The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-03
GAHTICASAZZA ALSO TO GO
RACK To ITALT AFTER ONE
MORE OPERA SEASON.
wants % Ne sole Dlreetsr IN ms Last
Wear ~ tine Me'Fsps'i'aE sse@~e O'p-
pei's Departure &C GSahe"
west. ard "auo Vsal~'' 'he Novelties

west ard "auS vsds~'' 'he Novelties"
Not only 10 Andreas Dippel TO retire
from the joint directorshiP 81 the Metro
poLtan Opera House hut OiuliO GATH
Casazza will return 10 Italy after one
year more. Whether OF not Toscanini will
reunain here has not been revealed an yet.
Since the meeting AZ La Scala Toscanini
has refused to 60 % any theatre to which
Gatti 4 aaazza was not called a. manager.
A meeting was held last sunday at
the home OG william X. Vanderbilt. who
sailed yesterday for Europe. % arrange
for the ItAIianization Of the Metropolitan
next winter. Caruso and Gatti-Casaxxa
were present Scott. who also had been
invited to attend and give his advice.
was not able TO accept the invitation.
which first was sent orally and then by
letter Il was regarded AZ the last meeting
~ the present season In New York. but
further councils Of the same kind will he
held in Paris
The most important feature of the
next season az the Metropolitan now that
Italian control has been fully established
will ba Puccini's The Girl 81 the Golden
Vest That opera. based on the Long
and Belasco play, will he ready FOR pro-
duction the early part Of the next season
The other important novelty will be IN
French. This 10 Jean NouGues's Quo
vAdis.- which has been successful In
Paris this winter.
Both operas require elaborate scenic
attire. and a. that has boon one Of the most
admired features of the Milanese regime
great stress will be laid on the spectacles.
Miss Destinn will appear in the title role
Of the Puccini opera. with Caruso and
AmAto in other parts. The allotment Of
parts in the Nougues opera has not been
made The French company brought here
90 take part in the opera comique will
he sent home In body
II 10 with thee two operas. both Of
which will he conducted by TOscanini.
that the new director expects tn make
his greatest success.
whsn Mr.. Dippel submitted his report
to the directors his gooSe was 20 thor
oughly cooked that they refused even
to read IL. He was informed that tbs
deficit at the Metropolitan Opera House
through its representations here and
elsewhere played no part in his departure.
Mr. GAtti-CaAAzRA had insisted on HIS
retirement and tho directors had taken
Mr. Gaiti-C MsaxzA's side without con-
aicarAtion a. TO what tho administrative
director had or had not done flnansially
and AFtistically. Mr.. Gatai-CaaAszA
.wnmsnI,. .nhneaufmM, nnmarRAu knns aAanalsAn
I wear % kis direction. and the board %
directors 90 the Metropolitan Opsra
Company gave " to him.
As . matter % fact the deficit will
he much Ie~s han has been reported.
The experiment az the New Theatre
cost SIsS.OoO The lo~s at the Metro
poli,an Opera House probably wiIl not
amount to more than tsOo.Oo, which n
not an unusual loss for the company.
Mr.. Dippel's relations with the Chicago
company are still IN doubt. There
will be a meeting later in the week TO ssttle
just what ~il he done in reference TO
ths, Chicago dir~ctOrShip.
There will 10 no future mistakes
Mr.. DippeI said. in reference tn the
degree 81 authority that ! arm tn eNer-
cisa there Ny field must 10 very clearly
out lined and nv authority settled by
contract, II 20 to Chicago u will be
OnN WIN Nif@ NtlthAN usNltAltF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A. to what my share IN the administration
" the company - Ia he
O-car Hammerutein was asked yes-
terday what he had TO say a. 10 the pres
en1 situation az the Metropolitan Opera
House.
That institution dos not interest
me IN the least he aid. although
must say ! cannot understand Why any
man with q proper sense o. self-r-spect
should regret that he IL compelled to
retire from its direction. ANY director
there il put into the position II having
to stand such criticiam a. any ~ the
hoard may choose to subject him tn.
We engage you to run the Metropolitan
Opera House. they say. bu; Ne dare
Won 90 do a. We are going tn keep such
an eve on you that there will be no chance
for You to do thing that docs mt please
~
Take the baltimore opera house plan.
for instance. for which the directors
a while ago began To blame Mr.. Dippel
One day a man came tn me- and asked
n did not want to buy the theatre there
for an opera houre ! asked him u
It was possible. He did not know that
was trying my very hest to raise
mortgage ~ saOO.OO0 on my PhiladslphiA
opera house A. that time and dtdn't
have money enough Ia buy . dog house
In spite 81 that answer this man huT-
RED on TO New Yosk and told tho directors
Of the Metropolitan OperA Company
that was trying To buy the theatre there.
The game worked and the Baltimore
losses for the company were the result.
Yet I bear that tho directors are also
blaming Mr.. Dippel for that. I don't
49, how he could possibly object 10 get
ting out. Mr.. GAtti's plan "a got out
q year from now is just a. easy 20 under
stand