New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
Boston Grand Opera
Company's Visit
Several Attractive Novelties
in Operas, Ballots and ID.
versions To Be Present..
cd at the Lexington
Theatre.

The first visit Of the Boston Grand
Opera Company 70 New York, occupy
ing tho two weeks beginning Monday.
October %, at tho Lexington Theatre.
will bring several attractive novelties.
both in the repertoire Of operas 20 be
presented and in the baliets and diver
easements to be offered in the same
programmes by Anna Pavlowa and her
Imperial Ballet Russo.
The engagement will open with
Auber's THE Dumb Girl OF Portici.'
more often presented under the title
of "Masaniello" in Europe, although IL
has not been given in this country In
twenty-five years. This work ives
popular selection In the repertoire or
a former generation, presented In the
manner Of the time, but In the revival
IL is given in more modern gaise in
conformity with the new artistic deyel
opment which includes mimo- dramatic
and interchangeable opera. In this
new art form the porrrayals Of panto-
mimists and dancers are as potent end
important in the dramatic action and
the depletion Of the story as are the
vocal and instrumental portions OF the
performance. The one mute character.
the title role. is assumed b. Anna Paw
Iowa, while the other parts are assumed
By Giovanni Zenatello, Felice Lyme and
other vocal stars.
Montemezzi's opera, "L'Amore del ire
Re-" has been given here before. and
has become a regular offering Of the
modern repertory at the Metropolitan.
However, IL is still new enough 70 be
counted novelty, especially when
linked in the same programme with
important portions Of Giuck's "Orfeo.'
in which Mile. Paylowa, the Ballet
Russo the chorus and number of the
vocal principals will appear. "Orfeo"
has also been treated in the new mimo-
photographic form for this presenta-
ton.
In Puccnis "Madama Butterfly
New York will be introduced 10 Nine.
Tamaki Miura, the japanese lyric so
prano. who sang the title role In ths
opera In the last Russian season at
the London Opera House. Further in
terest of a similar sort will be given
20 this opera in the assignment OF
native Americans to the three American
characters -Rceardo Martin as Pink
ertor. Thomas Chalmers as Sharpless
and Elizabeth Campbell as Kate Pink
erton with Madame Butterfly" new
ballet. "Snow Flakes" from Tschaikow-
sky's "Nut Cracker" ballet. will be pre-
scented here for the first time.
Other interesting programmes will
be Bizet's Carmen" with Maria Gay
In the title part, and including not only
the complete original ballet of this
opera, but also suite Of Spanish
dances By the same composer, as pre-
sented in the performances OF Car
men" at the Grand Opera in Paris:
"OtellO." with Zenateilo in the title
part. and with advertisements by Nile.
PavlOwa and her associates; Faust
including its complete ballet and Wal
purgis Night" which Nile. Pavlo~s
introduced here last year; "Rigoletto.'
with Felice Lyme in the role Of Gilda,
in which she made her greatest hit In
London. and with suite OF dLnccs
by Masscuet; "Pagliacci,' with the De-
lbes ballet Of "Ccppelia,' and others.
Tho list Of leading artists in the or
CanZatiOn includes: oOplanOs, renee
LIME. TamaM Miura, Blanca Saroya.
May Schneider, Maggie Teyte and Luisa
VILLAIN; mczzo-sopranos and central
tos. Elizabeth Campbell, Fely Clement.
Maria Gay and Elyira Leveronl; tenors.
Lasar Andres, Ernesto Giaccone. lppo-
Ito Lazzaro, Ricardo Martin, Georsi
Nichailof. Zanco dc Primo and G.o-
yanni Zenatcllo; baritones, George Bak-
lanof, Ernesto Caronna, Thomas Chal-
mcrs and Giorgio Puiiti; bassos. Paolo
Ananian. Alfred kaufman. Gaudlo
Mansueto and Jose Mardones; con-
ductors, Agide Jacchia, Emil Kuper.
Roberto Moranzoni and Adolph Sehmid:
regisseur general, Ryszard ordynsh,
and Others. Besides these regular
members there will be number OF
other stars Of international repute sp-
pcaring as guests at certain perform
ances, their names 20 be announced
later. With Nile. Anna Pavlowa in the
ballet portion OF the organization are
Ivan Cuisine, directeur choregraph-
ique; Alexandra Volinine. premier dan
seur classique; Stephanie Plaskoyie,z-
ka, premiere clGssique; Stasia Kuhn.
premiere character danseuse, and 9TH