DeKoven Attacks Metropolitan Opera in Court
Reginald DeKoven, noted American composer, criticized the Metropolitan Opera Company during the Meltzer trial in Philadelphia. He praised Dippel and the Philadelphia-Chicago venture but said the Met was ruled by social influence and failed to advance American music.
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Philadelphia
Reginald DeKoven
Charles Henry Meltzer
New York
Metropolian Opera Company
Gatti Gazazza
DeKoven
Dippel
Philadelphia-Chicago
Metropolitan Opera Company
DeKoven Pushes for American Leadership at Metropolitan Opera
Mr DeKoven argues the Metropolitan should appoint an American head to foster native music and grand opera. He criticizes restrictive Rheingold-related conditions and urges support for lighter American opera forms, noting Philadelphia as a promising development and Horatio Parker as a leading American composer.
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Mr. DeKoven
Metropolitan
Gatti Cazazza
Rhecruis
Metropolitan Company
Philadelphia
America
DeKoven
Horatio Parker
Yale
Chrysanthemum Show Opens at Horticultural Hall
Flower lovers visit the Horticultural Society annual chrysanthemum show opening yesterday at Horticultural Hall. The main hall features six chrysanthemum plants each with more than 100 blooms, headed by the Tour ing Club yellow variety grown by Thomas G. Proctor of Topsfield. A central basket of fruits won a $15 prize and a silver medal.
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Horticultural Society
Horticultural Hall
Thomas G. Proctor
Topsfield
Prize Award Noted With Floral Display At Event
The passage describes a prize award to Edward MacMillan amid a large arrangement of alligator pears pineapples and bananas grouped for effect plus a huge centerpiece vase of chrysanthemums dominating the main hall platform.
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Edward MacMillain
Home of the Overcoat Promises Superior Selection
An advertisement touts a larger assortment and better selection with high quality fabrics imported and domestic. It highlights numerous color effects and great value, branding the Live Store as the home of the overcoat.
Overcoat Department Offers Fashionable Coats at Low Prices
In the Overcoat Department hundreds of handsome all wool coats are displayed in every model color and pattern. Belts and plaid backs reflect new styles. Prices are advertised as the lowest possible, ranging from 3 to 5 dollars and sometimes 8 dollars below Washington street figures.
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Washington Street
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Peerless
John B. Stetson
Kennedy
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