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Great Stars Who Are Coming for Omaha Grand Opera Season
MONO tha puhlie entertaln
talnments listed for upprnr
anoe In this rlly, one of the
moot notable In tha ongsire
ment of tlie ItoKton Grand
Opera company In conjunc
tion with the ravl.iwa Pallet Iliissf,
which hit born arranged for at the Audt
; torlum for two evening! and a matinee
Ion April IS and 14. under the local man-
agement of Lucius Pry or.
In Europe grand opera Is considered a
necessity, and few cities of 15. or more
'inhabitants are without It. In America I
It Is considered a luxury. That tlio munl-
cat life of America will grow eventually
,to the strength and Importance attained
for musical arts In Kurope Is the. belief
of the best authorities and the hope of
many musicians and music-lovers. The
last few years have seen a derided rise
In musical taste In general In this coun
try, and every Influence of that tendency
must be regarded as educational.
The value of such offerings as the pres
ent one Is cumulative. Each visit of en
organisation of this sort stimulates the
musical appetite of the community and
prepares It for a longer visit a year later.
This has been demonstrated In P.ostnn
and Chicago.
The musical public of these cities, tip to
a few years ago, were satisfied with an
occasional visit of tha Metropolitan Opera
company for a few performances, or some
. lesser organisation for a week or two.
Those engagements were Increased In
, length each year until tha leading musi
cal lights of those cltloa were no longer
(Satisfied with the uncertain time fur
which the greater aggregations mlnbt l
.spared them or the occasional appear-
' ances of other companies. Now where
tone the annual series of grand opera
performances rarely endured for more
than a week or two the opera-going put'
llo support a season of from ten to
j twenty weeks' duration.
Boston was the first to follow New
i fork In the establishment of Its own per
manent opera company In the magnificent
I new Iloston Opera house six years nun.
Tl.o Hub City demonstrated Its ability
;and Inclination to maintain such an Insti
tution on a high artistic pinna for five
years, and even established the iinlua
record of sending lis own opera company
to Paris, where It had a treimmlmiHly
successful season in the Theatre C'hnmps
Klyscee. They "carried coals to New
castle" by exhibiting a representative
American grand opera compnny, winning
the approval of Parisians.
This enterprise launched auspiciously
enthusiastically by tha Iloston public,
continued Its activities until t,he. obstacles
created by tha European war forced It to
remain Inactive for a year. The loss of
Its opera company for an entire year
aerved to convince Hoatonlana that what
bad onca been a luxury had become
an absolute necessity, and they refused to
i accept another season without their favor-
' lte artistic diversion grand opera. Conse-
quently tha Boston Orand Opera com
pany has been rc-establlshed by Manag
lug Director Max Rablnoff, who haa had
tha general co-operation of this company'
former patrons In Boston, where It re
cently had a season regarded as one of
tha finest In Its history.
Tii f ire Its season at home, this com
pnny vltited Philadelphia, Wahlnirton
and Baltimore, and Is now on a tour to
the I srlflo const and ba' k. Viewed from
sn educational standpoint, this orgnnlzs
tl n Is enchanred by the Inclusion of
Mile. Anna Pavluwa and lier lmp"rlM
Halli t l(u.K5 n Its performances. It I.
a well known fart among teachers that
the nioFt potent educational force Is that
lil h Is most ntlrartivi that whl -h
amuses and entertains tvhlle It lntruts
Its pupil. The fatuous It is an ballerina
and her associates form the ilcnratlvo
attraction that will draw many amuse
ment seekers In addition to d"oteps of
gtand opera.
Not only will t' e two compinles oera
and ballc-t-appear torn itier In all per
formances as ono organization, but they
will Introduce offerings which may only
be given by the conjunction of such an
effl'bnt terpslchorenn unit ns the I'nv
lowa liallct Ilussa wllh an Institution of
sin h a high aitlstlc standard a the
ltonton Grand Opera company.
