The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-05
THE WEEK OF OPERA.
Arrangements Completed for
Emma Juch's Coming.
THE SEASON TO BE IN MARCH
Mansesr Davis Tells Msw shs GrssA
KagiIsh Opera Csnpeny Travels go
where II VIM Appear.

Hy. J. Charles Davis. Of the weli-known
theatrical firm Of Locke 4 Davis, who are
at present managing tie Emma Juch
Grand English Opera Company, has been
stopping IL tie Rainier for few days for
the purpose Of completing arrangements
Tor the coming season Of grant opera IA
this city. Dir. Davis headquarters are in
New York, where he IS connected with the
wsll-known Randall theatrical bureau.
from which tisriy-six first-ciass theatrical
and operate enterprises were routed aud
managed last season.
The opera season is now . certainty. as
the guarantee Of $1,000 nas been arranged
and the date agreed ssson. the Armory hail
secured, and q speciai arrangement made
with the Northern Pacific railroad 20 run
the opera train here, and from here to Spo-
kane Falls. which will he the next town
visited by this monster organization. This
company will dedicate the new Marquam
grand opera house at Portland on Monday
next, with . performance OF Concnd' $
Faust" The advance sale in Portland
reached $ll ,0oo last week. and there is little
doubt but that every seat in the theatsr
viii be sold before the company reaches
that city
Ar. Davis said yesterday morning that
the company had just completed one OF
the most successful engagements. artist
icaisy and financially, ever played in the
baldwin theater. San Francisco. This OPP
era company is unquesiionably the largest
and most important now travelling in
America. ''since leaving New York up TO
the time OF arriving In San Francisco we
have been travelling in our own special
train. consisting Of three large Pullman
sieepers. one hotel car and three 6l-foot
baggage and scenery cars" said Mr.. Davis.
1T was absolutely necessary for Us TO have
all these cars TO transport the members of
the company, the immense amount of
scenery. baggage, costumes. properties,
electrical effects and musical instruments.
We carry our own orchestra and chorus.
The operas In our repertoire are mounted
and costumed from the plant of the Ma
tionai Opera Company, which originally
cost over SIS, 900.
1.-The entertainments to be given here,
continued Mr.. Davis, Twill be as complete
as these given by us in New York. Phiia-
delphia. Boston and other large Eastern
1hies. The orchestra Is under the super
vision OF Mr.. Adolph Neundorf. and the
stage under the direction of Mr.. Emil Hahn.
Each department Is supervised by Q compe-
tent chief, and the whole Is under the per-
sonai direction of Mr.. Charles T. Locke.
which fact alone should be sufficient
guarantee for the excellence of the enter
tainmeuts. Mr.. Locke has earned the rep
utation OF beng the most able director Of
musical entertainments in the country.
I'VE viii not come up the coast by rail. !"
resumed Mr. Davis. sowing to the I'M
certainty Of railway travel through the
Northwest We have arranged 70 charter .
special ustevmer to carry the company.
We viii travel through the Northwest by
special arrangements with the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, ~ Mr.. Carlton
has prepared special time card for our
tour. Mr.. Locke and myself, in addition
70 handling the Emma Juch company,
also control the De Wolf Hopper Opera
Company. which will open at the Broad
way theater. New York, May next, for
. season of twenty weeks, also . grand
spectacular production of"Nero. and seve-
raj equally important organizations. We
have been sending our companies out TO
San Francisco for years hut have never
visited the great Northwest before as there
were no suitable houses for us TO play them
in. We are prepared to give our enter
tainments with the Juch company in large
buildings without scenery, as we carry
everything required: in fact We play in the
exposition buildings in such towns AZ st.
Louis. Louisville, Pittsburg and Boston
because they are 50 much larger than any
of the theaters In those cities. But with
the other companies we must have well
appointed theaters. aud "a you are soon TO
have new theater in Seattle. we viii visit
this city with all our attractions in the
future.
"The repertoire of the Emma Juch
Grand English Opera Company" continued
Mr.. Davis, selected for this city is the
same as In our first week at San Francisco,
and is as follows: Monday. Faust Tues
day, III Trovatore; Wednesday, .Mignon;
Thursday, William Tell Friday, Car
men, Saturday matinee, The Bohemian
Girl and Saturday evening. The Frei-
sehuu' The prices Of admission viii be
tlvSame as charged by US in the East.
HE best seats will be 81. The principal
singers OF the company are: Sopranos,
Emma Jnch. Georgine Won Januscho~ sky.
Susie Leonhardt. cofgiraitos, Lizzie Mac
niehol and Fanny Gonzales; tenors. Charles
Hedmondt, Frank Peri, Charles Turner
and Eivin sineer: haritones, Giovanni
Tag.iap,etra, William Lee and Thomas
bot; hassos, Franz vetta, T. s Guise and
T.. y knight | leave tonight on the
steamer Cor Vancouver. Victoria and the
other towns of British Columbia. as l wish
TO see ali OF this section while ain here.
so as 10 be able to know just where To send
companies when return East. Mr.. VIII
tam Fennessy. the general agent Of the
company, will remain here until Mr..
Loeke's arriy al. and viii personally super.
intend the preparation OF the hall and all
details connected with oar SEASON here.
Manager Frye wi! conduct the season Of
opeva.. hi having contracted with the ,iuch
company for the Seattle week, and az
ranged 20 close Turner hal during the