The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-06-09


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performances was crowded from pit to
dome and the event was voted aatter-
ing success. Owing to the success Of
this innovating departure, Mr. Olson has
decided to give another special matinee
on Friday, June 18th, on which occasion
the Deshon company will present .
special matinee performance Of Mascot
and for which reserved seats at the
prices Of five and ten cents each will be
sold at S. E. Olson dry goods emporium.
Taken as whole the summer opera sea-
son at the Bijou has been successfully
inaugurated. The various operas have
been we'll presented. By the aid of cleo
trio fans, the auditorium has been made
cool and pleasant and every provision
possible taken for the comfort Of theatre
goers.
The program for the annual meeting
of the Minnesota State Fireman's Aeso-
citation, which will be held in this city
next week, embraces q number of fea-
lures which will be of local interest. At
high noon June IL the association will
be called to order by President A. 81.
Runge, chief of the Minneapolis fire de-
partment. Addresses will be delivered
by the President, Mayor Eustis and 9TH
ers, and. business session will be held
lasting until about 3 o'clock. At 4
o'clock there will be grand review of
the entire Minneapolis fire department
including apparatus. The parade will
be witnessed by the visiting firemen and
the city officials, and will take the place
of the annual inspection. At 7:30 there
will be exhibitions of the pompier corps,
water tower and other apparatus by the
local department.. On Wednesday the
business session of the department will
commence at Century Hall, and until 3
o'clock in the afternoon there will be
matters of business discussed and the
reading of papers. Later in the after
noon the visiting iremen will be taken
to the pumping stations and to Lake
Harriet. In the evening banquet will
be rendered at the Nicollet House.
Thursday morning the business of the
convention will be finished, including
the election of officers A trip to Mime
haha Falls will also be feature OF the
day. From many letters which have
been received, it would appear that many
of the delegates who will attend are
members OF volunteer fire departments
in the smaller towns, and are also the
leading business men in their respective
sections. 1t is understood that the Com
mercial Club will also look to the pleas
ure of visiting delegates.
The Andrews Opera Company will for
mally open the comic opera season at the
new Peoples Theatre tomorrow night.
Audran's tunefnl comic opera in three
acts, LILA Mascotte," has been selected
for the opening week. This opera has
been chosen by the management on &C.
count of the happy combination Of it's
we'll known musical qualities, with more
than the usual amount Of comedy found
in most comic operas. This popular and
we'll known company has just arrived in
the city after most successful season
through the East and South, and has
engaged some of the best talent to be
had in the country. It is the intention
of Mr.. Andrews to bring on at different
times new talent from New York for
short seasons, thus being able to present
to lovers of comic opera as varied re-
pertoire as possible for the operas to be
presented. The principals will be aided
by a large and competent chorus OF
pretty and graceful girls, and an effective
male chorus. The orchestra will be
large one and carefully drilled under the
direction of Carl Martens, who was mu-
steal direct for the late Emma Abbott
number of years. The costumes and
settings are of the very finest material,
and special scenery will be painted for
each production, so summer opera will
be presented on scale never before at
tempted in this city. Miss Jessie An
drews, mezzo- soprano, possesses powers
both as vocalist and an actress, and is
we'll known in this city. Miss Florence
Clayton, the contralto, has been associ-
ated with the Andrews Opera Company
for number of years and has met with
unusual success. Miss Colyn Maxwell,
formerly second prima.donna with the
late Emma Abbott's Opera Company,
has been engaged for the season. Mr..
Charles Campbell, who was leading tenor
at the Casino, New York, for over three
years, has been engaged for the leading
tenor roles. He is very handsome man,
has an excellent voice and is cultivated