Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-05
" THE BOSTONIANS."
The Famous Opera Company
Arrives in Town.
A SPECIAL TRAIN CHARTERED
Managers Al. Hayman and w. j.
Davis Chat About the Troupe.
A Quiet Trip.

Five cars and an engine pulled slowly
into the Southern Pacific depot an early
hour yesterday bearing the sixty.f five
people that comprise the Bostonians-an
opera company of far higher excellence
than. has ever yet appeared in Los An
geles. The first to alight from the Pull
man buffet sleeper "Oporto" was Mr.. AL.
Hayman, manager of the Baldwin Thea.
ter, San Francisco. He was limping
little, but looked very happy despite his
recent mishap. For seven long years
Mr.. Hayman has endeavored to get the
Bostonians (the Boston Ideale) to visit
the Pacific States, without avail. They
were too expensive. The eighth year.
when Mr.. Hayman went to talk with the
B ostonians, he was joined by Manager
Will j. Davis, of the Haymarket, Chica-
COS famous new theater, and Jointly
they assumed the great expense OF bring
ing this celebrated organization to
California. And the best of it
all is that Los Angeles has been
selected as the first city west of the
Rocky Mountains in which they will
sing. There was something of splendor
in the idea that the train which these
gentlemen chartered really puts to the
blush the pretentions hitherto made by
Italian impresarios. Last Sunday
night, after most successful week at the
Haymarket, the Bostonians left Chicago
by special train over the Chicago and
Alton Railway. The train comprised
two Pullman buffet sleeping coaches, the
"OPorto" and Lake Park" one day
coach and two baggage-cars. 1t was run
special to Denver in the quickest time on
record, barring an hour lost in most
furious and unexpected snowstorm just
east of Denver. Again, at Cheyenne,
the train was made special and
run thus to Sacramento, and
then again from Lathrop here. At
the last named place Mr.. Hayman Joined
the company which he says is the jolliest,
neatest and altogether the most elegant
in appearance of any company it has
been his honor to bring before the Los
Angeles public. Besides the leading
artists there are thirty singers in the
grand chorus, thirteen orchestral per-
formers, and baggage, scene and property
masters,
In the array of solo artists there are
many names new to the public. In
lady artists the following strong array is
presented: Maria Stone, leading So
prano; Jesse Bartlett Davis, leading con-
tralto; Misses Juliette Gordon, Carlotta
Maconda and Louise Branchi, sopranos;
and Josephine Bartlett, second contralto
and comedy character. Of the male ar
fists, first of all comes Tom Karl, the
best tenor of the English
operate stage; w. H. Mcdonald,
baritone; Henry G. Barnabee, comedian;
Edwin Hoff, tenor; Eugene Cowles,
basso; George rockingham, second
comedy and basso roles; and Fred.
Dixon, character comedy roles. Add to
this imposing array the chorus and or
chestra, under the baton of Director
S. S. Studley, and we have the most
balanced musical organiza-
ton that ever graced theater west of
of the Rockies.
Originally, these artists, or most OF
them, were known as the Boston Ideals.
The first manager they had took the
precaution to copyright the title, which,
having passed into Objectionable hands,
Messrs. Karl, Barnabee and Macdonald
resolved to set up for themselves, though
they had to relinquish the old title.
Thus it is that one familiar with the old
finds, in the personnel of
The Bostonians, the familiar names of
Karl, Barnabee, Macdonald, Marie
Stone, Juliette Gordon, George Frothing-
ham, Sam Studley, etc. Jessie Bartlett
Davis and Eugene Cowles are new &C.
accessions to the company, this being
their first season with them, but as they
are singers of renown the ensemble Of
of the company is materially strength
ened by the addition.
If one acquainted with their outfit
we're asked what do they bring, the
answer could thoughtfully be made
everything. AS Mr.. Will Davis faceti-
ously puts it everything from an E
string to the Turkish Harem scene in
Fatinitza. The organization is here in
its integrity. Nothing ever used in any
of the many operas they present has
been left behind. Scene, property, cos
tune, and in fact every accessory to
perfectly finished performance of each
opera was brought along. Quite Jump
that for 30 large company from Chicago
to Los Angeles direct. The trip to al
most every single member of the COM
pany was source OF continual wonder.
A prima donna said as she alighted from
the Oporto, 81 am sorry the journey has
ended, it has been 30 very interesting
and pleasant"
And 80 it was, if the faces of the
happy singers could be accepted as an
indication of their feelings. "This
train" said Mr.. Davis, twas made up
especially for us by the railways we
came over. This Pullman car. the
Oporto, is brand new, just out of the
shop, and given to us as special compli-
ment by Mr.. Jewett, Superintendent of
the Pullman Company. There never
were better porters on a car than Mr..
Jewett gave US. The buffet was stocked
with choice lot of viands, and
we have lived like lords. Every railway
official, with one exception, has done
his utmost to conduce to our comfort.
AS consequence, here we are with two
full days to rest, 30 you can look out for
a brilliant performance on Monday
night. The opera will be Mignon, with
three prima donnas, Marie Stone, Jul
iette Gordon and Jessie Bartlett Davis.
Tom Karl, the prince of tenors, and
Eugene Cowles are also in the cast and
SO is George rockingham. On Tuesday
night we will follow it up with the very
popular opera, Dorothy, in which W. II.
Macdonald, Edwin Hoff, I'll. @. Barna-
bee, Eugene Cowles, George Frothing-
ham, Fred Dixon, Marie Stone, Jesse
Bartlett Davis, Carlotta Maconda and
Josephine Bartlett are to appear. This
is great cast and the opera is staged
with no little degree of splendor. We