The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-04

Al lOudy AOr luo 1rNluSlOl
III School Of Music by Sig
norma Adelaide Conte, director, that
a new permanent home has been
purchased for the school at 5657 E.
Washington st.
1t is stated that this was
necessary, because of the rapid
growth of this institution. Among
the new features for the new school
year will be the organizing of an
opera company, a musical bureau
for the booking and filing of en-
gagements; the installing of pipe
organ at the school; the recording
of voices from time to time and
the maintaining Of six branches.
The school was organized in No
vember, 1918, and has grown rapid
ly to it's present size.
1.-THE coming of the Century
Theater Comic Opera Com
IL pany of New York to Chi
cago's Auditorium Theater for a
limited engagement, beginning on
Sept. /, is announced by the Messrs
Shubert as the beginning of a regu-
lar system of comic opera REVEALS
The first two weeks, THE Mikado''
and III. M. S. Pinafore," will doubt
less be followed by the bringing
down to the present public of other
classic light operas in other seasons.
The plans include not only the Gil
bert and Sullivan masterpieces, but
also the compositions of other great
composers Of comic opera and its
Continental counterpart, opera
comiques.
Two seasons ago the Messrs. Shd-
bert began the policy of making a
big comic opera revival each spring,
the first Of which was THE Mi
kado." Last season the second
spring offering was the spectacular
presentation Of III NJ. S. Pinarore"
in the Century Theater. Other
selections for future restaging were
De Kovon's robin Hood" Plan.
quette's The Chimos of Normandy"
and Balfe's THE Bohemian Girl"
These plans were the result of the
remarkable renascence of real comic
opera on Broadway in the past few
years, of which the remarkable sue
cess of The Student Prince" "Prin-
cess Flavia" and others are samples.
The Century Theater Comic Opera
Company comes to Chicago for a
short engagement this fall to deter
Wine whether this form Of amuse-
ment is to precede Chicago's regular
annual season Of serious opera in
the Auditorium each year in the flu
ture.
Similar plans contemplate the in.
clusion of the Boston Opera House.
the Chicago Auditorium and other
large opera houses in a circuit with
the Century Theater in New York
as the producing center.
Milton Aborn. who staged the en-
tire presentations of THE Mikado"
and "Pinafore," is delegated by the
Messrs. Shubert to take charge of
their elaborate comic opera program
for the future.
The cast for the former opera in
cludes what they term an ideal cast
of Gilbert & Sullivan comedians and
singers, including Frank Moulan as
ko-Ko, William Danforth as the Mi.
kado, Charles E. Gallagher as Pooh.
Bah, the new Japanese soprano:
Hisa Kaike, as Yum-Yum, Stella De
Mette as Katisha, William Clark as
MankiPoo, Celia Branz as Pitt. Sing
and Jean Beverly as Peep-Bo, with
Max Hirschf1eld as musical director.
~7HE Metropolitan School OF MI
sic will open it's thirty.second
~ season Monday, Sept 8. Ad-
ditions have been made to the fac
ulty in almost every department.
Willard MacGregor, American
pianist. who has recently returned
from several years residence in Eu-
rope, where he has studied and con.
certified, will come to Indianapolis to
teach in the Metropolitan School Of
Music and to play in concerts. Other
additions to the piano faculty are
Mrs. May Aufderhide Kolmer and
Miss Marie Zorn, both established 10.
cal teachers.
Kenneth Gano, local dancer of
much renown. having danced with
the Chicago Grand Opera Company,
the Cincinnati Summer Opera Com.
pany and other important engage.
ments, will teach dancing in the
school. In the voice department.
Benjamin F. Swarthout and Miss
Mildred Johns, both well-known local
musicians, will be added to the fac
ulty.
Vassell Edgar billiard and VIII
Wise, both Of whom are connected
with the music department of the To-
cal public schools, will teach part
time in the music school in the VIC.
lin department. In the dramatic art
department new additions will be
Norman Green and Miss Norma JUS
tice.
The Metropolitan School of Music
offers the degree Bachelor of Music