The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

2 American Singers in Europe Resent Slander P.ERI-IX. Jan. 21.—The Ameri- can Woman's Club of Berlin has issued a call for a s^eneral nieetins^ of Americans here for next Wednes- day. Mrs. C'lerard, wife of the Am- bassador, will preside. Their ob- ject is to ])rotest ai.;ainst what is characterized as a liludous and slan- derous attack on .American, women sins'ins in opera in luirope or study- ins; abroad, based on an article in a prominent musical journal pub- lished in New York. The Ameri- can singers in (icrmany have been stirred to action by the insinuation of the editor of the journal in ques- tion that no American girl can get a i)lace in a European opera except at the sacrifice of her honor, and the statement attributed to Dam- rosch that the iiir]s who study here are robbed of their health, wealth and virtue. Headed by three ener- L'ctic Western women, Eleanor Painter of Colorado, prima donna at the Deutsches (•)i)era; Xarcella Craft and Maude l"av of California, both members of the Royal ()pera at Munich, demands have been made for action to ret,nstcr indi,;;- nant protests a.yainst what are con- sidered aspersions on honor of American sinijers abroad. Chicago Opera Company's Repertoire of Season The ensjaiicmcnt of the Chicas^o Crand Opera Company will open at the Tivoli March 16th, when Rigo- letto will be i^iven in Italian. The fact has been emphasized by the manage- ment that during the season, the prices for seats will be .somewhat distinctive as against these of last year, when the Chicago Company opened the new operaiiousc. In place of $7.00, sub- scribers to season seats will be taxed from $5.00 down, single seats to sell at $6.00 and downward. The reper- toire is to be as follows: Tuesday, March 17th, Aida, in Italian; Wednes- day matinee, March i8th, to be an- nounced; Wednesdav. March 18th, Louise, in I'Vcnch ; 'Hiursday, March i(;tli, Cavalleria Rusticana and I' Pagl'scci, in Italian; Friday, March 20th, La Tosca, in Italian; Saturday matinee. March 21st, Le Jongleur de Notre Dame, in French; Saturday. March 21st, The Jewels of the Ma- donna, in Italian; Sunday, March 22d, Parsifal, in Cierman ; Monday, March 23d (not included in sub.scription), Louise, in French; Tuesday, March 24th, La Gioconda, in Italian; Wednes:Iay matinee. March 28th. La Boheme, in Italian; Wednesday night, March 28th, Manon, in French; Thursday, March 26th (not included in subscription), Rigolctto, in Italian; Friday, March 27th, Lohengrin, in German; Saturday matinee, March 28th, Madame iUitterfly. in Italian; Saturday night, March 28th (extra performance) Thais, in French. Comedian Sandgran Dies S. C. Sandgran died at the Isola- tion Hospital Tuesday, January 13. He had recently been engaged to play a comedy part at the Gaiety Tlieatre. Sandgran was well known throughout the East as an actor of unusual ability. Columbia Theatre The sea.son's records will chronicle a no greater arti.stic success for any theatrical offering presented in this city than Adele, billed as a French operetta, and which was seen for the first time at the Columbia Theatre last Sunday night. The audience gave the piece a typical .San FVanci.sco wel- come, and it is doubtful if any play, either musical or dramatic, has gone better with a first night audience. In the title role is Carolyn Thomson, a nineteen-year-old prima donna, whose voice is beautiful and who is also a delightful little actress. Nannette I'lack is another hit of the cast. Busi- ness has been more than gratifying. The second week of the engagement begins with the coming Sundav night's performance. A word of praise must be given to the producers of Adeje, who have given the piece three mag- nificent stage settings, one prettier than the other. The augmented or- chestra gives splendid rendition of the tuneful .score. Matinees during the engagement of Adele are given on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Tango Tax a New One—City Doin' It The tango is going to be taxed at $10 per tang if Tax Collector Bryant lias his wav, and it looks very much as though he would have it. So the thcs dansants (pronounce tay dong- song if you don't speak French—if you do call it tea dances) at the Palace and .St. Francis hotels, the de- lightful little interlude after the thea- tre, and all sucii affairs to which the public is admitted, no matter how ex- clusive that ])ublic may be, will b^ taxecl $10. City Attorney Long says it i.s right and proper to administer this $10 "hesitation" to the dances. He has given Bryant an opinion in which it is clearly set forth that tango teas come, under the license ordinance just as much as the common or garden nickel a dance affairs. Manager E. Fleet I'ostwick of the Savc)jfc.>ifcUi> has introduced general';.slay(j».vil3ncnig for the public this weekj ^I's JI^So^."" '''^ license. AsSI.ST.\,\T,-_,N.'fVALc ■ •XsO^rS-l 'R RoiiicRT B._^ HnxiJ\RD>. wlji?'.' 1 detached from duty af the L^nn ks- ton Navy Yard and ordered to Mare Island, is a son of Robert HilH ; th^.^tqf. . ^ I