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Vol. xx. No. 14 NEW YORK EDITED ~y u ~ r;---- AUGUST 8 1914 $2.00 per Year ~ _ ___ ~~~ ...... ' ...... T.el ••• c.en.t.s.p.e., •• c.OI.)Y .. EUROPEAN MUSICAL LIFE PARALYZED BY WAR; PROMINENT ARTISTS INVOLVED IN CONFLICT
Difficulty in Effec'ting Trans Fears for American Musicians portation for Hundreds of Who May Be in NeeJ of Concert and Operatic Stars Funds- Conservatories and now Marooned Abroad, Schools of this Country to Threatens toPostponeAmer Benefit by Closing ofForeign ican Season ' - . Managers Educational Ins titutjons Predict that United States Opera Companies , Melia-ad Is Likely to E~e_ Vjsited by a by ' Probable Drafting·./of Great Army of Musicians Singers ' for Army Duty if War is Protracted Managers NO,t Pessimistic /' ITH a war, the enormity of which Rena!ld will have to fight. Italian sl'ngers W cannot yet be adequately esti not members of the Metropolitan- who mated, raging the length and breadth of may become embroiled are Titta Ruffo, Alessandr'o Bonci and Mario Sammarco. Europe, the coming American music sea , Henry 'Russell, manager ,of the Boston son promises to be seriously affected. Opera Company, was last 'reported' in While no definite information has been Italy. Josef Urban, the noted scenic obtainable it is safe to assume that the artist of that institution, is in Austria and, being a native of that country, may war has broken up such foreign music be obliged to serve. Andreas Dippel is festivals and similal' activities as were in America. Cleofonte Campanini, man under way and caused the cancellation ager of the Chicago compan'y, ' is some of those that w,ere planned. The Wag where in Switzerland at this moment. Most of the American concert man ner festival at Bayreuth has been in full agers are in town or else on their va swing for some days and festivals were cations in this country. Exceptions are planned for Salzburg, Munich and , Max Rabinoff, who when last heard of Dresden. was traveling from Berlin to St. Peters burg; Gertrude Cowen, who was in Unless the portentous conflict can be Munich; Charles L. Wagner, who is re ended within a month or thereabouts, or turning home via Montreal, being due unless some manner of transporting to . August 14, and M. H. Hanson, who is this country the great numbers of oper marooned in Belgium. Although none of the various agencies atic and concert star;; riow abl'oad for has been in a position to supply definite vacations or Summer engagements it news, few were inclined to be entirely becomes well nigh impossible to deter pessimistic regarding the outlook for the mine how the issues can be met, how coming season. At worst they declared themselves unable to conjecture the full the activities contracted for can mate extent of probable losses, but there was rialize-in short, how musical perform an inclination to believe that it would not ances of such unparalleled excellence as be necessary to give' over large musical have been enjoyed here for years can be activities altogether. J. H. Bacon, of Loudon Charlton's staff, went even so far provided next Winter. as to declare that there would presently Many of the baritone, now in which they are likely to find themselves. England; Oscar Seagle, the American baritone, who is in London, and the Flon To be sure, the prospect will be bright zaley Quartet, whose members are at Emed if swift governmental assistance is their Swiss home. Harold Bauer; the provided. ! pianist, is at present on an Australian ' tour. The war will in nowise interfere In the case of foreign male artists, Some Operatic and Concert Celebrities Who, It Is Feared, Will Be Called however, matters are likely to be gravely with his American engagements: complicated through enforced obligations to the Defense of Their Countries in the European War Now Raging Antonia Sawyer has heard n'O news of to their respective governments and the Emma Eames and her husband, Emilio almost inevitable summons to arms. By de Gogorza, since July 15, when they left the process of drafting the Metrop.olitan, Paris for the Italian lakes. They are uncertainty prevails. Whether the ropolitan, who are likely to be active as booked to appear at the Maine Festival Boston and Chicago opera compames are German, French and Italian contingent menaced with the irremediable loss of warriors are Carl Burr ian, Heinrich early this Fall. Being an American citi can return unmolested and hence whether Hensel and Leo Slezak. It was the opin zen, Mr. de Gogorza need no~ fight. Julia some of the finest artistic props, as well the opera season is a possibility are as a large percentage of their choristers. ion in some quarters that the tall Aus Culp and her accompanIst, Von Bos, are questions that cannot be answered at trian tenor, because of his personal in Berlin; Cordelia Lee, the violinist, is A similar peril may naturally befall con this moment. It is practically certain cert singers, pianist.> , violinists and or friendship and influence with the Aus with Leopold Auer near Dresden; that, should Italy become involved in the trian Emperor, might secure exemption Eleanor Spencer, the pianist, was lately chestral conductors. At the present conflict, Director Gatti-Casazza, who is from military duty. writing Italy is not yet involved in the at Bad N auheim; Jan Sickesz, the Dutch a naval engineer, will be called to mili Because of his l ,'~meness it is unlikely pianist, is believed to be in Vienna. Al conflict and should that country succeed tary duty. Nor is it beyond the bound in maintainil1g its neutrality many of , that Alfred' I.f- cZ;- the Wagnerian con bert Spalding, the American violinist, of possibilities that Messrs. Caruso, ductor, can L: impressed into service. reached home before the outbreak of war. the most prominent opera stars may yet Amato, Scotti, and ' 'Conductors Tos succeed in reaching America unscatheq'. Richard Hageman and Hans Morgen With the' exception of Vera ' Barstow ,canini and Polacco will be drafted. That stern may" however, be called. Of the and the young American soprano, Only the scantiest information con "many of the Germa,~ and French mem French artist~ Dinh Gilly, Leon Rothier, Myrna Sharlow, who has just returned, cerning the possible whereabouts of . bers of the 'company may even now be Paolo Ananian, and of the Russians,-Karl all of the artists under the management artists or the likelihood oj their deten, in"the fi,eld, is well nigh ,certain. Among ,Jom and Adamo Didur are eligible. , of M. H. Hanson are now abroad. These tion is at present obtainable. The ma ~ the Germans, 'arid ,Austrians who may be ,Among other notable French and , Rus- in dude Ferruccio Busoni, the Italian jority of New York concert manage:r(l 'involved 'are Ru"dolf ,Berger, Otto Goritz, sian artist'3 to , be affected are Lucien pianist, who is in Berlin; Vida Llewellyn, are completely in the dark as to whaJ ,Cad " Braun; Herman Wei!. Operatic Muratore, Vanni Marcoux, Charles Dal , Norah Drewett, now in' Wales; Marcella the future may bring. At the offices Metropolitan Opera House similar 'though' no';' longei' , rnem,bers of the Met- of ~ hi . ~g~ i~t is improbable that Maurice ontlnued on' page 2] •• ~ . ~ ... i ~ . ' ~ ' ...... ~ ...... , "!' V .. • .... •.• J [9 Entered a t the Post Office at New York. N, y" as mail matter of the Second Class
