Word: hanfstaengl
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...movement for an Opera Association was started by E. F. Hanfstaengl '09 in March, 1912. His idea was to establish closer relations between Harvard and the Boston Opera House on the plan of similar relations between the Opera and the universities in Germany, where the students may see Opera at reduced rates. Warm commendation was immediately received from the Opera directors and from many representative College organizations. A dinner was held April 1, 1912, in the Union, at which the plans were formulated, and the work in- trusted to two committees, one graduate and the other undergraduate...
...object of which is to realize closer relations between the Boston Opera and Harvard men, are Mr. Henry Russell, Managing Director of the Boston Opera House, Professor Spalding '87, of the department of Music, Mr. H. L. Murphy '08, of the Metropolitan Opera Company and Mr. E. F. Hanfstaengl '09. Besides the speeches, quartets from the University Glee Club ad Pierian Sodality will furnish music...
...meeting of the executive committee representing the movement to establish closer relations between the Boston Opera House and the University, held yesterday afternoon, E. F. Hanfstaengl '09 submitted a report of the work accomplished since Thursday. The executive committee has been reduced in size to form a more manageable body, and now consists of R. F. Duncan '12, chairman, M. Fremont-Smith '13, C. E. Hansen '12, R. Lowell '12, H. B. H. Ripley '12, D. Sargent '13, and J. R. Sibley '12. A dinner entertainment committee has been appointed to take charge of the arrangements for the dinner...
...relations between Harvard and the Boston Opera, representatives of the Student Council, Cosmopolitan Club, Cercle Francais, Deutscher Verein, Circulo Italiano, Dramatic Club, Musical Club, the various musical organizations, the CRIMSON, Advocate, Monthly, and Illustrated, discussed the importance of bringing Harvard men in closer touch with the Opera. E. F. Hanfstaengl '09 presided. After explaining the purpose of the meeting, he pointed out the possibility that this movement, although started independently, might interfere with the completion of the fund now being raised for a new musical building. It was agreed that the conditions called for such immediate co-operation...
...movement for closer relations between the University and the Boston Opera Company was discussed at some length and the meeting was addressed by Mr. Hanfstaengl, one of the leaders of the movement. A resolution, highly endorsing the work of the committee in charge, was passed...