For Instance, In some of the operui of
the now familiar and established reper
toire, there were originally ballets which
bac never been given romp etc In this
country, because portions of them arc
beyond tho rnp-ibllltles of the miial
ballet corps maintained In n grind opera
company. With the operas "1.' Amour del
tre lie ' ("Love of Time Kings")
"Mmlarna Ilntlei fly." mid 'In l!olnme,"
the other half of the proKCim "ill he
mai'e tip of Imlrp. intent hnlbls of the
I'avluwa repeitolie
Many of the stars v. ho I nc mil Unite I
to the fame of the i:o-toii (Iran I Open
company during Us f I v inn of t-
IMchce have b ell MUlini- I, Wlilli- citlli'M
from the Metropo I nn. OiIi'Iku niid fam
ous Kltropeiin opln oliip:Hll ,iie bee i
nddrd. Ti e li t i.f iwllim iiiUhih ln -hides
Felice I.vne. Mnvge Teyte, l.ulsa Vlllnnl,
Olivet Marcel and Itlarua Siuova,
snprsnos; Mnrln tiny, Khlm Irfveronl
and Fely t 'lement, or nn -.o-s'ipi u:io.:
(ilovannl Zcnatcllo, Ulritnl'i Murrn mid
OtilHcppe Cauilcnrl, tenors; Thomns Chal
mers, Crahnm Mnrr aid tilorgi I'llltl,
bailtotxs: Gnudle MniiHiieto. .lose Mar
drones, Paolo Annniun, hiM-ns; Ituberto
Moranxonl, Agl'le .l.'icrchlii, Mex'indm
Kmnlletes and Adolph ."iliniid. Atri'd'O
I'arl lerl, conductors; Armando !'. Agulnl,
stone dire tor.
With Mile. I'nvlown In her llnllet Itusse,
the Icuillng mi'inhers are Ivan tllnstlne.
Alexandre Vollnlne, htephnnle I'lnsk -
vletxka, Ktaela Kuhn, and the iih.iiiI lurvk
Pavlowa ballet corps, and nn orchestra
and chorus that has nlreudy proved its
worth In tho eastern cities of Imparlance.
There will also be scenery and costumes
finer than any seen outside of New York
and Huston, save In those cities nlreidy
visited by this combined oixnnlxntion.
As a whole Its personnel and aim
represents a lofty plane In operatic and
ballet achievement, and must serve ns
an educational force of lnralculnblo
strength In every community It visits.
Decause opera warblers refuse to sing
and travel both on the same day, Omaha
muslo lovers, who would prefer to hear
"Madame Flutterfly" at tho evening per-
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I CI ;wy Wr&$
fL KJXs rAr: f
7 m is smsyj
made by Miss Mary Munchhoff, Miss
Hl.inche Klnsler. Miss Clga Btorx, O. T.
Eastman, Leonard Everett. I'ouglns li.
Welitin. A. I... Hoed. W. V Haxter. V.
L. Mailer, (leorge W. lloldrege, Frank
Judson, J. de Forest Hlchnrds and J. II.
Mithen. The N. P. l-dges and the Ed
csr .-'cotts will he toijether nni another
pirty will Include Or. and Mrs. Harold
'iffcrd. Mr. nnd Mrs Herbert Hoger
aril the Mlsrcs ll'len. Carrie and Jessie
Millard.
At the Theaters
played by Edna porter,
southern woman.
Those PU'l
Hiid extrav.i
nior( than s
to Mp til
:Mti7a w ill
ltisfi. 1 by
n beautiful young
.icy of burlesqur-
fin I their d. sires
attending a pei -
foimanca of the
Jacob.' & Jermoti
ip the attraction
theater this weci;.
"Smiliui; I'eautits."
s latest output, which
f ilie popular Oayetv
Tlio pi iiiancv of th"
Felice Lytic
cat. om tula ormro
company with Pavlown, April 13 anil H.
will content themselves with the equally
beautiful, but not so appealing, 'Ia
Huhrme."
Lucius Pryor, local manncer for tlio
Joint entertainment, was besieged with
requests to arrange for an evening pro
duction of "Madame IJutterfly." with the
Japanese prima donna, Tanakl Mlura. In
stead of the matinee, In order that music
lovers employed during the day could at
tend. Ono request come from P. I
Haller, who had been petitioned to do so
by the young women employed In his
office, but the change could not be made,
since "Madame Ilutterfly" In booked for
a matinee In fes Moines the next day.
The scenery must be moved tha same
night, and, as before mentioned, the
opera warblers wouldn't slug and travel
the same day.
Iloxes for the opera have been taken
by Mrs. F. P. Klrkendall, Or. J. K. Sum
mers, Dr. C. C. Allison. J. A. Cavers. L.
F. C'rofoot, Oeorge Iirandeis and John R.
Webster.
