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...great stars whom Gatti found waiting for him when he took the directorship passed with the years ? Caruso died and Farrar left the organization. Stars as great have not arisen to take their places, yet the standing of the opera has gone higher. Titta Ruffo and Gallf-Curci have created no new glories for the Metropolitan. Among the newcomers only Jeritza has achieved something like old time Metropolitan stardom. It is here that we encounter an interesting phase upon which the coming season will have large bearing...
Campanini achieved fine success. He assembled a company of old Hammerstein stars and new ones of his own, one of the most brilliant companies ever assembled, with Mary Garden, Galli-Curci, Titta Ruffo, Muratore, Raisa, Baklanoff and others. He put on opera equal in general to the Metropolitan's best and in many respects more interesting. His New York seasons were awaited in the Metropolitan home grounds with eagerness. Though he did not make money for the company, did not "break even," he, nevertheless, achieved glories for Chicago, kept the peace in his company with suave authority, displayed great genius...
Died. Signora Enrichetta Galli, 82, mother of Mme. Galli-Curci, prima donna, in Milan, Italy...
Hastily gobbling "one egg" at the Waldorf, or strolling to Music 4, who has chanced to wonder what Galli-Curci eats at that selfsame hour? What student of English 35a would not be unlifted for having enjoyed Billy Sunday's conception of manna? Even the sleepy, rising late after an evening's enjoyment, might ponder while drinking their coffee, whether Otis Skinner were up yet, and whether he'd ask for one lump...
...Hotel Management". Questionnaires sent to many artistic celebrities show that regardless of medical opinions, in the temperamental professions, the advocates of a hearty breakfast divide the honors with those who "bant" (society term, "to reduce"). Robert Cortes Holiday likes "steak and fried potatoes"; August Heckscher fasts till noon. Galli Curci "regards it of prime importance not to eat too much", while Elsie Janis "just loves a good substantial breakfast...