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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1902

Page

9

Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique and precocious music stars

The article reflects on Berlioz and the Symphonie Fantastique as a personal, autobiographical work tied to his romance with Harriet Smithson and Camille Moke, detailing its genesis, public reception, and changes in intent from revenge to tribute. It then discusses a New York season featuring a gifted child musician and warns against exploiting precocious talent for money, citing Mozart and Hofmann as contrasted examples.

Berlioz Liszt New York Benvenuto Cellini Harriet Smithson Shakespeare Paris Charles Kemble Ophelia London Mlle Camille Moke Smithson Théâtre Des Nouveautés Conservatoire Symphonie Fantastique Miss Smithson Scaffold M. Jullien Mozert Josef Hofmann

Musical precocity meets little success in city

A brief note reports that musical precocity seems to meet with little success in this city, suggesting scarce early opportunities or public interest for young talent in performances or lessons.

Opera Update and New Cast for Tosca and Tristan

Die Walkure postponed at the Opera House. Tosca fills the bill with the same cast. Mme Nordica returns as Isolde in Tristan und Isolde with Anthes as Tristan, Van Rooy Kurwenal, Blass King Marke, Muhlmann Melot. Louise Homer to sing Brangaene. Saturday’s bill to be announced. Also notes Sembrich performances and a historic note on English opera adaptions in Paris. An English violinist Ernest Windust has settled in New York. Fourth symphony concert for youth set for Saturday Jan 10 with Grieg songs. Caryl Florio returns to perform this season.

Mme Nordica Isolde San Francisco Il Barbiere DI Siviglia Susan Metcalfe Leo Schultz Caryl Florio New York Grenville Snelling Mendelssohn Hall Tusday Charpentier Louise Opéra Comique Poissard Alexandre Georges Debussy Fauré César Frank Leroux

Tosca in Italian Cast Dominates Opera Stage

The fragment lists performers such as Floria Tosca Emma Eames Alt Pastore and Cesare Angellotti with other names like Miss Carrie Bridewell and Mr. De Marchi in a scattered program. It references roles and conductors in a noisy OCR snippet showing an Italian opera cast lineup.

Floria Tosca Mme Emma Eames Alt Pastore Scana Carrie Bridewell Mario Cavaradossi de Marchi Il Barone Scarpia Sccecensessens Scotti Cesare Angellotti Dufriche SierestanGe Spoleta Bars Scairrone Elaine Oie Bégué Cernusco Mancinelli

Tristan und Isolde on Saturday Afternoon Review

A fragmented German language program note lists performers including Nordica Brangaené and Schumann-Heink, with conductors Jacques Bars and Alfred Hertz mentioned. Other names cited are Mr Anthes, Mr Bispham, Mr Blass, Muhlmann, Seeuermann, Reiss, and Stineman in a concert setting.

Pete Sca Nordica Brangaené Eee Taleesie Schumann-Heink Tristan Lal “Ona Dash Sion Anthes Weceseess Bispham Koni Marke Ccs Ergas Blass

Wetzler Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with Schumann-Heink

The third concert by Mr Hermann Wetzler and his orchestra will be at Carnegie Hall on Saturday evening at 8 30 with soloist Mme Schumann Heink The program includes Symphonie Fantastique and works by Berlioz Zarathustra Zarathustra and Mozart pairing with Strauss

Hermann Hans Wetzler Carnegie Hall Mme. Schumann-Heink

Sunday Night Concert at Carnegie Hall Features Horodas and de Bassini

Russian pianist Josephy Horodas joins violinist Beatrice Eberhard and vocalists Mme Sarda de Bassini and Mlle Vera de Bassini for a Carnegie Hall program. Selections include Liszt Rhapsodie Hongroise No. 2, Verdi Rigoletto, Caro Nome, and Pagliacci Prologo, plus arias from Trovatore and other composers. A varied recital showcases piano, violin, and operatic arias through a broad Romantic and late Romantic repertoire.

