New-York tribune., 1905-01-15

Senger-B -Bettaque and Heinrich Knote), and the
familiar exponeuts of the remaining roles. among
them notably Mime. Louise Homer, whose voice
will be heard in the music of Erda; Miss Mar
guerite Lemon, who will sing the Woodbird; Mr..
Van Rooy, who has a place apart in music
drama as the Wanderer; Mr.. Goritz, grewsome
Aberich; MIR. Reiss, Mime, and Mr.. Blass, the
Fafner. Alfred Hertz will be at the conductors
desk
The temperance on the bills on Friday even
ing OF Romeo ct Juliette" will be hailed with
JOY doubtless, by thousands who prefer the
graces of French music TO German music-drama,
The cast will include a radiant and tuneful
Juliette in Nine. Eames, remarkable Romeo IN
Mr.. Saleza, fine Freres Laurents, Pol Plancon;
an excellent Capulet, Mr.. Journet, and eXpon-
ents of Tybalt, Mercutio and the Duke in Messrs.
Bars, Parvis and Muehlmann. Miss Lemon will
sing the dainty and engaging role of Stephano,
end Miss Bauermeister Will again be an efficient
Gertrude. Mr. Nahan Franko who has already
directed performance OF Romeo ct Juliette'
in Philadelphia this season, will conduct.
Saturday will be devoted to Italian opera. At
the matinee, Ponchiellis La Gioconda" will be
interpreted for the third time this season, with
the original cast. Nine. NOrdica will sing the
title role, Mime. Louise Homer will be the Laura
and Nine. Walker will reappear as La Cieca-
The EMO of Mr.. CarusO, which won fervent
praise some weeks ago, will be one of the chief
attractions of the performance Mr.. Plancon
will be heard to advantage In the music of
Alvise Arturo Vigna will conduct. Lucia dl
Lammermoor' will be the programme at the
ninth of the popular Saturday evening perform
ances, with Nine. Sembrich Lucia Miss
Bauermeister as Ailsa, Mr.. Dippel Edgardo,
Mr. ParVis as Lord Ashton, Mr.. Jouruet as
Raimondo and Mr.. Bars as Arturo. Mr. Vigna
Will conduct
The soloists at to-night's Metropolitan Opera
House popular concert will be Nine. ATno Ackte
Miss Olive Fremstad, Miss Bella Alten, Pol
Piancon, Otto Goritz and Master David Sapir-
STEIN who on this occasion will make his first
appearance at the Metropolitan. David sapir-
stein. who is said to be a gifted young pianist
d aa1rv
old. lie studied first under his grandfather.
who had been opera singer: later with Mr.
Cuttings, of Pittsburg. and at the National Con-
servatory OF Music. where his teacher was Au-
gust Spanuth. At tO-nights concert he will
play Chopins Concerto in minor. Nine ATno
Ackte will sing the Jewel Song" from Faust
and Massenets "Pensee d'Autonne." Miss
Olive FreDlstad promises the favorIte aria 20
don Fatale;" from Don Carlos: Pol Plancon
viii contribute a grand air from Ambrose
Thomass opera lie Tambour Major Mr.
GoritZ VIII be represented by the 'Toreador''
song from Carmen" lin German) and
"Rauschiied" by Paul Tn. Miersch. Miss Bella
Alten is announced for an aria from Felicen
David's "Perles du Bresil." The orchestral Sc
lections will include the overture to Tampa"
Victor Herbert's ''Yester- Thoughts and "Badi-
mage" Hallen's Norwegian Rhapsody" and the
Coronation March composed for King Edward
by Saint -Sakns. Nahan Franko will again have
charge Of the orchestra.
concert will be given at the Waldorf next
Tuesday evening in aid of the Jennie Clarkson
Home by Madame Sembrich and others. The
Jennie clarkson Home for Destitute Children
was given its name by the late William r.
Clarkson, OF Plainfleld, n j., a memorial to
his daughter Jennie Clarkson. Mr.. Clarkson's
original gifts and immediate bequests amount
ca 10 ABOUT $ZI,Oo0. With that money a farm
OF lo3 acres was purchased and the old house
on IL was enlarged and fitted for the work of
the home. According TO the terms of Mr. Clark
sons viii, his entire residuary estate amounting
to several hundred thousand dolars-after two
LIE interests e1pire-wiu become the property OF