THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 19. 1919.
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: CAST FOR THE' OPERAS.
"Aida" (In Italian): opera la fear eete
eeven tcent: Libretto ny Antenlo
vninzom. MUSIO BY WUlseppe VeraX
The principal:
The king of Erypt....Vlttorle Artmond!
Amnerls. hU daughter Soph! Braelau
omatma, captain of tne guard
Alestandro Dolcl
Aida. an Ethiopian alave.....Rosa Ralta
Kemfle. high priest Vlrglllo Lanart
monnro, mng or stmopia
' ........ Qlaoomo ftlmfnl
rrlratea Emma Noe
rawi.r . ..Lodovlce Ollvlero
incidental dancea by Anna Ludmlla and
earn da ballet.
Coaduetor Cleofonta Campantnl
"Tie Maaked Bait" (In Italian). Opera In
fnar c and five acenes. Libretto by
Plave. Matlo by Olusepp VerdL The
principals:
Rleeerrto, Count of Warwick, governor of
Boston Aleeeandro Bonet
Renato. a Creole, hie aecretary and hus-
band of Georees Baklanoff
Amelia Emmy Destinn
Ulrica, a gypey .Lillian Eubank
Oecar. page of Rloeardo. . . . Myrns Sharlow
Silrano. a eallor Pralre Defrer
Eamne'.. an enemy of the count
Vlttorio Arlmondl
Tom, enemy of the count
. Conetantln Nlcolay
A Judgs , .Lodovlco Ollvlera
A servant of Amelia i. Louie Derman
Incldntal dances by corpe de ballet.
Conductor, Tec-filo te Angella.
By HENRIETTA M. REES.
F)R two nights this week it is
permitted to Omahans to revel
n the land of make-believe.
The annual visit of the Chicago
Opera company is one of the great
er treats which comes to Omaha
during an entire season. It gives us
a chance to hear world-famous op
eratic sinprers in some of the roles
in which they have made their great
est successes. It brings the rare op
portunity of associating with a form
of art in which the story, the music,
scenery and action unite in unfolding
the drama. Grand opera is a dra
matic Tinity, demanding more of art,
perhaps, in its production than any
other theatrical enterprise. The
story may not be very true to life,
in Italian opera it usually isn't, but
it isn't reality anyway, it is the land
of make-believe. It is a reflection of
life, if you like, but seen through a
tinted mirror. And what gives the
tint to the mirror is the music. .
In all the operas of Verdi, ' the
music is masterly. Though he deals
with the most violent passions, his
music is always dramatically truth
ful and sincere, and melody is every
where. j
"Aida" will be presented the first
tvening. All of those opera lovers
who have learned "Aida through
the visits" of the San. Carlo Opera
company, will realize upon their in
vestment at this tiro, fpr they will
not be hampered by the details of
the story, but may have their atten
tion for the music and for the gor- j
geous stae spectacle, which is pos
sible in this opera.
The mu.ic of "Aida" is stately and
maiestic, full of oriental coloring,
brilliant and dramatic, and with a
mysterious note which is constantly
recurring. Solos, wonderful chor
uses, which answer each other in the
sacred chants, dances and the or
chestral score all attest to the mar
velous skill of th-s great composer.
' This will be the first time this
per has ever been presented in its
entirety in Omaha, with ballet as
well as a full chorus, as well as the
celebrated soloists, mentioned above,
and about whom .much has already
been written. Those who have heard
Dolci say we have a treat in store
with him as Rhadames.
The' Masked Ball" brings both a
new opera and Emmy Destinn. This,
opera -is laid in Boston, Mass., but
the name is the only American thing
about it .That was not. originally
intended. . The play was originally j
written about the king of Sweden,
but when Verdi was about to pro
duce jt; in Naples the police inter
fered on the ground that it would
be injudicious. Verdi hotly refused
to adapt his music to other words,
but later the scene was transferred
to Boston, the Swedish king into a
British governor, and the conspira-
tors into Royalists and Puritans, and
another Italian opera came to life.
The score of this opera contains
many numbers of distinct beauty.
Among them in the first act are
Richard's song, "I Shall Behold
Her"; Reinhart's aria. "For Thy
Life"; the song of Oscar the page,
the witch's music, and Richard's bar
carolle. In Act II are found Amelia's
dramatic aria, sung on the murder
er's field, and the love duet following
the arrival of Richard. In Act III a
beautiful song falls to the lot of both
Amelia and Reinhardt.
