The Washington times., 1913-08-10
.OPERA COMPANIES
0CHANGE ARTISTS
Century Organization Plans
Reciprocal Arrangements
With Chicago Company.

In addition to the singers who have
been engaged for the regular forces Of
the Century Opera Company during the
coming season, this organization will
have the advantage of members of the
Chicago-Philadelphi Company from
time to time. In return, Milton and Sar-
gent Aborn will lend to the Chicago
Philadelphia organization some men,
bers Of the Century company, who will
appear In the presentations of grand
opera in English to be given at the Chi
cago Auditorium on Saturday nights.
This arrangement, made recently, was
prompted by a similar reciprocal system
Of the Messrs. Aborn and Henry Rus
sell, managing director of the Boston
Opera Company.
The artists engaged up to this time
for the Century Opera Company are
Elizabeth Amsden, Florence Coughlan,
Lois Ewell, Evelyn Scotney and Ivy
Scott, sopranos; John Bardsley, Gustav
Bergman. Morgan Kingston and Walter
Wheatley. tenors; Jayne Herbert, Kath-
leen Howard and Mary Jordan, con-
traltos: Morton Adkins, Thomas Chal-
mers. Louis Kreidler and Hugh Schuss-
Ter, baritones; Alfred Kaufman. basso;
francesca Daddi, tenor-buffo; Carlo Nj
COSTA and Alatar Szendrei. conductors:
Luigi Alberter, stage director, and
Louis Verande. stage manager.
"0pera For the People"
The season of thirty-five weeks will
open at the Century Opera House Mon
day night, September Is. The initial Of
fering, Verdi's Aida" will be given
eight performances in English during
| the opening week, and will be repeated
! in Italian on Monday night of the sec
ond week. All other operas will have
their first performance on Tuesday
night. running in English up to Satpr-
! day night, and will have one perform
! ance in the original language of the
| opera, French, German. or Italian. on
| the following Monday night
The Century Opera Company being
the first institution Of its kind in
America-an organization to present
opera for the people" subsidized by
stockholders of recognized standing
and serious purpose-has been consider
| ed an experiment. and various views
have been expressed by different ap-
thorities as to its prospects for sue
cess. The only important question in
this relation was whether such an In
stitution was needed and would be
welcomed in New York city. This ques-
| tion has been eliminated by the quick.
substantial response of music lovers
| of Greater New York. who have made
| up the large subscription list The
Century management state that the
amount of subscriptions received Is
! more than twice the amount they ex-
pected to have recorded up to this time,
and the orders are coming in with in
creasing rapidity. The encouraging
I fined to any one class. Reservations
are equally numerous in the cheaper
and more expensive seats, demonstrat-
ing interest among all classes.
. Repertoire Is Varied.
In laying out the repertoire for the
Century season. the directors have en-
! deavored to vary II as widely as pos
sible, hoping to please opera lovers OF
| all tastes and preferences.
The usual repertoire plan of giving
operas in miscellaneous routine of
one performan nee each is improved up
on, according to the statements of Gen
| eraI Managers Aborn, who /say their
| experience has taught them that the
artistic value is increased by giving
opera for an entire week of eight con-
! seCutive performances. This gives the
and artistic STATS a chance to concen-
| trate their attention on one opera at a
| time for seven days, the result being a
more perfect performance throughout.
The chorus of 100 and the ballet of
forty have been rehearsing since July
| |, and will continue till the opening OF
| the season. The principals will be as
| sembled for the same purpose the last
| week in this month.
The First Church of Christ, Scientist,
| has announced that Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
| de Haas have been engaged as soloists
| for the choir of that congregation.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. de Haas are natives
| of The Hague. and have been active
along musical lines, both in this country
and abroad. Mr.. de Haas studied at
The Hague conservatory. and later with
Xavier Schwarencka. He has published
| several works on musical topics, and is
| a composer of considerable note. Mrs.
de Haas has been doing concert end
choir work for several years, always
with success.
| The annual entrance examination. OF
| the National Conservatory of Music of
America tNIrs. Jeanette NJ. Thurber,
founder) l26 West Seyenty-ninth--street
| New York city, will take place as fol-
| lows:
| Wednesday. singing. September a.
| from lO-l2 "a, and $40 p. m, piano,
organ. violin and orchestral instru-
ments: Thursday. September .. from
piano and violin; Saturday, September
The twenty-ninth year begins Sep
tember 9. Early application is advis-
| able.
| aldo Sapio, Clementine de We're. Adele
Margulies. Leopold Lichtenberg. Leo.
Schulz. Henry T. Ffnck. and others.
For further information address the
secretary, 125 West Seventy ninth
| street, New York city.
The announcement of these annual
| examinations is Of especial interest TO
| young music students. The Conserva-
| tory is conducted for the advancement
| of musical education and not for profit,
| and expenses are so low that self sup
porting young men and women will re-
uuire little capital in order to become