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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
GOOD PRICES FOR PICTURES
Sales at National Academy Of
Design Winter Exhibition.

Sales Of pictures amounting 70 nearly
So goo have already been made at the cur
rent winter exhibition Of the National
Academy Of Design which opened on SAT-
urday in the Fine arts Building. in West
9th street
"One Hundred Years Ago by = =.
Henry. y \ brought 81 zoo. and Pc
onies." By Wilton Lockwood A Y A..
s1.00o. The Word Of Girl" By Harry
". Watr0us. y ~ sold for 1900. ard
valiant, for $500
The attendance so FAR css been larger
than in many years Nrnons Other Df-r-
Jres many visitors find a. centres Of a.
traction are the painting - sumner
Day" By John ". Alexander y A. presi-
dent of the National Academy Of Design.
which occupies the place ~ honor In tn.
Vanderbilt Gallery. and rfe pictures and
sculpture by the prize winners
The prize OF $500. instituted By Andrew
Carnegie for the most rnerftorfous oil
painting in the exhibition by an Americas
artist. was awarded 10 William :. Robin
son. \. y. A. for his Colder Days.
Douglas Folk. y. A. won the Thoms. z
Proctor prize for the bet portrait IN III.
exhibition with his Marion OF Hewuoaks-
The Isidor memorial medal for the best
figure composition painted By an Arnerf-
can artist was awarded 20 Kenyon Coz
y. A, for "a Book Of Pictures" and IN.
Helen Foster Barnett prize for the b.-.
piece of sculpture shown in the winter
exhibition the work % an artist under
thfrty-five years OF age. to Absster1ta st.
Leser Eber1e for a Windy Doorstep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
NEXT WEEK AT OPERA
Girl of the Golden West" To Be
Heard on Subscription Night.

Gluck .'Orfeo." which was one OF HI.
artistic tr!urphs OF last season, and Wag-
ner's Tristan ind Isolde both directed by
Mr.. Toscanini, are TO be revived for next
week ar the Metropolitan Opera House.
'Orfeo" will be given on Monday evening.
with Nine. Homer as Orfeo and Nine. Rap
pold as Eurtdice. As heretofore, Nine.
GIuck will be On1bra Fe1ice and Miss
Sparkes the God Of Love. Mile. Pavlowa
and NJ Mordkine will make their first ap-
pearance OF the regular opera season in =
advertisement
Tristan und Isolde" will be given on
Thursday evening with d cast including
Nine. Fremstad as Isolde; Nine. Homer,
as Brangaene; Mr.. Burrian. as Tristan:
Mr.. SOONER. as Kurvenal, and Mr.. TIinck-
ley as King Mark
'Trovatore'' will be given on Wednesday
evening, with Mr.. Slezak in the title role:
Nine. Rappold. as Leonora; Nine. Claes-
sens. as Azucena and Mr. Amato, as the
Count
The Girl of the Golden West will have
il first performance at regular prices on
Friday evening " Roheme'' will be re-
peated on Saturday afternoon, and on
Saturday evening, Christmas Eve, an extra
performance Will be given at popular prices
OF '.CavaIIeria Rusticana," with Nine
Moreno. for the first time this season as
Santuzza. followed by the Russian ballet.
with Mile. Pavlowa and NJ Mordkine-
.Hansel und Gretel'' will De given for the
first time this season as a special perform
ance at popular prices on December %.
followed by a ballet By Nile. Pavlowa and
NJ Mordkine.
..ParstfaF' will have its second and last
performance this season at e special matt
nee on January >. The concert on Sunday
evening will be devoted entirely to instru>
mental and vocal excerpts from PucclhlF
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WILLIAM STANLEY GRINSTEO.

