The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-26
STOLEN OPERAS IDENTIFIED
ONLY TWO. MARKED .RAFFAEL0'
AND CHFAR0SCUR0.'

% Necessary the Envelopes That Go with
These Marks VEIN NE Opeaei and tine
Composer WIN ne Asked TO Fu rnish
Dupiirmt~s-An the scores Insured
Walter Damrosch said last nigh. tina,
only two OF the opera scorss submittsd
by American composers in competition
for the Metropolitan Opera Company
$40. 200 prize were in tho box stolen or
Saturday from an Adams Express Com.
pany wagon which was taking them from
Walter Damrosch's home to the express
Office At 1887 Third avenue. Three was
the earlier impression at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House.
Mr.. Damrosch had the second box.
which he had shipped At the same time
to George W. Chadwick OF Boston. re-
turned to him and by examining the four
scores in il was able TO tell which manu-
scripts were in the missing box. They
were No. 4. with the pseudonym -Raf-
faelo' and No. 20. marked -Chiaroscuro.'
In case the lost manuscripts are not
found or II the real composers OF these
two operas do not volunteer to furnish
new scores when they see that theirs are
the missing ones the directors OF the
opera company will appoint q COMMITTEES
to open the envelopes containing the real
names Of the composers. When these are
ascersained they will request them to
have new copies made il possible at the
expense of the company. The names will
be- kept secret from the four judges as
they are now
The six manuscripts in the two boxes
that Mr.. Damrosch tried 10 ship to Mr..
Chadwick had not been selected as
the best from which the winning opera
was to be- picked. They were fourth OF
the manuscripts submitted and were
sent TO Mr.. Chadwick. one Of the four
judges in the contest. for his initial ex-
animation. Mr.. Damrosch kept six manu-
scripts himself and sent out the same
number 10 each other judge.
The value Of the two forty pound boxes
containing the scores for Mr.. Chadwick
was given TO the express company as
$40 each. But previous to their being
shipped all the manuscripts had been
insured.
Al the Metropolitan Opera House the
following statement was given out yes
terday:
The loss by the Adams Express Com
pany Of package Of manuscripts sub
mitted in the Metropolitan Grand Opera
contest need cause no uneasiness. The
package contained three manu- scripts
Undoubtedly each composer has the
original score from which the copy
submitted was made II the hoe, package
ia not soon found q committee OF direc-
tors will open the three envelopes con-
tanning the names Of the composers Of
the three OPP eras. and thus learning their
nam - will ask them TO have made at
the expense Of the company new
copies Of their scores. which would
tie submitted to the judges under the
same nom de plume as before II should
be- added that ay the suggestion Of Mr.
Damrosch the opera company took out
a liberal policy of insurance. ins,iring
all the manuscripts for the benefit Of
the owners against the various insurable
risks. including tn. risk of theft while IN
transit
The bag cont aiming blue prints found
under the Eighth avenue wall of Cent raj
Park ON Friday belonged TO r. T Jones.
civil engineer. of 100 West Eighty lift h
street. Mr.. Jones sent rhe Rag from
Fort Wayne. Ind by express. and il was
IT olen from the delivery wagon here
When the thief opened the bag and found
not hing of value to him he threw IL over
The wall into the park So. the police
in tn. park wer. looking yesterday for
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