The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-09
SOCIETY IS READY
TO WELCOME OPERA
HammerStein Elated bv
Bright Prospects for a
Brilliant Week.

Washington society viii take fun adj
vantage Of Washington's first genuine
grand opera season for more thar. five
Years by turning out at the ReIasco
4heater for practically every perform
ance or the Hammerstein couuanv this
week
Ahls assurance was given today by
managers Of the company who have
Aupefintended the sale OF box and or
c.isStTa seats No more representative
N-tiSiai and social audiences have gath
&c IN Washington for yeas. they say.
- tlose which viii witness the six
L---oI iliances OF the Manhattan com
p4ny at the BeIasco-
Though Mr.. FIammeretsf-, nil ,-9+r,
mold his final verdict as ~ rba $50,
or failure OF the VVasbfnpro, $500
Ul''u II Is concluded. II was unoffcialIv
sven out by his Representatives today
enat ne IS highly gratifed al the ad-
here. De given
Ietrazzini's First Appearance
DonizettFs Lucia" The first 80, -.
BE- given. promises 20 b.. one - -
must popular In that opera base5 on
me story Of Walter S-ort-s ..FS-i,5s -
4'3lIlIn ermoor, washington viii bear
Tor The first time on Monday ey-enirr
Nine Tetrazzini
Mme- Tetrazziui has been described
As the worlds greatest coiorature So
pr4lop and the Mad Scene" Of this
Si- "-erS = rare OppO--,.H.-y f,rT her
wonderful vocaiism and cadeuzas-
another notable engagement VIII be
mat OF John Mccormack. the Irish
tenor, whom Hr. HammersteiD brou1b,
20 America this season Giovanni Do
lese, a young italian baritone ana
Henry Scott, a well known American
nasso- are in the cast on Monday nirr+
Lucia. viii be conducted by II Gin
sePpe Sturauf
The Capital, by the box office gauge
Is anxious 10 see and Incidentally q
hear Miss Mary Garden. Miss GARDEN
VIII make her Washington debut IN
Massenet's tUBefuI and dramatic orsra
-Thsis-'
Miss Gardens Dramatic Power
Mss Gardens singing ability has beer
scored by critics, but her drauatf-
power has not been questioned and
" washington ike other cities. may he
willing TO dispense with perfection OF
= voice for the sake Of convincing aetna
in an opera
In the dramatic story OF the r7o7E
@ tne desert. who set out 70 save the
SOUL or the most beautiful woman in
Alexandra and imDeriIeE his own saI.
walton by surrenderinz his hss-f =
human love- Miss Garden finds erea z.
est demand for her acting ability. The
role OF the monk viii be assumed by
another singing actor Maurice Re
maud. The tenor viii be charles Ts1
mOres and N Marcel ChsrIier viii con.
sdI-ct the performance
Nine Tetrazzzini, who is conceded con
SIDERABLE acting ability, vii have z
chance on Wednesday afternoon TO dis.
play her power Of emotional exDreS.
sion and her musical voice in VerdTs
IraVlaIa- In the FiOletta OF thf.
opera, who T. the heroine OF Dumas
famous play. Camille Nine rTerraz
zlni IS said TO be as happily cast as u
Lucia MI EcCorm7"~ VIII be Al
fTedO and Mario Sammarco will sins
the role OF the father NJ Sturauf vii
conduct
operate Miracle Play.
Miss Mary Garden, in the title roll
Of AIassenets operate miracle play
Tie JOngIeUr g. Metre Dame" vii
prove a revelation to many operagOers
In this opera. not so well known a
the rest OF the repertoire, Miss Garde1
inpersonates a wandering mountebauI
Of the Middle Ages. induced 10 enter
monastery 10 save BOTH Eis body an,
soul Unable 10 Dedicate any talent Z,
the service Of the Virgin he offers tn
Madonna an exhibition Of his pitifU
tricks and songs, 90 the horror Of TN
brethren Of the monastery As he fall
dying before the shrine their pride /
rebuked by the coming TO life Of the Nir
gin. The role Of the monastery cool
VIII be taken by Hector DUfranne
whose singing Of the Legend OF tn
Sage Bush IS a feature OF the opera
The Tales Of Hoffman" e fantasti
opera, the only serious work left By OF
HeDhlr1- Viii given hEnInn=Nlf
evening Lima Cavalier. as noted for ne
beauty as IS Mary Garden for her dra
matte ability, viii appear as GiUlietts
the Venetian ISht-O love, with WHOM
the poet Hoffman inperSOnated by N
DefmOreS, had one OF his lucklesS ad
ventures Nile. TrenIiui viii be OIvu
pis, the mechanical doll. IN the frs
tale and Antonio. the CUnsumptive mai
den in the third tale Relaud viii hav
the triple role IN which HOfman's ev
genius appearS-f1rsL an 4lSstlan ped
der, second. an Italian ariEtOCrat. an
lastly a witch doctor
Double Bill On Friday
The season viii be brought 20 a clos
on Friday evening by q double bill
Donizetti-s Daughter Of the Reg
nent-- and BeOncavGIIo-s "PagIiaccL
The two viii form a fine contrast be
tween ancient and modern opera Nm,
Tetrazzini will ne the central figure Z
the DonlzetI work, which. with il
story Of the young vivandieEe, who fall
IN love with the peasant. and VINO a
forwards becomes A great lady afford
che soprano a wide range 10 olspia
Ser talents The peasant lover VIII
Mccormack. who appears IN the las
act 20 claim his sweetheart II Gil
Te~f has q role Of equal important
with that OF Tetrazziui In SerEeaI
SUlpiCe-
IN -.PaEIiaCci' - which tells the tVaE
story of the clown whcs discovering Il
-rufafthfuIness Of his wife awaits a
o-DCrtunftv 10 sIay her during the a.
ton of the play, Washington VIII he'
TCr fba first tine the sO-Called me
-Ter7ar-no'r Nicola ZeroIa. an Italia
tenor with a trumpet voice
Tine evening performances or
operas viii begin at s O'Clock and Il
sffeTnOon performance - announce
for O clock