Orange. N J. Dec. 15 (SpeciaLeAlder-
man William Stanley Griusted. OF this city,
who was known by his pseudonynl Of Frank
c. Stanley. wherever the talking machine
is known, died last night a his home in
this city from pneumonia He was solo1sr
a week ago at a concert given az the Wal
dorf-Astoria. in New York. and on the way
home contracted a heavy cold Within
twenty-four hours be was seriously H.
Grinsted was possessed OF an excellent
baritone voice and for years had been a
public singer He was among the hrst 10
sing into the Edison photograph, and IN re-
cent years made that his main work AT
the time he got into public singing Grin
sted was a teller in the Second National
Bank of Orange He gave I'D that place TO
devote himself wholly TO music He was
forty-two years old and leaves Wife and
four children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Free admission 70 the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art the American Museum OF Natural
History and the Geological Garden
,rae+frv OF the National Association OF Brass
Manufacturers. Hotel AsJor. 10 a. m
Meeting OF the Emma Willard Association,
Hotel Manhattan. , D n
ANIMAL meeting or the Emanuel SistsrhoOd OF
Personal Service. Temple EMANUEL 80
,,setine Of the New York Board Of Trade and
transportation. No 2o5 Broadway, S-l1
,,piversarv dinner OF the New York Southern
Society. Waldorf-As Astoria evening
Dinner for John c FITZGERALD. Tan-nany
leader Of the Sd Assembly District, Del
nouicos. evening.
Dinner g1.ni IN the '0''''''''' ' nm
Meeting OF the BROOKLYN yacht Club. Hotel
Knickerbocker. evening
Annual meeting OF the sustaining members OF
the New York short Ballot Organization.
City Club. evening
Annual dinner OF the Sewsnee Alumni Asso-
citation OF New York CITY. Union League
Dinn,r OF the Rock Mark Fishing Club. Hotel
r,,,ner OF the Unanimous Club. Hotel Man
haitian. p m
Meeting OF the New York Society Of the Order
OF Founders and Patriots OF America
Hotel Manhattan. D. m
Addresses by Charles \ Conant and John
Franklin Croweu at Finance Forum OF
ZION. No. BIS West 57th street. D m.
Conference OF the City Club and the Italian
American Civic League TO consider ways
OF diminishing the amount OF italian
crimiuaIity in this city. city Club. No. %
West 4+th street, $50 ..
Eree lectures of the Board OF Education, :
n M. Public School -. t2d street. east
~ Third avenue. The Texan and bis
state" Y. Cornelius Rahys PVblic school
20 No obs East 9th street. The Passion
PLAY pr. John c. Bowlker. Public School
sd 145th street. west % Amsterdam ave
nue. Snakes Raymond l. Ditmars
cooper Union. Third avenue and Sth street
The Heat Treatment OF Steel" Professor
Bradley Stoughton. r. s. r. :. Hall. 18TH
street and East River. Transportation OF
the Injured DR.. q. Alfred Lawrence
public Library. No SO Leroy street
Everyday Life In Burmah.' Or. L Levi
7 DenchEeld. Sunshine Chapel. No $50
West +Oth street. From sumter to Apo
mattox" Timothy II Roberts Young
Mems Christian Association Hall. No )
West I25th street. Turkey It's Govern
fnent. Manners and Customs" Miss Carrie
=. knapp. Young Mems Hebrew AssCcta-
ton Hall, Odd street and Lexington ave
nue.. The Preservation OF the Union Dr-
David savitle Muzsey Young Mems Iasti-
tute Hall. Ne. 222 Powery. ''Nacbeth p"
Mise Catherine Collins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MERRY
Even President Nichols Makes
Pun on Tuck's Gift.

PRESIDENT Ernest Fox Nichols came down
from Hanover y IL. Yesterday to felici-
tate the Dartmouth Alumni Association az
ist forty-seventh annual dinner in the Ho-
tel Savoy last evening He wanted to bear
the good news IF the 100000 gift TO Dart
mouth from Edward Tuck. class Of 50. Of
Paris, but practically all of the alumni had
II ad of the gift in Yesterday mornings pa
pers
President Nichols. however. threw much
light on the gift Of TWO thousand shares of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14

his eldest son, the late peer was advanced
TO an earldom by that same queen, on the
occasion of her Golden jubilee
As became scion of the family OF that
Egerton Duke of Bridgewater who was the
founder of the system of inland navigation
Of Great Britain and the creator OF the
Bridzewater Canal the late Earl Egerton
was one OF the chief promoters of the Man
chester Ship Canal and for many years
president OF the company intrusted with its
management
Tatton Park, his family country seat
now owned by his widow. the Duchess OF
Buckingham. is fine old place, of the Gre
clan order of architecture, situated IN
park 1900 acres IN extent, in which REQ
deer roam at will while the windows OF the
mansion look on to a large lake. Tatton
Park is on the outskirts of the town OF
Knutsford. the Crawford of Mrs. Jas
keIrs well known novel Of that name.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
Lora Eaerton's Disclaimer

