The state herald., 1892-04-29
AFFAIRS At ooLoRADo'S
CAPITAL.
Looking Forward to the Trienniai Com
clsvc-Quartcrs for $4,000 People
Already Assikncd-stanioy Woods
New Comic Opera, "Nativs
Silver" with Music by Hens
~ uous~lcy a. college


New Comic Opera, "Nativs
Silver" with Music by Hens
~ Housricy - college
Of Oratory.
DENVER, Colo, April 2j, 1899.
Whatever topic Of public Interest may from
time TO time occupy the public mind, there Is
ono perennial theme that Is never forgotten,
and that is tho trIcnnial conclavc OF knights
Tcmplar. II would be strange II this were
not the case, for the conclavc will be far the
greatest gathering that Colorado has ever
known, and will focus all eyes upon this re-
gion. 1t is felt that any failure to fully ap.
preclatc our responsibility In the entertain;
mcnt Of SO many guests would be disastrous.
Just how many will be present, no one can
guess. Tho hotel committee has already as
signed quarters to 5000 persons in hotels
and boarding houses, and arranged matters
so that 10000 others will lodge In sleeping
cars. Delegations continue TO apply for ac-
commodations, but they can all be taken care
OF, for the committees canvassers have on
their maps large territory yet untouched
where the hospitable people stand ready to
provide for many thousands more.
The committee now has It's offices In the
parlors Of the Masonic temple, and with call
crs, messengers and reporters coming and go;
Ing, the place has quite an impesihg aif Of
business All their PREPARATIONS appear to
be on generous scale, us may be instanced
In the publication and circulation of the
beautiful Illustrated work descriptive Of Colo
RADIO towns and resorts, of which 10000 have
been distributed. Still another edition Of
this elegant publication Is III press at the Of
fee Of W. q. Robinson Co. A neat little
book, entitled "IIow to Do Denver" Is In
preparation and 900 copies will be Issued
While the eastern Knights are passing
through Chicago one train livery thirty min
utcs will leave that city for Denver. Il is
possible that tho passage OF all these hum
dreds Of trains through Kansas City and
Omaha may enable our Missouri river neigh
bors TO realize that there is a metropolis
somewhere along the line OF the Rocky
Mountains,
The grand parade will undoubtedly be as
fine sbcctaclc rs has ever been seen IN
America, and at night an illumination of un-
cxampled beauty will light up the central
part OF the city. The government bands
from all parts OF the country will figure In the
procession, along with hundreds Of the most
noted el;ic bands, Banquets and receptions
upon grand scale will M every evening
and from this fairy like seene the visitors will
go.forth to witness the magnificent scenery OF
our mountains and plains.
The movement on foot to arrange
for state exhibit d, Denver dur
fpr, a., s,t
cchlly taken definite shape, and will probably
be decided, one way or the other, by the time
this reaches the eye Of the reader. Should II
take place, no county IN the State can afford
To be without n good representation
It's difficult Tor one not u professional tn
judge of new opera produced for the first
time by Il east made up almost entirely OF
amateurs; therefore will not venture final
opinion upon Native Silver" the comic
opera which was produced at the Broadway
thcatcr last Friday and Saturday evenings,
with matinee performance uh Saturday.
The words aud music afc by two we'll known
gentlemen OF this city-thc llbrctto being
written by Mr.. Stanley Wood, and the music
by Mr.. Henry liouseley. II met with very
favorable reception. That Is, great many
people went to hear 1t and were inte.esied
should some competent manager place II
upon the siagc In the large elites OF the East,
! suspect that II may he very successful. Mr..
Philip Ray, who assumed the stage direction,
Is recently from Australia, and brings high
testimonials, which his work In this Instance
amply sustains.
The continued gtowth and prosperity OF the
Scott saston College Of Oratory and Dramatic
Art Is worth noting, not only as an Indication
Of the Increasing demand for this form Of ed
ueation, but as a gratifying evidence that
Mrs Scott sasion has founded n permanent
and important Institution. The college was
removed from Louisville, Kentucky, To Den
,er SOME nine years ago, and has made It's
way by force Of merit, sometimes In the face
Of many discouraging circumstances. It now
has great number Of students In Its various
departments, aud Its neat and well appointed
gem OF thca'cr In the Tabor opera house
building Is a center Of dramatic art and ac.
tiNity. Here not only young men aud women,
but frequently lawyers, preachers and public
lecturers come 10 take lessons. The college
faculty includes nine teachers engaged IN he
'ual work, Among these Is MIR. Philip Ray.
dramatic Instructor, III orough professional
OF vide experience and great success upon the
stage, whose excellent work In connection
with the initial presentation Of Native sll.
vcr' has given him high place In the csti-
nation Of both actors aud ,hcatcr.gocrs; also,
MIR, W. J.. Lewis, In charge Of tho musical
, department and gymnasium, whose rcpu,a.
tion as an accompanies ls Of the highcs,
order
The college Il, In broad sense, a school
for the training of readers, speakers and nc.
tors, and 1t Is no longer necessary that pupil.
should go East for nn education In thc-.
lines. They can he thoroughly fitted for III,
stage here. In the vocal department, music
and concert work Ind place: there l. q
well lifted gymnasium for physical culture
and the Delsarte system IA taught by compc
tent Instructors The Monday evening re
ception and entertainment nt the collcg,
iheAicr has become recognized feature Of
Denver social life. A carefully prepared
school journal will sooa be started 10,
thu he-rst 1t those Interested
1 The liberal trrms and mAuifsst advantages %
tho college attract papils irom distance
and IT. graduates, many o. whom are wei
known on the platform and on tho stage, ar,
i,s best recommendation, ID.