The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-15
JOE JEFFERSON'S SON
SEEN AS "OLD RIP"
Famous Actors Offspring Follows Closely in Fathers
Lines-Company of Great Singers at Metro
politan Opera House

list of singers on Herr Conried's List
includes the following:
Mezzo sopranos and contraltos-Mmes
owe Fremstad. Louise Homer. lose
prime Jacoby. Helen Mapleson, Florence
milford Johanna Poehlmann. Edwin
Walker -
Ienors-Messrs. Jacques Bars, Aiois
Burgstailer, Enrico Caruso. Andreas
DIPPED. Heinrich Knote, Giovanni Parou.
Albert Reiss
Baritones-Messrs. Bernard Begue.
Gustave Bell-Resky, Eugene Dufriche.
Tony FRANKIE, Otto Gorftz. Adolph Muhl-
mann, Taurino Parvis. Antonio Scott.
Anton Van Rcoy.
Basses-Messrs- Robert Blass, Marcel
Gourmet, Pol Plancon. Arcangelo Rossi.
Sopranos-Mmes. Lima AbarbaneII
Bella Alien, Mathilde Bauerrneister.
Emma Eames, Jeanne JomeIH, Bertha
Moreno, Lillian Nordica, Paula Raioh.
Marcella Sembrich, I1uisa Tetranzzlnf.
Marion Weed.
Most of these are familiar to American
music lovers, Lima Abarbanell has been
singing in New York, at the Irving
Place Theater for the past two weeks
and she pleaseS- Bertha Morerra is a
Koumns.nian. trained at Munich Jeanne
JomeiH was one Of the most promising
singers last year in the opera SCHOOL
Luisa Tetrazzini is an italian coforatl,ra
soprano VINO Is highly spoken OF in San
Francisco, where she has already APP
peared.
Interesting Musical Events.
The first week in November will be a
notable one in musical circles Calves
first concert is set for the 4th, and the
Philadelphia Orchestra viii play on the
9Th. Calve is expected to arrive here
on the French liner Touraine tomorrow
nr do
in New York, she will go to Toronto.
where the real opening of her tour be-
gins.
The Philharmonic Society will open
its season on November IL 1t has pro-
cured the services of the following
noted conductors: wiIlem MengeIberg.
conductor OF the Musikebouw Orches-
belongs to us: Max Fielder. conductor
of the Philharmonic Society and direc-
tor OF the Conservatory OF Music. Ham
burg; WasSily Safonoff conductor OF
the Imperial Russian Music Society and
director of the Conservatory of Music,
Moscow, DR. Ernst Kunwald, conductor
of the Opera and of the Opera House
concerts, Frankfurt-on-the-Ma and
Fritz Steinbaeh, general musical di-
rector TO the Duke of Sake Meiningen,
conductor OF the Gurzzenich concerts
and director of the Conservatory Of
Music, Cologne.
Olga Nethersole-
Olga Nethersole arrived in New YorA
on the Deutschland. Thursday. 80
will open the season in Washington. Oc-
tober %. with an English version OF
Paul Hervieu's lie Dedale,'' under the
title of "a Case of Divorce" A full
company of English actors preceded
her.
George Edwardes sails for New York
rext week to be present at the opening
of his opera. Veronica
which will be played at the Broadway
New York. October go Andre
Messenger, the composer. accompanies
him
The announcement is made that Dud-
ley Buck, the famous composer of
church music and for twenty-five years
the orgaaiSt of Trinity Church has gone
viii spend the balance of his life. Mr.
Buck for many years was one of the
leading figures in the American music
world
Wagner enthusiasts have heard with
pleasure the announcement that the
Opera House will make no
4 he enormous cost of production was
mere than met by the splendid success
OF the opera last season
New Drarhatizations.
The dramatization of Agnes and Ed
gerton Castles The Secret Orchard
by Claiming Pollock. is almost ready
Tor rehearsal. 1t will be produced first
at Hartford. Conn. some time in De-
cembe=.
The production OF Gen. Lew wallace's
Pennsylvania dramatic by j. l. c.
Clarke, will oe one OF the most mag
nificent spectacular pieces of stage work
ever seen on the American stage II
will SurpasS ben Hur. and every de-
al will no = Ia q
Granger sparinS no expense. Although
the play VIII not be presented until
the changes necessary in the
stage at the New Amsterdam are al
ready being m2oe.
Henry 4. Dtoe is preparing TO open a
school of expression and training OF