Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

GRASD-AH week. Tom Nawn In "Shanty
Town"
NINTH STREET-Am week, THE White Squad
ROM
AuDIToRrUN-AH week, The Silver King and
yaudeN lille.
ACADEMY OF MuSic-This afternoon. Philhar-
monte Orchestra Concert.
The Nordica concert at the Coates to-
morrow evening promises to be a great
event from every point OF view. The con-
cert Will be given under the auspices of the
Cratorio Society. the members of which
have worked hard for the success OF the
Undertaking. and the popular interest is
best shown in the large demand for seats.
The reservations the past week have been
an indication tina there will not be 4 sin
gle seat left on the night OF the concert.
There are. however. good seats remaining
on the first floor. In fact, no seat in such
4 compact theater is a disadvantageous 10
cation for music. The sale will be resumed
tomorrow morning at the Burlington tick
Ct office.
The gallery tickets are yet for sale, and
many who have not been able to secure
the cheaper reserved seats Will be eager
for the opening OF the gallery sale. which
will begin al the Burlington ticket office
tomorrow morning.
The privilege of hearing Nordica IS one
Of the rare ones among those that come to
the lovers OF music. She is lot only the
greatest dramatic soprano of the American
stage. but she is one of the greatest, and.
IN a few particulars, the greatest, in the
world. She has especially distinguished
herself in parts that nave been regarded as
too exacting except for the greatest sing
ers. The Kansas City engagement will
close her concert tour. and Nordica will go
directly TO Philadelphia, where she will sing
Erunnhilde with the Damrosch company,
and operate circles are in a state of most
interested expectancy over the assumption
of this role by the great American singer.
SO much has already been said in these
columns Of the coming of Nordica tina lit
tie remains save to remind the music low
that public interest foreshadowS a big
night. socially as we'll as musically. Kan
sas city people will turn out in force and
numerous parties from ueighboring towns
Will grace the audience. For the benefit
of those who may wish to refresh their
memories on the programme it IS herewith
Thanks BE to God" from Elijah"
Mendelssohnl. oratorio Society.
Prologuel"Pagliacci" (Leoncavallo). Mr..
Lewis Williams.
Amour Veins Alder" Miss Grace Pres
ton.
"Hosanna" (Granier). Mr.. ]. Henry Nc
Grand aria. "Reine-de-Saba" (Gounod,,
Mine. Nordica.
Polonaise Chopin. Mr.. E. Romayne
"Inlammatus." from "Stahat Mater"
dRossinD. Nine. Nordica and Oratorio So
ciety.
Az ruPdG It'll Thy Window" oGoring-Thomas).
Polonaise. "Nignon" (Thomas). Nine.
Nordica.
Druid Priest and People," from wal
ntlTpiS NfglT' tNgDIalSE,hnl Nv Ta,r,c
Williams and Oratorio Society.
The serenade." the new comic opera
written by Victor Herbert and Harry &.
Smith for the BOstonians. which will be
sung at the Coates the last half of this
week. is said to contain a wealth Of music
which ranges from lightest melody to the
splendid harmony of The Angelus." its
principal number. on the occasion of the
operas production in New York, the gem
eral opinion was that there was music
enough in the composition for two good
operas. While the music is said to be of
the highest order IL abounds in popular
numbers. md the book is described as fun
Of numerous situations and lines giving
Mr.. R~arnabee. Mr.. rockingham and
Mr.. Brown fun sway I'm their funmakine.
Spain at the beginning of the eighteenth
century. and the story deals with the ilirt-
the Royal Madrid opera. with Dolores. a
lady of rank, and ward of a jealous hi
dalgo of the highest degree. As the singer
has won the favor OF his inamorata by
means Of a screnade addressed to ,Ler
the Duke of Santa Cruz, the guardian,
flies with the heroine 10 his castle in the
mountains. but the ardent BARITONE dis
Euis'd as a position. manages TO accom-
pany the party. Becieged by brigands in
the castle. the position assumes the
duties OF 4 cook, and the ncarsighted
hold. a counter bit Of comedy is injected
into these adventures through Romero,
q monkish bandit. and by a lovelorn and
stacestruck tailor and n broken down
tenor, who. warbllnC the detested serenade
In the presence OF the duke. are mistaken
Tor the rivals and incarcerated. Meanwhile
the action is shifted TO the grounds of q
monastery and an adjoining convent anG
the baritone, Alvarado. seeking refuge In
the monastery in order to escape the at.
t]"ntions Of n jealous Ganseuse, Yvonne
learns Of the presence of Dolores. MI
'HDruus complications enSue and the duke
s. driven to despair by hearing not only
Al chorus Of monks take up the refrain Of
the sgr.nade. hut a parrot who echoes thu
melody. Everything IS wrought out il
true comic opera style. and Alvarado mar
I'es Dolores and Tvorne is betrothed Il
Lopez. ii hrigaud lieutenant. The cas-
viii INCLUDE: Henry Clay R~arnabee. VIII
lam II. Mcdonald. Jessie Bartlett Davis
l-Egcn" towlcs. Alice Nelson. GeorC'
l'roihiUCham. Josephine Bartlett. William
J.. philip. Harry Brown. Grafton Baker
Nellie Guisti, Helena FreIericks. Jenni,
liawley. Charles i. Hawiey. w. II. Fitz
gerald. <. l.. Stadi,y and Others. Rv specia
request Robin Hood viii De sung at th-
christmas matinee.
Tho Christmas week attraction at tn,
Grand. Tom Nawn in "Shanty Town
promises TO be a genuine novelty. Shan
~ Town" is not a farce. hut a character
comedy. Maloney. the principal character
s. said 20 be as real as any iaboror on,
might meet on the street on his way Z,
work Y. character has been cNgurprgt,