Josephy Horodas Beatrice Eberhard de Bassini Carnegie Hall Svendsen Cereres Wieniawski Mlle Vera de Bassini Beethoven Max Bruch Mme Sarda de Bassini Leoncavallo Chev A. de Bassini Preistiede Leganda Ween Hopodas Valse Chopin Josephy Horodas

Walter Damrosch to present Wagner lectures at Daly's Theatre

A six lecture recital series by Walter Damrosch titled The Wagner Music Dramas will be held at Daly's Theatre on Mondays and Thursdays at 3 pm through January starting January 12. Tickets go on sale next Monday. Notables like Mme. Gadski and David Mannes will assist, with further guests to be announced. The sessions will cover Tristan, Parsifal, Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried, and Gotterdammerung.

Walter Damrosch Daly's Theatre Daniel Frohman Tristan Siegfried Damrosch Mme. Gadski Herr Dippel Sara Anderson Ellison van Hoose David Mannes

Verdi's Aida and Otello at the Opera House

Yesterday concerted Verdi program featured Aida with Campanari as Amonasro and Eames as Aida, praised for beauty though restrained emotion. Homer sang Amneris with charm but limited dramatic depth. De Marchi Radames, De Reszke Ramfis, Muhlmann the King. A new Act V scene shift impressed, Otello followed with Segard as Desdemona, Alvarez delivering strong later arias amid mixed reception.

Verdi Aida Otello Campanari Amonasro Mme. Eames Mme Louise Homer Amneris Mr. de Marchi de Reszke Muhlmann Mme. Seggard Desdemona Alvarez

Mme Nordica illness prompts more concert postponements

The Metropolitan Opera postponements grow as Mme Nordica delays appearances due to a nervous trouble linked to a railroad wreck near Rome Georgia last spring. Her secretary says a rough Atlantic crossing worsened her condition and a doctor advised delaying another week before singing.

Mme. Nordica Metropolitan Opera House Victoria Hotel E. Romaine Simmons Mme Nordica Rome Atlantic

Broadway Theatre Plan For Brooklyn At Broadway And Stockton

Brooklyn plans a new theatre named the Broadway to cost over 100000 dollars. The Broadway Theatre Company will erect it with directors including Henry Roth Ernest Tutz Louis Beer Nathan Stern Jacob Willman S Ejisenbach Eugene M Hendrickson and G Frederick Middenberg. Completion is hoped for by next September with an auditorium seating 00 and facilities including a palm garden rathskeller restaurant and cafe.

Brooklyn Broadway Stockton Street Broadway Theatre Company Henry Roth Ernest Tutz Louis Beer Nathan Stern Jacob Willman S. Ejisenbach Eugene M. Hendrickson G. Frederick Middenberg

Children’s Theatre opens at Carnegie Lyceum season

The Carnegie Lyceum’s Children’s Theatre season starts New Year’s Day with Mark Twain's Little Lady and the Lord General and two one act plays Rags and Royalty Washington's Birthday. Master Lores Grimm leads the company with Beryl Morse as Twain play lead. Proceeds from Jan 1 and 2 aid the Hebrew Technical Training School for Girls. A Jan 10 Saturday matinée features a four act Oliver Twist. Future offerings include David Copperfield Gil Blas and other child story dramatizations.

Carnegie Lyceum Mark Twain Washington Lores Grimm Beryl Morse Hebrew Technical Training School For Oliver Twist David Copperfield Gil Blas

Notes of the Stage Circle Theatre to close for two weeks

The Circle Theatre, opened as a stock company house with Bijou Fernandez as leading woman, will close for two weeks and then operate as a combination house with weekly attractions. Manager Frank McKee, taken ill with a cold, is slight and not scheduled for surgery. Richard Mansfield postponed his Christmas celebration, hosting fifty carpenters and crew at River side Drive. Metropolitan Opera figures remembered presents, bringing relief to anxious staff.

