Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

IN De Remembered DO oAAC Va
a Y the first artists to sing
through local radio stations, as q
church Soloist much in demand
and as prima donna in light opera
endeavorS, has made her second
operatic success since she has been
studying in Italy. Word has just
: been received that her initial APP
pearance in the leading role OF
Puccini'S la Boheme" was def
nitely approved by the large public
which attended the performance
in Venice. It was on August Il
that Miss Peter made this appear
ance in the Malibran Theater. So
marked was the warmth of her
reception in this role that she was
asked to give three more per-
formanceS of it and to give the
final polish to the role of Media in
1T Pagliacci" for debut in that role
the following week.
She writes from Venice: IT tell
you I am most happy, for all the
artists, the people of the chorus,
orchestra, in fact all, are wonder
full to me. My future looks very
bright at the present moment, so
I am the most contented person
in the world"
The following are translationS
which we submit of two clippings
that tell of Miss Peters success
as the immortal Mimi. Only
the part regarding this Washing
ton girls personal success Is
given, but the general tone of
both articles indicates that the
entire performance was very good
in every feature. The conductor
was Enrico Romano and the Ro-
dolfo was Paolo Civil.
The Gazzetta di Venezia says:
''Miss Ruth Peter was an ador-
able Mimi. She has voice which
pourS through the open throat
from the heart of her singing,
and in her timid, graceful move
ments of the gentle, sad and af-
fectionate little coquette, she
painted with much good grace,
to the life. the character OF Mimi,
giving intelligent Interpretation
with such astute CONTINGENCIES
as is seldom seen on the stage
today.
at must be mentioned that the
public applauded particularly the
opening scene in the first act,
between Mimi and Rodolfo and,
at the end, the air 'Vecchia Zim-
ARA cFarewell, Old CoatD sung
by the baSSo."
II Gaz7ettino says: "The So
prano,' Miss Ruth Peter, who was
making her first appearance in
this role, made quick conquest
with the sweetness of her sing
ing, with the happy quality of her
voice, which easily won the SYM
pathy of the public, who, after the
duet in the first act, applauded
1engthily."
EVERYWHERE there is music.
- More and more frequently
and in unusual places one finds
opera poisoning quite sturdily:
This most melodramatic form Of
cred a luxury for the wealthy
alone in the United States, partic-
ularly, has two new offSprings
in leading culture centers OF the
country.
a permanent opera company has
been established with an orches-
ira of so. The plans are to have
at least four weeks of grand opera
annually in the city OF Boston.
Mrs. w. D. M. Howard Is chair
man of a committee which also
includes Mrs, Mary B. Longyear,
Mrs. Henry Lee HigginSon, "a;
Mrs. James c. Hopkins and Mrs.
Salisbury Tuckerman.
The company is to present 16
representative operas. The group
sponsoring it is to be known as
the Boston Grand Opera Society.
The financial backing necessary
is already well under way OF real
ization. The season is announced
to begin in November.
The other newest opera COM
pany to be brought to general at
tention Is boldly announcing its
arrival practically under the nose
of the grand dame Of them all n
this Countrywide Metropolitan.
This new New York opera organi-
cation is called the Fine Arts
Opera Co. Francis p. Loubet Is
listed as general manager. JAG
uues Samoussoud, who for several
seasons was quite successful as
conductor of performances given
in Washington by the Washington
Opera Co., Edouard Albion, gen.
eral director, is to be conductor of
the Fine Arts Opera Co. The
first opera announced is Tchai-
kowsky's "Pique DAME" to be
sung in Russian, September 81.
The orchestra is to have 70 men,
bers, the chorus. go, and a ballet
numbering IS also Is included.
In the cast for this initial at
tempt of the Fine Arts group is
another name familiar to WASH
ington music lovers, that of Ivan
Ivantzoff, who was leading bari
tone for the local company's per-
formances in many instances.
other singersS listed are Mines.
Lissetskaya, Mietshik, Criona and
Sabloukova, and MessrS. Criona
and Dubinsky.
TT also seems as though every one
interested at all in music is set
ting pen to paper trying to write
an opera. Time-honored Is the
saying that every one from the
candlestick maker to the mayor
has the secret ambition to write a
play. Today, 1t would seem as
though the musical melodrama
was overshadowing the stage play
in popularity.
What indications point should
be one of the most worthy of
operas being written is one that is
promised soon to blossom from the
pen of Albert Coates, distinguished