Reservations for line parties have been
GIOVANNI ZNATELLO
( 'ontini ed from I'aso Five 1
starling Sunday, Man h y,. i Wil.i mi
Hock, lat seen here in "The I'an-ly
Slum," with a new part tier. Miss Era ices
White. Helen 1-tokaye will bo ceen at
the (iiphcuni for the first time. Her
vehicle s-:i he " ivei tones." a playlet of
dual personalties. The Watson W;ils
noted tor nitracLive personalities ai:d
kowii displays, will be een in a lefiii'-d
(iluuing anl damlnu net.
Onoliiie Pollard, the f If t y -six-inch come
lienne of "The Passing how of 1'.'1'. " the
inonster spei tncte which i oiit-. to tile
I'oyd Hunter, ii a inlniaune etli'ioii ol
Eva Tnniiiiy, lioth in her work and per
sonal appearance. She is so filled with
rmray that even after her strenuous
work In the n tiio she spends nn hour
'inily In the gym exercising.
oik o ine iiRiK in ine nan ui;e oi
otl Skinner's new comedy In which he
will be seen at the MrandeW theater for
two nluht and Saturday matinee bculn
rii li lt March "I. Tho pi"ce comes from the
brilliant pep of Henrv Arthur Jones, the
not cl Enu-lipli driimntlst. It was wri'.ten
especially for Mr. Skinner and the char
acter which he will poitray ought to rit
h'm i-ongenliillv. II" v. i'I assoinc the role
of a Jovlnl, ha ppT -go-lucky actor. An
thony 1 teliehnniber. wlio has ail the
streni.tli nnd all the fr'ilty. too. of the
nrtistlc. biitrloific tcnip"rninent. The
character is broadly humorous and will
dis'Iose n new phase of Mr. Skinner's
talent for harartorls at Ion. Mr. Skinner
was nttracted by the humanity nnd hu
mor of tlie pint nnd it Is a foregone con
clusion that Hellchanilier will take lank I
unions his best stase portraitures of the
past.
Th unique nnd entertaining peasant
players who are familiar to fierman
Amcricans will give a single performance
nt tlio Urandels theater in Sunday even
In, April ". A feature of the performance
if the interpolated sonKS hy mixed voices
accompanied by an instrumental terzette.
"Twin Heds " n three-act farce, by
SnltFlmry Field nnd M.aivraret Mayo,
whicli was presented nt the Rrandels
theater early In the season, will play a
return engagement of three days be
ginning Friday, April 7. This Irresistible
laugh provoker tell a story of modern
life In n New York apartment house
nnd concerns the adventures of three
married couples.
"Everywoman" comes hack to this
city shortly under the direction of Henry
W. Ravage for a return engagement. Mr.
Savage, has retained many of the same
cast that was seen here on the occasion
of the former visit. There have been no
changes In the symphony orchestra
which was one of the notable features
of the performance. The title role is
com
play, Hap-
play is brought out I y Hany K. Morton.
Sam t'olline. Zella Kussi 11 anil June
Mill, who ai" .Turrouiidc by a cast of
comedy exponents mid backed by a r'ri .-r
chorus. It ha u briuht shade of color
ing. The melodies ate swlngy. magnetic
and full of enchantment. "Ilmh Life in
Jail" is one big chapter of hilarity whilic
does not overstep the holder line of
legitimate fun. In connection with tin
vn ilous sit ui ions. ouno of the most pop
ular -cnn hits are introduced, and mm h
itui'.tion has -been paid to the stnginu
of Hi various en.-'eni' b s. A carload of
''"nil .Md beautiful wardrobe, together
with loi t v-f N t. people, make up the coin
pony. There will b- a matinee daily, to
day's matinee starting at 3 o'clork.
The North Hros.' Perpetual Stork
pnny will offer Its flrt military
with today's matinee when Am rv
good's wir piny. "On Parole." will usher
in the nineteenth successful week of this
popular compnny in this city nt the Krug
theater. "On Parole" founded upon
tho historical fnct that sorroun.-ic I til
mm render of Colonel Kobert E. Lee nt the
close of the rebellion, a dr iniii of intens
ity with n romely love story nnd loyal
fidelity ns to the cornerstone of its con
struction. The Chicago Ladies' Orches
tra have Hrranged a program of patriotic
music In kecpiii'' with the perfect detail
adhered to by Stage Oirector llilliard In
all prodiif tions. Seats may be had one
wek in advance of all ten performance':
of "On Pinole" and mail orders are now
being flhd for William I f. Crimp's prlz
play. "Oavid llaiiim ' to be produced the
coming week with nn autjumentrd cast
nnd with no advance in price.