Circle Theatre Bijou Fernandez Frank McKee Martinique West Thirty-third Street Richard Mansfield Riverside Drive Herald Square Theatre

Prince Henry of Prussia honored by American press

A New York Staats-Zeitung souvenir album honoring Prince Henry of Prussia was presented after a long committee effort. The event followed a February 26 dinner at the Waldorf Astoria and featured remarks by St. Clair McKelway and Ridder. The album, described in detail, commemorates the press collaboration and aims to strengthen US Germany ties amid global arbitration news.

Hardware Club New Yorker Staats-Zeitung Prince Henry of Prussia United States Waltorf-Astoria Press of America Whitelaw Reid New York Tribune W. R. Hearst American’ and Journal Don C. Seitz New York World Oswald G. Villard New York Post Adolph Sachs New York Times Charles Emory Smith Philadelphia Press C. W. Knapp St. Louis Republic Frank B. Noyes Chicago Record-Herald Charles H. Taylor, Jr Boston Globe Clark Howell Atlanta Constitution St. Clair McKelway Brooklyn Jagle William C. Bryant Brooklyn Daily Times Melville E. Stone Associated Press Messrs. Tiffany & Co Ridder von Skal Hubach Royal Errand Staats- Zeitung Germany Pacific Bulwer Europe Herman Ridder H. R. H. Prince Henry New York City Uhl Levant Morocco House of Hohenzollern William II Prince Henry Roosevelt John Hay David J. Hill Charles W. Knapp von Holleben W. C. Bryant Brooklyn Times Edward P. Call The Evening Post Oswald Ottendorfer Waldorf-Astoria Philadelphia International Amity St. Louis New York Kiel Oyster Bay N. Y Prince Henry of Prussia Thhdodore Roosevelt Otto Hubach fAdolph S. Ochs Louis Wiley Edward Po Call George von Skal Charles H

New York vaudeville bill wrap for New Year’s Eve events

New York theatres schedule an all-star New Year’s Eve program at Tammany Hall with Robert Becker’s American Band and a grand ballet. The Dewey Theatre hosts the Tiger Lilies Burlesque, Keith’s promises strengthened New Year’s attractions, Eden Musée debuts a society woman opera eve routine, Hurtig Seamon’s features Marshall P Wilder, and Wallace the lion headlines Huber’s Fourteenth Street Museum. The Johnstone Bennett Company offers A Quiet Evening at Home, J B Burke stages For Sale A Mother in Law, and a masked ball lights up the Manhattan Casino at 155th Street and Eighth Avenue.

Dewey Theatre Tammany Hal New York Robert Becker Marshall P. Wilder Hurtig & Seamon’s Johnstone Bennett Company Wallace Huber Fourteenth Street Moth Miller J. B. Burke

Sunday Night Entertainment at New York Theaters

Sunday night entertainment listings announce special bills at venues in Manhattan including Grand Opera House Harlem House Huber's Museum Hurtig Seamon's Irving Place Metropolis Proctor House Star and iWest providing readers with the upcoming program lineup.

Dewey Grand Opera House Harlem Ra House Huber's Museum Hurtig & Seamon’s Irving Place Metropolis New York Proctor Houses Star iWest

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Sebbath the Opera Osinay Sa Sembrich Tsoulns- Ce Bauermeister Gilibert Sargente Hale Bey Vanni Mme. Sembrich Joh. Strauss Ernest Windust J. T. Carrodus Ysaye Sevcik Prague TOSCA Gadski Valentine Fritzi Schefflére Miss Bauermeister van Cauteren Marguerite de Valois Mme Sembrich Raoul de Nangis Alvarez Marcel Edouard de Reszke Comte de Saint Fon MR. Wetzler Iuwds Symphonie Fantastique Songs Seeeesberlioz Schumann- Heink Strauss Sa Verdi Teees Verdi Eeees Wagner Hubay Mascagni Chicago Boston Times Telegraph Ernest Newman Pall Mall Gazette Richard Wagner Florodora NEW Theatre the Children’s Theatre Hertz Gregory Mmes American Press Prince Henry of Henry, Prince of Prussia B.altmand Go Eighteenth Street Ninetenth Street Sixth Avenue Wilson Keith Eden Musée Manhattan One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Street Eighth Avenue Sunday Night Itres
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