The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-11-27
Did You Hear :
That Andreas DIPPED Is to Give
Opera In Middle West
Towns.
ny LUCIEN CLEvEs.

"A the Middle West next week to
n make the final arrangements
for the opera company which he will
send to list of cities. although De-
troit Pittsburgh. Cincinnati and Cleve-
land are to form the nucleus of the
new musical enterprise. There are
novel features OF the season which II
Is thought will prevent some OF the
financial disappointments which have
usually resulted from such VI dertak-
ings. With the Metropolitan Opera
Company providing the East and the
Chicago Opera Association starting
westward at the close of its season at
the Auditorium the country. with Mr..
Dippel's new scheme, should receive
its full supply u opera.
There will be an entirely new sys-
tenn Of performances" Mr.. DIPPED said
to the reporter of THE NEW YORK
HERALD who sought him out for a de-
scription OF the new undertaking, Gar
the season No now planned win begin
next October and continue for TWEEN
ty weeks. II has usually happened
that the cities of the Middle West have
had their opera when il suited the
larger companies ard all at once. In
Pittsburgh. for instance. the seasons
were always given In Holy Week
Then the performances were crowded
into two or three nights or at the most
week in other places
THE new company will on the other
hand give two representations month
In a city during a period OF five months
The comrany Will travel from one city
to another In our circuit giving these
operas. The next month the repertoire
will consist OF two other popular works.
The programmes will be In this way
changed every month. / have the best
artists willing to join the company. Titta
Ruffo. Nine. Tetrazzini. Nine. Schu-
mann Heink, Nine. Matzenauer and
Nine. Homer as vel as many others OF
the most famous singers will be heard
with the company. The repertoire will
include all the pon"'ar works IN
French and italian. That's Carmen.
La Boheme. Tosca,' 'PaglIacci,' lie
No7z III ri arc d he san n operas
will be given in these languages. while
Die Walk e. Will be the one opera
sung In German during the first sea-
SON"
Mr. Dipnel will start on Tuesday to
visit the cities in which TIE performances
are to he given IL there Is no unforeseen
obstacle In the final adjustment of the
plan. which VIII be novel In the details
Of operate performance In this country.
81 have learned one thing in my ex-
perierce IS director OF the Chi"ago Opera
Association in this country" Mr. Diprel
said to the reporter. land that Is the
futilty of giving oTeratic performances
anywhere whom financial failure Is GER
tain. 1t Is absurd even to go to cities
which offer large guaranty when the
expenses will be so great that loss Is
plainly to be foreseen. am convinced
that operate enterprise OF that kind In
! this country is already at an end"
Would Yelling Go.
The difficulties between n popular star
and her manager have now been adj
justed and they will not part. although
that result was expected until Friday.
Then IL was agreed that after playing
for three weeks more In this city the
actress should go to Boston. Philadelphia
and other cities instead OF appearing In
the new play which the manager had
accepted for her.
The differences between them began
In very unusual way. The young
/ woman, contrary to all usual expert
ence in such cases. would go on the road.
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of the country. Her contract promised
her that privilege and she was deter
mined to stand on her rights The man
ager prot ested He wanted her In his
theatre for the run OF another play
which he Is TO produce.
II don't want to be only a New Yorl,
J actress" this young woman EXPLAINED
but | want to make a public for myself
/ everywhere in this country II can.
Z know that the metropolitan public is
/ the most tickle In the world. l know
that New York audiences have to see
| you in a reigning success half a dozer
| times before they even remember your
name. l also know that after they have
| seen you times they are likely
to express a v,ry decided sufficiency Of
/ your presence.
at is for that reason that want q
J travel while am young enough TO have
eople in other cities like me. ! want
! to make friends eve rywhere in this coun
! try. I know that the ieally important
women like Mrs. Fiske, Margaret Anglin
Maude Adams and Julia Marlowe are
'ot only New York favo'ites. They have
. public all over the country. They are
able TO draw audiences in every city.
That's the kind Of an actress hope
TO be some day, and | am too anxious
| FOR that sort OF career to let 1t go fo'
he sake of the comfort TO be enjoy ed
! In this city. so next month ! start Out
| and II they like me and my play hops
| to act for another year In the hinterland
Then you know that has the advantage
| OF making New York like you q great
| deal better when you get home"
Alma Gluck rs Aima Dea.
Her Salary Man." which Is to be acted
next week at the Cort Theatre. is the
work Of Horace Rutherford of Denver.
| who is a steel magnate at most times
| and only a dramatist In his hours of
ease lie wrote the new play which Is
| his first work somewhat more than a
year ago. He had great satisfaction in
writing II and he felt there would be
still greater satisfaction in seeing II
acted. SO he sent the manuscript OF
Her Salary Man" to a New York play
broker and waited. OF course he waited.
That Is the fate OF the new playwright.
Now Mrs. Rutherford was as Alathes
Jewell. the accompai 'st for Mime. Alma
Gluck. most popular OF concert sopranos
a Denver Nine. Gluck. and her accom-
oanist were invited to supper after a
oncert There Miss Jewell met MIR.
Rutherford and they were married with
in year. SO Mrs. Rutherford thought
~ Nine. Gluck ana her husband. Efren
&mbalist. when the play agent Sent
them no answer.
Nine Gluck got the play and showed
II 70 John Cort Mr. Cort was so Inn
pressed with the work that he Immedi-
ately accented II. SO In the audience a,
the Cort Theatre tomorrow night are
rertain 10 he Mr. Zirnbalis, and hts