The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-28
SCOTTI GOING INTO
MOVIE FIELD, BUT
The Opera Co. Will Tell Him
How Much Of His Pay
II Will Take.
OTHER MIDSUMMER NOTES

OTHER MIDSUMMER NOTES
7, was some months ago that Signor
Scott announced to a waiting world his
intention to enter the field of motion
MIXTURES. which has just become the
most liked summer sport of the opera
singers. hut the weeks have passed
without further information from the
popular barytone on the subject. lie
was to appear in the Ieoni one act
opera called in Italian "L'Oracolo' and
made from Fernald's play The Eat and
the Chcrub" Signor Scott made a pro.
found impression by his acting in the
opera NJ the Metropolitan last season.
Il appears that his hesitation in maxi
ing known his plans with greater detail
was due to the delay of the Mctropoli-
tan Opera Company in deciding how
much of the amount paid to the singer
was to go into its treasury. for the di-
rectors Of the opera company have suf-
fcred a change Of heart. They intend
to share hereafter in the profits of all
artists under contract to the
who go into moving picture enterprises.
They are going to take a certain per-
centage of the players earnings In every
case.
And when they have decided Just how
much Of Signor Scotti's summer earn
ings shall be their share the b~arytone
v,,II tal, hfa nluna h.fAr. Tho .,,a.
without delay. II is probably not for
the money that the company is taking
this unusual stand with its artists. 1t
10 TO discourage them from trying to
bring about this union of two such dis
similar forms Of art as opera and the
movies.
Another phase of outside activity Of
members Of the opera company which IL
certain to undergo a change is concerned
with their singing for the various talk
ing machine companies which used to
take SO much of their time and reward
them so generously for 1t. Thu Metro
politan opera Company has made a rule
under which all applications for artists
must in the future be made directly by
these companies to the opera company.
The artists will be allowed to sing for
the talking machines. but they will re-
ceive their compensation from the Met
ropolitan Opera Company. The royal
ties will go to the opera company. The
rate of the artists compensation will
depend on what the salary is in every
ind case. Those who receive n
fixed sum will get that amount for
singing on every occasion that the com
pany requires their services.
The liberality of the metropolitan
Opera Company toward its artists in al
lowing them to devote so much time 10
the talking machine companies has al
ways been the subject of comment. Dur
ing Andreas pippel's short term of i'm
presarioship there he was anxious 10
insert a clause in all contracts forbid
ding the artists to devote so much time
and strength to the services Of these
very profitable employers, the talking
machine companies.
The construction. work which makes
Long Acre Square look as IL II had I'm.
dergone some awful CONFUSION Of ma
ture now supplies passengers on the
seventh avenue cars with all the perils
and delights of a dangerous sport. Wher
the car reaches Forty-ifth street on the
way downtown IL comes to n stop anC
the conductor carefully lets down tn,
long bar on the neal sid of the open cars
Thus ENGAGED the passengers pass owe
the track, which stands above a yawn'
ing pit. The supports of the tracks
rusty iron pipes and the rocky sides o
the trench are visible. AT each stree
down as far as Forty-second indignan
PEDESTRIANS wave and storm impotentl,
At the vehicle which refuses to stop un
der such dangerous conditions n nj
low them to enter. At Forty-seconc
street the worst OF the peril is past. Thu
car stops. the conductor raises one bal
into its accustomed place and the pas
sengers breathe "A sigh OF relief. New
York supplies her residents with every
thing even such "A thrilling experience
in Long Acre Square.
One of the dancers who Will probabl,
he missing next season after Decembe'
Is Vernon Castle. who ~nounce that h
Will go back to take his place in tn
Aviation Corps of the English army II
September. He has a some ex
perience in operating an aeroplane an'
thinks he will be competent to begii
service at once. He IL delayed only b!
the desire to lose up his affairs in thi
country. Mrs. Castle will remain her
and continue to dance.
None OF the other dancers has sue
ceeded in gaining anything like tn
popularity of the Castles. None OF tn,
others arouses such enthusiasm witt
the public. Thu two went into n hoto
dancing room the other night APPARENT,
wearing the automobile clothes in whicl
they had been riding all afternoon
They got up to dance, apparently for thei
own pleasure, as they still seem to EMO,
IT, When they took their seats all tn
4 other dancers as well as the spectator
= broke into such enthusiastic applaus
hat Mr., and Mrs. Castle had to dance
tango alone for the benefit OF thos
present. No other dancers ever produc
such an effect on the public.
Since Marcelline ceased to clown 10
living the popular comedian has trle'
more than one profession without fndin
any that suited him so we'll as amusinI
MS fellow men. He opened a restauran
n Greenwich Village. but that appaI
entity failed to interest him, and after
while II was closed up. But he IL sti
'eekiug C%ongenial occupation in the sam
reld Sow he IL the proprietor Of
French restaurant in the ~neighborhoo
u IN" Metropolitan Opera House. Their
70 Is nearer his old colleagues in art an
hey make up the majority of hi
patrons. lie IN in the same neighbor
rood as that selected by the singer fror
N" Metropolitan who last winter opene
a rcs'aIraI for "A brief period.
"Marcrlline must have a hard heart {
De successful" one Of his friends oh
,erved yesterday. These are hard time
'r the players. Most Of them are
a'ed and it is difficult to refuse thei
ne privilege Of credit. l have know
more than one successful actor to ope
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