Lor1 Egerton. 3 extraordinary disclaimer
81 TIE London papers Of his own presence
and O. hat Of his vile al the wedding,
Of ms Young binswonan. Miss Helen Eyer
ION. 10 Edward Hi1dvard. Of Untnank Hall.
Durham, ana Ciaadesby Hall II Leicester
shire Is generally construed By the friends
-auc acquaintance OF the Eyerto,l family
- Que 10 the fact that the marriage took
place under the auspices OF the Duchess
o. Buckingham ana Ch21dos. rrko Eave
H." wedding breakfast and received -bs
-..aETiage agents II her house IL Hyde Park
'Far1ells after lie vveGdjng The duchess.
4 The widow OF rEe late I1sr+ Egarron
whose carbon became extinct Al his death
@iaa whose harony passed 10 his brother.
ne present Lord EEerrou. The late earl
d very ricl aud. much 10 the disgust
90 ms oroiae- ami successor. h. left prac-
''eal.z Tie whole Of MS fortune "a ITS
---@Il@- aT lis first marriage tn ,-.,7,r-
-t0e u AiJelnerie. -g Ter son Ft- g.,-,-iso.
sFziiarEIio' flseulut Bury. and rno-a -
l1.'eiif 10 mas willow. the Duchess ,f Ig-,,.i,
'A-Aah ara 'handos. who on rrar-z,,-,,
-.ifH Aad retained. IA accordance, ,,-f.f. -
-.0i custom ahc social courtesy. -b.. d,,,..4
ttes O her hrst husband. 7,-h, r. -
LAST Duhe Of HaekiBgtam. i,,a.B -. :.
'17irs IN possession a. Tatfon L.-l, -
.a'e earl's beautiful place IT, ,,ba.,,i-e. =
-i~ stately mansion n 81 james So
and Of las pretty suburban home a. VI
a-GgI.
la- present Lord EgertOr held .r,e ,7,,.t-
@-- responsible Tor the conditions 80 -.
-fotLers VIII and for the aIieratio,, % a
-1'sf every v-stige Of L1e property from, the
''ea'' even las magnificent collection #
--- -is end many " his art treasures which
t--e duchess lid lot wish 10 retain. being or
osfe@ % Ire "i4 u be sold for her beu.-iit
90 eist I" DC prrs-Ited To one Of The ma
coma museums as the ''Egerton -oIl..,-
siYi.- i4o~r the circumstances II is onlv
natural that Lord Ea-rto1 a.d his ,,ifa
+--"-Ad siaFv feIt somewhat bitter AGAINST
i-'- duchess their anger l.eiyls, .,,,.r.as,, -.
Ike circumstance that sb. lid ,,,a,,...,4 >,
iFopltiate and 20 remain on terms - afrac-
Ton auc u friendship with All "a. ,,,e-
members q Tire EEeTtefl fsp,flr r. ehts
- ascrlD-4 tae extraordinary ,ft..l.,,,.-
l.~nils@'~1 70 L-e London pres ~, Tor,
-cEertlI-
lord Lsert0u represents d Younger fr.rcf
q that great house OF Egerton of ,-l,,.,,
me Earl = EIlesmere is the chief His
isthe-. T,.e used 20 90 by the name OF
Lore HaIarcd.' owing 70 his stateIinesz
ld lis impressive manner. vss raised g.,
go se@rsg- l- QJoln Victoria ia Is5a AMI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
LEADER Of MAGyARS
Hunqary's Foremost Salesman
COMING to America.

