Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 19, 1916, Page 22

6-B HE OMANA SUNDAY MARCH 19, 1916 Great Stars Who Are Coming for Omaha Grand Opera Season MONG tainments the public entertain isted for appear-|pany visited Philade and is and b fonal standpe by ance in this clty most mnota ment of Opera cor tion with the which has been torfum for two evenings on April 13 and 14 r the local mar agement of Luclus Pryor o engage 3 const the Boston Grand Paviowa Ballet Russe arranged for at the A and a matines in its pe potent ed me a In Europe grand opera is considered a necessity, and few cities of 18,000 or more inhabitants are without it. In America it is considered a luxury. That the mus cal life of America will grow eventua to the strength and importance attained for musical arts in Europe is the belief of the best authorities and the hope of | . 1ot many musiclans and music-lovers. The |t last few years have seen a decided rise| o T T in musical taste in general In this coun- | [T C0EL G CT0D try, and every influence of that tendency effictent terpsict must be regarded as educational and entertains The ciates f that ekers in will the tw appear as one or The value of such offerings as the pres et h ent one is cumulative. Each visit of an organization of this sort stimulates the musical appetite of the community and prepares it for a longer visit a vear later. This has been demonstrated in Boston and Chieago, high For instance, in son the tamillar and toire, there have never be the ballet corps maintaine now been glve The musical public of these cities, up to a few years ago, were satisfled with an occasional visit of the Metropolitan Opera company for a fow performances, or some lesser organization for a week or two. Thoss engagements were Increased in \length each year until the leading musi eal lights of those citie were no lon ,satisfied with the uncertain time for which the greater aggregations might be spared them or the occasional appent ances of other companles. Now where once the annual series of grand opera performances rarely endured for ithan a week or two the opera-going lic support a of from |twenty weeks' duration. Boston was the first to follow New York In the establishment of ita own per manent opera company in the magnificent inew Boston Opera house six The Hub City demonstrated and inclination to maintain tution on a high artistic plane for five years, and even established the unique record of sending its own opera company to Paris, where it had a tremendously successful season in the Theatre Champs They ‘“earried coals to New- stage by exhitblting a representative| o o American grand opera company, winning |, 00U C the approval of Parisians. b aanaia Voilhing This enterprise launched auspicioualy | 0 SVREEE 00T enthusiastically by the Boston public, e continued Its activities until the obatacles | F0VIoWs bullet cc created by the European war forced it to | P4 chorus that has remain inactive for a year. The loss of | WOTth In the eastern c its opera company for an entire year | 1here will also b served to convince Bostonians that what | fIner than any seen ol had once been a luxury had become |®nd Boston, save in t an absolute necessity, and they refused to | Visfted by this combin iaccept another season without their favor-| As a whole its per ite artistic diversion—grand opera. Conse-|represents a lofty pla quently the Boston Grand Opera come|ballet achievement, a pany has becn re-established by Manage|an educatfonal ing Director Max Rabinoff, who has had|strength In every com the general co-operation of this company’s former patrons in Boston, where it re-|and travel both on the contly had a season regarded as one of | musio lovers, who woi the finest in fts history. “Madame Butterfly” a beyond company. tre Re' (“Love o Madama Butterf the othe f made Pa fam any wa repertolre the stars wh of the | during Istence have bee the Metro more | from ous European wdded. The list Felice Lyne, Ma Olivet Marcel Maria Clement season ten to sopranos and Fely Glovanni Zenatel) Gulseppe Gaudenzl, tey Marr 1 Anania years ngo. its abllity uch an insti- | mers, Graham baritones drones, Paolo Moranzoni Smalletes Barbier! director and Adolp} conductors bers Modern Grand Opera Novelty in Grand Opera has been long awaited. All other forms of emtertainment have ohanged, but not Grand Opera, until now. But Opera in which Dramatic Action, Elaborate Staging and Brilliant Costuming have been combined with the appearance of world-kmown Singing Artists, and to these added Mlle. Anna Paviowa and the entire Ballet Russe, is “Modernized Grand Opera” 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. Complete Opera Complete Ballet 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. re its season at own fact am. together ganization, offerings which may n Grand Opera compar were origln port apabilities With the op: Aglde Jac Paviowa in her Ballet foree Because opera warblers refuse home. phia, now on a tc Viewed fre this com Washington ir t ack m int, this organiza and he forr n of tmparia es. It 1s L at 1a that ng teachers t al force that hile it instructs which s Russian ballerina Iraw many amuse o companies—opera in all per onl the Pa stion of th inction an unit o standard an Instit of the established reper Ily ballets whick this n comp n fons of them the usual d in a grand opera \mour del ymas Chal »ality Mar- | orto | | Amedeo | Aguint, and yrat ueto, Jo Rot Alexandr n, ba ehin \ Hehmid, Armando ¥ Felice Lyne Rus. COLORATVLA SOPRANO