Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-03
MARY GARDEN
IN 'CARMEN
NEXT FRIDAY
Fourth Week to See First
Special Performance of
Chicago Opera Co.
Bv sPEARMAN LEWIS.

The opening Offering of the fourth
week of grand opera in Chicago will be
Madame Butterfly" Monday night. 1t
was in Madame Butterfly" that Edith
Mason recently made her sensational de-
but. The excellent cast and new scenery
have revived public interest in PUG
cinis japanese tragedy. The cast will
include Edward johnson, popular Ameri-
can tenor, and Favloska, Schneider, Bak-
lanoff, Mojica, NicOlay Qua Civai and
Cantor. GiOrgio Pollacco will conduct.
Popularity of German opera is re-
spOnsibIe for the third performance on
Tuesday of "Tannhauser" in as many
weeks. The Wagnerian operate story Of
| Tannhauser's quest for love is supple
mented by one of the most enhancing
ballets Pavley and Oukrainsky have set
forth. Rosa Raisa will head the Tam
/ hauser" cast, her previous performances
having added laurels to the already
gorgeous crown of this world famous So
prano. Richard Schubert as Tannhauser,
Joseph Schwarz as Wolfram, and Wolf,
Ritch. Beck, Qua, Nicolay Van Gordon
and Dusseau present the German opera
In an extremely satisfying manner.
The matchIess 'Nluratore" will repeat
his brilliant Interpretation in THE Love
of Three Kings" in which he will sing
the tenor role for the second time
/ Wednesday night with the cast including
Mary Garden, Georges Baklanoff, Ed
Guard Cotreuil and Constantin Nicolay;
! Polacco conducting.
TOSCA TO BE GIVEN
THURSDAY NIGHT.
"Tosca" will again be given Thurs
day, Dec. s. with Rosa Raisa in one Of
her most brilliant roles "FIoria.' Baron
Scarpia,'' one of the classics of opera,
brings Georges Baklanoff into the cast,
with Tino Pattiera as Mario 1.-The ar
fist angle of the famous triangle. This
trio will be supported by Nicolay, Ire
visan. Oliviere, Civai, Falco and Uhl. An
gelo Ferrari will conduct.
The first special performance Of the
season is announced for Friday evening.
Miss Garden will present Carmen with
herself in the title role singing and act
ing the story Of the cigarette girl who
wrecked the soldier life Of Jose" (Mura
tore), to follow the flaming fortunes O.,
'Escamillo' (Blklanoff). This perform
ance is not included in any regular sub
scrption SERIES Mary McCormic, tie
Chicago girl who made her successful de-
but last week as "NIiceala," again win
share honors IN the Bizet masterpiece.
The cast also will include Defrere, Pagan,
D'Hermanoy. Pavloska Qua, Mojica, and
.
PaeIey and Oukrainsky and ballet will
appear in the fourth act in one OF their
best offerings
"RIGOLETTO" BILL FOR
SATURDAY MATINEE.
The Saturday matinee will bring YER
dis "RigolettO' to the footlights, with
Joseph Schwarzs pungent presentation OF
the hunchback jester. Tito Schipa, the
most popular of Italian tenors, sings the
in which her beautiful voice is heard to
greatest advantage. The cast also will
include Lazzari Pavloska, Nicolay. Co
remit Cantor, Schneider Ciyaf Oliviero
Vanderbosch and loft. Giorgio Polacco
is the conductor.
On Saturday evening the popular
priced devotees of opera have an un-
usual treat presented in Verdis Aida"
the story of an Ethiopian slave Rosa
RaisaO. who found herself torn between
loyalty to her fathers Egyptian tribe and
her lover Radames, captain OF the guaR4
of the opposing army. The productf0a
( long has been one of the most stipend
Gus in the Chicago repertoire, and at
/ popular prices will be presented with ex-
actly the same cast as on regular sub
Z scription nights. The principals will in
clude Raisa. Cctreuil, Reynolds, Pat
tera Lazzari, Kimini Schneider and OIL
viero and incidental dances by Mile.
Nemeroff and the corps de ballet. Angelo
Ferrari will conduct
The mid-season subscription sale IONS
night a week for the last five weeks, ef-
fective Dec 49,. which has been one OF
the sensations of the opera season, VIII
close next Thursday night at o'clock.
Great stimulus was given the sale by the
announcement that CALI Curci would be
heard by each of the mid season series
+ ticket holders.