The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-15

music men are those VINO are most
convinced of this fact.
The concert season is drawing to a
close also. The event Of Importance
this week was the Vacation association
concert at the Metropolitan when
Geraldine Farrar, Sergei Rachmani-
noff and the Philadelphia Orchestra
furnished q programme of SURPRISING
musical brilliancy, and the association
itself performed like achievements in
securing as patrons and patronesses-
and what is now an essential to
charity programme, a group Of pro-
grmme sellers = representing the
names which are most frequently in
the public prints concerning. the DO
ings Of society. The association is
really meritorious one, doing spe-
cialized work and doing it exceedingly
well. 1t is for the aid and assistance
of self-supporting women, and this
brings it close to the interest Of sin
gers, musicians and members of the
dramatic stage. It is said the results
were highly satisfactory from finan.
cial viewpoint, and they deserve all
they received and ten fold, whether
they got or will get it or not.
Season of Light Opera
The Society of American Singers
brought to a close a season of light
opera, given at the Park Theatre, and
with flattering success for the past
thirty weeks. This is the first time
this city has manifested the slightest
interest in what has been known as
"opera in English'' and while strictly
speaking the offerings have been more
of musical comedy character than
grand operas it conclusively proves
the field there is for any opera that is
good, sung we'll and staged appropri-
ately. With "'Robin Hood" "Pa-
tience" and "Iolantne" as the closing
bills, and a special performance of
"The Mikado," it closed as it began,
with the full confidence of music low
ers, and a deep sense Of appreciation
for the excellent work they have done.
The theatre will Immediately be taken
over Oy Spanish company where
Spanish music and drama will be ex-
plotted until the hot weather says to
them nay.
The, Palace Theatre in New York,
which is the representative vaudeville
theatre of the United States, has as q
headliner this week Marguerite Sylvia,
the prima donna. In announcing this
ode Luxe" engagement, as the fash
i0nable press agent describes it,. the
management declares that "it is the
belief of the managers of the leading
vaudeville stheatres Of; the United
States that the clientele of these the
atres may be improved as to quality
and quantity by the engagement of
such noted artistes in their respective
lines as will represent truly the higher
branches of dramatic and musical art.
We have sought in the past to test the
favor Of these audiences by giving
them the best samples of operate and
instrumental music, and are satisfied
with the results. Madame Sylvia was
engaged as an experiment, and this
has convinced us that it is an expert
ment no longer. Every artistic, from
Caruso to CALI Curci, would find an
appreciative audience on our stage if
we could afford to engage them with
out the need of raising our prices We
seek to give the best for the least,
and in the engagement of this noted
opera prima donna, perhaps the most
popular of all our present day singers,
we are carrying out this determine.
ton" Another critic, speaking Of
Madame Sylva's Z engagement at the
Palace declares that she received her
preparation for vaudeville with the
Chicago Opera association, the old
Manhattan Opera company, and the
Opera Comique and Paris Grand
Opera company" surely some prep.
aration for vaudeville.p