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THE RECORD ANALYZED

From this table it will be seen that
since Mr.. Gatti-Casazza became direc-
tor Of the opera Including the two
seasons in which Mr.. DIPPED was asso-
eiated with him) the Metropolitan COM
pany has performed eighty-one operas,
Of which thirty-eight were new TO the
establishment, " not entire novelties
to the public The list looks formids-
bic and would be so if it were not for
the number Of works produced which
proved 70 have insufficient vitality TO
maintain themselves in the regular
repertory. OF the novelties (taking no
consideration Of those produced in the
season just ended, though their fate
can easily be determined in the light
OF past experienced eighteen were
permitted to pass into oblivion after
the season which saw their produc-
ton; and seven after two seasons. or
these twenty-five failures eight were
Italian ("Amore del tire Re-" "Amore
Medico." "Donne Curiose," "Germsnia,"
"Iris." "Segreto di Susanna" "Viili"
and "wsllyO; five were German
("Lobetanz," "Stradella," "TieAand,"
"versiegelt" and "widerspanstigen zSh-
mung"O: FIVE French ("Ariane," "Ar-
mide," julien" "Contes d'HoFmann"
and SRA Diavolo"); four American
("Cyrano de Bergerac," "Mona," "Made-
define" and "The Pipe Of Desire"); one
Russian ("Pique Dance; one Bohe-
mian Chartered Bride"). and one
Spanish ("Goyescas"J. OF most Of
them il may be said that their fate is
sealed; they will never be revived un-
less a sense of duty toward the Amer
lean works prompted by patriotism
should awaken them into new life.
There are, however, a number Of
operas IN the list whose activity was
ended not because Of their want OF
sufficient attraetiveness, but because
Of a reason most likely to be found in
the whims or inability Of Mr.. GAtti's
singers. "L'Amore del tire Re" must be
counted among these. It's popularity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
associated with the German in the
Metropolitan list next season.
GERMAN AND AMERICAN SINGERS

Also larger or better representa-
ton of American works and American
singers. The Chicago Opera Company
has won a great deal of popular sym
pathy because OF its generous treat
ment of American artists. The con-
vcton is strong, and steadily grow
ing, that the attitude of the Metropoli-
tan company toward native artists has
always been too much like that of
the stepmother in German fairy tales
The war has thrown many American
singers back on our shores who were
making a livelihood in German opera
houses. Some of them were heard here
in English opera before they went
abroad to get the routine and steady
employment which Continental opera
houses and municipal theatres afford
ed. The opportunity to acquire routine
has served them in good stead. 1t
may be that the maid of-all-work"
policy Gas Nine. Marchesi once char
acterized that of the German thea
tres) has robbed some of the voices of
some Of their charm; but the singers
have learned the German repertory and
where one Of them can be put in the
place of an alien enemy without harm
to the production of the German
works It ought to be done. This is
not case of charity beginning at
home, but of duty-of a conservation
OF native forces, artistic as well as
monetary, taking the place of con-
tribution Of those forces to the people
with whom we are at war. Especially
should this be done in the case Of
members OF the German contingent
whose ungenerous attitude toward this
country Ito speak OF It in a too mild
term is become notorious. Modera-
tion in the demands Of the American
singers is also advisable. II may be
that the war will give US the oppor-
tunity to develop a national art spirit
to which fad and fashion have hither-
TO refused expression. II so. our
artists must not sclhshly stand in the
way.
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seemed assured until the departure of
Mile. Bori from the company and the
unwillingness or inability of any other
singer to renlsce her in the part in
which she achieved her first and great
est success. The most striking instance
in this case is Gounod's Faust" an
opera that has never lost its popularity
and which in the Grsu period used to
be sung so often that Mr.. Henderson
felt called upon when in cynical
mood to dub the Metropolitan the
"Faustspielhaus." "Euryanthe," had it
been persisted in, would eventually
have disclosed its loneliness to even
the devotees of the modern Italian
muse. The omission of "Falstaff" after
the second year Of Mr. Gatti's consul
ship was a grievous confession of pow
erty and lack of devotion to high
ideals. It ought to have been a pious
duty at any cost TO have retained
Gluek's "Amide." Was it Caruso's
dissatisfaction with the opera which
led TO its withdrawal? Most likely.
Or did 1t fail of appreciation from the
public? Then Mr.. GATH might have
followed the example, famous in our
orchestral history, of Mr.. Carl Berg
mann. conductor Of the Philharmonic
Society, who, VIXEN told that the public
did not like Wsgner's music, replied:
"Tten they must hear it till they dol"
Must we confess that lies Huguenots"
is beyond the ability of our forces? Or
"0tello"? Or Romeo ct Juliette"?
These operas have as little lost their
attraction for the public SIS have a
score OF standard works, Italian,
French and German, which used to
make up the staple Of the repertories
Of Conried, Grau, Abbey and the Ger
man regime.
A COMPARISON OF PERIODS
What then remains in the way of
permanent additions 70 the standard
list made during the last nine years
Let us consult the record again, COM
pairing the present regime with the
Ave years OF Conried's management, the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

