The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-14

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eaaT6Rros ss-ats9v sgoe. eae "a exercise IA" I
ss16lrA9 chords Of their sonEolrds IT te'
S1Axfs xtosa sheater during tie past NJ"
4 4FeAks and now they have gone 70 tn@
naaree IF Massachusetts hay 20 display
S4Aesy rulearftuas and voc&tasn1. ire
asss.s uas hardy an artistic sGecHs*- ,
&Mnd Il wax ssr~ly . iatnentshte M
&3a42 ,efsesss<,yf Franesat orr In every way !
I'M fess behind previous seAsons~-ifg IA
69SxSA1t. I'M fanSn metal returns and genera!
- s ~st tnat they have NOT the
'5S1nrars---thsy have better roster
Efkaa sts most fsnoes competitor. the
sfefrs.poffsam-hgs. II needs manager
{S MANAGE OF imagination. intelligence
E&aA Understanding. II mas n'@hasc i
WI rre~enf---it is said 10 have several
$&4 hsYr--nut 5ndgng by effect the
HSar.cer it now follows needs an ad-
Nfacr. Surae of the things puiteo
Se4re exceedingly raw ts ins
Sneastion was ArhToalto. Ntth MafF
<TxNadNn nyarine the role OF the eoufse-
Esssr T,f tsia performance the veteran
sSS4yse ~ the New York Tribune, tn"
5SSnu Of thu local scrbes observes thar
800 nr.gentat.on was little less than
m 4tSrrana to the company and ieft
@S4nrch II, the nostrils Of every lover
vi TIE lyric drama. The hciainouS
M&AN Of fsawsts latite opNt@ "o"
sSi3 ncrsla he pailiated AZ all. was aton@d
1880 ~ rhe sparkling humor and ~
xwnnu1sv Of is music hut Ire place IN
@ehe g~hene Of an organization ik@
%4Aas rt the Chicago coYspany-or INK"
kH4 ct such company as THIS onRhi
&A f<--is questionable 10 say the least.
III s. said iha. the punhc pFoessen
f4Mfnss its bare-facec Fsiaeioush.es a
SHY4s WHARF sAphrodite' Was acceptsh'
5Sss.- nNvhnns there w&s less eestiaiity
M rrnr. beauty In the performance
SSs .,,e Drera Cofaicue than at tNe
49, II Ssan. 1t ia reasonably sure INA
1yu NO. again be produced IN Ne",
anrk. ard IL is doubtful II ii VIII ma
Welcome in other critics. hs.e -
&1N annual rumor tna' NatH
&a.No and others are TO go 10 Inv
4~ax,cgitan and the usual denaals on
;@sh ssaes IT is unfortunate that We
s1istre~o company fell SO far below ~
7SS11en..es snn promises, and that IL shouAu
*sarr f.tled SO siEnslly in meeting tns
nhlsc demand But It has paid aeaf .
~ Ts..rt ,,rrs.fge and financial discrep'
S1ry. If the Lake Shore patrons arr
gzSrsss,~ - nav the iosses--and they
@snear to be gIuttors in this respect -
- LII nyohabiv have another season
1xt yexy -.
sEzlfrntfestly, IL grand opera ~ 10 De
sAI1nA \ pxying investment In this couh
~ ma prove popular " mus "
TSH5snh some such organization as th
1sSs.~Nsr~+nn Opera Association, which
sSs n .rr,mendabie local performance
~ voted visiting artistes, stimuiat1
N1tnet in this form OF arr aho even
~ ,e.as to chain of organiza
snr.ted in other cities which
11r4nw In concert. may make
iFasse. u.
r. s~Scn. Narsuerita sylvia, SINCE
SE~ rares. distinction. who termi
7fSSsSA her professional engagements y
a1Svr acids long enough to sing 'Caf
IRkSGsss recently tor thia organization
AS~ AArrrs. 30 active Fin this propn
~ thar she has arranged 10 spe',
gHVery city in which she appears
1nkerview in the New iork ls,oan,
1sn,wfnr her Washington engage
Esssx .lse fsrs the powers Of the op
fsSSSs. r.ia for their refusal to tax
Es5ss ,.cvemant seriously. Madam
sS,s. TIA vigorous prctagontst OF TN
ID r,aay for popular American oper'
me has~ xfready aroused such kse
mt HI III. national cspseai' ~"e'
1nfdinr aevotses Of tine arts an
SSexty have been banded toeether
sSshalf. that a substantial goafan'e
nj has already been raised
42fnra Ss now conducted appears
NJ .sr,vate enterprise. with its benz
AArIed the general public OF an
~ axcert favored Few. Even
f~w cities the general puonc
SSYsve,y denied the pleasure OF iyf
I'd 10 he advance subscripNo
Ss@e .Yressiva nrices Madame Sylv
Ssss~Aay4 aksn task which shout
ne the announcement ahd SUI
23ni support Of every music love
club ana music writer IN -
fSY4 states. II Is eonsufnrhae'c
SfSttay to be wished. and II any o.,
4rt
swhose striking persona lily. dtF
S9ss.. 4, tho operatie world and !.
SS1i 91a lie work in the cause or VIVA
Ns3snde-takes are ali elements Pre-
IN 81 success
E&4 held thar New York 50 the na
x.Y.fer Of the world At tne preset
distinction earned during IN
srhtn music was stifed by IN
~ roar of fo~Nict.ng nations.
fntfn elton liz 10 he maintained
1871 hecause the general musici
skas be3r aroused. n rs sienif
Es8hat exronents Of new forms {
zAkk are becoming more feean ,,s;l
{ n potn{s W II ssrsrai hwaksF
NAte brsnch OF the art
zW1,tle thes~new musical srtis's
SSnr ~ the better established ~
fS4fng the musical mind, what
EHSvins grs%rxtionT To rnsfe mr.
Ynvsrg there nsnE& r- 4 music.
irartAn ana ~ least ona ne
has undertaken to arouse ~
M chlaqren,. and throns
5x&~ ID muxc. Nancy Van Kir'
Y pArsonsxe and highly ewes
SGsAf has Developed this art
nhe il 10 give series
yNymstsne IT which aha sini