The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-02-15
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Inc san carlo Grand Opera com
pany which will play brief engage
ment Of three nights at the LYceu1n
theater commencing Monday, Feb
ruary 18th, will Introduce Nine. Jane
Noria,, an artist new. to the grand
opera stage in America, but who
achieved fame in the capitols of
Europe. Madame Jane Noria is an
American artist, born and reared in
st. Louis, where her father, Dr. j..
Won Ludwig, a native Of Alsace and
Of Bavarian nobility lived until his
recent death. While studying in New.
York Madame Noria was present at
a dinner given by her friends, where
she met the great tenor, Jean de
Resaka. Upon hearing her sing ne
said "You must go into opera" With
In. three weeks she was on her way to
Paris, where, after a period of study,
she was engaged by the director of
the Paris Grand opera for three years.
He'd debut as Juliet occurred in 1903
and her Elsa, Elizabeth and Marquer-
tie were among the most popular
roles with the patrons of that the
alter.
Madame Noria has won the admf-
ration of both Herr Motif, the eminent
Wagnerian conductor, and Of Strauss,
the composer of "Salome." Last
spring she gave in Munich Wager
ian recital including music from
"Triestan and Isolda," after which she
refused in favor of Mr.. Russelrs con-
tract. Strauss commended this artist
for committing his "Salome'' in Ger
man in Is days and found her rendi-
ton of it so satisfactory that he re-
GREETED his contract with a German
singer for his forthcoming produce
ton.
| Madame Noria's husband is Count
Gentanini assistant conductor Of the
Can Carlo Grand Opera company. The
count is of an eminent and noble
italians family, to whose extensive es-
tates in Dalmatia, on the Adriatic,
the Count and Madame Noria repaired
for their honey moon last summer.
In small church near Monericco,
their favorite villa, Madame Noria
discovered a statuette of the 18th CEN
fury, whose vestments suggested a
costume for Elsa in "Lohengrin.'' She
!drew ner plans and later in the sum-
mer superintendent every step of the
making of the gown. It is a regal
costume of woven silk and silver, with
an elaborate stole Of interviewer bars
of the original material, studded with
emeralds. Madame Noria possesses
every qualification for a brilliant
grand opera artist; youth, beauty, SUI
perb figure, keen dramatic instinct,
a dramatic soprano voice of extensive
range, searching power and splendid
color. She is supreme as an actress
, as we'll as a singer.
Madame Noria will sing here the
Tiele role in aida"
| George Washington, Jr., musical
comedy written by George Cohan, will
be at the Lyceum, Saturday, Febru-
airy %. Matinee and night with the
original company Of rs.
A new era in burlesque is marked
by the appearance of "The Twentieth
Century Maids" at Metropolitan. "A
Trip to Panama" is the event which
brings them before the public this
season with gorgeous costumes that
mark the limit of ingenuity in mod
ern millinery effect. Not only is the
dainty Partisan chanteuse with her
characteristic allurements of filmy
skirts and silken hosiery in evidence,
but the stately Amazonian has a
series Of marches and other rhythmic
evolutions handsomely suited to the
display of her. charms. An almost in
stangible thread Of narrative makes
"A Trip to Panama" a convenient
vehicle for the comic character work
of a company of comedians who are
each and all speciality. performers of
tried and accepted merit. The vari-
Gus humorous and spectacular cpl
tsodes of the extravaganza take place
successfully on the steamship dock in
New York harbor, on the prominade
deck Of an ocean-going vessel in the
magnificent dining saloon Of the shop,
on deserted strip of coral shore and
in Panama itself, the tropical scene
Of operations in the big canal. The
music is Of the up-to-date, rollicking
go-as-you- please kind, with not an
old time "take-me- home and-try-me-
on-the- piano, veteran in the entire
list. The best producing talent avail
able in New York has been engaged
in putting on the ensemble numbers
in such manner as to display the
music, the singers and the dangers
to best advantage. The big star spe-
cialty act engaged for '"The Twenti-
eth Century Maids" this season Is
that Of Corenlla & Eddie whose mar
vellous grotesque whirl wind act puts
them amongst the foremost clowns.
pantominists and acrobats.
JT11 .JITST1 FOR GERMANS.