Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-21
GRAND OPERA IN
CHICAGO GREETED
BY BIG HOUSES.
First Week Marked by Debuts
q OF Several of Mary
Garden Finds.
Bv sPEARNIAN LEWIS.

CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Ehe first week of
Chicago's grand opera season at the
Auditorium records a series of large
audiences, most of which were sold out
houses" The week was made interest
ing by the debuts of several of the new
artists whom General Director Mary
Garden brought with her from Europe to
reinforce her organization this season.
The initial offering Monday night was
samson and Delilah" with Lucien SIura-
tore as Samson, Marguerite dAlvarez as
Delilah and GiOrgiO POlaceO as conductor
Paul Pagan, French bassO from the opera
comique in Paris, made his American
debut in this opera, and a spectacular
feature was the Pavley- Oukrainsky bal
let's presentation of two new ballets
for the Song of Spring and the Baccha-
male. The audience at the opening per
Torrance was one of the most brilliant
the Chicago opera has ever assembled,
with boxes filed with representative So
ciety personages of Chicago society,
while several hundred social notables
were occupants of orchestra seats, being
unable to obtain boxes.
For the second week, beginning tonight,
Miss Garden will again dip into her bag
of surprises, and present Joseph
Schwartz, as the hunchback jester in
from Victor Hugo's The King Abuses
Himself" Schwartz sang two guest per-
fOrmsnces with the Chicago company in
San Francisco last spring and created
furore. Tito Schipa, leading Italian
tenor, and one of the greatest lyric
tenOrs in the opera world. will make his
first bow this season TO his great Chi
cagO following as the Duke of Nantua"
fin "2igOletto" With Edith Mason as
"Gilda" and Lazzari as "Sparafucile, the
Quartette should be sung with unusual
brilliancy.
Tomorrow night comes the beautiful
Claire Dux in her American debut. She
Will sing Mimi in La Boheme' CPuc-
cini), and it IS expected that she will
duplicate or surpass her achievements in
Austria, where she has been a sensation.
Irene Pavloska, herself a beauty in voice
and figure, will sing 'Musette," with
Pattiera, Rimini Lazzari, Trevisan and
OlivierO in supporting roles.
Samson and Delilah,' the sensation of
the opening night. will be repeated
Wednesday of next week with Lucien
AIuratore and Marguerite D'Alvarez in
the title roles.
Thursday night ''Tannhauser." the first
Wagner opera to be presented in Chi
cagO in five years. viii be revived. This
opera affords an advantageous debut to
the new dramatic tenor. Richard Schu-
bert, who viii be heard for the first time
in America. Rosa Raisa ChieagO's
reigning dramatic soprano. will add the
role of Elizabeth in this opera to her
already remarkable repertoire. Three
other important debutants announced
for this performance are Jeanne DUs-
seau, the Canadian soprano: Theodore
Ritch, the Russian tenor. and James Wolf
Russian basso. Others in the cast arc
Cyrena Van Gordon, Joseph Schwartz
William Beck. Octave Qua, COnstantin
Nicolay. with Mr. Ferrari conducting, and
with Andreas Pavley. Serge Oukrainsky
and their ballet in newly evolved dances.
Mary Garden, Lucien 8luratore and
Georges Bat1anoff viii again form the
memorable musical and dramatic trio
which they have made famous in car
men" on Saturday afternoon. with Mr.
Polacco conducting, and with another
ballet by Pavley, Oukrainsky and their
corps of dancers. Mary McCormic,
young soprano discovered by Miss Gar
den last spring. will make her operate
debut IN this performance as Micaela.
Other members OF the cast include Paul
Pagan, Mines. Pavloska and DHermanoy
The same east which presented Puc-