New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1916, Page 10

10 NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1916. W YORK'S FIRST OPEN-AIR ORATORID rdi’s “Requiem” to Be Staged at Polo Grounds, Next Sunday. Vew York, May 30—After a re- prsal period of two months, in ich time the world’s greatest cho- has been drilled in sections in lous available auditoriums, New k City is about to experience its it open air muslc festival. punday afternoon, June 4th, has n selected as the date of this que event, which virtually in- duces to America a custom which jluite general in Europe—the pre- tation of opera or oratorio in open. ferdi’s celebrated “Requiem,” ich he composed in honor of Man- , Italy’s great poet and his bosom nd, on the latter’s death in 1878, o be the offering. Despite its ber origin, it abounds in massive jmatic effects, irrepressible in such prtile genius even where a sacred k is concerned, which one might ect to be austere and pontificial ts moods. Many Volunteer Singers. ouis Koemmenich, conductor of New York Oratorio society, will ict the singers, who will comprise full membership of such notable al,organization as the aforemen- led body, the Peopies' Choral pn the Schola Cantorm, the holic Oratorio society, the New- Festfval chorus, the Metropoli- Opera ,house chorus, various of ¢ity’s celebrated church choirs eligiblelindividuals, among whom personages noted on the opera concert stage, who, enamored of Youdon’t have to be a phllo§opher to see the point of getting clean, reliable fuel everytime you have your tank filled. Look for the Socony sign. the beauty of the “Requiem” score, have voluntarily joined the chorus. Master Instrumetalists. The singers will be reinforced by 120 master instrumentalists compris- ed as to nucleus of the New York Philharmonic orchestra of full strength. Four of the best schooled voices in the world will,interpret the solo, duo, trio and four-part pas- sages. Lucile Lawrence, a Kentucky girl who has sung prima donna roles in Florence, Italy, for the past two years, is one of'these, making her American debut with her appearance as soprano soloist at the Polo Grounds festival. Giovanni Zenatello, former- ly Oscar Hammerstein's leading ten- or; Marie Gay, famed as an operatic Carmen, and Leon Rothier, the \Frem:h basso discharged from - ser- ET the facts on the operating cost before you buy any automobile. Find out the truth before—not after. And don’t be satisfied with hear- say or a salesman’s claims. The price of gasoline is high; so is oil and there is sure to be an increase in the cost of all tires. So, what you want is the car that will give you most miles per gallon of gasoline, per gallon of oil and per set of tires. 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Detroit ceo— /| society, in which Theodore H. Bauer vice at the front last fall on account of sickness, are the other soloists. Vedi’s Best. Altogether 1,324 people will in- terpret, vocally and instrumentally the noble Verdi music, among the best he has composed, making the rendition of this work not only notable as being unique of its kind in New York City, and in the United States but for the one exception of the stadium performance of Wag- ner’s opera, “Siegfried,” at Harvard last summer, but constituting it the greatest enlistment of voices ever essayed in the interpretation of an oratorio anywhere. The greatest pre- vious coalition of voices formed for a presentation of the *“Requiem” was for a performance at Albert Hall in London. Then five hundred sang the mass and an orchestra of a hundred and fifty played. Verdi him- self conducted on that occasion. More than twice that number are concern- ed in the present production. ‘Work is to commence this week on the huge stage, which, in order to accommodate this vast assemblage of vocal and instrumental forces, will have to present a floor space of 7,- 500 square feet, consuming, with sup- ports and all, one hundred thousand, square feet of lumber. Polo Grounds Ideal. The Polo Grounds is accounted an jdeal site for the purpose, its ad- vantages being accessibility and phy- sical features which adapt them- selves to a perfect hearing of the mass. Almost of horseshoe propor- tions, the famous quarter-million Brush stadium.. with its double row of frontal loges a sure enough ‘*‘dia- mond horseshoe” serves to concen- trate the sound on the spectators so that, with the immense soundboard and marquise which will back the stage on which the singers and or- chestra will be placed, an acoustic condition akin to that of the most faultlessly constructed opera house is created. The stadium seats 48,000. Other Concerts Planned. The event is the first enterprise of the new National Open-Air Festival and Alexander Kahn are moving spirits. Both have been producers of grand opera here and abroad. Louis Koemmenich will conduct. Cheva- lier Oscar Spirescu, once conductor at the royal Roumanian opera house in Bucharest, is in charge of the re- hearsals. A second outdoors affair to take place under the aegis of this s0- ciety, with the official endorsement and co-operation of the University of Pennsylvania, is a Franklin Field production of ‘“Aida” on June 6th, arc-lighted, which is being staged by M. Bracale, who directed the cele- brated production of that opera in the shadow of the pyra- mids several years ago. Real camels and beats of the jungle are to add to the scenic effectiveness of the pro- duction . M. Zinovieff, the original Rha- dames of the performance at the pyramids, is to appear in the Phila- delphia ‘al fresco edition of “Aida.” He arrived in this country early in May. PIGRESPONSIBLE | FOR PRES. JACKSON Homer §. Cummings (Special to the Herald.) ‘Washington, May 30—Democratic National Committeeman Homer S. Cummings, of Connecticut, has gone home adfter seeing a number of friends in administration circles here, besides making arguments in the Donovan-Hill contested election case. Business and political matters took him to several of the executive de- (D ——Y 1 . But we can NOW. E. C. DENISON (GARAGE) 430- MAIN STREET partments of the government: He is reported to have discussed politics at the White House, where his ad- vice in the capacity of vice chairman of the democratic national commit- tee is highly valued. At the department of justice Mr. Cummings saw Attorney General Gregory and conferred with him for | some time. It was at that department that Mr. Cummings put over Thomas S. Spellacy as United States district attorney for Connecticut. Mr. Cum- mings and the attorney general are both interested in the various branches of the litigation growing out of the New Haven railroad contro- versy. Mr. Gregory is head of the government's interest in such mat- ters, while Mr. Cummings has been representing John L. Billard of Mer- iden and, it is said, others connect- ed with the railroad end of the case. Mr. Cummings has long been re- garded as an authority on politics and political history. He is now be- coming a rival of Speaker Champ Clark as a relator of anecdotes, his- torical, biographical, and political. WIVES OF MEN WHO DRINK ARE ADVISED that it is a diseased condition resulting from the poison of alcohol “stored-up” in the system which FORCES CONTINUED IN- DULGENCE. 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