Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-30

OLYMPIC PARK
OPERA SEASON

That a splendid list of operate
attractions has been arranged LOT
Olympic Park for the coming summer
can be seen By a glimpse at the list
given below. A producing company
that will be equal in strength 10 the
attractions to be played has been en-
gagged and is now at work rehearsing
for the opening Of the season, Whlch
will be Monday, June Is.
For that week the Olympic PARK
Opera Company will produce Victor
Herberts splendid light opera,
Naughty Marietta" one Of the Big
gest successes of the past season on
the road.
Edward P Temple will again be the
directing head Of the Olympic PARK
productions this season. His work at
Olympic Park in 1912 is sufficient
proof that nothing will be lacking in
the staging of the different produc-
tons.
For the past two weeks Mr.. Temple
has been engaged in getting together
the company and last Thursday start
ed rehearsals in New York. He nas
obtained FIVE principals that are IN
the very front ranks of the operate
world, and there is no question but
what they will all score big successes
at Olympic Park.
The principal tenor will be Vernon
Dalhart, who, during the past season,
sang the leading roles at the Century
Theatre. New York, and at the New
York Hoppedrome. Mr.. Dalhart is
said by those who have heard him to
possess a beautiful tenor voice. which
he knows how to use to the best ad-
vantage.
Miss Blanche Rae Edwards, for sew
eral seasons principal soprano with
the oBston Opera Company, will have
a similar position with the Olympic
Park Company. Miss Edwards's con-
nection with the Boston Opera Com
pany, one of the best organizations of
its kind in the country, is worthy
guarantee of her merit.
Another of the women principals of
the company will be Miss Sara Ed
wards, no relation of Miss Blanche
Rae Edwards. Miss Sara Edwards,
for the past two seasons. has been a
member of the DeWlof Hopper Com
pany, where she has been singing the
principal contralto roles. Her voice
is well trained and she is an actress Of
more than unusual ability.
The DeWolf Hopper Company has
also been drafted on for another men,
Der Of the Olympic Park Company In
L
will sing the principal baritone roles
at the park. Mr.. Thomas, ii is said,
possesses a voice of the booming sort.
well trained and very rich in volume.
The principal comedian of the COM
pany will be James McElhern, last
winter the leading comedian with
Klaw & Changers big production of
1.-The Pink Lady," one of the greatest
successes Of the year on the road.
To assist this array of stars a sup
porting company of other well known
singers has been obtained, together
with a beauty chorus of thirty-six
people, all of whom possess splendid
singing voices. An augmented or
chestra under the direction of Edward
J. Howe will furnish the musical por-
ton of the seasons list of attractions.
The Olympic Park management has
adopted a new policy this summer, in
that the full list OF attractions will be
announced in advance of the opening
of the season, instead of from week
to week, as has been the custom in
the past The list as selected and
which will be subject to few changes,
If any, is as follows:
Week June 15-"Naughty Marietta"
Victor Herbert).
Week June 22-"The Fencing Mas
ter (Reginald DeKoven).
Week June 29-'The Pearl Of Pekin"
Oecocq).
Week July S-"The Gay Musician"
Julian Edwards).
Week July 13-"The Gondoliers'
(Arthur Sullivan.
Week July 20-"Dolly Warden"
Julian Edwards).
Week July 27-"The Fortune Teller
Victor Herbert),
Week August 3-"The Singing Girl"
CVictor Herbert).
Week August 10-"Martha" (Flo-
tow.
Week August 17-"Cavalleria Rus
ticana" and "Pagliacci" CMascagni
and Leoncavello).
Week August 25-"Trovatore"
VerdD.
Week August s1-"Faust" (Gou-
nod.
Reservations for the entire season
or for any particular attraction can
be made by applying in person at
Olympic Park. by mail order or by
telephoning Waverly 795, the admin
istration building at Olympic Park.