Carmen and Wagner at the Metropolitan in the 1880s
A survey of the Metropolitan seasons 1880s details Lili Lehmann as Carmen and Sophie Patti’s return as a season draw, Goldmark's Queen of Sheba, Niemann's Tristan und Isolde, and the era's notable debuts, productions, and financials. It notes Seidl's leadership, Nielsen’s fame, and the rise of Opera as a major New York culture force.
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Abbey
Patti
Niemann
Mr. Seidl
Lili Lehmann
Mot
Bayreuth
Carmen
Bizet
Lehmann
Brunnhilde and
Isolde
Minnie Hauck
Friulein Lehmann
Merimée
Fraulein Lehmann
Mme. Beuck
Mme. Trebelli
Metropolitan Opera House
M. Eid Sylva
Meyerbeer
Brunnhike
Sigmund
Goldmark
America
Sulamith
Kunigin
Frau Krimer-Wiedl
Astaroth
Fraulein Brandt
Solomon
Herr Robinson
Assad
Herr Stritt
Hohe Priester
Herr Fischer
Baal Hanan
Herr Alexi
Vienna
Germany
Nessier
New York
Wagner
Metropolitan
Sea
Conrted
Sheba
Jerusalem
Gounod
Solomon's Temple
Salome
Salamith
Dide
Mosenthal
Geldmark
Fmomons
Tannhauser
Elizabeth
Venus
Halévy
Meier
Rubinstein
Goets
National Opera Company
Nuremberg
Hans Sachs
Emil Fischer
Veit Pogner
Josef Standigl
Kunz Vogelsang
Herr Dwoersky
Konrad Nachtigal
Emil Langer
Sixtus Beckmesser
Otto Kemiltz
Fritz Kothner
Herr Lenmler
Balthasar Zorn
Herr Hoppe
Ulrich Ei’sslinger
Herr Klaus
Augustus Moser
Herr Langer
Hermann Ortel
Herr Doerfier
Mme
Academy of Music
Scalchi
Novara
Guille
Signor Arditi
Semiramide
Martha
Mme. Patti
London
Mr. Abbey
Vicini
Galassi
Valerga
del Puente
Abramoff
Cors
Migliara
Gertrude Griswold
Europe
United States
Stein
Suetonius
Nero
Barbier
Faust
Aida
Lakmé
Jeannette
Massé
Gustav Hinrichs
Edmund C. Stanton
Anton Seidl
Walter Damrosch
Fidelio
Merlin
Albert Niemann
Rienzi
Anton Schott
Brilli
Tristan Und Isolde
Tristan
Lilli Lehmann
Konig
Marke
Kurwenal
Adolf Robinson
Melot
Rudolph von Milde
Brangane
Marianne Brandt
Ein Hirt
Otto Kemlitz
Steuermann
Emil Sanger
Selmann
Max Alvary
Herr Niemann
Stanton
Seidl
Siegmund
Jean de Reszke
Berlin
Siegfried
Volsune
Opera House
Frau Seidl-Krauss
Hagen
Vogl
Nilemann
Robinson
Die Walkire
the Tribune
Hers Niemann
Herc Niemann
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Italy
Fraiulein Lehmann
Beethoven
Damrosch
Metropolitan Oper House
Leonores
Fritulein Brandt
Fraussin Lehmann
Niemaes
Taft and Bryan era news sweep across states
The piece reports Taft’s West Virginia and Southern state gains, Hitchcock’s activity in New York, Hughes renomination hints, Bryan appeals for funds, Parker’s Los Angeles speech, and Allison’s Iowa Senate seat vacancy. It also notes a Paris strike failure, Olympic athletes’ rebuke, Young Turks cabinet move, a US Japan treaty, Greenland explorer deaths, and Peter Pence gift to the Pope with other notable obituaries.
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Bryan
Taft
Virginia Bar Association
West Virginia
Brian
Hitchcock
New York City
Cortelyou
Charles P. Taft
Hughes
Oyster Bay
Alton B. Parker
Los Angeles
National Democratic Club
Allison
Iowa
United States
Senate
Cummins
Wong
Young Turk Party
Japan
Mylius Erichsen
Greenland
Fartey
New York
Peter Pence
Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
William B. Allison
Bronson Howard
Edward W. Scott
Aerial travel strides and West Point cadet verdicts
A German inventor Count Zeppelin completed a 21 mile takeoff and return journey before his dirigible exploded at ground in a storm. He received 125 dollars from the government and 500000 from subscriptions for a new airship. Captain Baldwin and Henri Farman reported successful trials and ascents. The President held no decision on West Point cadet dismissals awaiting War Department verdict, with Wright and Colonel Scott in talks Friday.
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Count Zeppelin
Lake Constance
Mayence
Captain Baldwin
Fort Myer
Henri Farman
Brighton Beach
West Point
Secretary of War
Wright
Colonel Scott
Freight rate readjustment and railway strikes reported
E H Harriman urged a general readjustment of freight rates and said his accord with the Gould railroads aims to strengthen railroads. A forest fire in Fernie British Columbia reduced evacuee losses to thirty eight with $6 000 000 to $7 000 000 property loss. Chicago fire caused $3 000 000 damage. eight lives lost, the worst since 1871. Justice Gaynor ruled bets between friends not illegal unless wagering becomes a business. Canadian Pacific Railway shopmen strike 8000 to 12000 workers due to dissatisfaction.
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E. H. Harriman
Gould Railroads
Fves
Fernie
British Columbia
Michel
Chicago
Justice Gaynor
Canadian Pacific Railway
Transportation Troubles Highlight City Heat and Theatre Clash
The piece notes a stalled Sth Street crosstown transfer, a Public Service Commission action to resume transfers, and a coalition of theatre managers aiming to limit new venues in busy districts. It mentions a hot spell with eleven deaths and police cruelty accusations alongside health board dog killings.
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Sth Street
Public Service Commission
Street Railway Company
The
Health Board
New York
National Shooting Tournament Opens at Camp Perry Ohio
Camp Perry range in Ohio hosts a major national shooting tournament starting Monday with hundreds of contestants. The two week schedule includes NRA Ohio National Guard and OSRA matches, revolver and pistol events, Herrick trophy competition, and cash prizes totaling several thousand dollars.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
Ohio State Range
National Rifle Association
Ohio National Guard
Ohio State Rifle Association
Herrick
Myron T. Herrick
Governor Herrick
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Military and
Naval Academies
National Guard
Congress
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