New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-31


Massenet's ''TIerodiade' Is Salons. IN London
= 10 reaches Nev-Yor II is TO be hoped that
will be In its original estate We cannot see hov
any good IS accomplished by changing the scsae
from jerusalem 20 Azoum, in Ethiopia callinC
TIe-od MoriaIae. Herodtas Hesotoade and Joan th0
Baptist Jean, so long ths history OF the opera
FOR two decades remains to remind Us that tts
Biblical people are meant and that the familiar
legend. with Gallo ornaments is at the bottom -
the play The critic OF The star newspaper put
another objection artistic one very neatly when
he said: If we do the censor wishes -
do and imagine the action 70 take place IN Erhio-
pia. we driven to wonder why Hebrew mclodies
are used in the Temple service; why there
branched candles on the altar: why the Roman
Pro-ConsuI addressed the Ethopians (who quite
far) psupIs iuif.' and WHY the Philippians shorid
sing 'Hosannah or .AdoraL'' Here is the story
OF the opera IN brief: Hssotoade who IS in love
with Jean. who has repulsed her. denouncss him
TO Moriame who had sought her love
Salorne IS also eramoUred of Jean. who accepts he
listens 70 HesoJoade and condemns Jean 70 death
his vile for he loves SaIome Jean is led forth
70 execution. bus Salome is forgiven and taken -
fete she throws herself az the feet OF the KRIS
and pleads for Jeans life not knoWlns that he IS
HeSotOade and is about 70 p0tSnard her when. 81
am ann vmr 9Sher saioms stabs herself to death
The critics agree that the opera Is interesting
The forty-sev.rth annual festival OF the vorce-
ter County Musical Association will be held
Mechanics Han. Worccster. Mass. on Septsrnber
% and so There will be the usual festival chorus
ot fcv- hundred voices. under the direction OF
Wallace Goodrich. ard orchestra OF slNty-dv-
players from The MoStou Symphony Orchestra
undev The direction oS Franz kueiseL The princ1,
gar "tirearn 81 ,;arontii]s srI S1Itsssns
T.S,r,so1 and Delilgr 'r6e s,fo sinsa1s viii b
Miss Mary HiSsaW de Moss Mrs Ruth ThaysF
RuTnh{n. M4ttamf LOuiS- Homer. Ellison VaN
Hoose. Edward r Josr-ou. Fre,Ierick Martin az
Tschaihowssy's dfth. AND Eee.hovens e. minor.
As usual. 1his ye.- the rst OF names in the a.
aounceClent az the "pe-2 festival at the Fr1z
Eegente0 Thyater. iu Munich. is much more inter
estiug thau that pu5 for,h by Bayreuth Tne
WaSrer..;a pcrfcrraoces at Munich begin on Au-
gust l.. and last UutI Septemter H. They VII %
Drece.t~d by "a Moz,rt festival which viii occupy
;he frs- eleven days II August. The dates % the
FIRST seri's Of " tgneiu approximations are as 20
lows AusJs; L.. Tristan uaj Isolde. August w.
Der F1ieserJe iI0iLICey;' August p. Die Mes
te-s'user Won NGrnhers"; August IS "uas Rhei'-
ED AEE,st ~ d " alsiTs AHsgst ri ee
dUcto-S are all known in Nev-NorS FELIX Wen
MottI De- F'liesrndc lol.4- der all three O.
&c NlaelunE dra'n,s. and ArthEr NlSiscE "
Vlkto~ E}5ote- n member Of Inst seasons Metro
uc!i-ar Company, Van Eooy. Charlotte Hahn (con
in it@ car,y C1ysl. KathaTiEa RNttaque who VIZ
Cclsar;a one Of The youthful sinse's OF iast sea
Suns COMPANY. VINO Is now Ccc'htHi 20 SrN-l ''"-
NUniSh.
David Blsrnan is 20 Gevo,s r-Nt season TO 'oE-
recitals and corccrt s.ug.rC as he did the last I
February and March he VII be an the Pacla'
coast. lie is contemplating programmes. each cou-
posed wholly of tue music ot single composer tiv
masters chosen being Reethoven Senn .9ss
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