, 1884-03-05
A GREAT EVENT.
Colonel MapIeson's Opera Troupe Arrive
In Cheyenne.
A Grand Ovation rendered the Dlstin.
guished Individuals.
The Opera House Filled With a Splendid
Audience.

Audience.
The long expected and heralded ad.
vent of the veteran Col. Mapleson,
with Nine. Gerster and his world-re-
nowned opera troupe occurred yester-
day according to the pre-announced
time table and wen the near arrival of
this great company with its stars and
prima donnas was an event which will
be long remembered in this Magic City
of the Plains, to say nothing Of the
grand and almost unequalled event of
the presentation by this collection of
world-renowned opera stars of LA
Somnambula" at the opera house in
the evening.
As announced in yesterday mornings
issue of the DEMOCRATIC LEADER, a
special train chartered for the occasion
left Cheyenne at noon, bearing a com
mittee headed by Maj. Douglass c.
Rhodes, to extend to the distinguished
visitors a welcome on the part Of our
opera management and the city gene
rally, and to wish them success and
much pleasure in this, their first visit
to the city of Cheyenne. This train
bore the committee down to across the
line and the Colorado border to Carr
station, twenty miles from Cheyenne
n ten miles over the line, between
Wyoming and our neighboring state.
Here, the special train bearing the
distinguished visitors to Cheyenne
from Denver was met. The committee
boarded the train, extended to them a
hearty welcome and returned on the
same train with them to the city.
ARRIVAL.
Long before the time arrived when
1t had been announced that the train
bearing Col. Mapleson and company
would reach Cheyenne the streets of the
city were thronged with people anxious
to join in the welcome that the opera
house management proposed to extend
to the company, and for nearly an hour
before the train arrived at the station
crowds were slowly vending their way
toward the depot. to witness the in
incoming Of the train and to get a
glimpse of Nine. Gerster, Col. Maple
son and the great opera company. At
half past one the 9th infantry band,
which had arrived in the city an hour
before and established their ~headquar-
tiers at the LEADER office, formed and
proceeded to Ferguson street. At the
corner by Rhodes 81 Troxell's the band
struck up a national air, marched down
to Sixteenth, east to the Inter Ocean
and from there to the depot, accompa-
MED with and followed by anIimmense
crowd Of spectators, while horses and
carriages of all sizes were vending
their way to the same objective point.
Before the train arrived it is safe to say
that there from 1000 to 5000 people
gathered OF the depot grounds, and
many arrived a%fterward. When the
train having on board the eminent
party rolled into the station, the band
struck up ''See, the Conquering Hero
Comes,'' and the great throng of peo-
Pile assembled gave three rousing
cheers. In a short time Nine. Gerster
appeared and was introduced by Col.
Mapleson when three rousing cheers
were again given, after which the CON-
pany. or most of them, at least, pro-
ceeded to the Inter Ocean, followed by
the band playing a lively air.
AT THE INTER OCEAN.
The vast %concourse of citizens that
had thus turned out to join in the IVA
ton to the American nightingale now
~thronged around and in front of the
Inter Ocean hotel, and the band, sta.
toned in the center of the street, again
struck up a popular air. In the mean
time the observed Of all observers had
repaired to the elegant parlors of the
hotel, in the second story, where she
was introduced, and others of the party,
to prominent citizens, both ladies and
gentlemen. AT length the shouts and
cheers Of the enthusiastic multitude
brought her, accompanied by Col. Ma
pleson, to the balcony Of the hotel
where she was again introduced to the
countless throng, to whom she bowed
in graceful recognition of the compli-
ment which had been paid to her, after
which she retired within. AS the
crowd began to dispense loud shouts
and cheers again burst forth, remind.
ing one of ONE great outburst of popu.
lar enthusiasm from the throats of
thousands when they gather to cele.
brate some great event in our nations
history.
PATTI.
AS the shades Of evening began to
descend the throng of people again be
gan to wend their way to the depot and
the band, led by the enthusiastic lead
er, marched also to the train, inspired
by the lively strains of Curtis, "Garry
Owen" and eventually there assembled
a crowd to greet 1.-The Queen of Song.'
Aieline, a multitude not less IL
numbers than that which, earlier in the
day. had welcomed the Nightingale
AS the engagement Of Nine. Patti witt
Colonel Mapleson did not ex
tend by the terms Of hei
contract to all places where the great
combination, and then it transpiret