New-York tribune., 1920-10-17

III tnTee AKIN 10 CnaTdcteTS III Alice III
Wonderland
At length he finds the three oranges,
but it has been decreed that the i'm
prsoncd prncesses can only be released
if the fruit is opened at the waters
edge, and neither river nor oasis is at
hand. The princes attendant, over
come by his own thirst, cuts open two
Of the oranges and the princesses are
released, only to die Of thirst The
prince himself opens the third orange,
and this princess, with whom he i'm
mediatey falls in love, is saved by the
intervention of onlookers, who watch
the performance from each side Of the
stage, as in "Le Coq dor" These on
lockers include personages styled by
the author the Tragics, the Comics,
the Lyrics, the Ridicules and the
Empty Heads. Scenery and costumes
for this production have been designed
by Boris Anisfeld
"Edipo Re" is based on the Greek
tragedy by the same name.
Mr.. Rutfo will create the title role.
Among the rivals announced for the
New York season is Strauss's "Salome'
with Mary Garden and Lucien Mura-
tore. Others are:
Italian-"Orfeo,' "La Favorita," can
drea Chenier" and Jewels of the Ma
donna"
French -"Lakme" and "Talcs of Hoff-
MANN"
English-"L "Lohengrin,' "Die Walkure"
and Tristan and Isolde
The regular repertoire will be SC
lected from:
French Faust "Manon," Gear
men," "Thais," Romeo and juliet"
lie Cher-;neau,' "Monna Wanna. and
"Cleopatre'
Italian" Barber of seville,o ola Son
naTnbula," "Falstaff," "Rigoletto," ia
Gioconda,' "Cavalleria Rusticana,'
Madam Butterhy,' Linda di Chamou-
nix" Don Pasqualc," "AIda," 1.-The
Masked Ball." "L'Amore del Ire Re-"
"Tosca,' I'll Trovatore," "Luci d Lam
mermoor," Norma" "La Traviata,"
81 'Elisir d'Amore,' 81 Pagliacci," La
Boheme,' "Puccini's Trttico," IN Ia
barro.' "Suor Angelica" and "Giann
Schicchi."
number of new singers have been
added to the personnel of the COM
pany.
In the reign of Napoleon I the post
Of Superintendent of the Opera, which
had been abolished during the revolu-
tion as relic Of aristocratic afrecta-
ton. was restored According to G..
Touchard-Lafosse, in ChroniQues de
Gently appointed First Prefect of the
Palace, sent out the following appeal:
IDEAL Opera Singer During the Empire
Singers with firm voices are wanted
All who present themselves for en-
gagement must understand music and
be able to read at sight easily. Ap-
plicants must not be more than twenty
five years old or less than eighteen
years old. Height must not be less
than five feet two inches, unless the
voice is a superb one In that case
the height will not be so strictly taken
into consideration. An agreeable face
is of the first Importance Applicants
must bclofg to respectable families
and show that they have had some
schooling. They must not have de-
fcctive vision. They must. possess a
full set of teeth"
Qualifications for admission to mod
ern opera houses are, fortunately, not
SO exacting.
New Members of the Company
Heading the list of new singers who
will appear with this organization is /
the Scotch tenor, Joseph Hislop, who I
has had romantic career and was
highly praised by the London press
when he sang for the first time at
Covent Garden recently.
Mr.. Hislop began life as a painter,
who nursed secret ambitions for an
operate career. While painting in /
Sweden he married the daughter of .
the richest baker of the three king (
doms, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
After his marriage he devoted most
OF his time to acquiring a large roper
toir, of operate roles in Swedish. He
made his debut and sang with success
IN all three countries. Then he tried
his fortunes in the opera houses of
italy 1t was while there that Di-
aector Herbert NJ. johnson obtained an