New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-26
CAN'T FIND |MPRESAR|OS
Oscars Opera War Cloud DiSSi-
pated by Later Information.
CASA RICORDI PACIFIC
Cars Singers Won't Invade
Metropolitan Directors on
English Opera Scheme.

There was some search by curious
lovers OF opera yesterday for the agents
representing the danger from which oscar
Hammerstein has offered to save the
city provided the Metropolitan Opera
Company's directors permit him TO build
another opera house. which he wishes
to devote TO opera In English.
Mr.. Hammerstein narrowed the search
by saying that two important interests"
one "a great Italian publishing house and
the other a Russian impresariO connected
with the Royal Opera at ST. Petersburg"
threatened to invade the field now occu-
pied by the Metropolitan Company.
There is no Royal opera" at st.
Petersburg, but there is an Imperial
Opera, but with this no impresario stands
I'm any connection whatever.
1t is the Cars Opera, and IS admin
istered by his imperial highness himself
through an intendant-a court official
who is not suspected OF managerial de-
signs, in New York, nor even OF specu-
lation.
A''''N - ail DHFlh NDllllhlg ilidlAaNAiiA'N
by a private individual at Moscow, and
with this company Mr.. DIPPED has re-
Gently been dallying so is It said. But
his representative reported adversely to
the project OF bringing IL to the United
States ,on the ground that IL was not
good enough. or course. Royal Rus
sian opera Company might be recruited
on the East Side OF New York at any
time as Italian companies with high
sounding names have been in the past,
but no one familiar with operate affairs
prises here was found yesterday TO be
apprehensive that the Car OF Russia
might build an opera house for specu-
latlve purposes In New York.
The Italian side of the story is looked
upon as an echo OF some talk INDUCED in
by Tito Rlcordi when i'm America two
years ago about the need OF greater
number OF opera houses In this country.
Long before he went back TO Italy he gave
quletus to the story that the house OF
Ricordi was about to engage In such en-
terpyiscs, as had been attributed to It by
the champions of opera I'm English. AS a
matter OF fact, 1t is known TO be con-
trary 10 the policy OF the Records TO
have any other interest I'm opera houses
beyond that exerted in promoting and
their publications.
George Maxwell, the American repre-
sentative OF the company said yester-
day: "All talk about the Casa Ricordi
having any thought Of building an opera
boro or oIga ~ ba Wing
offered the dictatorship OF an opera house
here or anywhere else to Mr.. Hammer
stein is poppycock and too silly to be
talked about AS to any other great
italian publishing house, have no au-
thority TO speak, but II one is contemplate
ing such a master stroke Of finance, l
shall hasten to congratulate-the Casa
Ricordi."
Otto Kahn, chairman OF the board Of
directors Of tho Metropolitan Opera Com
pany and Clarence Mackay. acting chair
man, were out of town and could not be
seen.
Paul d. Cravath, one OF the members OF
the board OF directors, said that as yet
the board had not considered any propo-
sition from Mr.. Hammerstein.
"As TO what we will do II we are made
one / cannot say" said Mr.. Cravath. "As
yet we have considered none"
Eliot Gregory. another director, said he
had heard nothing of the matter.
81 see no reason why we should not
allow Mr.. Hammerstein TO build his opera
house II he wishes to lose some more
money" said Mr.. Gregory. 1T cannot
possibly hurt the Metropolitan"
Mr.. Hammefstein. when asked II he
had anything further-to say, said that
something might happen next week
'If find the Metropolitan directors
favorable to my project shall submit TO
them my proposition" he said. II am
now examining the ground to find out
how things stand"