sCopv-isnt 1910, by the Brentwood Ccnpany''
Count Albert Apponyi. who will arrive Ii
this country early next month as the guest
rf The American Peace Society. IN order to
make q tour OF the United states. deliver
eng a series OF addresses under Its au-
xufoes Is a brother-in-law OF Count Mems
so~- the Austrian Ambassador IN London
and Of General Prince Hugo Dietrfchstein-
re IS acknowledged 10 be the leading
statesman Of Hungary and has held a NUM-
her OF Cabinet Offices. well as the presi-
deucy Of the Hungarian Chamber or Depu-
ties hut mas never succeeded in winning
ne confidence Of Francis Joseph to SUI
~-.e-1t degree TO be intrusted with the Pre-
--7iership. despite his chieftalnship or the
Various principal political parties in sue
cession. He is justly famed as one or the
most eloquent and finished orators OF
---one and inasy1uch as he speaks English
- -.e-<e-+ior1 those who meet him here in
America next month will have an oppor-
.-7-irv OF aprreciating the exceptional char
z--e- ~ Is gifts in this connection il may
ba recalled that he headed the Pariia-
-rentsrv delegation from Hungary which
--7eired the United States some seven years
$50 70 attend the International Parlia-
-,enrs-v Congress held in connection with
30 s.. Louis exposition
Tai fair. his blond beard and hair now
.r-ealze5 with gray. clear blue eyes. a pink
s,o-77plexion and cleau-cut features, with g
somewhat anUiline nose his face is OF the
saxon rather than OF the Magyar type Al
though his title o. count is OF comparative
i, modern origin. yet MS family belongs to
-re Magyar Eradei-that IS 10 say, TO the
nobility which was already IN existence at
.he time when Hungary was first consu-
fu-ed IS z monarchy and It's history began.
Re is very rich, owning extensive estates,
ar7 although he mas frequently opposed the
T--7peror and his policy in the most vigor-
Gus fashion. he has always retained that
-r-orsrcH'e favor. though not his political
coincidence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
OBITUARY NOTES

CAPTAIN FREEMAN H WARD. found
er of the American Association OF Masters
Mates and Pilots. died at Bridgeport yes
terday from kidney trouble He was BORN
at Bridgeport in 1916. He was senior past
grand captain of Harbor No. 1 OF the Mas
tiers, Mates and Pilots Association ana
with his death the office is abolished
THOMAS J. NAvIN. for many years a
picturesque figure in Republican affairs IN
Michigan died suddenly at his home IN
Detroit last night He was ffty-four years
old
JOHN ". COGHLAN. aged forty-nine
years. Harvard graduate and music com
poser and nephew Of the late Admiral
Coghlan was found dead in bed yesterday
al his home in New Orleans
FRANK s. GOETON. sixtv-three years
old. a we'll known Chicago capitalist dled
from heart disease at a hotel there Iast
night. Mr. Liorton. who was born in
Rochester, y I, was engaged in business
IN New York for a number Of years before
going 10 Chicago in 1883
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
sofs kvlen,or. Cast. to the Duke.

