The Washington times., 1913-02-02
MARY GARDEN WILL
APPEAR AS EL0R|A
IN FRIDAY PROGRAM
Elaborate Setting to Be Shown
at Grand Opera Offering at
Chase's Theater.

"Tosca, with Mary Garden in the
title role. will be the first OF the Offer
ings of the Chicago Grand Opera Com
pany at Chase s. Theater Friday after
noon- at o'clock, and as a consequence
it seems to be eIsiming the greatest
attention at the present time.
Tetrazzini, in, Lucia di di.Lamnermoor'
will be the offering for the following
] Friday afternoon. but seats for the per-
formance, as for the one of the current
week. will be placed on sale by T.
Arthur Smith tomorrow morning prompt
ly at $50 o'clock. For both of the per-
formances the complete productions will
be brought from Chicago with It's tons
of scenery and properties, and hundreds
of employees including an orchestra of
seventy musicians. under the leadership
| eighty voices.
The stage will be under the direction
of Fernand Almanz. Theatricalism of
temperament. with biting philosophy
and sense fof humor unusual for one
electing to be pfima donna, has made
| Mary Garden one of the most pic
turesque and potential personages of the
time. It was only last month that she
| revealed for the first time her promised
impersonation of Floria Tosca for the
| surprise and evident edification of an
| immense audience that completely filled
the Chicago Auditorium,
1t proved TO be the most sensational
morsel advanced since the friskinS
revel after the call of the catnip in
| ''Salome.' In casting about for new
worlds to conquer. 1t was natural that
this daring and dashing genius should
have been attracted by the masterful
| rnelodrama of Victorien Sardou, and as
his tragedy of ''Tosca" had been set
to music she swept down upon it As
something to be realistically regal
vanizeG will all the storm bells OF
passion ringing in unison.
Almost equally well adapted for the
| role of Rarone Scarpia is Mario Sam
marco. who aside from Mary Garden
herself. claimed the major portion or
the interest on the occasion OF the orig
inal performance. In the cast will also
be- found Aristoderno Giorsini. In the
role of Mario Cavaradossi: Leon Cam
pagnola, as Cesare Angelottt; Vittorlo
Trevisan. as II Sagrestano: Emilio
Venturini. as Spoletta; Nicolo Fossetta
as Sciarrone; Frank Preisch as Un
Carceriere; and Minnie ESener, as Un
Pastore.
most complete ever presented In this
city as Andreas DippeL general man.
ager Of the Chicago Grand Opera Com
pany. has given his personal attention
to the development of Washington as
field of operatic endeavor, and Is CIV
ing the city the very best OF which his
company is capable.
Ms. Helen Donohue DeYo, the artistic
soprano of this city. will be the soloist
with the Washington Symphony Orches-
ira at the Columbia Theater the after
noon of February II. The unusual
beauty of the work of this vocalist Is
well known to the musicians OF WASH
ington. Mrs. DeYo has held the posi-
ton of soprano soloist In several
churches in this city. Her personality
Is a particularly magnetic one, and her
,-oice is of intimate warmth. seductive
sympathy and alluring color. Mrs Defo
sings not so much because of the
waiting audience in front but rather
for the pure joy OF it. Her powerfui
and clear soprano voice will be heard
in the scene and aria "Ah. Perfido, by
A novelty entitled Suite Character
istiaue," by A. Tregjna, will be intro
duced by the orchestra under the direc-
tion of Heinrich Hammer. Thls coHi-
poeition is noted for its exquisite tone
coIorins and will prove an interesting
addition to the repertoire of the orches-
ira, Mendelssohns symphony NO. .,
better known as the Scotch SYM
phony, will be the opening number. -