Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15

BELASCO-"The Dictator"
HOTCHKISS-"The Little Trooper"
BURBANK-"A Bachelors Romance"
ORPHEUM-Vaudeville
GRAND-"The Power Behind tho
Throne" =.
FISCHER's-Burlesque and vaude-
VILE.
NOvELTY-Vaudevill
TOMORROW morning, at the box
office of the Mason opera house,
the seat sale will begin for the
briefest, but perhaps the most brilliant
season of grand opera Los Angeles has
ever known.
On the evening of Monday April 30,
the full complement of the great Met
ropolitan Opera company of New York,
under two world famous directors, will
present one of the brightest double bills
in modern operate repertoire.
Los Angeles will have an opportunity
on that occasion to hear one OF the few
American presentations of Engelbert
Humperdinck's fascinating "Haensel
und Gretel," supported by a full orches-
ira, and with a most exceptional cast.
This is usually given in the Metropol-
itan as single bill and forms at high
prices a whole evenings entertainment.
However, it will be supplemented in
Los Angeles by the most intense music
drama of the modern Italian composer,
Leoncavallo's II Pagliacci."
OF course the star of the latter pro-
duction will be Enrico Caruso, sup
ported by the most celebrated Italian
baritone. Antonio Scott. AS Canio
and Tonic respectively, these two form
an Incompatible due. Carusos Canio
sity and is his great masterpiece of
dramatic effect and his passionate
singing of "Vesti la giubba" has echoed
quite around the globe. Scotti's Tonic
is rather different from the average
assumption of the part. In the great
prologue, of course, he has his oppor-
tunity.
These two will be supported by Bella
Alien, a brilliant new soprano, as
Media. To illustrate the perfection of
the cast, it is only necessary to say that
the two small parts of Peppe and
Silvio will be played by leading singers
Albert Reiss and Taurino Parvis re-
spectively.
So much for the cast of "Pagliacci."
Turning to the director, the audience
will see fiery little Arturo Vigna, who
has handled all the italian productions
under the Conreid regime, and who is
to Luigi Mancinelli.
Humperdinck' s '"Haensel und Gretel,"
though a quieter, daintier study, wil
fare none the less. 1t will be directed
by the young German leader Nahan
Franko, so long and favorably known
as the efficient concert master of the
big orchestra in the days of Maurice
Grau.
The part of Haensel will be taken by
Trhn ic nf
coveries of Conred during the past
year. Miss Alien, since she is most
admirably equipped in the two roles,
will be heard as Gretel; Nine. Joseph
ine Jacoby, one of the beautiful Ameri
can women who entered operate work
last season. will impersonate the witch.
Otto Goritz has the SINCE male role, !
that of Peter, the drunken father. |
Goritz, of course, is remembered in Los
Angeles for his Klingsor in "Parsifal."
The remaining parts are to be taken
by a number of singers, most of then'
finds of Mr.. Conreid during the past
year..
1t must be borne in mind that "Haen-
sci und Gretel' is the newest thing in
America. AS far as our people are
concerned it is less than four months
cid and was produced in New York city
for the first time during the present
winter. Likewise it has proved the
most popular offering of the year The
scenery and costuming are declared to
be especially effective, as number of
very quaint and pretty effects are
shown There are three acts in all and
the entire action consumes little less
than two hours.
Extraordinary interest attaches to the
coming of the Metropolitan company
on this occasion, as the visit is purely
complimentary and is not made with
the idea of accruing great profit. The
Mason opera house is only half the size
of the theaters in which the company
is accustomed to appear, yet notwith-
standing the schedule of prices will
remain the same.
This precludes the possibility of more
than barely meeting the expenses of
the huge organization, which includes
not only the sixty members of the or
chestra. the world famous soloists and
the large chorus, but an enormous me-
chanical crew employed behind the
scenes and in charge of properties and
production. and as well the large busi-
ness staff which must accompany the
company on tour.