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Show new ( Hours k;a(.kd Conried Anticipates Little Trouble on Account of Strike NEW YORK. Jan 4 At the Metropolitan Metropoli-tan opera-house tonight It was stated that a chorus numbering nearly lt men and women was being rehearsed to take the place of the chorus which went 00 strike last night, necessitating tho singing of "Faint'' without the usual choral effects. Mr Conried. director of the opera, declared today that he would under no clrCumstAnoos rscognlss the new Chorus Singers union. The strikers ure still holding out for recognition of the union and an Increase In salaries from tf. lo jr. .1 week Seventy-Five Get Jobs. Tonight being nn off night, with no 0( Til Scheduled . Il.llded tile Metropolitan management to make plans for a new chorus. Seventy-five men anil women applied ap-plied for positions today and were accepted ac-cepted In addition Mr dnrled secured 11 SCOrS of singers from the Metropolitan opera-houso school of singing. Will Present ''Parsifal." "Tristan and Isolde'' will be sung tomorrow to-morrow night with a chorus. "Parsifal." which wns announced for production next srsei has not been withdrawn, and 11 : stated will be ptcvi,til with an ampb: chorus. |