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"THE WIFE HUNTERS" COMING.
$5,000,000 WORTH OF MUSIC
A Music Comedy in Which Both Book and
Music Are Distinctly Original—Some Strong
Feist Numbers.
For New York This Season—Metropolitan Has
Signed Most of Its Singers and a New Con-
ductor for the Winter of 1911-12.
"The Wife Hunters," the new musical comedy,
will open at the Herald Square Theatre on Octo-
ber 2, and is expected to hold the boards in that
playhouse for an indefinite period, for the show
is strong on real comedy, and that feature has
been given more attention than have elaborate
scenery and costumes. In the development of
new playrights and stars the show is expected
to fill an important mission. Leo Feist, who ad-
mits that he is a "hard audience," declares that
"The Wife Hunters'' is the best musical comedy,
without being classic or depending upon spectac-
ular effects, that has been offered to Broadway
audiences in the past ten years. The various mu-
sical numbers are also original in their conception
and get off the well beaten path. Feist publishes
the score.
"Honey Man'' and "Dreams" are the popular
numbers that are keeping the Feist professional
and trade departments busy at the present time,
the former song, especially, proving a decided hit
almost immediately upon publication. "Summer
Days" is also holding its own and new verses are
cieing added constantly to keep the song up to
date. It is proving a strong topical number.
First signs that the musical season of 1911-1012
arc at hand are appearing in the bud. The Metro-
politan Opera Co. has signed most of its new prin-
cipal singers, a new conductor, stars and additional
members of the Russian ballet, while concert man-
agers are hustling to place their many clients to
advantage.
New York will have its customary wealth of
music of every kind during the thirty odd weeks
constituting the regular season, from opera to rag-
time. In that period between three and a half
and five millions of dollars will have been spent for
entertainment arising from dulcet sounds from in-
struments and voices.
Word received this week by Business Comp-
troller John Brown from Giulio Gatti-Casazza
disposes of all rumors that Caruso is still vocally
indisposed. The emperor of tenors, according to
the Metropolitan's general manager, is in splendid
singing trim, and will make his reappearance at the
opening performance of opera on the night of
November 13 in "The Girl of the Golden West."
All the other members of the cast participating
in the world's premiere of the Puccini work last
December will be heard on this occasion, Destinn,
Amato and Gilly having been notified to prepare
STANDARD MUSIC THAT SELLS.
themselves for the operatic presentation and to re
port for rehearsals in early November.
The Century Edition of standard music, which
News that the distinguished Berlin coloratura
is being constantly augmented through the addi- soprano, Frieda Hempel, will probably be released
tion of new selections,, is proving a strong feature to sing in New York for a limited number of per-
for the dealers who have stocked it properly, and formances will be welcomed by opera habitues who
its growing strength makes it an especially inter- have felt that the ten appearances of Luisa Tet-
esting proposition for the dealer at the present razzini will be insufficient to provide an adequate
time. The arrangements are carefully selected and voice upon every occasion that requires a colora-
prepared, and as the music is of the sort that sells tura of first rank.
in season and out, this year, next year and the . Margaret Matzenaur, reputed to be the best con-
year following, it offers a solid foundation for tralto in Europe, is one of the newcomers, as is
building up a business in standard music. Now is Putnam Griswold, an American basso who has won
the time to look into the proposition and prepare a desirable reputation on the other side during the
for the season just opened.
last few years. Herman Weil, a German baritone,'
will make his debut in the early part of the season
August Spanuth estimates that ambitious musi- and if he confirms advance accounts of his abilities
cians spent over a quarter of a million dollars last he will prove a valuable addition to the company.
season for the privilege of giving concerts in
Germany likewise will send another singer to
Berlin.
New York for the first time in Heinrich Hensel,
whose voice is described as a smooth, resonant
organ. He will share certain roles with Leo Slezak,
WORLD WIDE HIT
Carl Burrian and Carl Torn. The remaining first
tenors of the organization are "Riccardo Martin,
Herman Jadlowker and Dimitri Smirnoff. Lambert
Every dealer should have it; also,
Murphy, a New Yorker, was recently signed to
assume tenor parts at the Metropolitan.
