New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

tlons for as many different compost
tlons. including twenty-nine full-length
operas, SIX short operas for double
blll'' combination and two new ballets
Tor series of from thrty-fve to fortv
performances
Ihe operas and casts for the first
week include Hellini's "Norma." Mon
day night, with Rosa Raisa. Alcssandro
Dolcl, Myrna Sharlow, Nirgilio Lazzari.
Emma Noe. with Gino Marinuzzi con-
ductlng his New York debut: Tues
day night. Debussy's "Pelleas ct Nell
s"nde, with Mary Garden. Alfred Ma
suonat, Hector Dufranne Maria Claes-
sens, Dora de Philippe, Gustav Huber
deau, Constantin Nicolay. conducted by
Marcel Charlier: Wednesday. an extra
matinee Of the novelty Nine. Chrv-
santhemc," by Messenger, with Tamak
Mlura. Charles Fontalne. Maria Claes-
sens. Dorothy Follis. Hector Dufranno.
Edmond Warnery and the corps de
ballet, headed by Serge Oukrainsky and
Ntas'a lcdowa. conducted by Louis
Hasselmans; Wednesday night. another
novelty. Ravcls "L'Hcurc t,spagnolc"
he Spanish lIour'l, with Nvonne
Gail Al red Maguenat. Edouard Co
treulI, Desire Defrerc and Edmond War
norN IN the cast. and VI. Hassclmans
conduciing. together with Lconcavallo's
Fagllacci with Titta RuHo in his sec
ond New ork performance, Marie San
jllan, Tor her first tirqc here; Forrest
Lamont, Lodovlco Oliviero, Desire Dc
frcro and Conductor Marinuzzi; Thurs
day night. Montcmcz1i's "LAmorc dol
ire Re- Tho LoYo of Three Kings
WITH Mary Garden. tho dcbuts Of Carlo
Ialchi and Edward Johnson. Mcssrs.
LAMAR. Olvicro. Mojica and Miss Noe,
Mr.. Mar'nuzzi conducting; Friday
night, the new American opera, rip
Van Wlnklo. by Reginald dc koven
and Percy MacKayc, with Evelyn Her.
borts debut, Georges Baklanoff as Rip.
MesSrs. Dufrannc. Cotrouil. Hubcrdcau
Nicolay. Warncry. Misses Darch and
Noe singing. incidental dances by Mile.
Ledowa and corps de ballet and Alex
ander Smalicns in his debut as con-
ductor, Saturday afternoon Nerdis
"Tho Masked Bali" will be sung by
Rosa Rasa, Alcssandro Bonci, Maria
Nlaossons. Florence Macbeth. Mcssrs.
GalcHl lazzari. Nicolay. Defrerc, Oil
vloro and Dorman, conducted by Tco-
iio de Angels. another conductor new
hero; and Saturday night. Puccinis
"Madama Butterfly with Tamaki
Miura, irene Pavlovska, Miss Noe
II,
Dcfrcro and OliViero ON the stage and
Mr.. Marinuzzi at the conductors desk
in addition to the operate perform
ances at the Lexington the Nom bcrs of
the Chicago Opera Company viii be
heard as formerly al the New York
Hippodromc IN Sunday night concerts
Those who will appear include Yvonne
Gall. Amoita Galli-Curci. Rosa Raisa.
Georges Baklanoff, Alessandro Bonci
Carlo Galcfi Edward johnson. Tito
Schipa and others.
Mime. Chrysanthemc"
The story of Messengers opera in four
acts, prologue and epilogue tells of
Pierre, a midshpman, who finds in
Japan the life he has dreamed of in far
off Brittany It is the story of his we'd
ding 10 Nine Chrysanthcme, Geisha
girl. who, though d woman at heart
seems but child, charming and con-
dine.
There are many familiar Japanese
scenes IN the opera the city square,
with its merchants. It's theaters, its tenn
pic and the people al prayer, the dane
ing girls. and the Geisha songs Of flow
crs. Youth aud love
ysanthtmo las felt the incvitabc-
ncss Of her parting from Pierre, but
she takes her great sadness bravcly. No
message could be more tender than the
letter she sends to Pierre on his home
ward journey:
"ForciVc my audacity.' she writes.
81 want 10 keep a place IN your memory.
7 dare not say in your heart, for il was
never mine, ! was bu, doll, play
thing in your life. If I saw you leave
with d smile on my lips, | want you to
know, when YOU arc far, far away that
in Japan, also there are women who
love and who weep
u iieure Espagnoic"
The action OF THE Spanish Hour"
lasts hardly more shan forty-five min
ute.. 7.e poem is by Franc Nohain
and the music by Ravcl The action
takes place a Toledo, Spain. in the
eighteenth century. This one-act opera
was produced at the Opera Comiquc,
Paris. in 1911. and was performed at
Covcnt Garden last summer, with Two
members Of the present cast, Alfred
Nugucnat and tdouard Cotreuil in the
same parts.
The action passes in the shop of Tor
Quemada an absent-minded clockmaker.
l. is his day for attending the public
clocks in various parts OF the town; the
one day in the Week when his wife.
named Conception, can Ell 10Y a Bit of
complete freedom in which to attend TO
, fcr loNe affairs during his aDsc1ce Ns
The stupid clockmaker is going, Ramlro,
a mLleteer. enters to have lis Watcl
fixed, which annoys the Eabel laisan
wife greatly. The husband asks Ramiro
TO await his return In despair Concep-
clon wonders what to do with this uneN-
pected visitor; and he. quite as much
embarra ssed not knowing what else to
talk about. offers to carry TO her room
one Of the large clocks which he has
heard the husband declare too heavy for
him 20 move.
While he takes the clock to the other
room. Gonzalvc, the wifc's lover. enters
He is hidden in large grandfather
clock during tho muleteers absence.
There follows an amusing interchange
Of clocks, and Gonzalve is carried by
the unsuspecting muleteer across the
threshold OF milady's room. Enter an
other gallant, lingo, the banker He,
too. Is hidden in clock, and TINS time
another switching of timepieces effects
an Interchange Of lovers. But ,he mule
teer. by his prowess and strength. has
won the admiration OF the tickle wife,
and she transfers her firtations to
him While thcv are tete-a-tete IN
the other room the clockmaker returns
to tnd the two detected philanderers
hidden in his clocks. Enter also the
wife and Ramiro' The obtuse bus
band. finding the three lovers in COM
petition probably believes in safety
I'M numbers" for there are no casual
tres