New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
CONRIED is HOME AGAIN.
"P1RSIF4L" TEN TINES.
attractions and Safety Reforms at
Opera HONsf.

At least ten productions OF 'Parsifar' at the
Metropolitan Opera House this season. the frs
.obaoly on Thanksgiving Day; new productions
OF Die Mestersinger." "Gotonda' and Die
FIedernars' the Importation OF a Spanish tenor of
Few inches, but with voice pure gold. and the
opening OF The opera season with Aida on No
venPer Il were among the announcements made by
Heinrich Conried on his return from Europe yes
terday. The director announced also that two per-
1orhances o. Parsifal' in San Francisco one in
thIcago one IN Boston and in Pittsburg viii DO
given after the close % the regular season
Except for the fact that he was sunburued and
carried several extra pounds Of flesh IL was the
same Conrted, overbubbling with enthusiasm and
rosy plans who received the reporters in his
sanctum At the Metropolitan Opera House yester-
day afternoon None the less. it is now Chevale-
Conried, for not the director decorated by the
King OF Italy with the Order OF the Crown in his
sOjouru abroad?
Speaking of the fruits OF his trip abroad and OF
his plans for the season, he said:
have engaged seven prima donnas and nine
5I IaI7r al % whose names hope 70 be able 10
Caruso and Mines. MeIba Eames. Nordica, Ackts
and Sembrieh; The season will last for fifteen
an entirely new production with new scenery. new
rom INES Tro ana eES[ytnns me er'lSJs viii sail
that the combination of artists this season viii
recently scored great successes in Paris Dresden
OF novelties there will be Die Melstersinger''
on a new and spectacular scale never seen before.
even in Bayreuth There viii also be "Gioconda'
with Nine Nordica IN a leading role: "Lucreza
Borgia" and Norma" with Caruso and a new
Eames; the Flying Dutchnan" and the rest OF
apd en so 'R eFS XII MI Pe n sDd T
are returning this season
Mr.. Conred said that Nine. Media would appear
only Tour times during the season-at the subscrip-
ton performances. He had received a letter from
Jean De Reske. saying he could not accept any en-
gasement III America under any circumstances.
DE Reszke." said Mr.. Conred lis giving lessons
at 80 francs each. AS he has six at a lesson. he
must be doing pretty we'll" Francesca Nuiho.
diminutve tenor OF Spanish birth, and with won
derfuI voice is Mr. Conried's acquisition.
Mr.. Conried said that $4,000 had been spent al
teratiouS at the opera house this The cell
ing has Keen redecorated 10 harmonize with the
red and gold decorations Of the house There also
are additional safeguards against fire or panic. Be
fore the railing OF each seat is legend reading:
please use Exit Nc. - with a hand pointing ar
the exit indicated Zach operagoer is TO be asked
to use habtuaIly particular of the seventy
two exits designated so that in case Of fire panic
he may be a Die TO leave the house without con-
fusion delay. Further, every exit will be il
Illuminated by lighted candle set in an alcove be-
hind glass. The candles will remain burning
throughout each performance and have the ad-
vantage Of being unaffected by anything that may
go smiss with the electric plant.
The technical staff. including stage carpenters
and property men. are engaged now by the year.
that they may have no temptation 10 leave Mr..
Conrieds employment for permanent post else
where. The same orchestra as Of last year has
The season at the Irving Place Theatre will open
"schilsr ysar. tRs opening bin viii Be Maria
this theatre will be the following: Nine. Agnes
Duran, leading lady. from Court Theatre, Han
over; Nine. Marguerite Russ, ingenue, from Ber-
liner Theatre: A. Ruehmkorff. leading COM
edian, from Court Theatre, Weimar; Max Frey
burg. Leading man. from Court Theatre, Stuttgart;
Paul Hagemann. juvenile leading man from Court
Theatre, Hanover; Bruno Schoenfeld from Leipsc
Berlin, light comedian: Mayer Eygen, former stage
manager at Irving Place Theatre.
Among the old tayorttes will be Mines. oster-
mann. Rocco Frey, Reichert, Jausowsky and Ar
len and Messrs. SeyGertitz Kirschner Otto
Meyer, Haensler Ottberg HorwitZ. Jacobitz.
Among the plays to be produced there are Maxim
Gorky's An Asylum for the Night" in which
playgoers are promised a sensation. and a
fresh Suderuann play. the name OF which is yet
uuaunounced-