The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-20
FOR A SEASON OF OPERA
Manager Netherlands Plans for
Amusement Lovers.
IT'S QUITE THE FAD NOW
Successful Theatrical Year to Be Brought
to g. Fitting Climax-Commutati
Tickets to Be Sold - Liberal
Patronage Desired From Butte.

The present theatrical season, which is
now approaching its close, has bee one
of remarkable success at the Grand. The
attractions secured by Manager McFar-
land have included many of the very
strongest combinations on the road, and
the business done, as shown by the box
office statements. has been phenomenal.
Travelling managers are unanimously of
the opinion that as a theater-going COM
munity Butte easily stands at the head of
the list of cities of this size in the coun-
try Mr. Mcfarland says he would be con-
tent to 'let well enough alone" were it
not that many of his patrons have per-
slstently asked him to round out the the,
atrical season by giving them season of
standard and comic opera. This idea of a
season" or Festival of opera has be-
come a very prevalent one in recent years
in the big Eastern cities, and no ambitious
manager down there now feels that he
has done the Square thing" by his pa
irons until he has conformed to the an
nuaI opera season fad. The idea is grad
ually taking root in the West and Mr..
Mcfarland feels that Butte should keep
up with the profession.
With this end in view, he began CORE
spending with the management of the
observation-disclosures company during the
early part of the season, but as the COM
pany was then in the East, it was i'm
possible to. secure it until the present
time. 1t is now en- route to st. Paul and
Minneapolis and comes to Butte fresh
frcm big successes in the large cities of
the South and West. The company is
one of the oldest in the country and in
this special field of work is said to stand
at the head.
AS the season idea is new one here,
it may be we'll to state that the term i'm
plies in the first place. longer engage
ment and more performances than the
usual plan adopted by road companies
affords, and consequently big @aving to
the management in railroad fare aud adj
vertsing bills. These savings enable the
management to announce a very much
lower scale of prices than is possible. for
the same grade of performance when
given on the short engagement plan The
idea is now illustrated by the Southwell
company at the Grand opera house in
SsE Francisco. and also at the Tivoi.
where the same plan has been in vogue
for years. At those houses performances
may now be seen at so cents and IS cents
which travelling companies of the same
grade must ask 81 and $3.50 for.
Mr.. Mcfarland wishes to inaugurate the
plan of a season of opera at the Grand as
an annual affair, and if this initial effort
succeeds it will go long way towards
realizing that object. He has secured
promise from Manager Wakefield of the
Observation-Disclosures company to play four
nights here, commencing Sunday, June %,
If the music-loying people of Butte will
show tangible disposition to patronize it
in a way which will leave no room for
doubt as to its success.
AS mentioned above, in conformity with
the summer season plan, the prices will
b. to subscribers lower than the regular
established scale. On this plan a COM
mutation book of six tickets will be sold
to subscribers only at less rate than
the box office price. These tickets are de-
tachable transferable and enttle the
holder to first choice of best seats, as the
subscribers sale invariably opens one full
day before the general sale. The plan
simply affords the opera lovers chance
price ordinarily demanded for one on the
short season plan.
Mr.. Mcfarland announces that he will
enter into an agreement to bring the com
pany here for the time mentioned above,
ii he can secure 200 or more subscribers
for Communication books by not later than
Wednesday evening. The subscription list
Is now open at the box Office and the man.
agement earnestly requests that all who
feel interested ina season of opera leave
their names at once