CHAPTER XXIII

HAMMERSTEIN AND HIS OPERA HOUSE

Oscar Hammerstein Builds a Second Manhattan Opera House

How the Manager Put His Doubters to Shame

His Earlier Experiences as Impresario

Cleofonte Campanini

A Zealous Artistic Director and Ambitious Singers

A Surprising Record but No Novelties in the First Season

Melba and Calvé as Stars

The Desertion of Bonci

Quarrels about Puccini's "Bohéme"

List of Performances

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