Mitchell Henry. whose death has Just
.aken place. a. the age of eighty-four. at a
hotel at bennington, England, was The
creator Of EyIemore Castle. which is now
she principal home Of the Duke o. Man
chester and Of his American wife Dollars
-lsyed an important role. not only in its
purchase b. the Duke but also in its con-
Srrucrion- For the great cotton and print
---r Of 4 & < Henry & Co. OF Man
r-esle- and OF Bradford. from which
Mitchell Henry derived the wealth that en-
abled him 70 bring into existence KyleuoTe.
or the Czaiwav shores OF the Atlantic had
SIS origin in Philadelphia where Mitchell
FEenrv-s father. Alexander Henry. who tad
'oined IN uncle IN business there founded
rne firm. for the export Of raw American
s-o-ron 10 England all Tor the import of
r1auuIa cu-eI corron anC prints from GREAT
britain Mitchell Henry vas educated as
2 surgeon ard vas in practice as z con
srl-ing surgeon Of some note IN London
when he was called By his fathers death
&c take charge Of the business; and two
--ea-s sfrerward h purchased some 14p'D
acres o. mountain and moor land. stretch
ing down 70 rle very shores Of The At
1arric. IN GALWAY. and built there KYLE
more Castle On the foundations Of IN old
and very magnificent castle which had -
'onged 70 the Blakes Of Ricevvle. one Of
~he most ancient families Of Ireland. from
-zllor-, indeed. Mitchell Henry purchased
ne place. L figures in one Of rhe best
known Of Charles Levers novels Bishops
Folly which plays so prominent role
N the "Bramleishs q Bishops Follv." =
TZvle-aore Castle. and The Bramleighs a-s
none other than rhe Flakes
= mn
constructing -he castle and in LAYING OF
and improving The grounds He vas PAS
sionarely devoted q his BEAUTIFUL country
nome, un-iI -he Gay Th@n hrs Young
daughter net dee-h = Drowning n The
Tough Ct Eyleno-e. under the very win
ccrs, 9 70 speak Of he castle L vas
hen that h PLACED i On the market. ard
z--en-uaLI- sold =. a5cr- six o. seven Years
80. <a- The relatively small SUIT CT $500 d1n
-aa- s 70 sav. less thar = -e1-h Ct The
amount that h had spent IN improvements
aIors The purchaser being the present
Duchess o. Manchester and Ler farher
-zzsns Zimmerman
During the forty years that Mitchell
Henry owned kylemors II vas his boast
-hsr he had never evic-ed tenant Or
-ztsed Z rent In 1874 ne vas as master
- EvIeuore Castle elected as member o.
Parliament for County GALWAY. on the
Home Rule ticket He ras an intimate
n1eld Of Butt, ne then Home Rule leader.
s-d a. one moment II vas expected thar
NJ would succeed Butt IN the c1iefrainship
- ne parTv. But MS influence -aned BE-
fore The rising star OF Parneu. and although
De continued To sit IN Parliament for Gal
~av rouiusllv - 6 Home Ruler. he grad
1slv lost al sympathy with the Home
Rule movement In fact. when the split
- The Liberal party took place in connec-
zion with GladS1one's Home Rule bill, he
abandoned the Irish cause. and proclaimed
himself q Liberals -nior,is;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
THEATRICAL NOTES.

The Authors Producing Company viii
present Henry Arthur Joness latest
comedy. We Cant Be rs Bad as All
That" at the Hyperion Theatre in New
Haven. on Thursday night. December %
II will be seen il New York on Monday
night. January > The cast viii include
Katharine Eaelred. Charlotte Granville,
Kate Phillips, Betty Martin, Fanny Jordan,
Alice Wilson Margaret Seldom, Charles
Hammond. William Hawtrey, Lvo Dawson,
Edward Ronfeld, Wallace Ersklne, Harry
Braham and William L Branscombe.
Dustin Farrur11 is to be seen on Monday.
January >, az the Broadway Theatre in
The Silent Call" BY Edwin Milton Royle-
This is dramatization Of Mr. Royle' s
book of the same name. Mr. Farnun1's
company 7-ilI be composed of George Faw-
cett. W. s. Hart, Elmer Grandin, George
". Devo. Charles AbOe, Thomas J. Nc
Crane, Rosalind Coghlan and Maude Hos
ford
Gustav Won Sey fertitz, one OF Charles
Frohmans play producers, has Just re
turned from Europe, where he has been
Supervising the selection and shipping Ct
he costumes for Miss Maude Adams's pro-
duction of .'Chantecler" Next week Mr.
Won Seyffertitz will begin active work on
the production.
Charles Frohman has completed arrange
ments whereby Miss Irene Vanbrugh will
shortly appear in London IL the role Of
Mary Fenton in The Impostor," the new
Leonard Merrick- Michael Morton play, in
which Miss Annie Russell Will appear at
the Garrick Theatre next week.
y-.-;,, I,ar,,so accounted a .bov ~ the
Herald Square Theatre last night to wit
ness the performance of Lulu Chaser in
The Girl and the Kaiser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
OBITUARY
JAMES p. FARRELL.

