New-York tribune., 1900-03-22
THE MAINE CONCERT
EVERY PROSPECT OF A THoRorcu,.
SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR.
THE ENTERTAINMENT AT THE MFr,o
PoLITAN OPERA HOUSE THIS
EVENING.

There seems 10 be no possible coub, ,h.. ~.
concert to be given at Metropolitan Opera ryor..
this evening for the benefit OF the American ho.
pital ship Maine and the American and Br,r,.s
Red Cross will be successful an affair !,
the kind has taken place here in a long ,,-,.
The programme IL fine the resource,
Of the city could provide. many prominent peool.
have taken deep interest in IT and are doInx ar
in their power 20 make II success. and liberal
contributions to its object have been made quit,
independent of the sales OF seats
The singers the favorites OF the Mau-,.
Grau Opera Company and IL ia seldom ths, a.
many OF them appear in any single entertainment.
Those announced are -dme. Emma Calvs Nine
Lillian Nordica Nine. Marcella Sembrich Fran
Schuma Heink Miss Susan Strong Miss s,
zanne Adams Nine Brema. Miss Zelie de Lus.an
Mime. Manteli. Nine Clementine de We're sap,o
and Messrs. Pol. Piancon. Edoua-d de Reszke
Bertram. Campanari. Dufriche. Van Dyck Pc
rotti. Pringie. Salignac and Scotti
The decora tions at the Opera House. e f. said
will be entirely unusual and uncoInmonly attrac-
tive. There will be abundant synboIIcaI ard
patriotic decorations and the fronts OF the tiers
OF boxes will be decorated with flowers and green
vines. American beauty roses. to the number Of
2500 will be used. and other floral decorations
will be abundant To assist and supplement.
these decorations the house will be lighted IN
manner never before used here, which is expected
70 prove particularly effective. This part OF the
work is done by English firm
Irving has sent contribution of 900 Miss Ellen
Terry has sent one for $50. and there have been
other generous gifts. Among the buyers OF boxes
Cecil Barring Mrs Whitridge. General Thomas
Mrs S. b. French. Mrs. Coates. Mrs. Cooper
Adrian Iselin. Mrs. William D. sloane, Mrs T.
Crosby. Sir Percy Sanderson. Mrs. John sloane
Mrs. Bowdoin, Mrs. Morris X Jssup. Jonn Cad
walader, Mrs. Pulitzer. Mrs Hebe- r. RishoD
Mrs. ]. Pierpont Morgan. William c. Whitney
Mrs Jordan l.. Mott jr, Mrs. Levi p Norton
Bernard Baker Mrs. A D. Juillard. Mr.. Ter
re and others.
Sir wifrid Laurier. Premier OF Canada will Be-
present at the performance, il IS especially an
propriats that ne should be. in view Of the dis
tinguished service rendered in the by Cana
dian forces Lord and Lady Minto also
coming from Canada to attend the concert Ber-
nsrd Baker. whose generosity gave tine hospital
ship Maine to the OF England. as well "a
the Missouri. in the Spanish-American War for
the service Of the Red Cross. will also be pres
ent. and other guests expected General and
Mrs. Merritt, Secretary and Mrs Hay. Lord and
Lady Pauncefote and Sir Percy Sanderson
Bishop end Mrs. Potter have been invited. and IL
is believed that they will attend.
The programme is under the direction OF Mau-
rice Grau the director of the opera The most
important feature of It doubtless will prove 10
be the singing of The Star Spangled Banner
and God Save the Queen" by Nine. Nordica with
the full orchestra and chorus. The full pro
gramme is follows:
,,-.-.,.- ..r,... PART
Orchestra and chorus
-. Sig Campanari-
Mile suzanne Adams. 9'A
Am stillsn Heerd CDie Meistersingsr0 ......Wasnsr
Aria. ..s,c,l,sn vesper3s. van Dyes 1....v.ru
Kline Emma Games -'A
Du7t Ia q Darem ('.Don GiovannrD. Mozart
Mile Zelie de Lusssn and Sig Scot'i
NJ. Edouard de Reszke
Nine. Emma Calve and Nine. Ciementine de vers
Nine Emma Eanes and NJ Pianeon.
PART II
''Fienzf'
Aria "Ah. FOrs e hui (-I-a TTaviata') ----.-.vsrt
Herr Bertram.
Old Irish melody. ''Emer's Farewell Cuculiain''..
Arranged and orchestrated by C. viIIiers Stanford
Marie Brema
serenade ola Damnation de FaustO serh0a
Af'A' i'"N' Nine Schumann- -Heink
(s) The Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key
''' o'' Nine. Nordica. with chorus.
"@''"' - Orchestra and chorus
Conductors Mancinelh. Bevisnant and Ernl FAN.
Accompanies. NM Muller and Morgenstsrn
cable message received in this city yestsr-
day from London. which said that the Surgeon
General Of the British Army had signed an en-
phatic protest against the statement circulated n
this country that hospital ships were su2erngsous
in the hospital service In South AIrea iae
an invaluable adjunct in the care or the Sex aay
wounded. The resources OF the American hospn.ss
equipment and admirable service OF the ship enaos
1t receive for treatment the worst cases ~,
pital-ity in it's truest sense said one OF nose
terested in this work yesterday, is surrey "ii''
these OF