Tlie biggest bill to lie presented at the
Empress theater for some time will w
shown durin-' tlie week of March 1?. For
the first half of the woi-k, the Victoria
Trio In "A Lyric Luxury" will he one of
the nenclliners. I hree j;irls, w ho com
pose Hie act. are pretty, well formed nnd
have ability. M. A. Tunis nnd compan"
offer iv mechanical European novelty for
the first time In Omaha. Mar nnd Mear
in n comedy singing, talking and dancing
aklt will furnish the humor. "Hill's So
ciety Circus" will bo a big part of the
program. A special car is necdeu 'o
transport this net there Is nearly n car
load of nn'-tnals.
For the last hnlf, Les Dlodatles com
pany, perisian models, five handsome
girls, will ho the headliners. Pott Bros,
nnd company will offer their comely
sketch, "A IHiuble's Troubles." Mccor
mick and Shannn In "A Night nt the Con
cert" will provide musical entertainment,
while Gruher and Kew, the Hop Scotch
Ouo, will give real humor.
IMPROVERS WANT AMES
AVENUE PAVED THIS YEAR
The .Fnited Improrement clubs have re
quest tho city council to declare Ames
avenue, Thirty-sixth street to city limits,
a public thoroughfare within the mean
ing of the new law relating to paving
without petitions from property owners.
These Improvers urge the paring of the
street this season.
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Modern
Grand Opera
Noveltj in Grand Opr haa been long
awaited.
All other forma of entertainment have
ohanfed, but not Orand Opera, until now.
But Opera in wbioh Dramatio Action,
Elaborate Staging and Brilliant Costuming
h&re been combined with the appearance of
world-known Singing Artists, and to these
added Mile, Anna Pavlowa and the entire
Ballet Rusae, is
"Modernized
Grand Opera1
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It is not alone for the musically trained,
but for all entertainment lovers.
"THE GREATEST ARTISTIC COMBI-
NATION EVER FORMED IN AMERICA,"
said the New York World.
An Omaha Season of IRsail Grand Opera
BY THE.
EdDStomi cSipaiedl (Dpeirai C0
In Its Tamed Conjunction With the
PAVLOWA IMPERIAL BALLET MJSSE
MAX RABINOFF, Managing Director.
One of the Two Foremost Operatic Organizations of America, and the Largest That Has Ever Traveled Across the Country, Will Be
Brought Without Change From Its Metropolitan Engagements to the
OMAHA AUDITORIUM, ZSK3S5& l&W iR With Friday Mat.
0 to,'''Mu''&i
Complete Opera
AND
Comolete Ballet
WITH
Mile. Anna Pavlowa
At Each Performance
For the first time Grand
Opera will be presented
in Omaha exactly as in
New York, Chicago and
Boston.
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jUI ItilljHilif fiii illiiiiliyiflillil a&
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Some of the
World-Known Artists
Giovanni Zenatello
Tamaki Miura
Felice Lyne
Jose Mardones
Graham Marr
Riccardo Martin
Maggie Teyte
Maria Gay
Thomas Chalmers
Elvira Leveroni
Giuseppi Gaudensi Bianca Saroya
Fely Clement Olivet Marcel
Paola Ananian Romeo Boscacoi
Giorgio Fuliti Maria Lara Enrica Nava
And the
PAVLOWA IMPERIAL
BALLET RUSSE
Anna Pavlowa
Alexandre Volinine
Ivan Clustine
Stephanie Plaskovietzka
Stasia Kuha
CONDUCTORS
Roberto Moranzoni
Alexandre Small end
Adolf Schmid
SCAT PLAN OF THE AUDITORIUM
THE OIPEIRAS AND IB A LLETS
THURSDAY, APRIL 13 "L'AMORE DEI TRE RE" (The Love of Three Kings) (Montemezzi), with Giovanni Zenatello, and "SNOW.
FLAKES" Ballet from Tschaikowsky's "Nut Crar.ker" Suite, by Mile. Anna Pavlowa and entire Ballet Russe.
FRIDAY MATINEE, APRIL 14 "MADAME BUTTERFLY" (Puccini), and THE NEW PAVLOWA DIVERTISSEMENTS, by Mile.
Anna Pavlowa and the entire Ballet Russe.
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 14 "LA BO HE ME" (Puccini), and the "SPANISH BALLET," by Mile. Anna Pavlowa and the entire
Ballet Russe.
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Pavlowa Ballet engagement. Auditorium, Omaha,
April 11-14.
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Friday Matinee. April 14
Friday Night. April 14
Same
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