The Washington times., 1911-10-29
OPERA SEASON IN
BALTIMORE STARTS
NOVEMBER SEVENTH
Mary Garden and Chicago
Company to Open With
"Thais."

The grand opera season in Baltimore
will open at the Lyric Theater on Tues
day evening. November Z, with a per-
formarice of Massanet's ''Thais," by the
Chicago Grand Opera Company.
Mary Garden. who Is almost exclu-
sively identified with the title part. will
again be the "Thais,' and she will have
notable support in Charles Dalmores,
the French tenor, and Hector Dufranne,
who will have his role of the erring
monk The performance will be u
splendid one, with new scenery and CO.'S
tunes, and Campanfni, the general
musical director, will conduct.
The opera season at the Lyric will be
divided into two distinct parts this year,
separated by a period of about three
months. Three of the performances will
run in November ana the remaining
seven will start in February, when the
series will be completed in weekly
performances. The operas following
''Thais'' will be Mozart's '"Nozze di
Figaro" and Saint-Saens' Samson ct
Dalila"; the dates Of these will possibly
be November 9 and 16, respectively.
Tetrazzini has been engaged for a
number of performances and such art
lists as are needed will be secured from
the Metropolitan Grand Opera forces
Mines. Fremstad and Gadski will be
heard in the German works.
The repertoire will include entirely
new productions of "Lohengrin." "Die
walkure' and Tristan und Isolde" the
latter probably opening the February
series at the Lyric. The standard works
include Massanet's "Cendrillon" and
Wolf -Ferrari's Jewels Of the Ma
donna" ...
The Washington SYMPHONY Orchestra
has started its tenth season under
suspicious circumstances. The hearty
cooperation which 1t is receiving from
those persons prominent in social and
musical circles, and in business affairs
Of this city. is an important factor tend
ing to make this season the most note
worthy in it's history.
In The recent election of Mrs. Herbert
Wadsworth to the presidency of the
organization, the board Of directors has
publicly shown its appreciation Of the
great amount of labor she has per-
formed for the continuance of the or
chestra.
1t is hardly necessary to bring to the
notice of Washington:ans the splendid
results obtained by this body Of instru-
ship of Heinrich Hammer. The fact
that the hfty-flve members Of the
Washington Symphony Orchestra have
played under Mr.. Hammers leadership
for several years, together with the
great admiration which they have for
their conductor, and the ready response
which they give to- his directions at re:
hearsais, all tend to the ultimate sue
cess of the public perforfnai ees.
- No small amount Of credit for the
prosRefMy Of the orchestra is due J:
that the soloists he has selected will
meet with the warmest approval Of
concert goers in Washington.
TO be given, at the Columbia Theater or
Tuesday afternoons at 4:45 o'clock con.
tain many compositions of exceptional
interest. Three of the offerings will be
played for the first time in this city
one of them being a Symphony In +
minor. recently composed by Mr.. Ham
mer..
The dates of the concerts and the so.
loists are as follows: November p, Miss
Edna Durham, soprano: December ~
Ernest Hutcheson, pianist; January %
Bart Wirtz. 'cellist; February 27. Miss
Elizabeth Reeside. soprano, and March
20, Alois Trnka, violinist.
tomorrow morning at T. Arthur Smith!
ticket agency, 1927 F street.
The Entertainers Club Of Washing.
ton, recently organized. and composed
of some of the best known local talent
will give its first complimentary recita
Thursday evening in the new studio Of
Oscar Franklin Comstock, 1929 F street
A program Of miscellaneous numbers
will be given.
The organization will give two or more
. of these recitals during the season. ant
in addition to these will give entire
programs for some of the leading char
tiles of the city. One Of the objects o
the club is to try to discourage re
quests for gratis work, it being th'
opinion Of the members that where
this work has to be done only the mos
worthy causes should receive their as
sistance.
The club has the support of prominen