New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-05
MUSIC NOTES

Robin Hood" the American light opera
by Harry B. Smith and Reginald de koven'
will be revived at the New Amsterdam
Theatre tomorrow night by the DE koVeh
Opera Company, under the direction Oh
Daniel " Arthur. Robin Hood was nrst
produced on June 9. 1890 at the chicago
Opera House. by the Bostonians, VINO sang
the piece more than four thousand times
and played eight prosperous ensagemeh'S
on Broadway. The revival at the ne"
Amsterdam by the De Koven Opera COM
pany has the cooperation of the Metro
politan. Chicago and Boston grand opera
companies. The Metropolitan Opera Com
pany has loaned for the Robin Hood" cast
three Of its stars-Bella Alien, soprano,
Florence Wickham. contralto, and BASH
Ruysdael, basso. Carl Gantvoort, par'
tone, is from the Boston Opera COMPANY
and Walter Hyde, the tenor, Is OF Tue
Covent Garden Opera Company, OF l'onuoh'
From the various grand opera orgahi%a-
tions Mr. Arthur has selected singing anu
dancing chorus Of one hundred artsts anu
an orchestra OF forty musicians, who VIII
bo urder tho direction of Frank Tours.
The old English folk dances Will be done
bv SPECIALISTS, and the medieval pageaillry
has been staged by experts brought from
London. VIII r. Barnes has Designer the
costumes. and the scenery has Deeh paint
Cd from sketches made in Sherwood Forest
Nottingham. and from prints Of Middle Age
towns i'm the British Museum. Every EFFORT
has been made TO make the production MS
toricaIIv accurate to the minutest detail
eron the long bows having been made IN
Nottingham by an expert In ancient arch-
cry. A novelty in the staging OF hoOil
Hood" will he a scene at ST. Bartholomew
Fair. George rockingham, the Friar TUCK
OF the original cast. VIII nave MS oiu TUG
which he has played 1850 times. All inc
other surviving members of the Bostoniahs
have been invited to a reunion on the open
ing night The cast will be- Little Johh'
Carl Gantvoort; Alan-a-Dale, Florence
Nyickham: VIII Scarlet, Basil Ruysdael'
Annabel. Ann Swnburne; frlsr TUCK
George rockingham; Dame burden, faui-
Inc. Hall: Robin Hood, Walter Hyde; Niaiu
Marian. Bella Alien; Sheriff OF Nottingham
Edwin Stevens, and Guy of Osborne SID
ney Bracy.
Tho Musicians Club Of New York las
completed arrangements for a peneht vi
unusual interest Il will take the form OF
an "af,ernoon Of music and drama, ana
y4u no given at the New Amsterdam inca
ire on Friday afternoon, May Il" Inc pio
prsmme will include A miscellaneous co.'-
cert Of vocal and Instrumental music III
which many eminent members OF 'he Cluo
and others will appear, and Da'io pi'
uhar's adaptation OF Muller's play Aue-
IaIdc based on a romantic episode III
reo,hoven's lie, with Mr.. Rispham NM
col, and a COMPANY Of distinguished stage
,,,o,I. I'm the cast other attractive feat-
40, in nreparation will make the propossu
,.r,or,alnment one OF the most remarkaD'e
o,.,,. offered here. i'm view Of the prominence
90 tho participants. Nh Bispham, presi-
don, q, the club. will have special charge
~ the affair. for which tickets are Oh sd''
al the clubrooms, IA 18th street
Following are the programmes TOT sam
uel A. Baldwln's free organ recltalS d. '''s
city college this week;
SUNDAY. MAY ). At : O'CLOCK
Prelude and Fugue in d major 11,u Bacs
rarcarolle in minor ........''''''' 'sr,
sonata No !. In d minor '.'''''''''''' prewer
rarzonetta rrc
Improvisation caprice ,5c.sr,s
F"a1s from Symphonic pathetiqqs
WEDNESDAY. MAY { At O'CLOCK.
sixth symphony 1.-TWO novementsD = visor Widor
I,'tDcs ................. .Bei,alrs
T Tarcsfa and Fueue in c major...... Bacn
Romance in C.........,.,... i,,-arSoTI
Taccata ...-...''.'' ''''''''' saint Sasns
The swan ....... ....''''. '''''' Wagner
'WaIhalla" scene Observation-Disclosures" As'e'
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