an Glustine, | are | Stephanie and the u; company with Paviowa, April 13 and 14 will content themselves with t} beautiful, but not Hoheme ial largs hestra proved its t importar equally and an so appealing, ‘la already tien c Lucius Pryor. the \lv“n' entertainm was besleged with f New York | requests to arrange for an evening pro- Ities alrendy | quetion of “Madame Butterfly,” with the | Japanese prima donna, Tanaki Miura, in- stead of the matinee, in order that music local manager for and nt, nery stume taide he red sonnel anization. and in operatic alms and must s as of incaleulablo munity it visita to sing same day, Omaha uld prefer to hear t the evening per- night, ne nd ve tend, One request came from F. L. |the san Haller, who had been petitioned to do so | by the young women employed in his|by Mrs. office, but the chanke could not be made, | mers, I since “Madame Butterfly” is booked for | F. The scenery must be moved the same O ragy Boxes for the opera have Crofoot, a matinee in Des Moines the next day.| Webater. Reservations for line parties have been DPranca Saroya SoprANO ie Teyte LYRIE SOPRANO and, as before mentioned, the Jovers employed during the day could at-| opera warblers wouldn't sing and travel e day. been taken Kirkendall, Dr. J. E. Sum- | Alllson, J. A. Cavers, L. George Brandeis and John R F. P. br. OO | GIOVANNI ZENATELLO | | ORAMATIC TENOR the W ety e Skinner's o ning March BARITONE s brilliant pen secially fc wcter which b or fot a en at t and 8 " 1 My gen jovial fd alt histri | strenst rtisti for was attr | ‘ s ent hara ted by ¥ Hrandel ompanied by a th return engageme ginning Frida In a New land concerns | married couples. Everywoman’ city shortly unde W, Savage for Savage has retained many 1k L pany with will ¢ today's n war play tnetee sular company i r On Par of of patrio wturda The 1 happt pha theater n i \ three nt April York the comes the direction of Henry | return engagement adventures music In keer dhered t < in advar m Parole ing fil pla D rmar and mail orde W d for William It Crane's o be prod ming ymented and with in price 1 Kk o ween Luxur Three gir \re pre M. A ani March 1 th of Mr luring the wee Mr. Skir t st hall of the humanit Trio A Lyric v fore dliner ot Wbility nis and mec ret tin il European nove Omaha. Mear and ) and dan i kit ciety « progr rans nedy sing will furnish will ng, talking the } be a big part ial is there is nearl mor cn Sunday even- | the performan m sp car port this yad of antmals Ior the last half, | pany, P ian lels, five sivls, will be the headliners and company will offer com sketch A Doub Trouble Moo mick and Shanan in A Night at the Cor will provide musical entertainmer while Gruber and Kew, the Hop will give real humor Les Diodattes com hand Pott thelr days irresistible { three This story of cert modern Scotch apartment Duo, ot three | ‘IMPROVEHS WANT AMES AVENUE PAVED THIS YEAR Thrénnm! Improvement clubs have re- this| back to Mr. !'i'lflsl the city council to declara Ames of the same | avenue, Thirty-sixth street to city limit cast that was seen here on the occasion | a public thoroughfare within the mean- of the former vis changes in the it There have been no symphony which was one of the notable features {of the performance. ing of the new law relating to paving without petitions from property owners, These improvers urge the paving of the street this season. orchestra The title role is An Omaha Season of Real Grand Opera BY THE Boston Grand Opera Co. In Its Famed Conjunction With the PAVLOWA IMPERIAL BALLET RUSSE MAX RABINOFF, Managing Director, One of the Two Foremost Operatic Organizations of Amerioa, and the Largest That Has Ever Traveled Across the Country, Will Be Brought Without Change From Its Metropolitan Engagements to the OMAHA AUDITORIUM SEAT Thursday, April 13th s and Friday, April 14th Auu T T N T g mma--““rzflr Lo R b 2« PLAN OF THE AUDITORIUM With Friday Mat. i 3 . v mo we——— NOUDLOL JDNOLTY f THE OPERAS AND BALLETS THURSDAY, APRIL 13— ‘L'AMORE DEI TRE RE" (The Love of Three Kings) (Montemeszi), with Giovanni Zenatello, and ‘‘SNOW- FLAKES'' Ballet from Tschaikowsky's ‘‘Nut Cracker'' Suite, by Mlle. Anna Pavlowa and entire Ballet Russe. FRIDAY MATINEE, APRIL 14— ‘MADAME BUTTERFLY'' (Puccini), and THE NEW PAVLOWA DIVERTISSEMENTS, by Mile. Anna Paviowa and the entire Ballet Russe. FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 14— ‘LA BOHEME'' (Puccini), and the ‘‘SPANISH BALLET,”” by Mile. Anna Pavlowa and the entire Ballet Russe. Some of the World-Known Artists Giovanni Zenatello Tamaki Miura Maggie Teyte Felice Lyne Maria Gay Jose Mardones Thomas Chalmers Graham Marr Elvira Leveroni Giuseppi Gandenzi Bianca Saroya Fely Clement Olivet Marcel Paola Ananian Romeo Boscacoi Giorgio Puliti Maria Lara Enrica Nava And the PAVLOWA IMPERIAL BALLET RUSSE Anna Paviowa Alexandre Volinine Ivan OClustine Stephanie Plaskovietzka Stasia Kuha Riccardo Martin CONDUCTORS Roberto Moranzoni Alexandre Smallens Adolf Schmid (DETACH HERE) MAIL ORDER BLANK (See accompanying plat.) CHAS. A. FR Auditeriu ANKE, Mgr., Enclosed find seats, as follows Paviowa Ballet April 18-14, in payment for.. Boston Grand Opera and Auditorium, Omaha, for the engagement, DATE. NO. OF SEATS. LOCATION, Thursday Evening, April 13 Friday Matinee, April 14 Friday Night April 14, | 3 Name Address City FORMANCE arp. u-l«.ny. & DETACH BLANK, fill out » or express order, o Manage srders may of the floor A Lucius our agents or at any nage office, second ryor, Local Manager, Drandeis Stores, Omaha, B