El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
Numerous New Artists t.
Be Heard This Year;
Also New Operas.

TEW YORK. Sept 2s.-The play
1 NJ goer Of the Metropolis is al
I y lowed but little time for ennui
J in this season now swinging on TO a
climax. Indeed. the artistry and set
tinss OF the more than usual prolific
plays OF real excellence are without
compeer.
The farces are without exception
/ successes. and brilliant successes at
that The seasons first and only his
torical play is running at the Knick-
| erbocker theater. Tt deals with the
I vicissitudes of the first federal gov
eminent of the people, by the people
and tor the people New American
history rs being made So rapidly now
that George Arliss believes theater-
Eoers viii be interested in the Co
lOnial beginnings OF the democracy
for which the United States is enter
ing the European conflict So IN
/ Hamilton. which Mrs. Mary p. Ham
lin wrote in collaboration with Mr..
Arliss, the play viii be introduced
along with the men who solved those
/ vital perpleXitIes so brilliantly
Besides Alexander Hamilton. whom
count Talleyrand, one Of the charac-
tiers m the play afterward regarded
as greater than Napoleon. the process
sion Of principals includes Thomas
Jefferson James Monroe and Cen
Philip Schuyler Mr Arliss will re-
veal Hamilton as the leader of Ma
tionalism in the critical period lust
after the revolution. when the states
man and economist was first secretary
OF the treasury
CarusO Again.
In the announcement Of the artistic
Z treasures that are to be found IN the
Metropolitan opera house program for
the coming season, with many novel
ties and a revival OF nearly all old
friends. there appear two names be-
hind which were the UNDERSIGNED
words entire season. These two
names were Geraldine Farrar and En-
rico Caruso. Both Of these popular
idols Of the operate stage viii be
heard frequently during the brilliant
period that opens Monday evening, /
November u.
Giulio Gatti-Casazza. general man I
ager OF the metropolitan. has much
pride in the plans for the operate !
year. The new things that Mr. Gatti- J
Casazza has determined 20 Try are
thus scheduled
-'Shanewis" 1.-THE Robin Woman'') ]
an opera in English in two scenes; I
libretto oy Nellie Richmond Eberhart, I
music by the American composer.
Charles Wakefield Cadman-
The Dance Of the Place Congo a 7
ballet pantomime descriptive OF life I
in old New Orleans music by the
a.
"Lodoletta' Gin Italian. opera in .
three acts. hbretto By C. Feranzo F.
based on Ouida's romance Two Lit
lie Wooden Shoes'D, music by Pietro
miere in Rome few months ago.
arabian Nights. in Opera.
'Marouf' Gin FRENCH, opera in five
scenes. hnretto by Lucien Nepot-
(oaSed on the Arabian Nights'). mu-
sic by Henry Rabaud
Saint Elizabeth Gin German. ope-
IA in five scenes. libretto by o. Ra-
quette, music by Franz List
lie Coz dor Gin FRENCH. opera
pantomime in three acts. libretfo bv
V. Billsky (after a fantastic poem b.
Pushkin). music by n. Rimsky-Kor-
sakoff
Nor has the prejudice OF war had
any influence on art. The manage
ment has retained in the repertoire
the great German productions that
have been familiar to opera lovers for
so many years. Even the doctrine of
spurlos versenl1t has not been able to
hide the beauties OF the classics Of
The REVEALS which are announced q
follow:
In Italian-'L'Amore del tire Re-
by Montemezzl; la FiElia del Eeb-
gimente, by DoniBetti and Il Puri-
tani." by Belini.
In French-~Faust," by Gounod. and
lie Prophet" by Meyerbeer.
New Artists Engaged.
New artists have been engaged nv
Mr. Gatti-Casazza as follows
Florence Esston. American gonrsno
formerly Of Covent Garden opera Lon
don, and the Chicago Opera company.
May Peterson. American soprano.
from the Opera ComiQue Paris
Helen Kanders, American soprs7o
formerly Of the opera OF Brussels ana
strasbourg-
Marie Condo. young American So
Ruth Miller, another young Ameri-
can soprano.
Julia Claussen. scandinavian mezzo-
soprano, formerly OF Coveut GARDEN
London, and Of the Chieaso Opers
Cecil Arden, another young Ameri-
IAN meZZo-soprano
Hlpolto Lazaro. Spanish tenor. for
nerly Of the Scala Of Milan. COLI lft
5uenoss Aires and Royal Ope7-. Of
Vicente Ballister. Spanish ilarytone.
Thomas Chalmers. well known
,oung American barytoue. formerly
II the Boston Opera company
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