With Emmy Destinn as Amelia,
and supported as she is with a noted
cast, a splendid performance of this
opera will undoubtedly be eiven. Her
appearance in Omaha will be her
first appearance in grand opera since
her return to the United States.
In the operatic world Emmy Des
tinn has few equals and reports com
ing frcm Covent Garden, London,
to the effect that the famous diva
never sung better than she did last
summer assure music lovers tnat a
great treat is in store. The "Masked
Ball" is said to be an Opera which
calls for her best vocal and histrionic
powers. '
Miss Mary Munchhoff of our city
ts . a great admirer ot tmmy
Destinn. The great test among
musical neonle is whether a sincrer
can sing Mozart. In speaking of
Miss Destinn to Miss Munchnoft the
Other day, she immediately became
enthusiastic.
"SVi. Jc urnnrforfiil " ri aairl "and
she is just as wonderful in lyric song
Vir is in onera. She sinsrs Mozart
exquisitely. And she is just as great
a woman as she is a singer. I thinK
she is on of the three great singers
I know who is a grateful pupil. Her
name was rutti, Dut Mnie. uesunn,
a teacher of Prague, did so much
for her voice that she adopted her
name for her professional iife as a
tribute of gratitude. At one time,"
continued Miss Munchhoff, "I went
behind the scenes to see her during
'Aida." She is one of the most won
derful 'Aidas I have ever heard. Her
sister used to travel with her, but
instead of her sister doing some
thing for her, as one would think
probable, between the acts, there sat
Mme. Destinn sewing on a dress for
the sister. She is a fine, noble, re
markable woman, and such an
artist" ,
' 4'
Frederick Stock and the Chicago
Symphony orchestra, on certain
mornings about once a month, will
hold a manuscript rehearsal. At
these rehearsals the time will be
given over to the reading through
of manuscript compositions by
American writers, the composer, and
certain interested friends and musi
cians being present as auditors. This
is just the kind of progressive work
one would expect from Mr Stock
and his orchestra, and think what a
wonderful thing it will be for the
American composer. v
B. Edwavd Zeiss enclosed a whole
J envelope of interesting clippings to
I the musical editor the other day
i from Chicaeo. These included ad-
! vertisements of the concerts by Far-
rar, Clarence Eddy, Harold Bauer,
Serve Prokofieff Kreisler; Chicago
Symphony orchestra, with Elman
soloist; Cincinnati Symphony or
chestra, with Eugene Ysaye and
Harold Henry; John McCormack,
all taking place within the space
of a few weeks in Chicago; the an
muneement of the wedding of Cic
colini and an American g-.rl; the
premier of La Nave," planned by
Campanini fof the Chicago Opera
company; the donation of $3,000 by
Mrs. Harold F. McCormack to the
Chicago band, and gossip about
music and musicians by V. L. Hub
bard in the New York Tribune. Mr.
Zeiss has studied voice a great deal
and is at present devoting his time
to musical activity.
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Marguerite Sylva at the Orpheum
last week put her songs across so
that the great general public lis
tened and liked them, without real
izing they were artistically good,
and some of them classical music.
About SO friends enjoyed a recital
by Mis Lillie Englund at her stu-
! dio in Council Bluffs Tuesday even
ing, October 14. Miss tnglund is
a pupil of Cecil V. Berryman of
Omaha. Miss Englund is also teach
ing in Omaha as well as in Council
Bluffs.
Napoleon Bonaparte: "How doth
the little Busy B improve each shin
insr hour!"
"Serial" Seitz, Jack-of-All-Trades
'TTlHE most versatile man in
I America's motion picture in
dustry! A human dynamo
witn- an apparently inexhaustible
suppjy of energy! A master of the
art of concentration! A card index
of technical studio knowledsel"
This characterization of George B.
Seitz, Pathe's producer-author-director-star,
is offered by Etienne
de Marsac, French journalist and
student of the art of motion pic
tures. On a recent visit to New
York Mr. de Marsac spent several
days at the studio where Mr. Seitz
was producing, directing and star
ring in the new Pathe serial. "Bound
and Gagged," which is shortly to be
on the screens of the principal pic
ture theaters in Omaha. Whether
or not his impressions of Mr. Seitz
were tinged with enthusiasm at see
ing him at work remains to be seen.
