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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1909)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXUX, PORTLAXD, JTJXT 11. 1909. Oscar Hammerstein, Operatic Impresario, Will Begin Invasion of Foreign Cities Next Year Return. From Europe With Sent That He Has Rounded Up Every Opera-House of Any Importance-Dis- cussion of Prominent Artists He has Engaged, and Operas They Will Be Heard In. - ; ! -,s . r? I V - " -1 I l X lift'- . " ; I -TrfiS 'i vS anz4is4A7v?.rrs7,A 7fi5TZri$ . "V- i 1 j 1 r?jAricxa&3CrGA34j&o& U i I - 4f fV.: x ; vVj , . , ,1 i . - :: ' -.1 .: '4: S::;--:it IJi"' 1 sT. .'J? : . f." , -' i x ; , , , , . ; OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN. th man 1iom enthusiasm and energy have mada him the flratT operatic Im presario of the entits -world, arrived In New York last week, bringing with him all his enthusiasm and a new hat. Thla last fact was the cause of great sorrow to the operatic director,- as many are un der the belief that he regarded his be loved tile as his mascot, and when he landed with a aoft gray creation the con sternation among the newspaper men who were present to greet him and to record his doings and his wanderings was un concealed. However, when Mr. Hammerstein began to tell of what he had heard. eer and arranged for. confidence was restored and the belief strengthened that even the loss of the hat could not Interfere with a successful season. His activities will extend not only through the East, but as far as Paris, where next year he has arranged to give "Sa lome and another opera bv Richard Strausa entitled "Feuersnoth" at the Chatelet Theater, with Mary Garden Dalmores, Dufranne and the entire New lork company and equipment. There is little doubt that this is but the be ginning of a deHnite foothold In Europe for the American impresario, and while some people are wondering what his conferences with Dlppel In Paris may have meant, others think that they are discussing Paris and Its possibilities. Has Many Xew Houses. Mr. Hammerstein said that he has Tiever worked so hard as this season, because he has rounded up every opera house of Importance on the entire Eu ropean Continent, even going to Con stantinople to look over the grand opera there. Not only has he been In search of new works for the great sea son, but he engaged a complete com pany which will open August 30 In good opera at cheaper prices. He also en gaged a complete company for a sea eon of light opera, operetta and comic opera which will be given on nights not devoted to grand opera In the reg ular season In thi. way he obviates the dark house'" entirely and meets the competition which he will have in the new theater performances under the auspices of the Metropolitan. Mr. Hammerstein is pleased to call his first series of performances "educational" but to those who know him and his aims, this does not carrv a threat He merely Intends to establish this for the purpose of creating more opera goers, to gain the Interest of the masses and to do singly and unaided what the gov ernments and municipalities of Europe attempt to do by the erection of opera houses and continued subvention, looking Tor Versatility. One of the greatest difficulties he encountered was to find artists able to sing In Italian and In French, as he intends to give works In both these languages, and he objected to making two complete companies for this series as well as for his regular season. As the matter now stands the com pany which will open August 30 at the Manhattan to run until November 15 will include the following: Sopranos. Marguerite Sylva, Mmes. Lango. Riche. Barone. Orlppon. Miranda: contraltos.' Mmes. Palvarez. Soyer and Gentel" tenors. Mm. De Caraza. Dufault. Lucas,' Russe. Venturlnl; basses. Mm. Laskal Nlcolay and Henri Pcott; baritones' Blgnataro. Beck. Villa. Maltes and Maridalia. The repertory will be drawn Trom the regular season's operas. In cluding such late works as "Louise." "Princesse D'Auberge," "Thais."" "Si beria" and the rest of the well-known operas heard at the Manhattan. Mar guerite Sylva and Caraza are easily in the lead-as far as standing is concerned. Lucas la known In New York as hav ing been with the Metropolitan the sea eon before last. The conductors will be Mm. Sturanl. last year Mr. Ham merstein conductor In Philadelphia: scognamlgllo and Ruiz. .The novelties promised for the reg ular season includes "Elektra-" and "Feuersnoth" by Richard Strauss, rep resenting