A concert Of Jewish music will !.
held under the auspices Of the COLIN
bia Menoreh Society for the benefit =,
Jewish War Sufferers on the evsn;,.
Of Monday, May If. The concert viii
be divided into three parts, illur,,,
ing synagogue, folk and nstionsl M.
sic. Kurt SCHNEIDER will give a sho-
resume Of Jewish folk music. s,J
Pinchos Jassinowsky, the vocalist vi,
came to America recently from Rv,
STA, and whose concerts have won k-
reputation, will illustrate by grov.
Of Yiddish and Hebrew airs. RAN
D. dc Sofa Pool, Of Temple Shesri.h L.
iael, will give an introduction on a.
history and development Of synagor..
music. Miss Sara GUrawitseh vii
play Bruch's arrangement Of the "gs
Nidrei" on the cello. Leon Krsns,
will direct the Halevy Singing Soeiey
and render a few selections. Misca
Violin will play few selections on Ia
violin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

An all-Russian programme viii be
given by Sasha Votichenko at Maxine
Elliott's Theatre next Tuesday after
noon. NJ. Votichenko will be assisted
by ". Zinoveff, a Russian tenor, who
has recently appeared with the Chi
cago Opera Company. The latter
artist will complete the list Of artists
secured for the event, which includes
Mile. Yvonne Garrick, Of the Theatre
Francois; Georgi Hartweld, pianist;
Nile. Swirskaya. dancer, and the Rus
sian Balalika Orchestra. with VI. Sunya
conducting. The interesting programme
arranged is divided into two parts. and
justifes the title given it b. NJ. Noti-
chenko-"Russia Of Yesterday and
Russia of To-day"
The first part of the programme will
be devoted to the music of Russia of
Yesterday" or old Russia, and begins
with the Russian Balaika's playing Of
Ivan Susanin," by Glinka. followed by
the Peasant Choir" from "Prince
Igor" by Borodin. Following the
Balaika, Georgi Harteweld will play
n Romance" by Glinka. Mile. Gar
rick, scheduled to appear as the third
entertainer in the first part Of the
programme, will read to the audience
Henri Battaille's essay on the appre-
citation Of the Tympanon. This essay
was written by the famous French
poet and playwright after hearing NJ
Votichenko's performance on the
Tympanon at a concert given in Pari:
during the war. NJ. Votichenko will
follow Mile. Garrick, first playing or
the Tympanon a composition wei
known the world over, and which had
its inception in the court of Catherine
the Great-"The Mnuet." AfterwarC
he will play his own composition, espe
cially composed for the occasion. anc
which he has chosen to call "The Rus
sian Rhapsody"
Part 2 Of the programme is devoted
to Russia of To-day or new Russia
The programme follows:
The Tympanon cossack songs Of Little Russia.
"Doieur" from Gypsy melodies Sasha Notichenk
Recitation by Nile. Garrick
The Tympanon: Composition. America. Eng
land Russia" ...............S Sasha yotichenk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

