New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
HAMMERSTEIN'S PLANS
Subscription Books for 10000
Open Tomorrow Morning.

books for the opera season of fsos-oe at the Man
haitian Opera House tomorrow morning at
o'clock Despite the many novelties which Mr.
Hammersten offers for the season. which begins
on Monday November 9. the scale Of prices TO sub
scribers which prevailed last season will remain
unchanged. These prices are as follows: Orches-
ira stalls s.: dress circle 50: balcony first three
rows g 80: balcony (other rows. 81; back balcony
81 So family circle first three rows 81 80: family
circle (other rows. 81
In his prospectus. which Will be mailed TO all his
old subscribers to-day Mr.. Hsmmerstein refterates
the declaration which he made last spring that
there Will be no more Saturday night perform
ances at popular prices Although in his first sea
Mr. Hammerstein followed the custom OF
years standing, that prices should be reduced on
Saturday nights ne long ago came to the de-
cison that there no real reason for giving TO
the great public which finds it convenient to attend
the opera only Saturday night a production that
tradition had taught that public to believe was IN
ferior to those given on the regular subscription
nights and matnees.
This season Mr.. Hammerstein will include the
Saturday night operas in the subscription operas.
and they will rank with them in every respect
Saturday night Operagoers will not be dscrlrni-
mated against hereafter at the Manhattan IN tne
matter of casts, is shown by the announcements
that on the first Saturday light OF the season, No
vember A. the great Tetrazzni and Taccani' MI
Hammersten's new italian tenor. will be heard IN
the chief roles of La Sonnambula
For the opening night. November 9. "Tosca" has
favorites Renaud and Zenatello, an opportunity
to their acquaintance with operagoers- the
opera will also serve introduce to the New YORK
public Nine Labia VINO has made such hit IN
'Das Tefand'' in Berlin Mile Gerve-R eache VIII
be the DaIilah and NJ. Dalmores the Samson IN
the first production at the Manhattan on Wednes-
day evening November II. of Saint-Saenss sam
son ct DaIilah'' For this event Mr. Hamrnersteil
promises full choral strength of both the Man
haitian and the Philadelphia Opera House
numbering three hundred, with an augmented or
chestra of one hundred
production which is certain to awaken great
interest is that of Massenet's 'Jongleur de Notre
Dame" with Mary Garden assuming the title part
originally arranged for tenor voice. and with
Renaud, Gilbert and Hector Dufranne as the three
monks. Mr.. Hammerstein promises to give MS
subscribers early opportunity 10 hear TINS opera
as also Richard Strauss "Salome, which caused
sensation with after effects. at the Metropolitan
several seasons ago. Blocks "Princesse d'Auberge
and Massenet's ''GriseIdis
Besides the operas in which she was heard last
season. Nine Tetrazzni will be heard in The
North Star The Barber Of Seville" The Daugh-
ter of the Regiment and La Sonnambula- The
middle of December will. according 10 the an
nouncement see the debut Of Nine Meloa as Des-
demona in "Othello-" Zenatello will sing the title
New York Iago.
The full list of the operas which Mr. Hammer
stein promises is as follows:
In French-"saIome" 'Tha1s' "PelIeas ct Meli-
sande,' Louise. Les Contes Hoffman '(Tr1se1-
dis ''Princesse d. Arberge LIE Jongsur de Notre
Dame and "Manon." Besides these. for which
Mr. Hammersten claims to have the sole rights
OF production there will be Samson et Dalila,
Les Pecheurs de PerIes.'' Faust" and Carmen
In Italian-"OtheIo." ''Falstaf.' Aida. Les
Huguenots" THE North Star Dolores 81
| beria' Andrea Chenier.' Lucia di Lamner-
moor" 4RfgoIetto'' la Traviata,' La SOnnan-
buIa'' THE Daughter of the Regiment The
Barber Of Seville la Boheme. La Tosca,
! Madame Butterfly Linda de Chamounix.' "A
Masked Ball" I'll Trovatore." "Ernant. ''Crispfno
e Ia Comare" 'Pagfiacci'' and ~Cavallsria Rusti-
cana
| The full list of the singers announced in the
| prospectus follows:
| Sopranos-MeIba Tetrazzni. Garden. Labia. Es-
pinasse AgostineiH, Tancreda, Trentint. Ponezano,
| ZeppiIli. Severina, KoeIling and Nine Eva Cam
| panin- Tetrazzini
| Mezzo-sopranos and contraitos-Gerv1lle-Rea che.
| Doria and Martska-AIdrfch-
Tenors-Zenatello DaImores. Taccani. Wales.
| Colombini. ParoH. yenturini and MontanarL
Barytones-Renaud. Sammarco Gilbert, Du-
frame. Perier. Polese and Crabbe-
Bassos-Arimondi VieulIe and de Segurola-
Signor CIeofonte Campanini will again be in
charge Of the productions. and will have the same
assistants as last season-PareIH and Charlier-
Odette VaIery. Cecie Karff and Eugene Marse will
be featured In the operate pantonimes-