his first opera and his last Herodiade." "Griselldls'" and " Sappho''" by Massenet; ""Aphrodite."" by Erlanger Monna Vanna." by Fevrier; "The Violin Maker of Cremona,"' by Huba- and Victor Herbert's first grand opera, the name of which is to be "Natoma." The book was furnished by J. D. Red ding, the well-known clubman of San Francisco. This will be Mr. Hammer stein's only attempt at presenting a work in our own language, , which he does not regard as fitted for such work. Yet he does not hesitate to consider giving "Lohengrin" In French, and all who understand and feel a great' art realize that nothing more Incongruous than this could be done. The list of singers for the regular season Includes: Sopranos, Mmes. Mary Garden, Tet razzlni. Cavalieri. Carmen-Melis, Labia. Mazarin. Trentini. Dumenil; contraltos, Mmes. Gerville-Reache, Doria and Bay ard: tenors. MM. Zenatello. Dalmores, McCormak. Constantine. Di Bernardl. Dufault, Modena and Parlacl: baritones, MM. Renaud. Sammarco, Polese, Du franne, Crabbe, Gllibert. Ixsane and Fosetta; basses. MM. Huberdeau, Vallier and De Grazla. Has Four Xew' Conductors. Instead of Campanini. Mr. Hammerstein has engaged four conductors. These are MM. De la Puente. Anselml. Staram and Charlier. It can hardly be doubted that Mc. Hammerstein still hopes to bring Rachard Strauss, as the production of his works Involves no small degree of labor and of experience in that particular style. For the French Opera Comique and op eretta, to be given on Tuesday and Sat urday evenings at the Manhattan. Mr. Hammerstein has engaged Mmes. Caval ieri. Deslormes. Laya. Nobla. Lango. VUlar. Duchene and Ecorte, sopranos and mezzos; MM. Devries, Valles and Elardo, tenors; Dofour and Leroux, baritones', and Dambrine. Duran, Salvator. Nos trand and Blondel. comedians. There, will be a special chorus of .45. which will be enlarged from the regular orcanization, and the musical directors will be MM. Haakmon and Perez. The repertoire will Include "La Dame Blanche,"" "Lea Cloches de Corneville," "La Belle Hel ene.'" "La Grande Duchesse."" "Girofle Girofla." "La Fille de Madame Angot." "La Mascotte." "La Jour et la Nult," "La Chauve-Souri (Die Flejlermausl, "La Fille du Tambour Majeur." '-Orphee aux Enfers.'" and "La Jolie Parfumeuse." Mr. Hammerstein will attempt to rest a few weeks before setting Into action the machinery for the season, as Phila delphia and other cities, will come in for a share of his consideration. To say nothing of the Metropolitan plans, the musical season outside of the operatic circles will be unusually active, beginning with the new Philharmonic So ciety, which will give 25 weeks, as against eignt pairs of concerts, as here tofore. One is fully justified in saying that nowhere in the world are there greater opportunities to hear the best music that the world affords. When an nouncements are made early In a season one may usually figure upon half . the tatements being contradicted before the season is upon us. It is also a fact that so many names' are rushed in that we have hardly the chance to get them assorted before the season takes form. The pianists definitely engaged include Rosenthal. BusonI, Teresa Carreno Rachmanfkoff. a young Hungarian pian- L8. 'anda Mer0' Mme' Samaroff, Jan Slckesz, and many of lesser importance. 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Liza Lehmann, the composer of the "Persian Garden;" Gertrude Pepper corn, an English pianist; Kussewltzsky, the contrabass soloist; Elsie Playfair, the Australian . violinist; Kathleen Parlow. another young violinist -who studied under Leopold Auer. the great Russian teacher known s the Instructor of El man. Mr. Johnston has also engaged Beecham's London Symphony Orchestra, and it is with this orchestra that he will present many of the new soloists. Mr. Johnston has entered into an agreement with the Metropolitan Company by which he-will have charge of 12 of the Sunday night concerts with the Opera-House Or chestra and his own soloists While In Europe the hustling impresaf-io engaged Maud Allen for the season after next. This season he will manage a tour of Isadora Duncan In conjunction with the New York Symphony Orchestra and Wal ter Damrosch. This tour will begin Oc-' tober 4. Other sensational engagements Include a long tour by Schumann-Heink. Mme. Sembrich. Fritz Krelsler. Maud Powell, Cesar Thomson, the great Belgian vio linist: Gervase Elwes. the English tenor and oratorio singer; David Bispham, and several of the operatice artists who will devote themselves largely to concert work.