last five years Of Grau's latter the
company's bankruptcy and reorganiza-
tom and the seven years of the Ger
man regime under the direction of the
owners Of the opera house. Deducting
the operas withdrawn as failures and
the novelties of the last season, which
NAV be set down as not having been
fully put to the test, we find exactly
thirty-nine operas. OF these eight
were not produced by Mr. Grau, four
of them ("Hansel und Gretel," "Ko-
nigskinder." "Madama Butterfly" and
"Rosenkavalier"O for the sufficient rea-
son that they were not yet in eXis-
tence; one, "Parsifal." because its per-
Torrance outside of Bayreuth was pro-
hibited, morally if not legally. Nj.
Corried ovcrrode he prohibition ard
produced "Parsifal. which has s.nce
remained III the repertory. He did not
give "K6nigskinder" or "Rosenkava-
lier,' which were not composed IN his
time, nor "Manon," "Otello" and
Samson ct Dalila" All the rest OF
the thirty-nine were in his list. In
stead Of the works which Mr. Grau,
voluntarily or involuntsrily, omitted
fIom his list he produced in the i've
wear term referred to the following
oteras. which Mr. Gatti has ignored:
Don Giovanni" "Fillc du Regi-
"LAfricaine' ment
"Le Prophetic "Ernanl
diving Dutch. "Ero Leandro'
man" "Don Pasquale"
"Niirnon" "Salammbo"
"Lustigen Weber '"Manru'
Won Windsor
"Mefstofele' Novelties
'"Le Cid"
OF these sixteen works the first ten
might we'll be a part of the current list
at the Metropolitan to-day. The CORE
spending list in the record Of Mr.. Con-
red's administration is not quite so
impressive, though the first eight de-
serve to be set down as standard works
The list consists Of:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
THE GERMAN RECORD

In the significance which 1t bears
toward operate history in general and
the principal questions now at issue,
however, the period of seven years,
from 1884 to 1891, during which Ger
man opera was given at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House under the auspices Of
its owners makes all the subsequent
seasons pale their Intellectual fires.
Not that the period was the most brill
liant in respect of the performances
Chat distinction belongs to the Grau
period, but because of the dignity of
the works given, the sincerity which
marked their production, the calibre of
the novelties presented, the absence of
idolatry paid to individual singers and
the devotion to an ideal. 1t was Pc
Rod Of popular education. The fol-
lowers Of fad and fashion were unaf-
fected by it, but it laid the foundation
for that steady patronage which the
lyric dramas of Wagner have enjoyed
ever since. In the seven years of the
German regime only thirty-fve operas
were produced, but of these thirteen
were new to the public, and Of these
thirteen seven have steadily held their
places in the repertory ever since.
OF the six novelties which persisted
with the German period two were
brought forward at the close, when the
/ agitation in favor of return 10 the
Italian 1eshpo;s had won over a ma
jority of the boxholdars, am the rea-
sons which led to then inclusion in the
! list were Of a nature that brought rep
! rehension TO Mr.. Stanton, who managed
/ the opera for the directors. "Asrael, +"
| it was whispered among the knowing,
was produced for financial considera-
ton given by the composer, and Diana
/ Won Solange' to truckle TO German
royalty and garner a harvest of tawdry
! decorations Tor 'he principal people Of
| the opera. The opera vas the compo-
/ sition Of Ernst II, Duke Of Saxe-Co-
/ burg Gotha, brother of Albert, who had
/ been the English Queens consort The
/ ether novelties were Cornelius's Bar
bier Won Bagdad" (which deserves res
direction as soon as we have a theatre
devoted to refined comic OPERA; Spon-
tini's Ferdinand Cortez," Brull's Col
dene Kreutz," all of the Nibelung
dramas of Wagner, Christian und
Isolde" "Die Meistersinger," "Rienzi"
and "The Flying Dutchman" (which
had been heard in English years before
but was forgottcn); Smareglia's Vas
sal Won Szigeth' and Nessler's "Trom.
peter Won Sskkingen." Halevy's "La
Juive" was also practically a novelty.
as was ala Muette de Portici."
NOVELTIES AND REVEALS
In view of the numerous failures OF
the novelties brought forward within
tho iaet pioo yoarQ and Tho s.ab;If,,,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

A fantasy Of selections from "Caval-
leria Rusticana" will be played as the
overture to the programme at the
Rialto this week. The orchestra, con-
Quoted By Hugo Riesenfeld, will be
assisted in this number by VI. Lamont
tenor. and the Ralto Chorus. As an
added number the orchestra will play
selections from "Sari." by Emmench
Kalman. Sascha Fidleman. concert
master Of the orchestra, will play the
Symphonic Espagnole,7 by Lalo. The
Rialto Male Quartet will be heard in
new selection, and DR.. a. u. kooyn
will contribute colo on the organ.
Ossip Gabrilowitsch will give the
last of his series Of Aeolian Hall or
chestral concerts on Friday evening
Nav II. Mr. Gabrilowitsch will ap-
pear in double capacity, as he will
not only conduct his orchestra, but VIII
play the Rachmsninof Second Con-
certo, this number being under tho
baton Of Arnold Volpe. The pro-
gramme follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

