The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21

and Erlanger has as 1 said, resulted In
new theatres and will mean better pro-
auctions especially in the northwest.
Contracts have been signed whereby
Miss GRANGE Van Studdiford will appear
under the management OF Daniel V.
Arthur for a term Of years. Her first
opera will be an adoption Of one of the
reigning successes now upon the Euro
pean stage, the rights to which were Sc
cured by Mr.. Arthur while abroad, and
the adoption will be made by Mr.. Henry
Hopwood. with music by, Silvo Helm. Mr.
Arthur announces that this will be one
of the most elaborate productions he
will make during the coming season. The
new organization is to be known as the
Grace Van Studdiford Opera company.
and its first New York appearance will
be made at the Casino theatre early this
coming winter.
Max Rabinoff has returned to this city
from Mexico, where he arranged to give
a short season Of grand opera In the
City of Mexico, for which the department
of education has voted $4,000 in gold as a
subsidy. He says that the government
believes that 1t will be of great educa-
tional value to the Mexican people, who
Hro very HuSICdl, out WIFI llttle OppOr-
tunity to hear prominent artists in a
repertoire of the best grand operas.
The season will be of about months
duration. beginning September Is, when
Mexico will hold a centennial celebra-
ton. Mr.. Rabinoff said the company
would go from New York by special
steamer to Vera Cruz. There will be
about 200 persons, who will be engaged
both in Europe and this country. The
chorus and ballad be recruited from
among those who have appeared In the
Metropolitan and Manhattan Opera COM
panies, as the early season in Mexico
will not interfere with their engagements
in New York. The singers will meet In
New York Thursday to prepare for the
trip. The repertoire will be principally
Italian.
Some of the principals engaged are with
the Metropolitan Opera company and sew
eral we're in the Manhattan. Those al
ready under contract are Messrs. Ricardo
Martin, Pasquale Amato, Henry g. Scott,
Andreas Segurola, Mme Rosa Olitzka,
Nine. Jane Noria, Miss Rita Tornia and
Nine. Maries Clasens. The opera will be
given In the Arveu theatre. which is to
have a new stage. A magnificent new
opera house Is now being completed
Mr. Rabinoff is young Chicago i'm
preserio who came to New York last
season. He is at the head Of COM
rany that has the Russian dancers, Nine
Paviowa and Michael Mordkin, under
contract for next season.
A H. Woods will inaugurate his New
York season at the New Amsterdam the
atre on August 20 with Madame Sherry
the cast being headed by Lima Abar-
banell and Ralph C. Herr. The second
New York production will be the Girl
in the Taxi" with Carter de Haven
which comes to the Aston in October. and
in November Mr.. Woods will initiate JUL
ian Eitinge as a Broadway star.
Blanche Walsh will also open in New
York in November in "Barbareza," a
drama from the pen of j. Hartley Man.
ners.
The manager has accepted two plays
Brute and The Other Woman"
George M. Cohan has bought an aero
plane to be used In James Montgomerys
new comedy, 1.-THE Aviator" which will
be produced here shortly
1.-THE Girl of the Golden West" to be
produced at the Metropolitan opera house
this coming season, will be a real Amer
lean opera. The story, now we'll known,
based on the celebrated play of David
Belasco, will be only modified or altered
where necessary to make 1t possible for
grand opera use The schoolroom scene
will be eliminated and the last scene will
be changed to the outskirts Of forest
in the same locality as the scene In the
play. The whole production has been