NEWS AND ___-;-,1- . COMMENT OF AND I [ .=============^_-_-___^^^-:-1^5^----= =____-_ CONCERT OPERA cnt-day desolation and destruction in . -'.-" a uatanic fury. The artist will lccturo \Chicago Opera Co, on the exhibition of thrilling scenes, all of which wcro made in their natural Mme. to Sing colors a new Hempel by process. Tho former ' Last Week Minister of War, M. Millcrand, is the I Begins executive president of the Committee in 'Le Nozze di for tho Relief of the Wounded and Sick Figaro Presentation Will Include Soldiers. President Poincaró is chair¬ Two Operas man of tho honorary committee. Will- Caruso To Be Heard as Radames in New to New York Audiences: (iLeSau- Jam Saneloz was sent to this country aa a special commissioner in charge of and teriot," by Lazzari, and <(Isabeau,T the exhibition. "Aida," Lázaro, Spanish Tenor, Tho American executive committee is Will headed by Mrs. Robert Appear 'Again in "Rigoletto" fourth and la^t week of the Chi- Bacon and Mrs. The which Rosa LeRoy Edgar. Th« list of season at the Raisa, Giuseppi Gandcnzi, patronesses rneo Opera Company's Giacomo Rimini, Louise at tho French Theatre exhibition in¬ i Mme. Frieda lícmpcl will make lier will dance. Mr. Bodanzky will conduct. Theatre will include two op¬ Swartz Berat, Jcska Lexington and others of its former cast cludes over fifty prominent last appearance this season with the "Mrfrouf" will be the'Saturday mat¬ eras new to New York, which had their will society appear, with M. Charlier at women. Among them are Mrs. Charlc3 Metropolitan Opera to-mor¬ inee opera, with Mmes. Alda and How¬ firs) American presentations in Chicago desk. the Company B. Alexander, Mrs. Otto H. Kahn, Mrs. row evening as Suzanna in "Le Nozzc ard and#Messrs. do Lutsa, Rothicr, thií season "Lc Sauteriot," by Sylvio C. Oliver di her will Chalmers, and Iselin, Mrs. Henry Clay Figaro." With sing Mmes. bada, Ruysdael, Rciss, Bloch, Lazzari, "Isabcau," by Pietro Mas- The third of the scries of concerts Frick, Mrs. Charles Dana Farrar, Kanders and How¬ Rossi and Audisio. Miss The production of the former the Gibson, Mrs. Matzenaucr, Malatesta, cn_ni- by artists and orchestra of the Chi- Edmund L. Baylies and Mrs. Henry P. ard and Messrs. de Luca, Didur, Rciss. (¡alii and Mr. Bmiriglio will lead the In (he Western metropolis was its cago Opcnf will bo Company given at Davlaon. * Hloch, Leonard and Malatesta, with Oriental ballet. Mr. Montcux will con¬ world première, while the latter had the Hippodrome this evening. The pro- Mr. Rodanzky conducting. duct. hern faiorably received in most of the ceeds will Rosa bo donated to French and Raisa, soprano; Giulio Crimi "Aida" will lie gi'ven as a special Puccini's "Marion Lescaut" will be Kuropcart capitals before. The Mas- Italian war relief societies. The fol¬ tenor; Carolina Lazzari, contralto, ane matinee to-morrow afternoon, with Mr. the popular price performance of the work has been to Amer¬ Riccardo cagni promised lowing artista will appear: Mmcs. Gallt- Stracciari, barytone, togctl\ei Caruso as Radames. Others in the week on Saturday evening, with Mme«. ica several times in former years, but Curci, Carolina Lazzari, Rosa Raisa, with the Chicago Opera Orchestra, wil least will be Mines. Mu/.io, Homer and Muzio ami Perini and Messrs. Marti¬ its presentation has each time been de¬ Geneviève Vix and MM. Vittorio Ari- contribute to the programmo of th« Sundclius and Messrs. Amato, M;ir- nolli, Scotti, Rossi, Bada, Malatesta, ferred. Hs libretto is based upon the mondi, Hector Dufranne, Gustav Hu- first of the series of Sunday night con doncs, Rossi and Audisio. Miss .Smith Reiss, Audisio and d'Angelo. Mr. Papi famous and familiar legend of Lady bcrdeau, Alfred Maguenat, Giacomo certs to be given at the Hippodrom« will dance. Mr. Papi will conduct. will conduct. Godiva. "Be Sauteriot" ("The Grass¬ Rimini by tho and Riccardo Stracciari. The Chicago Opera Company. Th Lázaro, the new Spanish tenor, will At to-night's concert a Russian- is taken from a "A Sac¬ first concert will be next Sunday hopper"! play, conductors will be Marcel Charlier and nighl be heard again in "Rigoletto" with his French programme will be Miss rifice of by K. do January 27. Popular prices will pre given. Springtime," Keyser¬ Giuseppe Sttirani. vail. compatriot, Mme, Harrientos, on fond«': will sing the bell song from ling, translated and adapted to the op¬ Wednesday evening. Mr. de Luca will "Lakmé," Mme. Maria Sundeliua will eratic form Henri Pierre Koche Kathleen Mart Bibb, soprano, make by and have the title role. Others in the cast sing "Depuis le -lour*' i'rom "Louise,'' Martial Perrier. The is her New York debut at Aeolian Hall o locale modern will l«e Mines. Perini, Egener and Matt- Mme. Raymonde Delaunois will smg Lithuania and the story one of ¿v...:.;;..::;.;,.