John Mccormack will give a benefit
concert at the New York Hippodrome
Sunday night, May 10. the entire pro
ceeds to be divided equally between
the French tuberculosis Soldiers Re-
lief Fund and a special fund which is
being raised for the relief Of acute
distress in Mr. McCormack's native
town in Ireland, Athlonc. Mr.. McCor-
mack will introduce to the American
public a young Dublin soprano, Lily
Mcagher, who has been studying under
his direction since her arrival in
America last October. Miss Meagher
will contribute a group of songs TO
the programme, and Donald McBeath
some violin pieces.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
COMIC OPERA IN ENGLISH

The casts for the three COMEDY
operas new to America which the So
eiety of American Singers will pre-
sent in English at the Lyeeum Thea
tire, beginning tomorrow, have been
selected. For Donizetti's "1he Nign'
Bell" which, with Pergolesi's "Ths
Maid Mistress" will be heard on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
and at the Wednesday and Saturday
matinees, the following singers have
been chosen:
I'm HANNIBAL Pisaochio a. apothecaV -.
- David 3 spham. PefJ hens
serAhna. his bride Lucy Gates, Ilelle Patn !.
Rosa, hcr moihes.. harriti $780,
bnroo. q young gallant. Alosu NJ
sp'Haone' aptneeafy's apprentice 90,
Carr Fcrmes. Burgh s,tid
COnducars-Arur BOdanzky. Jossf Bamboscne>
stage direcor-Jacgues CoinL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

These are the programmes for San.
uel A. Baldwin's free organ reeitals a.
the City College this week:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

A concert fer the benefit Of the Red
Cross will be given in the auditorium
Of the High School of Commerce, Dr..
Arthur ". WOlfson, principal, on
Wednesday evening. The programs
will consist Of all Russian numbers. A
chorus of thirty voices from ii.
Aeolian Choir Of Brooklyn will Offer
choral numbers in eight parts, unas.
companied. DR.. Erwin Roessler, head
of the modern language department
will offer several piano solos, and the
orchestra OF the High School Of Com.
merce will also perform. There will
be 10 tickets or charge for admission.
but collection for the Red Cross will
be taken. The auditorium is situated
at l55 West Sixty-ffth Street, west Of
Broadway. The concert is under the
direction of y. Lindsay Nordan, dirse'
tor CT the Aeolian Choir.
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NOTES AND COMMENT FROM THE MUSIC WORLD
The Weeks Concerts

Composifion The Dawn u a New Rusu,s
Iinspfred b. tho revolution Sashs yoft~>-.
The Russian Balslka orchestra, Song o, b.
Roaimen"
swr.s,y,. n a Russian naiioaal dno.. u,-.
ga MED by the Bslaika.
Miss Mabel Hughes ard Signor n,
lando will play the piano aeeonps,,
ments for VI. Votichenko.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
NOVELTIES AND REVEALS

In view of the numerous failures OF
the novelties brought forward within
the last nine years, and the stability
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06

The parts for "The Maid Mistress
have been selected as follows:
Dr.. Pandolfo .... Dayd Blspham, Percy Hsns
Zerbins his maid, -.
Florence EAs,On- MAeennA1, Lag ~ -
Conductor rtur BodAnzAy. Josef Bamb0shs-
stage director-Jaoques Conn.
The cast of Gounod's "The MOCK
Doctor" which will be given on Thur
day, Friday and Saturday evenings,
announced as follows:
Gerontc = property oaner. ............ Ferry hs~s
Lucinda. ms daughter. -
ieele Patterson. Mare var 80 -
Lsandef, Lccinda's lover ........... Rsfaei ~
ssanareue a wood chopper .., Teomre 49, 49,.
Martins hs wife. iAls Hobeson. hsrnet bsDN~
jacqueline, nurse IN 0eronte's houss -,
Kathleen Howard. Marie fsn -,
Lucas. her husband. a servant M,
George Hamln. Alber W. ",
NAlere a servant .............Na tar w.
Conductor--Psul Elsler.
stage director--Jacoues Coini
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-15

to the litigation, but attorneys be-
lieve the court has jurisdiction and
authority to compel adherence by the
government and railroads to the stip-
ulation as FAY as its provisions extend.
The committee of eight railroad
presidents, headed by Hale Holden,
president Of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy railroad, that conferred
with President Wilson at the White
House when the Adamson act was
passed by congress was in the city
today keeping in close touch with the
situation.
Asks Government Operation
A circular alleged to have been sent
to the 100000 members of the broth
erhoods from the Cleveland head
quarters in the last week and signed
by w. S. Carter, president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen, was made pub
lie today by the railroad managers.
1t was headed Compulsory Arbitra-
ton Bulletin No. q and in part said:
III there is a sincere public de-
mand that the railroad employees shall
not strike for the eight-hour day,
then let the federal government oper-
ate the railways and assume response
biity for the wages and working OPP
erations of the employees"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-15
The Resolutions.


