The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11

Of an organization Of such thorough equipment
and ambitious purpose. Mr. l~iert-rts selection
settles n rumOr which has been circulated per
sistenly in New OK. Tins Was To the eject
that he was to be- selected by a New York orchestra
rs lis conductor. The musician at present
acting In that capacity wassaid a. ~ quite willing
10 relrr, ami his players we're said To he Of the
same mind on the subject. Iittsburg can afford
o. keep MIR Herbert or any conductor 1t desires.
The great wealth there Is literally devoted TO
the patronage 81 music The opera company
T. Ia give 2 brief season there and the seats are
already sold. Shor, visits will also he made
70 Baltimore and Washington.
The French singers IN New Orleans recently
gave "l"henCr1n" in their own tongue there.
Tho truupeis to visit Chicago and Will later appear
Nine. Nordica was taken IN in Philadelphia
on Thursday two hours before the time announced
for the matinee. \ telephone message was sent
~ take the 1855 train for Philadelphia 20 sing
the role II Marguerite, for which Nine de We're
was cast, as she WAS 10 sing Mme Nordlca $
uart The performance began a. three and II was
: O'clock before tie last curtain fell Both Mines.
, de We're and Adams are said 10 have covered them
selves with credit
Marie Delna Is To retire from the company at
'le opera in Paris md will sing hereafter at The
Oporq Comiule She has never been ns sue
cossful in the larger theatre as she was at the
Opera Comiqu" and her return to a theatre in which
We 'ft.llIHI' - N' lHA' u ~ WV W. " wi
sun.Nty end talents has been expected for some
umo Me talye is to sing next winter at the
Orera Comique. IN the new opera by Alfred Bru.
mean and Emile IolA. She may bo heard as Chsru,
Dino in lie Nul1e Of Figaro" during the summer
there, although II depends on ler health. Nine,
Mrlba was III with influenza in Monte Carlo and
her debut in Ia Trayiata" was postponed for
several DAYS In. spite Of the absurd reports
J. ,,ItpratIsI IN this country from Alp0uu. Sha
was not appointed kammersaenGrrln' by tho
EmI.Tur # Austria OF any hudy else, and lel'
. Nic1ng y@'-ng that She would never r"'urn there
VAS aband"ned i'm l%e6mann IS to sing in
Berlin in Gluck's \rmlde
plptrO NgSCagGi has resigned his position hs
] director Of the conservatory at P"eHro and will
settle in Ncnira HIS retirement wAs caused
hy Tire pbrctuu Il tn" authorities, who were un.
F Wiling IiHt hr should spend 80 much time IN
travelling with his orchestra and in the cumpo.
/ yuuu o. lis up"raS. SIX NHSCaEni sad that
! lr resigned rather than submit 10 such frequent
. interference with his plans. Don Peruyi says
/ ,uat be- Will soon fulsh ms u%ratorio based on the
massacre Il the infants, and expects within tie
nest Two years 10 finish five "~fatorios lie has
f'Td,l ,Iauuor. late director NJ the Carl Theatre
. I'm Nlruua, shot hinself because Il recent failure
~ IN theatrical 'p"cuIaiI'nS lie VoS At one
flmr director e he Imperial Opera House IN vi
orna and had recently made q fortune IN RuSsie.
where lr DO !. dured The GelSha and other mu-
gcal comedies
Fraug Srhalh has lately conducted for the first
time ID Vienna. where Lee - one If the conductors
AZ ,Ir ,Irrn h"u'e 'l"henErIu was the opera
lie vas IIrhly praised Herr SchAlk wHs born
T m Vienna. huthaS never been active a. a conductor
there hc', Re-
rLth Walker, the American soprano, who
made her up"rpuC debut at Vienna and has been
there ever since, will sing next season at ,o,eu,
Garden lur tie first tine II Is not yet settled
that jean de- Rrslhc will sing there, and II Is
quite certain that Nile Calve viii not The
seas. n Will open ON May II and will continue
for sNty seven performances