The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
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band of Julia Opp, has become leading man
with Grace George. Mr.. Lorraine appears
as David Garrick in Pretty Peggy"
Clara Morris. in collaboration with Ken
meth Lees. has just completed a dramatiza-
ton Of her novel. "A Pasteboard Crown
which will shortly be produced in New
York.
Yvette Guilbert, the French singer, is to
appear In this country next spring Cor a
limited engagement. She starts in New
York in April and is to be guaranteed 5000
a week.
In the event that Maurice Grau is I'M
able. owing to the condition of his health.
TO personally direct the affairs of the Met
ropolitan Opera-house during the next mu-
steal season, New York hopes to secure the
services of Jean de Reszke as artistic
manager" The great tenor Is said to have
spoken most enthusiastically. when last in
this country, of the possibilities in the line
Of the grand staging of operas In the
United States. and to have expressed also
an enthusiastic willingness to superintend
such productions. 1t is thought that De
Reszke would also sing In these operas
produced under his direction. and the pre-
diction is made that an operate season
thus conducted would be the most brilliant
on record in the musical history of this
country.
Robert Grau is no announcing the details
of the farewell American tour of sixty con
certs Of Adelina Patti. the Baroness Cedar
strom. the concerts beginning November 4.
1903. in New York City. which will have five
concerts I'm the course Of two visits. Boston,
Chicago and Philadelphia will have two
each, San Francisco four. Mexico four and
Havana four. and there will be single con-
certs in other cities. st. Louis. presumably,
among the number. Signor Sapio, the macs
tro for Nine. PATHS last tour. has accepted
the same position for this positively fare
we'll visit. The diva Will be accompanies
by her husband, young Baron Cedarstrom,
and a stan of six persons. and the accom-
panying artists. q contrGlto. barytone, tenor.
buffo. violinist. 'cellist and accompanied. are
now being selected. II is stated that Nine.
Patti will sing at each concert one solo,
with an encore. one concerted number and n
scene from either I'll Barbiere." Linda
or "Traviata." TIE price of seats in Amer,-
can cities will range from s. to s.. Mmc.
Patti will travel In a special car. to be built
for her.
Persons who remember the artistic sue
cess scored by the m Nine, Louise
Homer In the contralto role of Emma
Aida" a yenr or so ago will be
amazed by the fippant tone Of the New
York Evening Suns comment on her recent
appearance in that city. Louise Homer. In
a Carmenesque blaze Of rouge-et-noir."
says the Sun. gave a brand-new Imitation
of Emma Calve in Bizet's .Chanson Be-
heme.' The Italians among those present
welcomed the young Pennsylvania as up |
roariously as the Germans are wont to greet
Nine. Nordica. Nine. Homer substituted
for her second number an imitation OF
Nine. Schumann-Heink in All. Mon Fills
from lie Prophetic Can she not sing the |
old GNnDc npna IN n Urhiln 80 1
Giacomo Puccini. whose opera, "Tos-
ca will be heard in st. Louis during the |
four weeks engagement Of the Castle
Square Opera Company. beginning at the
Century tomorrow evening. recently dis |
cussed his latest opera. Madame Butter |
with an interviewer in Rome. "It
contains all the characteristics Of Mr.. Be
lasco's play" he said. among other things. |
II first saw the play In London, and found
1t so ramatic that. without understanding |
j knew what 1t was all about. and |
was seized with the idea that 1t was what
I was in search of. It haunted me. and I
could not throw off the influence. l bored |
friends to death dragging them to the \
to see 1t and give me their opinion, |
until they agreed with me from sheer IA |
tigue When 1 got the authorization from |
the author I at once set to work. That |
was at the end of 1850. or the beginning Of
Jul anu IL IL a. " l
The hero is an American and the heroine
I@I
st. Louis music-lovers, having heard ko-
clan once and being soon to hear him |
again. will doubtless find something Of in
terest in Mascagnfs estimate Of the young
fiddler. The Italian composer
heard Kocian in Chicago. and this is the
way he rhapsodixes: "Ah. that boy Ko-
cian! He is good! He Is great! He is won
He knows! That expresses 1t per-
pectly-he knows! One has but to listen
to him to understand and believe. His mu-
sic is his life, his all. BY his art he makes
1t speak. He interprets 1t with the sure
touch Of the master. the understanding Of a
great soul. For the first time 1 heard him
play. II IL beyond my power to express
how deeply he impressed me. I had ex-
great things. but not so great. He
Is greater than Kubelik. His future Is Sc
cure. His destiny is mighty. His name
live among the greatest violinists that
world has o
CURRENT PROGRAMMES.
The Castle Square Opera Company will begin
It's annual engagement at the Century to-mor-
row night. The organization has changed but
little since last seasons visit. Misses Norwood. |
Ivel. Du Ere and Ramey are still
singing principal roles. on the feminine side Of
The company. and Messrs. Sheehan. Gon. Car
Ter, Boyle anu UOilD Ohtlhu ~ ptcSc ut l
male contingent. There have been some addi- |
ions. however. Claude Albright is now included
n the principal contraltos and William PAUL. |
Lloyd D'AubiRne ard Piero Gherardi are new
,omers among the men.
Miss Albright is a New Mexico girl. who has
returned from Paris. where she has been
for the last three years. Mr.. PAUL will
be remembered as the barytone who was with |
he organization two years ago. and Messrs.
AubiEne and Gherardi are -tenors who have
been added to the organization. The former has
'unR under the Grau banners and the latter is
low in America for the first time. having made
lis reputation in Europe. Verdis III Trova-
ore will be presented the opening week.
"
Ben Hur'' will begin the last week OF its
tny at the Olympic tomorrow evening. Nj.
hort requests patrons to be in their seats
promptly at S O'Clock. as the curtain will rise
promptly at that hour on the tableau. The star
Z Bethlehem which requires the entire audi
ortum to be darkened. 1t is impossible to
eat late-comers until after the prelude is over.
The coming popular concert of the Choral
Society takes place at the OGeon on
8. The soloists are jacques wouters,
Doe. and Mrs. Ruby Shotwell Piper, soprano.
dr.. Wouters. who has Just refused an oner to
'hicago. has a Hubans selection. with orches-
IA. and Mrs. Piper will present n new group Of
ongs. LISTS symphonic poem. Les Preludes.'
one OF the big numbers for the orchestra.
sss
Harry Walker. manager of the Odeon. has re-
eived from Rudolph Aronson. the impresario.
he programme of the concert TO be given by
'arosiav kocian. February !: 1t includes Paga-
inis Il Palpiti." Tschaikowsky's ''Scherzo
'alse," a Dumka Kocian and the Saint-Saens
'Rondo Capriccioso." Julie Geycr. a pupil OF
oseny ana Moszowski. is the piano soloist.