"DAVY JONES AND HIS MONOPLANE 1 '
Giuseppe Sturani, who led the orchestra for
"WHEN WE WERE SWEETHEARTS 11
Oscar Hammerstein at Philadelphia for two sea-
"BUCKWHEAT CAKES"
sons and at the New York Manhattan Opera
"FARE-THEE-WELL"
House during the preliminary season of two years
Order from your Jobber, or,
ago, will take the place vacated by Vittorlo Po-
desti. The latter will direct the orchestra in the
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Pavlowa-Mordkin tour of the United States and
Grand Opera House Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL.
Canada.
The principal conductors, however, will be Ar-
turo Toscanini and Alfred Hertz. The list will
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be completed by Josef Pasternack, who came here
last season. Olive Fremstad, Geraldine Farrar,
Publishers of
Johanna Gadski, Berta Morena, Alice Nielsen (a
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new member). Alma Gliick, Rita Fornia, Bernice
LITTLE PUFF OF SMOKE,GOOD NIGHT"
de
Pasquali, Bella Alten and Marie Rappold will
"HONEY SAL"
lie the principal sopranos. Another recently en-
"SING ME AN IRISH C0ME-ALL-YE"
gaged is Mme. Electra Parks-Browning.
"RAGGED EDGES"
Louise Homer, Jeanne Maubourg, Florence
"MOTHER"
Wickham, Henrietta Wakefield and Lillia Snelling
"WHY DON'T THE BAND PLAY DIXIE"
will sing contralto roles; Antonio Scotti, Otto
Goritz and William Hinshaw will be among the
baritones, with Leon Rathier, Adamo Didur, An-
drea de Segurola and Herbert Witherspoon assist-
ing in the basso department.
It has been found necessary to make a change
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in the original Russian Ballet plans. The elaborate-
ness of the ballets selected for presentation and the
Music Engravers and Printers
divertissements has resulted in the determination
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to give separate performances of elaborate danc-
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ing for four weeks in December and January.
UIWKT Mfc STIHT, 1WW YOU OIY
Mikail Mordkin will be the first masculine dancer
Down By The Old Millstream
Victor Kremer Co., c = >
Victor Kremer Co.,
and if is said Anna Pavlowa will not appear with
him at the Metropolitan. Julia Geltzer, from the
St. Petersburg Russian Ballet, will head the per-
sonnel of the organization to be seen at the Metro-
politan in conjunction with Mordkin.
Among the new operas spoken of for possible
first-time performances during the year are Wolf-
Ferrari's "Le Donne Curiose," the "Lobetanz" of
Ludwig Thulle, Leo Blech's "Versiegelt, and the
Russian opera "Boris Goudonow," by Mussorjski.
Of course Horatio Parker and Brian Hooker's
prize opera, "Mona," will be sung in English, and
the Riccordis are anxious that Franchetti's "Cristo-
foro Columbo" shall be produced.
COULD PUBLISHERS LEVY ROYALTIES?
One of the many reasons why Wagner's music is
becoming more and more popular is that his
melody is often as simple and incisive as a folk-
song, or even as a bugle-call. Take Siegfried's
horn solo, for instance, when he awakens the forest
echoes and arouses the dragon ; or the six vigorous
notes with which the god Donner summons the
lightning and the thunder clouds in "Rheingold."
This Donner melody the German Emperor has
flio^cp as the iivpcnn! k;du:g motive for his
automobiles; which prompts the Berlin Signale to
remark that if automobiles in general were to ap-
propriate Wagner's leading motives, complaints
of an altogether too regardless popularizing of his
art would be in place; the question, moreover,
would arise as to whether the publishers could not
levy royalties on the habitual tooting of these
motives while the copyright on these operas lasts.
Hawthorne's best story has again been set to
music, this time by Charles F. Carlson, dean of
the University of Denver College of Music, under
the title of "Hester, or The Scarlet Letter." It
is soon to be published. A second opera by the
same composer is entitled "Phelias." Andreas Dip-
pel has seen it and has promised to "keep it in
mind for the near future for production." Mr.
Carlson's third opera is to be on a subject by Long-
follow. Of this the first act was finished Jast
month.
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