Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1927, Page 3

_THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, 4 D. C, DECEMBER 1927—PART 1. CAPITAL ARTISTS TO BE HEARD IN OPERA FESTIVAL l WASHINGTON OPERA'| *OPENS TOMORRO! “Mignon” First of Noted Works to Be Presented. French Tenor Featured. The most ambitious season of grand opera vet undertaken by the Wash- ington National Oera Co. will be inaux urated tomorrow evening at Poli's Theater with the presentation of the | old favorite, “Mignon,” by Thomas, | which will be produced before a bril-| llant audience of resident, official and | diplomatic society by a cast including stars brought together by Idouard Albion, general director, from several musical centers of the world, Heading the cast will be Maurice Captaine, the French tenor, who has PROGRESS SHOWN BY AGRICULTURE Farmers Hold to Gain Over 1926 Figures, United States Report Says. By the Associated Press. Continuation of the improved agri- cultural situation as compared with last year was announced yesterday purchasing power of farm products, in terms of non-agricultural commodities, remained at 92 per cent of pre-war, compared with 81 per cent in October last year.” Yield on Increase The general yleld of crops has been brought up above the 10-year aver- age by the mild Fall weather, it is stated, but production this year is about 3 per cent less than last year. Discussing the situation by regions, the department said weather in the East had been favorable for Fall work, and wheat was reported to be showing good stands. Drought in the eastern part of the South has made germina- tion and growth of Winter crops very by the Department of Agriculture to | ko be in progress the first of this month, when a review of conditions was |Gy made. “The general course of prices of farm products has been slightly down- ward recently,” the review said, “but other commodities have also declined slightly, so that the October index of Blow nent on request Capital been sent by the French government ! i as a “lyric ambassador of good Wi to represent the art of that countr: in the American Capital's openin: grand opera festival. ne will arrive in Washingtol occupy much of the time of the entir company until Alberto Bimboni, con- ductor, ra ture tomo Informed of Rehearsals. Though several thousand mile separated the noted French ten; the other members of the cast in operas in which he will sing, rehe have gone forward just as thou were here with the rest of the com- pany. Instructions as to how the per- formance of the opera will be here were cabled and sent by wi to the French singer while he was in Paris en route to America. Be- cause of engagements in opera in Paris, he was not released by the French government until the latest possible moment to permit his arr here in time to sing in the openi ow night. production and immediate! has sung his last performance here he will entrain for New York and re- turn to France for other engagem:nts | there. | Despite the unusual interest which attaches to Capitaine, due to his fame as a singer and his delegation by the | French _government to represent | France in the opera festival here, he | will share honors in the s-:uson of the | Washington National Opera with other noted opera stars. In the openi=; per- formance, Luella Melius, .\iuerican coloratura who has won hizl praise in opera in Europe and South Amer- ica as well as in this -ountry, will sing the leading «oloratura role, and Dorothy Speare, oung American prima donna, who has appeared in Italy, will make her first bow to an American opera audience. In other performances of the festi- val, Capitaine will appcar with Amerl- can stars, including Mary Lewis and John Charles Thomas, with Ivan Ivantzoff, the leading baritone of the ‘Washington National Opera; Georges Baklanoff, Russian boritone, and a number of younger artists . The French tenor will share with Paul Althouse, American tenor, the honor of the leading roles in the vari- ous operas to be produced during the festival. Ivantzoff, whose work in nthervo’:e‘ms of past seasons here has won him a large following, will sing the -Toreador role- in “Carmen,” in which Jeanne Gordon will take the title role. Ivantzoff will sing in “Faust” and again in ‘“‘Hansel and Gretel.” . Eight Washington singers, all of whom made their opera debuts with the local opera company, will have roles in the six productions this week. Notables to Attend. The French Ambassador, his fam- ily and official staff, will be honor guests at the opening. production. Mrs. Charles G. Dawes, wife of the Vice President, heads the list of patronesses of the opera season and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, wife of the Speaker of the House, is chairman of the committee on patronesses, among whom are found the wives of many. Government officials. Representatives of numbers of the musical publications in the ' Eastern United States will attend the pro- ductions as correspondents of their periodicals. X RAID MURDER SUSPECT CAUGHT IN POLICE NET Man Wanted in Killing of Balti- more Dry Agent Is Captured Here With Gun. After walting more than three hours for their quarry to make his ap- pearance, Detectives E. J. 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