The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-26
OPERA SEASON DREW 100000
METRO POLITAN COMPANY BEAT
Ar PARIS RECORDS.
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paid AMI Dori secured FOE New York
Bob ChAnlCr and Tlls Bride RAdsale
Joy-DoREs % AmerlcAns n Paris.

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PARIs. June 7S.--The Metropolitan
Opera COmpaay's season At the Chatelet
Theatre will olOss tomorrow. Although
there have been I've performances Of
/ Piccini's -Manoa- and three u "Caval-
leriA RusticAla.' 4 Paghaoci.' Aida,
-FalstAh" and -Otello, besides the gala
charity fite at the Opera House, the
/ operas in which Ca-,lso appeared yielded
the greatest profit -Falstad. although
the most artistic production, drew the
smallest audience -OtellO.' with Aida,
Slezak and AmRtn, was a strong attrac-
tiDn. -Ma1on" filed the house AZ each
performance In spite 81 the adverse
criticism of the opera by the French
critics
The camrGign which marked the open
ing proved q I've short lived, thanks
principally q the compelling mastery
Of Tosca1ini. who became a popular
idol imms diately.
! Gatti-C asaxza. WIN managed tie
season. is grea.ly pleasCd with the artistic
and hnalcial results ~ the venture.
It has been officially ascrrssined that the
reoripts for a." season were t2OO.O0.
which bea.s an French records for any
thes.rica, sea.nn. The InAIayer expects
ta ray al Expenses and olea- about so con.
While he regrets tina, more of the directors
Of tNe Metropolitan Opera Company
could not he present % see the impression
made in Paris by the company, he said
he was glad that W X Vanderbilt arrived
before the close " the season. tie feels
honarcd that Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt
attended almost every rehearsal per
Torma1ce. He said 70 the correspondent
u Tbs SUN to-dAy:
1T is too had that Otto Kahn. who
supported the enterprise ~ enthusiast
cally. was urable TO come to Europe this
summer. | an grateful to the board Of
directors for ia evidence Of confidence
in my carrying the undertaking to sue
oessful issue
When a question was put 10 him a. to
whether the experiment would be repeated
next year Ga,ti-CAsaEza declined to make
any statement.
Nine. RapDold has been engaged for
newt season on q contract 10 sing IN New
York. Nile. Bor. who sang hdHoh with
Rrea, success. has signed a contract Tor
1911. 1912. islI and 1918. She has an en-
yaReuent for La Scala az Man Tor the
coming winter. 20 her engagement Tor
the Metropolitan Opera House IN New
York will begin in November 1911.
Voghera. one a. the conductors of the
Metropolitan company. has resigned !
Ne 10 to take up the work Of conductor
a. the Stockholm opera.
Private after dinner concerts with the
aid Of the hest singers AZ the Opera have
fallen out Of fashion this season, Society 1
pregerrrd % go 20 the theatres. lev
eo,erprising hostesses who venturcd 20 |
vivs musical entertainments. some OF 1
which cost 5000, found difhculty IN
gathering 200 guests /
The Chambers. Robert Winthrop. and |
his bride. formerly Mile Cavalier. did
not 60 to the country for their honey
moon. They left town after the wedding
and returned in a few hours, late IN tho
afternoon They are installed IN Java
BerTs house on the Avenue Messina and
are seen daily mnchinE a. restaurants
Al NJ. Cloud and the Bots de Boulogne.
They male their first appearance in pub. .
lie ON Thursday al tho performance OF
pagliacci- at the Opera. Nine. Vhanler
wore a magnificent tiara and her Lady
Hamilton necklace Of emeralds and
pearls
From tho time Of their arrival until the
md II the performance tho box Whlch
tho CHAMBERS occupied was iilled with
friends who were lavish IN their congutu-
l,tions Mr. Chanler was introduced 10
dozens 81 peoyle He smiled happily
and .hook hards in the cxuberant. de-
lighted style which was the chief i'm
prrs.iop eft Of former President Rocse-
val''s visit
Nr Russell has engaged Nine CavalicTt-
CharIer TO sirg In Boston next season IN
a minimum Of ten performances.
The Hotel Maurice has inaugurated
roof GARDEN dinners and suppers. Ameri-
cars are 20 charmed with the idea Tor the
hot nights that they have retained tables
until the end II the season.
The amateur golf championship contest
which began al LAboulie, Versailles. on /
Thursday will end tomorrow. SO far
q T. Brokaw. who beat c II Blandford |
the first day. by up and TO play. il
the iavorite.
Robert Mccormick. the former Am
hassador 70 France. has recovered his |
health. lie has taken the Chalet stuart |
Tsrritst for the summer
August Koopman. the American !
naintsr. Intends to settle down in Paris |
AMIN He has taken q studio on the
Boulevard des Invalides where there will
10 a housswarming on Tuesday He il
now working on portal, Of Rodiu for
the oxidation at the Art Institute Of
Philadelphia in the autumn