Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-15
MISS GARDEN IS
CHOSEN HEAD Of
CHICAGO OPERA
Star Will Have General
Charge of the Associa-
tons Affairs, Both Arts
tic and Executive.
CBy The Associated Press.D

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Chicago, Jan. l4.-Mary Garden,
American grand opera star, was
elected general director of the Chi
cago Opera association at a meet
Her appointment followed the re-
signation of Herbert johnson as
executive director and that of Gino
MarinuZ2i, as artistic manager, Miss
Garden will have general charge Of
the affairs of the Chicago Opera as
ISOLATION, both artistic and eX-
eCutiVe.
Miss Garden, it was announced,
will continue to appear as an artist
of the company and therefore AS
sumes a dual role as general direc-
tor and artist, just as Maestro Cam
panini continued to conduct operas
while he was general director. She
will receive no compensation as the
worlds first woman general direc-
tor of an opera company either this
season or next. She will receive
only the amount paid for her reSu-
lar performances as an artist.
Last spring, pending further
consideration and final determina-
ton of a successor to Maestro
Campanini as general director,
said statement issued by the
executive committee in announc-
ing the change, the position OF
executive director was created and
Herbert Johnson was asked to fill
it. and the position of artistic man
ager was created and Gino Mari
nuZzi was asked to fill it.
Herbert Johnson mas resigned
as executive director and his re-
signation has been accepted. Gino
! MarinuZZi has resigned as artistic
director, and his resignation has
been accepted. These two posi-
tions have now been abolished.
Gino Marinuzzi continues as con-
ductOr.
Miss Mary Garden, as general
| director, will have, therefore, gen.
/ eral charge and direction under the
! executive committee of the affairs
! of the Chicago opera association
! both artistic and executive. An
nouncement will shortly be made
/ of the appointment of business
manager and others who may be
desired to perform the respective
duties assigned them and to assist
| Miss Garden in the work. Other
| wise the management and staff
remains the same as heretofore.
Under this development, Miss
| Garden undertakes to lead and
guide the destinies of the Chicago
| opera association during this and
| the coming seasons and will con =
| tribute the same spirit and mag
netic leadership which was so pro-
! nOunCed in CleOfonte Campaninl
and will continue for Chicago the
work which, for ten years, he m
cessantly and in devotion and con-
secretion built up to the point
| which placed the Chicago Grand
Opera association as second to no
opera organization in the world.
1.-The directors are glad to feel
! that, in announcing this new pro-
cedure, the public and the patrons
of opera and artists will acclaim
! Miss Garden and give her their
hearty support in the work to come,
| and she, in turn, can be counted
upon to present operas in chicago
and elsewhere throughout the coun-
try in a manner worthy of such
support from those who have the
interest of the organization at
heart"
Miss Garden was born in Aber-
deem, Scotland, in 1877, and came
to America with her parents when
she was six years old. After a short
residence in the east, the family
came to Chicago, where Miss Gar
den began the study of music which
later was continued in Paris. She
made her debut in the title role of
Louise" at the Opera Comique in
Paris in 1900. Her American de-
but was made in "Thais" at New
York in 1907. Since then she has
fgained world wide recognition for
her impefsonations of such char
acters as marguerite "Salome."
"Thats." Carmen" "Sappho" and
Louise. nj