The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-15
Opera IL, English
Sought for NoW
Il By Other Cities
.orns, Next Season, to
Direct Companies in
Philadelphia and Other
: Places-Why Not First
; Perfect the Organisa.
tion Here?-S O n, e
Thinss the Public Has
a Right to Demand.
Bv Svluester RalUling.

- PERA In English, as conducted BY
the Messrs. Milton and Sargent
Aborn at the Century Opers
House. has won suoh material success,
- least. that other cities have been
aroused to desire a share In benefits.
From Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing
Ton. St Louis, Chicago, Boston and
other places requests have been re-
oelvod for the establishment Of similar
aompanies. Announcement was made
yesterday that In Philadelphia surely
a. the Metropolitan, the lease OF when
- been acquired by d. +. Keith and.
probably, In three or four other cities,
iooAl organizations OF about two hum
dzsd members will be formed and con
devoted next season by the Messrs.
Aborn. A sentence in the official state
Neut gives food for thought 1t Is this:
:'Whether there will be any perform.
axces IN foreign Languages or not has
net been decided as yet"
Now the purpose for which tho Gem
tuey Opera Company was formed was
tho presentation OF opera In English and
0ore has been such generous support
- II that those OF us who for years
alive been advocating II have felt jusu-
6ed OF our mission. There can 10 no
3orthsr question that the people do want
opera In the vernacuIar and are willing
- support IL. No need Tor the Aborns
b bother SCOUT opera In other tongues.
ne supporters Of the Cntury Opera
Company have bean very patent They
have sat through performances that
they knew we're Indifferent. they have
1ollowsd meaningless nbrsttos and they
have listened TO dicton often unintelu-
Olhas because always they have bean
onkaelpating better thinss to come. But
~ long must they waltz In the long
yon quality. not ohsapness. will be de-
uaAaded Why not the concentrate
patlng energy over wider fields to arouse
hoose that may not be resiiEed7
when the next season opsns at the
Century Opera House the public has q
sleht to expect these thinks: Sane. in
tslligent and singable nbrettos; enuncia.
IN OF the text SO that II may be un-
1orStoOd Of al; u suitab artistic Atmo.
S0Aere for each opera presented, and
knowledge that there have been SUM-
dent rehearsAls 10 insure competent
performances. A company tina, can
present THE Jewels OF the Madonna"-
. difficult work to produce--as effective
n ~ the Aborn COMPANY has presented
= should DO able to present anything
well.
There was a large audience AZ the
Sunday concert At the Century Opera
Louse last night that enjoyed an inter-
sotins programme. The principal num-
bsr was the second &C, OF Flotow's
Martha" sung by Lois Ewell. Jayne
Herbert, Walter Wheatley and Alfred
kaufman. An amusins thing to notice
vas the hard work each OF the four
dound to keep from acting. Mas EweL
couldn't. or course. she had 10 repeat
Tho Last Rose Of summer" Morgan
Kingston sang Lend Me Your Aid"
bonn Gounod's Irene" with nn- effect.
Mary Carson. Mary Jordan. John Bards-
~ and Her bert Waterous were the
oeher solotsts. Alfred Szendrei ana
1osef Pasternaok were the conductors.
With Edward Collins at the piano.
=. A Wagner programme was given n