James r. Farrell. former superintendent
OF the Brooklyn Disciplinary framing
School, died suddenly Monday night AT
his home, Shore Road and s9th street.
Brooklyn. from apopIexy He was born at
Cork. Ireland seventy years ago. He came
TO America twenty-five years later re
helped to organize the Bay Ridge and Fort
Hamilton Citizens Association, one OF the
pioneer local boards OF trade, and became
one of its earliest presidents. He belonged
to the Friendly Sons OF ST. Patrick and
was the first president OF the Sons Of Erin
Of Bath Beach. He belonged to the Kings
County Democratic Club and other party
organizations He was one OF the organ
fzers of the Monday Club. an organization
of charity workers. He was removed from
the superintendency of the training school
on November Is. 1909 Mr.. Farrell leaves
two sons and four daughters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
REQUESTS OF ALL SORTS.
George L. Fox Scatters Gifts
Among Many institutions.

Without regard to creed, color, condition
or denomination Of institution, George L.
Fox a Brooklyn lawyer, has divided nun
dreds of thousands of dollars among many
charities The Long Island Trust Company
is the executor and trustee of the will, q
probate of which was asked yesterday. The
estate is valued at s1,oo0.oo0.
Mr. Fox leaves $40, coo in New York City
bonds and all his jewelrv TO his sister, Mrs
Mary Stray, whose husband receives 49,
600 He leaves S15,000 to Elizabeth Blake
man, of Staten Island; TO St. Catherine
Hospital of Brooklyn, S25, go: to the Brook
Ign Hospital. $4,000; to the Eastern District
Hospital and Dispensary, 100000: TO St
Mary's Hospital. $4,000, and to the German
Hospital Of Brooklyn, 49, coo.
Two employees are literally treated.
Elizabeth A Kane receives $4,000 in city
bonds and $4,000 in cash. Mary Kane gets
$4,000
These requests are also made: Roman
Catholic Orphan Society. $4,000; Hebrew
Orphan Asylum. s25oo0: Jewish Hospital,
$4,000: Home for Aged of the Little Sisters
of the Poor. $4,000; Industrial School Asso-
citation 100000: the Society of St. Vincent
de Paul, S25 coo: ST Nincent's Home. $4,000:
Brooklyn Howard Colored Orphan Asylum,
So. 600; Industrial Home for the Blind SIS
Geo; Brooklyn Home for Aged Colored Per
sons, $4,000; Brooklyn Home for Consump-
tives, $1,000; St Johns Hospital. Long ISL
and City, $20,0G0; New York Ophthalmc
and AuraI Institute. $1,000, and the Young
Mems Christian Association, Marcy avenue,
Brooklyn. $500.
DR.. William +. Beardsley, of Taylor
street Eastern District gets 5000, and
Mary Eaton, Mary orr and Sabina Donald
son. friends of Mary T. Fox, q sister of
Mr.. Fox. who died before him, $4,000
apiece. James Flaherty. a son of a dead
friend, receives $5.0o1 James Jackson, q
hostier in the Shelter House, Prospect
Park, who had been kind and attentive TO
Henry 4. Fox q brother Of the testator,
* y.s1-a ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
OPERA IN PHILADELPHIA
Brilliant Audience Hears Tam
haeuser' at New Metropolitan.

Philadelphia, Dec. 13.-Society in brilliant
array graced the opening Of the Philadei-
phia opera season by the METROPOLITAN com
pany of New York at the Metropolitan
Opera. House tonight. The offering was
.'Tannhauser" with Slezak, Morena and
Fremstad in the principal parts.
This was the first performance of opera
here since Oscar Hammerstein retired from
the field and it was notable because II
marked the abandonment OF the historic
Academy Of Music as the fashionable nome
Of opera Since 1857 all the famous stars
of opera have sung at the Academy. and
the leaders of society occupied the boxes
year after year. Tonight the stage OF the
house built by Hamrnerstein, but now
called the Metropolitan Opera House. was
occupied for the first time by the Metro
politan company, and q. great audience
greeted the singers
The season promises to be the most sue
cessfuI ever given here Including produc-
tons by the Chicago Opera Company. there
viii be forty-stx performances and already
all Of the boxes and practically all Of the
seats have been taken by subscribers