Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
Grand Opera Star
Is Highly Honored

Dy Associated Pres.
CHICAGO. Jan. ~ Mary Garden
American grand opera star was elect
ed general director ~ the Chicarr
Opera association at meeting uf The
executive committee to.lay Her AZ
polntment followed the resignation a.
Herbert johnson az executive director
and that OF Cino Marlnuzsi a. nftis,lr
manager. A. general director. Nils
Garden will have general charge ~
the affairs Of thu Chicago opera aBso
1iation. both artistic and executive
Miss Garden. u WINS announced wiii
continue 10 appsar as an artist - the
company. and therefore assume n dual
role "a general director and artist iust
ms Maestro CampanInl continued g.
conduct operas. while b. was general
director. She viii receive ~ ,unisn
sation ns the worlds fret woman zen
eral director ~ an opera cmmunv.
either this season a. next She will
receive only the amount I4d Zoe hsr
regular performance az an artist Al
the company.
Last Spring. pending further con
slderaiion and final determination a.
a successor g. Maestro Cumfauini a.
general director" sah a statement 4
sued by the executive committee A.
announcing the change THE position
81 executive dlrcrtur was created avd
Herbert johnson was asked io nl. ~
ana TIE position ~ artistic manager
was GRATED. and Gino Marinuzzi Wns
asked 10 fill II.
H"rbcrt Johnson has resigned a.
executive director and his resignation
has h''n accepted. elmo Mirinu,yi
has resigned as artistic director and
MS resignation has l.rn accented
These two positions have MT h-.r
abolished Glno Marinur1l r1ntluss.
as conductor.
Miss Mary Garden. us general "a.
rtctor. viii have therefore general
oharge q direction. under ths ,x.-u.
tive committee 81 the affairs 81 IN.
Chicigo Opera association. hath arts.
TIC and executive. Announcement viii
Ehoifly be made on tn anpointmsnt
81 business tnanarer and others who
may ~ desired O. perform Go. n.
fpective duties assigned thsm ana q,
ASSIST Miss Garden in ths work. pth.r.
wise the management and staff &C.,.
mains the sane NJ hcrctufore
Under this department. Miss Gar.
den undertakes % lead and guild. th.
dcstinies o. the Chicago opera assneia.
zion during this and the coming s.a
son. and will contribute tho same sulr.f
and magnetic leadership which uns 81
prlnced IN Cleofunte Clmpanlri and.
win continue for Chicago o. work. Tor
which for ten years b. ircessan'iy and.
IN devotion and conservation built uf
70 the point which placed the Chlcaeu
Grand Opera association as second &
no opera organization In the world.
The directors arr glad o. feel that
IN Announcing this new procedure. the
public and the patrons N opera anc
the artists viii acclaim Miss Garden
srd give her their hearty support IN
the work TO GENE. and she. in turn
can b. counted upon 20 present opera
In Chicago and elssEhcre throughout
the country IN n maner worthy - such
support from those Who have the In
teres, a the organization ~ heart"
Miss Garden was horn In Aberdeen.
Scotland. IN ls77. and came 70 America
with her parents when she was SiN
years old. After n short residence lr
the east the family came e. Chicago
where Mrs Garden began IN. study II
music which WAS later continued ~
Paris. she made her debut IN the ll;iic
role q "isouise" at the oera conlqus
IN Paris In 1900. Her American debt
vas made In That's" ~ New York lnI
1907. Since then she has gained world
wide recognition for her impcrsona.
tons o. such characters as "Mafguer.
ise." ''Salome" That's" Carmen.
'Sappho" and LOUIS"