The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
By W. J. HENDERSON.

some comment on the euftOrlaI page
Of this newspaper. The musical de-
partment. however. rejoices in adding
q word 10 what has already been aid
There are numerous reasons for being
glad hat the contract was signed.
The first. and by no means the least.
important Is negative.
The official statement Of the opera
directors declared that one purpose
in making the extension at this time
was to set at rest ruinors as to Mr..
Oatti- Casazza's possible successor. and
aIso to put a quietus on the Nocifera-
lions of boomers for candidates. That
there has been hanging over the Me-
ropolitan Opera House for no incon-
siderable period the heavy shadow Of
IN aspirant for successorship to the
present impresario Is no secret TO
those having direct information. The
signing OF "a renewed contract with
Nr. Gatti-CasazZa dismisses from all
minds the dread Of disaster which the
incipient agitation In favor Of this
other aroused.
OF course. the fear which existed
was that Mr.. G~atti-Casazza would
weary Of his post. That he would he
supplanted never was imagined for IN
,r.,a,, r.. nros.nt vri,er did mt
h.u Nth unqualified ,o, IN. selection
~ nm Italian imnresario tn pu,ds the
ror,vra. Of tho N~e,rono,,t.n lie
t.Le. no greater pleasure now in de-
,,.r,ny ,h., AIR hn.
justified his engagement very brill.
iantly.
,rha, MANY things are no, wha, they
o,,yh, =, no n. tho N~e,ronoIi,nn no
ore Knows h.,,er than the impresurio.
m. 4, hv SOM. commentator
1,.caus. hs loo. M, give more French
onara ~, has s,,d ,ha, no unu,d no
.,.d IN do a, II he could so pl.n the
-I,.Dos,,ion az his ana as I, make
=, possih,c Tbe ,I,niculiv is in pro.
cn,r,pu IN, singers without having
~..o,t,.,,, ,,raa con,,,ies
The n,imber of rrincipal singers at
On. o,or. h,s Tn no ken, within limits.
NJ ,h., Tho dire,,ors will no, face y
huoo d.,c;t NJ Tho close of each sea.
.on In tho Golden or, of Maurice
r,ra, there uas N, s,cb difficul,y in
nro,.;d,n. o,.r, In Italian French and
C~s-rran 49, ,hsro a. nou. Tho DE
pss,rs. .any ~eouaIly we'll in all three.
O. Ali S.,nhr;ch \ord,cn. Enmes.
To,,-,., ora o,o nv ,w,o orhers I.eb-
.,ann .,sn ..,, IN III. ,hree Na,rc,
Tasais and rlonc,n were a, home in
hn,h Er.nch AMI italian ,hourh pri-
,n.r,,v French singers, Plancon also
- 60 ,,orn,.n roIo tho J,uJoro,c
a. .Tar,,aa,sor"
u,,,ha,,, ar,Yrar,,i,c ,,rtber +, may
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.un%,. n H., -, oil Er.ncb in
s"a,n..m Tia,. I,..in, schn,iin, u,s
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800 Wv. r.,. a., a.r,in.,., lac
a." ,rsnnnoo ~ r..'c, Iarusn II
900. arnu,d him and +, * first of
III I,auar
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.,IIaI ,ho coru,, ,yinp
.ira .l.n il, ~I,alian
a. 800, - ,han, do No,
80. w. -. thraa a, chs
$500. Ia, tho cerman
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- 80 ,ha crsa,..,
mao ~, .ha currsn, season nrob.
oas Nr c,,,,.r.sayza
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T,o,,an nTar,rgS en,aI ,bem
80" a.,i-Ca.o., ,,n,Id unouss.
.onahv nroy;d. a Greater and more
"."." oor.n.nv ,han bs now ha,
80 oWa- ~. n.,h,ic a uider repertor,
81 .Ha .,heraI and public spiriteS
nj sr,r,rt tbc oners
s..''.s .hr,u, ~ oil tho restraints n,
.od tell him tina,
Ssa.a, w. M nhi.ct
Az o.h.' c,u,nhl. shouId remembe,
No.. ,ho H,o,rnnnll,an ,ue,a House /,
80. monav n,,kiny c~ntcrprise. TIL,
,'oL Iar.c ,,f,en they ar,
80 h,,t 4, ~ AN extremely rare occur
80. ,h.t ,h.re 4. not room, for NOR,
80. nm tho nights when Mr.. Carus,
80 rot siro The are yer,
Sara. THO conditions which eros,
.,th IN. on,break OF the war made tn,
Enforcement of desirable singer
Troublesome.
Pesnect for facts compels tn,
.ecord that the season now in its las
ba,f has not been one OF superior brill
fancy. But several important singer
Rave been III from time to time an,
the absence of Lucrezia Bori has KEEP
half a dozen of the best operas out o
the repertory. In the harassing cir
cumstances Mr.. Gatti-Casazza ha