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opera hiror shows no signs Of ahating
The productions Of Italian ops-n by the
Metropolitan opera company under the
direction Of C2tii-Cass ara are still at
tracing great nudienOs. Sincs ths first
performance. which yielded N2.0 .07O, the
receipts have steadily mounted until thev
established a record of n3.l2O last
Wednesday with the parformRnus of
Aida
This financial success has produced two
unlocked for results. N. CaTre. the mana
ger % tho Opera Comique. announces that
the prices at that house will shortly he
raised 25 per cent. and N. Begisseau. tho
secretary Ol the Cl,Atslst Theatre where
the Metropolitan people are singing. has
20 face three duels which have arisen
from sCsnes outside tho theatre when he
with a squad Of Eendhrmes sought to
dismiss the crowds who we're waiting 10
enter the already full gallery.
Considerable diffiCulty. apparently. at
tends tho settlement Of the affairs Of the
Artists Of the Manhattan opera company.
Il looks here a. if Oscar HAmmerstein
would have 70 part with some Of tho
money which he received for quitting tho
operatic field Maurice Renaild. the harry
tone. told THE Sun correspondent to-day
that as vet he had no oticial knowleiRe
a. to what had been done He added:
Personally ! am not worrying in tho
least. told Herr Dippel that | would
not object TO my contract with Hammer
stein passing over 90 the allied theatres
of America. providing Il was not altered.
He did not seem 10 be pleased az this sug-
gestion and said he would have TO coL-
suit the New York directors. n neoes-
sary I shall sue Mr. HammeTstsin IN tho
French courts, a. my contract with him
stipulates. helieve that he knew all
the time that he vas not going 10 give
another SEASON and only engaged his
principal singers 10 bluif the Metropolitan
people.
One Of the many schemes attributed
20 Mr.. Hammerstein Just now "a that ~
giving opera in Paris. Almost every
theatre has been offered 10 him. including
the Chatelet AZ a rental Of siSO.OOo year
II 10 reported that MI Hammerptein il
negotiating for the production at the
Manhattan of Hans. the Flute Player
the comic opera which achieved a great
success on itS production here a few nights
ago. The rights Of the opera however.
belong to the Riccurdi Arm. with whom
Hammers,ein has not b.en on good terms
since II increased the percentage of Its
royalties on Piccinis operas Paris
however. seems "a have had a conCili-
atory effect on Mr. Hammerstsin, for he
and Gatti-CasazEa. his son Arthur and
Mr. Russell the European representative
Of the Metropolitan Opera House people.
NAV he seen hohnobbing almost any.
where IN Paris For this reason Il may
ts expected that Riccordi too may le
forgiven
1h' cast for tho operate production
of The Girl of the Golden West has
been definitely arranged. Caruso. Emmy
Destinn and Amato will sustain the prtn-
ciral roles When Herr Hertz arrives
from Germany -ome additions will he
made ~ 'h- artists ~ the METROPOLITAN
company and G1tti-Casaza will devote
his entire attention 10 drawing up next
SEASONS pTogramms. u is likely that
he will give generous proportion of
German and Fren,h operas but he means
to he entirely guided by the box once
returns
Lima Cavalier mas abandoned her
Bucuos Ayres seasuu Rl-nor h,s t
that Robert Winthrop uhiuler her flncr.
finding October 'oo long Q, wait fur the
wedding. wants tho ceremony earlier.
Her brother William has arrived from
Tnpoli having spent On" winter 20 an
adventurous caravan expedition 20 Fez-
PAP. Oficilly 10 - stated that Mile
Cayaiipri j. detained bv an attack u
appendicitis The attl,t was ~v.d'utly
not severe. az she and her fano, are often
s,eu ~ tha theatre together Tho Ildv's
brother aiways acts a. chaner1u
The directors of tho Oprra are keanly
disappointed heCauz. Anna Pavloyna.
he dancer. - not tp come here tor their
Paris sa~s1n - Russian ballet The
Manager of the Palarp Music Hah IN
London preferred - pay heavy fine
to retain her services Many subscriber.
10 the Operas Russian season are now
cancsllinE their subscriptions owing 20
the fact that Pavlovna " 10 not appear