New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
Garden to Stav
AS Opera Boss,
Directors Vote
lemperamenial Outbursts'
Forbidden Chicago Stars
After Muratore Departs.
\owing War on Superior
Foreigners Rally 10 Her
Mary Threw Conductor, Who
Had Complained, Out of
Her Room. Tenor Asserts
srectol Dispatch to Tho 7,isyn,

Srectol Dispatch to Tho Tribun,
CHICAGO, Jan. 1q.-Lucicn Muratore,
tenor of the Chicago Opera Company,
before departing for New York to-day
renewed his declaration that he
wouldn't sing another season with the
company if Miss Mary Garden re-
malncd director. And simultaneously
thc directors of the association at an
informal meeting decided definitely
mat Miss Garden would continue to
head the organization. Samuel insult
president Of the new Civic Opera AS
:ociatlon. which has taken control of
the 'n'cago Opera Company, an
rounccd that ban would be placed on
"temperamcntal outbursts" from opera
stars
Muratore in an interview ridiculcd
the statement of Miss Garden that
american dictation would displacc for
eign domination in the company.
He Says Bah" to Miss Garden
'she likes American singcrs-bah."
said the tenor. "Why has she not
given Marshall, MAXWELL johnson.
Mason and other American singers q
chance? Why has she shown such
preference for Germans and Aus
TRANS? Why has she engaged SO many
foreigners if she hates them so?"
Meanwhile Galli-Curci. Tito Schipa,
Rosa Raisa. Lazzari. Octave Qua, Iii
Hero' Oefrerc and others we're stand
ing stanchly back Of Miss Garden and
praising her discipline and attitude.
A former valet of Muratore was busy
proclaiming that "Muratore hates to
sing to the ugly faces in the audi
torium parquet."
In his interview Muratorc declared
that only recently Miss Garden had
physically tossed Polacco out of her
apartment and had "raved at the rot
ton orchestra music"
Your business is on the stage and
not in the orchestra pitt" said Poacco,
whereupon Mary seized him by the
shoulders and threw him from tho
room. Polacco and his wife, Edith
Mason. are said to have declared they
Will refuse to serve as long as Miss
Garden is the director.
Meanwhile, Muratore by his out
burst and demand for additional
salary. has attracted the attention of
immigration officials to the fact that
he brought in two personal servants
under contract, violation of the laws.
Muratore is quitting, he said, only
because he won't sing under Miss
Garden. He is not jealous because
his wife, Lima Cavalieri, has been in
the background all season; he is not
dissatisfied with his salary Of $4,000
night. and he is not tired of Chicago.
Kick One Day. tho Next Kiss
"It is Mary Garden-nothing else"
he declared. "Shc is impossible. One
day she kicks US; next day she kisses
US. like Chicago; l want to come
back; but as long as Mary Garden is
director. stay away,
Muratore said he had been invited to
return next year by an unnamed "of
fetal of the opera association"
be director next season. Mary Car
den.' said my friend. Then you must
count me out He asked me then
about the New York season of the
Chicago company next year. Perhaps,
my friend said.' the climate of Chicago
does not agree with you 'On the con
trary,' said, 4 like Chicago. And who
Mary Garden 'Ah, then, l do not
the Chicago OPERA The director? p
Miss Garden I declined again"
Muratore insisted that Lima Cavalieri
Is not in any way involved in the af-
fair. She has been idle, he said. for
the reason that her doctors forbade
her singing. Miss Garden did not
shelve her.
He intimated, however. that hus-
bandly jealousy might lead Polacco,
premier conductor of the company, to
resign. Polacco's wife, Edith Mason,
has been displaced from certain prom
ised roles in favor of Claire DuX, he
said.
Asked if Lucen Muratore had been
negotiating with the Metropolitan. an
official of the Metropolitan said yester
day that the matter had not even been
discussed. No offer had been made
Muratore and he did not know if any
would be.
The New York office Of the Chicago
Opera Association gave out telegram
which ii received yesterday morning
from Clark A. Shaw. business manager
OF the company. which will arrive
here Saturday or Sunday to open five
weeks season at the Manhattan Opera
House, with regard to Muratore's de-
cision. The message said:
I'm no interview given the press by
Mr.. Muratore has he indicated he will
not aine in New York and on tour as
per present contracts. He will open
his New York season at the Manhattan
in Samson and Delilah' next Monday
night. nfirmation Of this comes
from the Muratore household"
The Chicago company's tour. follow.
ing the engagement in this city, VII!
run into May.
Muratore is the highest paid opera
$4,000 q performance. which sum is
said to De $500 a performance more
than was paid Caruso by the Metro