments later and the tenol
not only failed 10 sing. but was not even or
the stage. He was chatterins with one OF
| the chortsters In tho wings. After the fall oi
| the curtain the conductor rushed 10 the stag,
and demanded To know OF the singer why b.
| had failed TO appear In the ensembles. Regi,
replied that singing was his own business. anc
after being called rhinoceros by the oonduo
tor. the tenor knocked that official down ant
belabored him with heavy walking stiol
after he had laid him low. But for this pro
test against authority he was fined 500 In
| Paris police court.
II is said that Victor Capoul will take tn,
direction Of the Opera Comioue when Alber
Carre. now Its manager. Is appointed TO sue
oeed Jules ClaTetie at the Theatre Francois
| Pedro Galhrd denies with indignation tha
| he Ia In negotiation with the Wagner heirs
with the Idea OF giving "Siegfried- and "Gottsr