The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-31
PAVLOWA TO UNITE
OPERA AND DANCING
Will Head Combined Company
Next SeasOn-Singcrs
Engaged.
COMING HERE IN OCTOBER

Ann Pavlowa Is her own star. man
ager. hacker and artistic adviser. She
supplies the financial backing for all her
enterprises. engages all the dancers, look
after the costumes. which are taken out
for her inspection every morning that q
ballet IL to be given. and calls . re-
hearsal whenever she thinks one IL nee
essary. According to the industrious
members of her company, the dancer
decides that such n rehearsal is needed
every tw~cnty-four hours. 30 there are
few days that do not find them as
sembled on the stage by II o'clock In
the morning. Last week Anna Pavlowa
closed a season witch had continued
for eleven months. During this period
the dancer has not known more than .
week or more Of rest. This time was
occupied In the journey to this country
and later to Havana and on her way
to California.
But the industrious Russian is to have
still more to do next season. She il
TO add the duties OF an impresario Of
opera 10 her present task and will com-
bine performances OF ballet. Among
those she has already engaged are Ric-
cardo Martin. the popular American
tenor. who is also 70 sing for n part
Of the season at the Metropolitan Opera
House; Maggie Teyte. the soprano, and
Marie Nedlizova, a lyric soprano from
the Maricn Theatre in petrograd. Mile.
Pavlowa will later make known the
name Of the prlma donna Of the com-
pany, who is said to nc n singer Of in
ternational reputation. Max RabinoT.
business manager OF the new ~organiza-
ton, refused Yesterday TO say whether
The soprano was to he Emmy Dcstinn or
OLIVE Frcmstad. both N whom have
been named in connection with the en-
terprise.
just why the popular dancer should
have added the duties OF an imprcsario
to her difficulties is not made known,
although there are TO he other Russian
dancers in this country next year, ana
Mile. Pavlowa doubtless thought that
II might he a novelty 10 introduce here
some OF the Russian works which com
bine In n manner Characteristic OF the
nation both music and danring. But
II Ii In some Of the bal'e's already
known here that Mile. pavlowa will
also employ hr- singers.
For instance, wncu she gives the
Broken scene from Faust shc will
have her company sing tho garden scene
from Gounod's opera before the dancing
begins. Then she will give Auber's
opera, la Muette dc Portici." Or
"Masaniello,' as II is known in Eng
lish, IN which Mile. Pavlowa will mime
the role OF the dumb girl.
In addition 10 her s~oloists Mile. Paw
Iowa will have the chorus and orches-
ira OF the Roston opera House. Rich
ard Ordynski will act ~ stage manager
or tho productions. 1rnaZ Cooper. who
is said 10 have been n conductor at the
Marien Theatre in Ietrograd. will he
in charge of the orchestra. Tho ballet
corps will number hfty-two. There will
he new decorations from Leon Bakst.
Sidney Slime. Morris Annisfeld and 10
seph Urban OF Roston. Novelties to be
performed by the company will he Rach-
maninofs "Aleko,' or The GypsieA,"
and Joseph Holhrooke's THE Enchanted
Garden" which has never been sung
before. Mile. pavlowa will introduce
her company here in October.
II was the salary list OF one OF the
companies collected by a distinguished
foreign producer which one Of his co.,
leagues was obviously scanning. Very
young, all your company" observed his
American colleague. Nobody over so"
Young" answered the Englishman.
How can o tell their ages from the
salary list"
salary list. is it," answered the
native. stlll more envious. "T beg your
pardon. | thought 1t must he the ages OF
tho ppp,par,.''