The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

who was formerly Mrs. Moore-Richard-
son. of this city. Mrs. Blair. who was
in an auto accident recently. was not
injured. but she is nursing her younger
son, Francis, who sprained his ankle
IN a ball game Mrs. Blair expects 20
return here next month. Miss Yewell
will return the middle Of october. The
first rehearsal OF the Rubinstein viii take
place October e.
Mrs. Blanche Muir Dalgleisch. con-
tralto soloist Of the Washington Heights
Presbyterian Church has returned 10
Washington from a short visit down the
river with her family.
The Rubinstein Club. Of New York,
which had such an unfortunate split last
season, has recognized With a large
membership Of the cd club. and calls
itself the New York Mozart Society.
Mrs. Adelaide wallerstein. NJ. D.. the
president OF the Rubinstein. under whose
regime the discord broke into disruption,
Is president OF the new organization. The
club will have a membership Of seventy
FIVE young women singers. and they will
give their concerts in the grand ballroom
OF the Hotel AStor. Arthur Claassen
will be the conductor, and Nine Alma
Webster Powell will have charge OF the
produce grand operas They are said 10
have already an associate membership
OF nearly 100. Their first afternoon musi-
Gale will be given November 8. The Off
GERS Of the society. besides Mrs Waller
stein, the president. are Nine. Alma
Webster Powell, first vice president;
Mrs Arthur l. Holland, second vice
president; Mrs. Charlotte B. Wilbour.
third vice president; Mrs Claude Mouta-
que Rivers, fourth vice president: Miss
Ella Louise Henderson. treasurer; Mrs.
Judson G. Wells. recording secretary.
and Mrs. F. Macdonald Sinclair. CORE
spending secretary. The directors are
Mrs. Clarence Burns. Mrs. A. ]. Wells,
and Mrs. William Wilson Crossley.
The season Of italian grand opera at
the Academy of Music in New York will
open next Saturday night. September l..
with Aida" The title role will be sung
by Nine. Ester Adsberto, who was heard
AT the Metropolitan Opera House last
season. Nicola Zerola viii make his first
appearance as Radanes. He comes from
the San Carlo Opera House in Italy.
Miss Blanche Hamilton Fox. a young
American singer. who has been singing
in Italy under the name Of Blanca Vol
PM. will make her debut as Ameris.
The other artists who viii appear IN
Aida" Will be Tallien Segura, Paul Wul-
man and Giuseppe Sampieri. The musf-
cal director VIII be Agide Jacchia.
A special matinee OF Aida" will be
given on Monday labor Day.. Septem-
Der s, and VerdTs opera will also be
repeated on Saturday afternoon, Septem-
Der II.
la Boheme" will be sung on Monday
evening, September 6, with Nine. Ester
Ferrabini as Mimi and Nine. Amelia
Sedelnayer as Musetta. Giuseppe Ar
manini, lyric tenor. will make his first
appearance as Rodolfo. His associates
will be Ernesto Caronna, young barry
tone from the San Carlo Opera House
Of Naples. and Gravina. Vieri. and
Barocchi. who viii be remembered as the
basso during the hast season Of Mr.. Con-
ried at the Metropolitan Opera House.
la Boheme" viii be repeated at the
Wednesday matinee. September s. and on
Friday evening September 10, when Nine.
Lula VILLAIN, from the Costanzi Theater
In Rome. viii sing the role Of Mimi
'Rigoletto" will be the opera on Tues
day evening. September z, when Nine.
Eugenia Makarof will make her FIRST
appearance as Gilda.
Eugenio Battaini. OF the 'Llrico Teatro
in Milan. will be heard for the first time
as the duke. and Mr.. Segura Will sing
the title role. Luigi Lucent, a bassO