New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
KAHN QUITS BOARD
Of CENTURY OPERA
pst;res as Director, but
saws Company Has Vim
dicated Call TO Exist.
FINANCIAL RESULTS,
HOWEVER. DISAPPOINT
sooOests Campaign for Small
Observation-Disclosures $50
600 a Year Enough.


-.-., s-.-. .h,
O..o 70. 1..,-.ors Of The Century
Opera CON Pa..! !.Lo I.ar5 az ifs animal
10 hes seat 20 ..' .g-. o.t1o no con
ree.re' ne s'a'N .l, ,,.,rirlc of
.aues 20 oe.''' . ..I .bn.i6ars that
popular pilce11 80, -. Gor,Dynv has tbis
ite tcAi1.y ,srr standard the
year ,- fbo -eason have
.1anci-. -.....'..,r,. and -Sat there has
been -I'e 'i..--'st, rasrovse TO the ap-
bee. io 'Is;..Cr.I .uL-cri1tons.
T'i to, .u-+her saws that he has
AI siii.. slvssdv contributed q total
feI:o..eeso eso - 40 Century Opera Com
O I'D tba. in view Of the urgen'
Ia..' for aid arising from the war
J,,s no. feel justified I'm going be
?. ,sis amount under the existing
!...--,s.s,ees.
Meanwhile. ne sa'S' ne snSsc~;nt.or S,S.'~
fireo 70 G-T-,..',-.s .ows-d fund OF
r.ie5 h1S Co.. .L-ao Years 10 OBJ
S9'U c,.ra i'm English.
n. Pt,.-L-,. fo.tor of resignation. ad-
AH H' o. Cbe-res Il strong. prcsj-
- tLs Century Opera Company,
49,.
aVbcr. In the spring Of last year.
81. C;-r Club o. New York initiated
=, -.oyenert which. under its au-
,ooL shane in the formation of
c,,,rrv Opera Company. I will
.,.sn,ed the invitation 20 CO.
...e In what 7 looked upon as a
- -s,yiro cultural value 20 the
-.~,;,y with the reservation. how
.,.. s.,suss Of the many existing
,.,;-, upor me. that T should be free
y. .;.bSr,V when the undertaking was
a., fsirly under way. Since then,
- erorr,al contributions and I'm
,s,s have demonstrated my
..-,,rs irtares- in this endeavor 70
s..i,.s IN digrifed manner and in
-. ~ se-ious artistic striving.
..., +, Tog,.sb az popular prices.
Praises Opera company
.f beIieys the Century Opera has
,-,lv viroicsted lbs call 10 exist. Hav-
IL, corrected the shortcomings neces-
.,,.'v incident 10 its first and some
~bst svnsrimertsl season. 10 has this
,.., tbrorgbout its performances
.,;,,si7s5 q thoroughly meritorious
...-ssr3 In ovsrv dersrtment: IL has
- e,,,lov7srt 10 vounc American
ss..;,ts a. whom owing 10 the very
s-.u -u--bsr of oners.ic institutions
\ America. there is all too little op-
rs-+uni-v I'm their own country: II has
trouvtt iov and inspiration to thou
,s-5s of peopIe OF moderate and small
r,ssrs who have heretofore been de-
-i.5 -. o,,o-.,,-i+v a. Feto0iro TO
,..-..;. ,orfor-,s-,ces
''sri,.' -. 80 a.. -,,,re ara b,,crv
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e.T Ls, ,ov.- 20 roT-isb ss j. also
90 80 20, - soo.So .r5 b.sI - -.ir,u.
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viii Aid Fund.
Fora ys-,st,. of roseors 7 have CON
,ltsd that II ,s bo.t +bst retire for
re tine being from active psrticipa-
ta-ir The sF.,-s ~ +bc Century ODora
Co-,srv and .to-o-oyc bo,, "a rcei,,,
tasvitb a. q. r,e-,ho ~ 80 bosrd 81
trsctors This doc rot r,esr tbst
sal ,s,s,.. a1 ,-.a-.-..5 49,. -.
neat for vbi.L .bo. C.,,.,,-,. o.. Co,,-
rs-7 and Tho Ci+y CHM Go-,,,;t,eo -,
rspslsr opers ets1d. a, the cortrar7
~ interest in that cause and nv he
l'f II its value 10 the community con-
irss uaabated. and in due course Of
Ire J shall be willing, II 10 is desired
it 4 circumstances warrant. "a bo.
,svs actively connected with II
'NssnvbTe shall be preparod Il
f,s:e9. - JYnIicsto ary subscri,+ior
vie. NAV ne eocyrod toward = fpnd
e. 5000 - Co 80 -. ~ 80