- EMILIB FRANCES BAUER. Fitch Runs Foreign Plays Through Cleansing Machine Eminent Playwright Explains How It Is Possible to Revamp Impossible Productions and Make Them Clean and Inviting. CLYDE FITCH, as a "cleanser" of French and German comedies, is unjike Fitch the playwright, the chief point of comparison, however, being- his aim to follow his belief "that Americans like anything that Is good." He has written 30 original plays, while he has adapted, for the American stage,, about 25 foreign pieces. 'His latest ef fort, or rather his master-stroke In this direction, is the 'cleansing" of the Ger. man farce. "The Blue Mouse." which the Shuberts will present at the Lyric next "week. "I don't believe in taking a French or German play and merely "cleansing It. said Mr. Fitch recently. "The cleansing process is, as a rule, deadly in Its effect. It has killed no end of plays that have been brought to this country; left them lifeless.- colorless and meaningless. You can't take the spirit out of a play and expect it to live. I realized this when I took "The Blue Mouse" in hand. so. instead of cleansing the characters and they were sadly in need of a good scrubbing I Invented a new set of characters with a decent motif. I made the lady In the case if I may call her a lady a happy-go-lucky Salome dancer, whose only purpose is to help the au thor. She is as harmless as a mouse. In other words, she means no harm.'1 "The same is true of the jolly old railroad president. His only weakness Is to take lively girls out to supper. His wife was a waitress when he mar ried her. which fact may account for his tendency in later years. He Is still fond of her and his only reason for not taking her to a restaurant is to spare her feelings. He doesn't want the people at the other tables to smile at her expense and ask, 'Who's the bunch? He's been going forward while his wife has stood still. And so throughout the whole piece I've given every character a decent motif. "I have tried to introduce aome new characters, characters you seldom meet, . . . . ... - -- ll,!..,,,.,,., A fi t., !l WW l--'-!.vrlltrTrnt i :-, K f -r " .it ) ivy I ! t 1 - - 1 1 Clyde Pitch. J fc 4 but all of which you will readily recog nize and my main object was In adapt ing 'The Blue Mouse' to create laughter, and many critics have been good enough to say that I have succeeded." OLD MYSTERY EXPLAINED Skeleton Found In Old House Clears Name of French Soldier.., PARIS. July lO.-TipeclaU A skeleton Just discovered at Neuvy-sur-Barangeon tnrows a gruesom light on an almost suiwn mystery. In the year 1878 a gendarme named Guette. belonging to the Neuvy Brigade !denly" '""appeared, as did a sum of 1300, , representing the dot which he had Just received from his future mother-in-law. The authorities held an Inquiry, as a result of which Guette was condemned by default for desertion and fraud. No more was ever heard of the gendarme. Three years later, that Is in 18S1. a butcher of Neuvy, Claude Badel. was sentenced to penal servitude for life for the murder ot a woman named Mardes son. in which crime the victim's own son had been the accomplice of the murderer. Badel died a few years later in prison. Now the house In which Badel li-ed had Just been demolished, and the workmen have found a skeleton, on the bones of which were the shoulder-knots, spurs and buttons of a gendarme. There seems little doubt that this discovery explains the sudden disappearance of Geutte, who was entrapped and murdered by the butcher Badel. POLICE DOGS MAKE GOOD Auxiliaries to Paris Service Prove Worthy of Their Expense. PARTS. July 10. (Special .) When It was decided to train dogs In order to assist the police, there were those who declared that the scheme would not work that the animals .would never Justify the ex penditure on their purchase and train ing. Those who argued in this way will have to change their views, for the dogs are giving a good account of themselves. Their Intelligence is remarkable. They know what is expected of them, and perform their duties with a promptitude and precision which many human beings might well envy. The other day two of the dogs, Dax and Capitaine, maintained a service of order while a fire was, raging in the Avenue de Clichy. Yesterday another dog, Lenon. arrested a burglar whom a policeman vainly tried to catch. A widow, who occupies rooms in the Rue de Lourmel, found herself confront ed by a burglar. 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