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George Meader, tenor, arrived in Manhattan after singing with Mme. Ganna Walska (Mrs. Harold McCormick) at the Mozart Festival she financed in Paris...
...second festival was under the direction of Monsieur Walther Straram, who had recruited his forces from Italian, French, American and other sources. Mme. Ganna Walska was patroness and guiding spirit, and the costumes were the last word in sumptuousness. The language was Italian...
...Majestic (Cunard)?R. Norris Williams, Captain of the U. S. Olympic Tennis Team; Julian Myrick, President of the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association; Harold McCormick, husband of Ganna Walska; Mitzi, musical comedy star; Lionel Barrymore and Mrs. Barrymore (Irene Fenwick); Ina Claire; Lenore Ulric, famed Kiki, taking her first vacation in three years; Mme. Frieda Hempel, Metropolitan Opera soprano; John T. Underwood, typewriter President...
...Opera Company has departed disheartened from America. After encountering various misfortunes, culminating in bankruptcy (TIME, Jan. 21) the troupe has taken itself to Europe to seek better success. Just before his departure, Stage Manager Latter-man confirmed the rumor that the company had failed despite munificent support by Mme. Ganna Walska, wife of Harold McCormick, millionaire harvester man. Mme. Walska put funds into the Company to the amount...
...little excitement was caused by the company's third evening performance. The cast of characters looked staid enough, but the rumor was strong that the soprano announced to sing the Countess in Mozart's Marriage of Figaro would be replaced by no one less than Mme. Ganna Walska, who has sat resplendently in a box at every performance. It is said she has become the proprietress of the company by way of using it as a vehicle for her greatly desired and delayed debut. But Mme. Walska did not sing. The explanation was given that she gracefully withdrew...