¦..-..¦..:;..:.., ¿.... :..." .;v:,.:v.;.;..:,;¦.;:.-.;,>:: ..-.>....;-..!:.\v...:..,á the afternoon of March I. Miss Bib peasant will Eldora concert and musi fiehj an«l Messrs. Mardoncs, Rossi "Une Dame Noble et Sage" frein "Les '.'.'.- -.-.¦.¿v/v«".-.- "'- bo accompanied on the Stanford, life. -*W--..vJ Kw- W^»\ .; ^ \'. .:;,...A. .. ,X piano b ^ 1." ;VAv<.0.i¿«2 Eii¡_4i..¡3 ¦*.*'«"'^^ her brother, cal comedy soprano, who will sin; Hada. Raurenti and Reschiglian. Mr Huguenots." Giovajini Martinellî will The farewell week will begin with a Sergeant Major Fran Moranzoni will conduct. sing "Salut, Demeure" from "Faust" matinee performance of "Romeo Paulist Choristers of Chicago, at Carnegie Hall Monday anel Tuesday for 1 Bibb, who has obtained special leav at the benefit for ('amp Upton' a special for Miss Farrar will be seen as Thaïs 01 and the flower song from "Carmen.'' sud Juliet" on with tho benefit of French Restoration. this occasion. The programme 300th Machine (¡un Battalion at th r» Monday, Amclita niBdc of Thursday evening, with Mines. Sparkcs Thomas Chalmers will sing "Avant «If Galli-Curci as Juliet and Lucien Mura- up old and modern Frene Cort Theatre this evening. and Egener and Howard and Messrs. Diaz Quitter ces Lieux" from "Faust* and tore as Romeo. Otherwise the cast will English Italian songs. with the exception of the piano, nnd Whitehill, Rossi and Reschiglian. Misi Adamo Didur will sing an aria from be the same as in the former presenta¬ I-.-Il the closing number will bo Theodore Gcorgo Copcland will nccompai of Music, has been postponed till April Galli an«l Mr. Bonfiglio will dance. Mr "i'i«iue Dame." The trio from Act 111 tion of this with M. work, Charlier con¬ Music Notes Dubois'a eiuintet in F major for piino, Ratan Devi on the occasion of her fir 7. The Society of the Friends of Musi o Montcux will conduct. of "Faust" will be sung by Mme. Sun- ducting. ' recital announces its first concert of th e "Le I . violin, oboe, viola and violoncello. Bong in Aeolian Hall on Thur public Prophète" will be repeated oi deliu.s and Messrs. Martinelli and In "Lc Sauteriot" Monday night Ger¬ This March 7. season to take place March 28 at Cai..¦ Friday with the Miss Frieda Hempel closes her sea¬ composition by Dubois will be day evening, evening "revival" cast Didur. The orchestra, under the direc¬ maine Manny, Charles Dalmorcs, Caro¬ heard for the first time in negie Hall, the Philadelphia Symphon;>., including Mmes. Muzio tion of Richard son with the Metropolitan Opera Ce«m- this city at The of Matzenaucr, Hageman, will play lina Lazzari, Myrna Sharlow, Marie this concert. programme American mus Leopold Stokowski, conductor, and se»- Arden, Kgencr and and Messrs pany this coming Monday, February 11, I which was to Tiffany Rimsky-Korsakoff's "Capriccio Espa¬ Pruzan, Jeska Swartz, Maria have been given Fcbrua loists of distinction a^i tho attraction:s. Claessens, anel on Caruso, Rothier, Didur, Schlegel, Leon ñole," "A on a Alma Gustave immediately starts her second 10 nt the under t' The Moussorgsky's Night Peterson, Huberdcau, concert which will Tho eighth and final concert of the Ritz-Carlton, programme will be announce d ard, Rloch, Ruysdael, Reschiglian an« Bald Mountain" an«) Dukas's "L'Ap- Hector Dufranne, Constantin tour, open with a auspices of the Society of the Fricn later. Audisio. Nicolay song recital at Worcester. Biltmorc Morning Musicales will be Miss Oalli and Mr. Bonfigli« prenti Sorcier." and Octave Dua will appear. The com¬ given on Monday morning, February poser, Sylvio Lazzari, will conduct the Jascha Heifetz started Wednesday IS, in the Grand Ballroom of the Bilt- AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS first New York hearing of his work. for a five weeks' tour in the Middle more instead of the Hotel, original ¦m-armm nuil woo»«.¦ In "Isabcau" "Wednesday night the West. Ho will visit Cleveland, St. «late, Friday morning, February 15. cast will include Rosa Raisa, Forrest Louis, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Day- Owing to the Metropolitan Opera Com¬ 44TH STREET THEATRE I.aniont, Giacomo Rimini, Carolina Laz¬ ton, etc., and in addition will give two pany being obliged to cast Mr. Caruso Matinees 3:30.Evenings 8:30. zari, Alfred Majruenat, Constantin Ni¬ concerts in Chicago. His next New for the evening of 15, his Shadow and February EVEKY DAY THIS WEEK. colay, Myrna Jeska York recital will take place in Car¬ Biltmore appearance was changed to Swartz, with Giuseppe Sturani as con¬ negie Hall on Saturday afternoon, Monday morning, February 18. This ductor. April 6. is the only date he is available. Mr. The War Thru "Faust" will be repeated Thursday Caruso will bo assisted by the follow¬ with Nellie Lucien Mura- Josef Hofmann will give a second night, Melba, ing artists: Mme.