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TO ADVOCATE OPERA IN ENGLISH.
AFTER ALL
The Musics The Thing!
And since the Teacher can
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The Best Compositions ol
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The National Society for the Promotion of
Grand Opera in English Sends Out Interest-
ing Circular Regarding Its Aims and Objects
—Receiving Strong Support.
The National Society for the Promotion of
Grand Opera in English, recently sent out the fol-
lowing circular of information for those interested
in any manner in the movement:
The movement for the promotion of grand opera
in our own tongue is fast taking tangible shape,
and already, in the short time that "The National
Society for the Promotion of Grand Opera in
English" has been in existence a great deal has
been accomplished.
The augmented board of management and ad-
visory council is now made up as follows:
Reginald DeKoven, president, Mme. Anna E.
Ziegler, secretary; Walter L. Bogert, treas-
urer ; board of management, David Bispham, Wal-
ter Damrosch, Arthur Farwell, Putnam Griswold,
Albert Mildenberg, Lillian Nordica, Rudolph
Schirmer, Mrs. Jason Walker and Charles Henry
Meltzer. Advisory council, L. E. Behymer, Chas.
Wakefield Cadman, Emma Eames de Gorgoza,
Harry H. Flagler, Mary Garden, William H. Gard-
ner, Randolph Hartley, E. R. Kroeger, Josephine
Peabody Marks, Harold McCormick, C. H. Mc-
Gurrin, Sylvester Rawling, Maurice Rosenfeld, Dr.
Cornelius Rubner, Albert Stanley, Mrs. Theodore
Thomas, Mrs. R. J. Young, Mrs. Ben Ali Haggin,
and Victor Herbert.
Charles Henry Meltzer, music critic for the New
York American, is the "Father of the Movement,"
to advocate the giving of grand opera in English,
and all members are to help bring this about in
every possible way. Then, a concerted movement
is to be started to secure performances by the
big grand opera companies of New York, Boston,
Philadelphia and Chicago in English. And, the
great and final step, is to be the fostering of the
cause of the American composer, so that when the
"ideal American grand opera" is written the pub-
lic will be educated to appreciate it, and there will
be plenty of opera houses where it can be per-
formed in our own tongue.
The announcements of the grand opera reper-
toires for next season show that the "National
Society for the Promotion of Grand Opera in
English" is already beginning to exert some in-
fluence, for besides promising giving another new
work by an American composer, we find that an
English version of "The Cricket on the Hearth" is
scheduled.
Such managers as Henry W. Savage and the
Aborn Brothers have done yeoman service for
the cause, and the grand opera companies under
the management of the latter firm of managers
continue to add to their repertoires more operas
in the vernacular every season.
"The National Society for the Promotion of
Grand Opera in English" is patriotic in its aims,
and however much music lovers may differ as to
the means to be employed, yet it is felt that every
one of them will be broad-minded enough to bury
personal preferences and help on the good cause.
It is certainly high time that this country, which
pays out so much for good music, should have a
chance to hear grand opera in the vernacular.
It is also certain that from among such com-
posers as Victor Herbert, Horatio W. Parker, Geo.
W. Chadwick, Alfred G. Robyn, Albert Milden-
berg, Chas. Wakefield Cadman, Reginald DeKoven,
Walter Damrosch, Frederick Converse and many
other brilliant musicians, whom lack of space for-
bids mention, the ideal grand opera in English, is
soon to come.
"Natoma," "Mona," "The Pipe of Desire," "The
Sacrifice," "Poia," and the few others already pre-
sented all show signs of much promise, and lead
us to believe that as soon as we have a skilled
"School of Librettists" here in America—the Am-
erican composer will be able to write as good
grand opera scores as his confreres in Europe.
Membership in the society is obtainable by those
interested, through the payment of an annual fee
of one dollar to the secretary, Mme. Anna E. Zieg-
ler, 1425 Broadway, New York.
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Didn't YOU hear the noise?
Where ?
At Percy G. Williams' big
vaudeville theatre
THE ALHAMBRA.
When ?
All week long.
What it was?
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WESTON, FIELDS & CARROLL
trying to make a summer
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tearing off the roof of
the theatre every time they
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