The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-28
HAMMERSTEIN OUT OF OPERA
Con,,n.ed ron F,r.i Pogo

Thirty fourth street for Spectacular per
fnrmance- and n. had even given u the
nam. bury ane.- threatening To pro
due, m-lodrama- when the ho''-s' was
finished or al-.' ~ change u into a music
hal The nperaiic bse buSzsd IN his
mind very violently az that time. how
eyer and ia discussing the question he
Wa accustomed tn return Ia his frequent
attempts to Civ" opera under much
ls..- ambitions circumstances. Thirteen
wears h..fore he built the Manhattan he
hat attempted AN opera season IN hng-
lish at house with the same name. which
Ultimately hecame Roster 4 Balls music
hall and of which M trace remains tie
had produced there on January y. isea.
Mo-zhoW-ki- -Boaidil.- hut after two
weeks he CAV" up the attempt. Long
b.sfpra that he had given opera IN German
at hi Harlem theatre with l.ilh l.-hmann
"a the principal member 1T hts COMPANY.
aud M iSal he took part IN the scramble
- pruduc. here -Cavalleria ku-tIcana.
H., u-..d ~ shake hts head know Ingly
" hen ~. talked IT ihs-.. efforts and finally
h" went ~ Europ@ 60 engage hI- artists.
before New YORKER were convinced that
he really contemplated oI'ening an niHrA
huu-'
~. bayan his tir-t season IN December
= iplS. with the performance Of -Puri-
tam wht,h had not been heard IN New
Work for YEAR. Hit most notable artists
an ht- first SEASON were Bonci. Maurice
Remand charles palmores and charles
Gilii.rt Rut ~ was through Mime Melha.
who returned t. th.. New FORK operate
stage after an absence 81 six years and
sang twelve TUNES that h. came through
the -aa-nn without th" great los that had
been .xu.cts.d Emma CalNt came hack
that wear and sang for HIM. and the second
= A In NtTr
sight IN making literal @-lertion- from
tn, French oJSsratic repertoire, which
I'M. NIrtTopolitan Opera Hou-. had neg
lect.d for years Mary Garrien = drn-
matte skill and her heauty met With " ode
spr.Ad pnpuinr recognition and from the
'im.. al. aog-.arrd VA -Doui--- there va
some degree 81 nnancial success Tor tn.
theatre. whish wa greatly increased
when I.ui-a 1etraIinnI who had sud
DENLY blaled into Success IN London. Wa
brought over Just heior,. the Froduc-
ttnn Of 1. nul-s however. Mr. Hammer
stein va. knu~n To b" IN rnan' Ial hot
,Satsr Then -lsllFRs 81 helIsands-
had s..veral very prOrtable performances
In the meantime the Philadelphia
Opera Hn,Is- had been built. and that
Wgs "A Rrei, drain IN the courageous
,u,n,g.rs resources The third season
had IT. financial spcre~- IA the growing
,,,-,ulnr1fy ~ That's the continued
Ia vor the public showed 20 The Tales
II Hahmaur- and the first production 81
x l,rt.- in French n was rea liv Strauss
.p.r, thar brought the season To- such
-t.C,.,.ss that Mr. Hammerstein satd for the
first time. at the close pf that season
hat hs had made some money, not very
much ne was careful Ia observe. but
some NhiCh Was NOR" than b" had ever
biazt.l before.
In the last s.azon there have been many
Indications that things we're not going
N.u from the financial p"int % view.
Musical enterprises of every kind hav.
suffered greatly. Indifference 70 the p~r-
fprtnanCs-. 20 MS artists IA New York
Lea Mr. Hamtnsr<ts.tn 10 send them on
'b,. r1sd with the result that he ds-rla r'.t
after their return that no other tours
would ever bs attempted. Strauss =
-Elektra- did not make ~" -Ics's--- h.
had contemplated. although he was
callssi ,tp1n 10 pay large sums m advance
for th" rights 81 the work. When he left
New York. however. Mr.. Hamm-rSts.,n
mad gwen nu intimatiOn Ut hi- intention
o. retire from the operaiIc field. and ~
hiH fathers al~s-nC- AL negotiations have
I--,.n ,.pnduc,sSi hy Arthur Hammer-tein
with Mr. Stotssburv and the g-ntls'insn
81 th. Metropolitan OpsTa Company.
with whom Mr.. Stpt--iury has l'ss'Urn"
49, oint.d.
Th.. removal 81 Mr. Hammer~tain from
tn. atb.ratC fisld has -tiscs,-issi ia creating
IN alu-olut.. monopoly for the Metre
yDlita n Op-ri, COMPANY. with it, branches
ir B.-f.,u. Chicago and Philadelphia. ~
which New Nork - he centre 81 opera b.
etion-. The. acquisition - the Hammer
stein artists FOR Philadelphia will make
th.. strain on the Metropolitan Opera
Company much less than u otherwise
would have b.s-n. as the companies in
Philadelphia. chicago and u stpn are
nov spmpp,-t With all ~. singers they
',.s-d
PHLApFLrHIA. April y Nr Stofe--
bury M confirming ths. r'.pvrt thai Mr.
Hammsr~tsIn had retired from grind
Opera SAID to-day Briefly. what has
happ"ns.d ~ have purcha sed Osca r
Ha nm.T-tsin' IUtsr"-ts "a grand opera
IN this country Mr. HsmunerStein agrees
not To produs-s any more grind opera ~
this country The Metropolitan Opera
Company forces will r'Gndun th.. Acad-
envy 81 Music and all move to the Phila-
delphia Opera House
Later be gave out this statement:
A. Oscar Hamm~rstein has decided to