Eight or nine years ago George
Brackett Seitz was not even on
speaking terms with fame and for
tune. All his inclinations and tend
encies were literary, as he proved
conclusively bv livine in New York's
Quartier Latin Greenwich Village
and trying to sell things he wrote.
For a long time, it must be confess
ed, there was no great rush on the
part of publishers to buy the product
of his brain, . and he tells with a
chuckle of one occasion when he
pawned his "other trousers" for 75
cents, with -which he provided him
self and two similarly situated liter
ary friends with the first square meal
they had eaten in three days.
But tough luck can't endure for
ever. Mr. Seitz had an unusual tal
ent for story-telling, and he made
the discovery that motion picture
producers pay real money for that
talent while magazine editors are
considering the mattter, so he
turned his energies screenward. The
first picture concern to accept the
Seitz output was Astra, and he soon
found himself on the scenario staff,
adapting stories for the screen and
writing continuity. It may truth
fully be said that Seitz grew up with
the art of continuity writing. hich.
translated from studio English into
common, everyday English, means
merely the setting down of the
story, scene by scene, just as it ap
pears on the screen,, with all the
necessary instructions to the direc
tor for close-ups. foregrounds, iris
outs and so on. This early training
in the technical side of in infant in
dustry was worth fabulous sums to
him, and he made the most of his
opportunities. The result is that he
is now a recognized authority on
scenario and story construction
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spects and whose authority is un
questioned, but every one of these
experts knows that the Seitzian
ideas regarding any phase of studio
activity are worthy of the most se
rious consideration in attacking
problems.
In "Bound and Gagged," Mr.
Seitz looked after every detail of
the business, selected his ast, de
signed the sets and co-operated with
Frank Leon Smith, 'the author, in
the preparation of the scenario, in
addition to the actual work of di
recting the oicture. As star, he car
ried the difficult stellar part under
his own direction.
Just before he started work on the
picture, Mr. Seitz called on Paul
Brunet, vice president and general
manager of Pathe Exchange, Inc.,
with an unusual proposition. - He
wanted to produce and direct a se
rial in which he would be the star.
He would make the first episode at
his own expense, and run all the
risk personally. If it was up to
the Pathe standard, Pathe would
release it If not. Mr. Seitz would
stand the loss. The proposition was
accepted by Mr. Brunet, and "Bound
and Gagged" resulted.
October.
A pungent odor scents the air and
hangs about.
Because this month's the one when
we get moth-bawled out.
Cartoons Magazine.
Monument for Msn.Who
Foretold Own Death Hour
San Francisco, Oct. 18.A monu
ment is to be raised to the late Er
nest Suydenkump, a clerk, who pre
dicted his death to the hour. Art
order to this effect has just been
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rnaue ny jumge uunne,
' Suydenkump entered an undertak
ing establishment on the afternoon
of March 23 and said he expected
to die at 10 o'clock. He gave Brown
$150 for a funeral.
Suydenkump then went to the
Mount Zion hospital, engaged
room and went to bed. At 10 o'clock
that night he died. It was found
that there remained $50 of his
estate. a'
"Use that money to buy him a
tombstone," said Judge Dunne. "A
man with such remarkable foresight
should have a suitable monument."
In the curt and cryptic language of
carfoonery
group ynotogiaph of ueorge . B. Seitz. as producer with the
account book, as director with the megaphone, and as star with arms
folded.
particularly as it relates to the mo
tion picture serial. Then came his
reward for his work he became
head of his own producing com
pany, George B. Seitz, Inc., and this
was given full rein. The first pro
duction turned out by this company
was the latest fearl White serial
for Pathe, "The Black Secret,"
based on Robert W. Chambers'
novel, "In Secret," and then came
his crowning achievement, "Bound
and Gagged," in which Mr. Seitz di
rected himself as star.
Mr. Seitz personally designs every
set he uses. The fact that at one
time in his career he studied interior
decorating may account for his apti
tude along this line. In cases where
he is using large numbers of extras,
he personally supervises the process
of making them up. He is equally
at home when it comes to lighting
and camera effects, and his cutting
and titling of finished pictures it a
by-word among his associates. It
must not be gathered from this that
George B. Seitz sets himself up as
the domineering, infallible big boss
at his studio, for he doesn't He
has surrounded himself with a tech-
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