The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-07


 ance of Armand Tokatyan as Mario Cavaradossi in "Tosca" last Monday night at the Jefferson theatre did not know that they were witnessing the
 beginning of what promises to be a
 very evontful and successful career fof the young Armenian. This was the first appearance with the Scotti
 forces by Tokatyan and was his third
 pany. This performance also mark
 cd his sinitial public appearance in
 the role of Mario
 But unless these facts had been
 known before hand the average audi | tor would have passed his splendid
 performance with a thought of long
 experience as Tokatyan gave every
 appearance of being veteran.
 Can Birmingham support grand Iopera2 This is a question asked an- nually. and, strange to say, 1t is al-
 ways answered affirmatively even though numbersless experiments have
 proven 1t to be financial loss to the guarantors. Nevertheless c1inging to the thought of bringing to Birming Hdu tue UtHl dNdlidDiE BIdHd OPFAA artists the Music Study club, and eight other guarantors. financed the
 recent two-day opera season given here by the Antonio Scotti Grand Opera company.
 Five of the most pleasing and ap- pealing operas were chosen and each were given artistic and masterful pro rcductions with artists of nation
 wide note singing the leading role put still they failed to secure crowd ed houses. The audience at the mati-
 nee performance of La Boheme"
 Monday was scarcely alrger than the 1 fifty piece orchestra. The largest ] audience of the season was in at tendance Monday night at the Tosca performance and every available seat sold. Tuesday matinee of Carmen | fell to one e-half house. while the aud fence at the double bill Tuesday night
 of The Secret of Suzanne" and "Pag- iiacci" fell considerably off from the number which attended the night performance Monday
 It has been suggested that an Opera Week" be established in, Bir- mingham with the cooperation or all of the civic organizations and the public at large. This, no doubt, IS
 very excellent idea and should be
 worked out quite successfully, ana
 judging from the success of At ianta's "Opera Week" Birmingham
 gh. do well to follow the plans
 laid out by the Georgia city. Although the Music Study club is a
 great organization the production of grand opera in Birmingham will ai- wayg be a failure until the entire public gets behind the idea and
 pledges support.
 Summer plans for the members Of the Birmingham Music Teachers as- sociation as announced last week will call for almost absolute suspension of musical activities during the month of August. Several Of the tea achers will suspend teaching throughout the entire summer but the majority will confine their vacation 10 one month or six weeks. Follow ling arc brief plans for the teachers Mrs. R. V. Algood will remain at lAer studio at Cable hall all summer. Miss Elizabeth Buckshaw will take a vacation in August.
 Miss Abigail Crawford will close her studio during the months or July and August. The Birmingham Conservatory or
 Music. Mrs. Edna Gockel Gussen, d. rector, will remain open all sum mer.
 Mrs. Mary William Caller will take a short vacation in August John Cathey will leave for New York city following the close Of the
 present term of the Birmingham con servatory.
 Miss Kate Smith will take Vaca ton In August
 Mrs. Marion McCray will take va cation during the months of July and August.
 Mrs. G. P. Dupree will keep her studio open In the Watts building until August 1.
 Miss Amelia Motion Embry will close her studio in the Watts build ing during the months of July ana August.
 The studio of Miss Hortense Estes 1o34 Twentieth street, south, will De | closed from June 1 to September l. Snec,al summer courses will be
 given by Miss Sara Mallam, begin hing June 1, at her studio at Cable 1 hall. Mrs. Manly Moor will keep her studio in Cable hall open all summer. Miss Bonnie Howard will keep her studio, 1721 Twelfth avenue, south, open throughout the summer. Miss Howard is president of the assoct- ation. Miss Pearl Rosenfeld's studio at Five Points will remain opensall sum mer.
 Mrs. corrie Handley Rice will close her studio at Cable hall during August.
 Miss Susie Sanfords studio in the Watts building will be closed from June until September.
 Miss Virginia Reese Simms will close her studio at the Louie Comp ton seminary for the entire summer. Mrs, Clara Harper Steele will be- gin a summer term at her studio in Cable hall June 1. Mrs. w. c. Vail will remove her studio from Margaret Allen school to Louilie Compton seminary dur