Whereas, The evidence before the Omaha
Douglas County Medical society, shows that
there have been twelve cases of smallpox In
the Saratoga school district, Of which five
were adults and seven school children, and
that three Of the school children were from
home where the mother was sick with
smallpox from February until February l6,
before they were excluded from school, and
Whereas, The health commissioner, r. w
Connell, has ordered all the children attend
Ing school to be vaccinated by the scarifi-
cation and virus method, and those refusing
to be vaccinated to be barred from school
and quarantined at their homes during the
incubation period, and
WHEREAS, The health commissioner, r. W.
Connell has refused to accept the powyie r
vaccination taken internally as complying
with his order to be vaccinated and in
sisting on those who have taken internal
method that they must be vaccinated by the
scarification and virus method, and
Whereas, Believing It Is the duty OF this
society to go on record pertaining to health
and sanitary matters involving the spread
of disease and brought to its attention.
Therefore, be IL
Resolved, That we the members here
assembled at the regular semi monthly
meeting of the Omaha Douglas County
Medical society heartily endorse the action
taken In enforcing vaccination at the Sara
toga school by the health commissioner. r.
V Connell. and pledge him our individual
and society's support in every way we can
to enforce his ruling. Be It further
Resolved, That we endorse the health
commissioners action In not recognizing the
internal vaccination as complying with his
order that all children must be vaccinated.
Resolved. That the Omaha Douglas County
NJ dical soicety state for the information
Of the people Of this community the terse
facts connected with the fatal statistics of
the city of Montreal as furnished by Prof.
Osler In his practice Of Medicine" which
facts show the dangers connected with nom
vaccination against smallpox.
I'm 1901, an epidemic OF smallpox
started in -ontreal and persisted until 1875.
In consequence of a perJudice against vac
cination on the part Of the ignorant masses
a large population, unprotected by vaccina-
ton, was permitted to grow up between
1876 and 1884.
ION February 2S, 1885, q Pullman car
conductor from Chicago. arrived in Montreal
with the smallpox. Within the next ten
months thousands Of persons were stricken
with the disease and S.16t died."-Practice
Of Medicine, osler, Page IS and 60.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-15
Buy Ground for
Norfolk Hospital,
Not for Kearney

Lincoln, March 14.-(Special.)-A
man suffering with tuberculosis is Of
little account compared with a man
who is insane, according to the idea
of the house, il its action in turning
down an appropriation of $4,000 to
buy a small tract of land for the
Kearney hospital for tubercular pa
tents and accepting another for $751;
400 for the hospita, for the insane at
Norfolk is to be taken into account.
\ The house refused TO reverse the re-
port for indefinite postponement made
by the finance committee on the
same kind Of report on the Norfolk
proposition.
Auten of Boone informed the house
that he had been told the head of a
certai ninstitution near LINCOLN had
caused the board of control to recon-
mend the purchase of tract of land
at price that would net the owner
a profit of something over $4,000.
Mr.. Gerdes of the board denies that
any member of the board or anyone
connected with the penitentiary re-
ceived cent of the profit made by
the Falls City man Of $3.50 per acre
on the sale.
Mr.. Autcn believes that he has a
bunch, but just at this time will 60
no further than to advise caution.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-15
William A. Black, Head
! Of West Point Bank, Dead

West Point, Neb.. March l4.--(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-William A. Black,
president of the First National bank,
died today at the family home in this
city after short illness.
Mr.. Black came here in 1885 and
with few associates bought out the
Crawford-McNnish- Graham private
bank and established the First Ma
tional. He was cashier until 1911 and
since that time has been president.
He was bornin 1912 at Manchester,
VT, and enlisted at the age of 20 in
the Fourteenth Vermont infantry and
served with marked distinction dur
ing this term of service. He has,
since his arrival here, been actively
interested in all movements for the
betterment of this community and the
upbuilding of this city and county and
was held in high esteem by all classes
of citizens. During his long life here
he held many positions Of honor and
trust. OF answering integrity and
unblemished life, he held the conf
dence of the people in a remarkable
manner. He was a prominent Mason.
Two children and his widow sur
vive, besides a sister residing here.
Funeral services will be held the last
OF the week, the exact date not being
set.