, 1890-03-22
GRAND OPERA TONIGHT.
GOu1od's Faust" BY the Emma
!uch Company.
The Lyric Celebrities of the Day are
in the Cast.
Something of the Big Company and
the Star at its Head.

Seldom has Cheyenne been favored
with such a theatrical attraction as may
be seen this evening, when the Emma
Juch Grand Opera company will present
Gounod's Faust. In the cast are the
lyric celebrities of the day ani these, with
a strong chorus and big orchestra bring
the membership of the company up to
l25. The grand opera will be superbly
staged. The engagement has been the
talk of musical and society people since
its announcement and a large and bril-
liant audience will doubtless hear Miss
Juch and her great company.
The Juch organization is pronounced
by the press of Washington, Baltimore,
New York, Philadelphia and other cities
they have visited so far this season, to be
the largest and most important musical
organization in America. When the fact
that the numerical strength OF this com.
pany is over 100 people, and that it re-
quires a special train of seven cars and an
engine to transport them from point to
point, is taken into consideration, it is
not a matter OF wonder that it Is consid.
cred the leading amusement organization
Of this country, and is larger than any
other company travelling on the face of
the globe. During Miss Jrch's recent
engagement in Washington, she was the
recipient of more social attention than
was probably ever bestowed upon any
American artist before. Her perform
ances there were attended by President
Harrison, Mrs. Harrison, Secretary Hal
ford and family, Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British minister, Lady Pauncefote
and her daughter, the French, Rus
sian, German and Austrian minis
tiers, the Spanish envoy, and, in
fact, the chiefs of all foreign lega
tons, not forgetting the Chinese embassy,
who were Respondent in gorgeous oriental
raiment, occupied one or more of the
boxes at every performance. During the
week Miss Juch was received privately at
the white house by Mrs Harrison, enter
tanned there and was made the recipient
OF many musical floral offerings sent to her
during her different performances bv the
first lady OF the land.
The strength Of the list of the principal
singers comprising this organization will
be seen from the following names:
Sopranos-Emma Juch, Georgine Won
Januschowsky, Susie Leonhardt, Marie
Freebert.
Contraltos-Lizzie Macnichol, Fanny
Gonzales, Carrie Morse.
Tenors-Charles Hedmondt, Charles
Turner, Frank Pieri, Elvin Singer.
Baritones-Gievanui T%agliapetra, Will
liam Lee. William Bot.
Bassos-Franz Vets, T. S. Guise, +.
n. Knight.
Several years ago Mrs. +. II. Thurber,
of New York. began to interest Ameri-
cans in American opera A million dol.
lars was spent in organizing a company
and providing thorough essentials in all
branches of operate musical art. The
project, though worthy did not meet with
that generous support absolutely necessary
for success, but, while it was not a inan-
cial, it proved a complete artistic success.
1t was then a stock company, aud every
body's business proved nOhOdy's. Now
the Emma Juch company has grown out
of the old American Opera company.
1t is man lged and operated by private
capital, and the universal success which
has come to the company in all me.ropoll-
tan cities Is the ~clearest evidence that the
Juch company merits the ecomiums
which have been heaped upon it every
where.
OF Miss Juch the New York Herald
said: She has a rich, pure soprano voice,
extensive OF range and great power. She
executes the most ford passages with ar
tistic skill and possesses all the qualif-
cations of "a brilliant artist"