Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-26


From the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, from the
Gulf OF Mexico the Northern akes-ths Is the field
If which tickets for the Grau engagement at
Convention hall next Monday and Tuesday have been
sold. \ in Boston ordered four, since expects
TO he here next week \ res.ent of New Orleans has
sent his check for six, and Los Angeles Will have
representatives present. Within radius lres
there is scarcely place The map that has
been heard from. And strange fact th-eet0crtks OF
all OF the purchases OF tickets have bean BY persons
resident outside o! Kansas City. II the sale
alone were taken aE estimate, 50 cent Of the
receipts would be CREDITED the country districts
Tais fcsd for reflection for those who have always
uRIntaiael that Kansas city knew i good thing
music we'll IN anything else. and that. given
fair opportunity under reasonable conditions. II would
handsomely support the biggest musical attraction
be had. But Kansas City has been tarty in buying
It's grand opera tickets
Upon the success OF the present engagement hinges
Kansas City musical future The question has been
put. Now let Kansas city answer it.
German opera successful the first year but in
that year alone did opera pay in Kansas City. The
MeIba company vas given an indifferent reception.
owing then. thought. to the fact that the
supporting people were not sufficiently we'll known.
But this reason hold with Maurice Grau's COM
pany. which includes quaEtette of the greatest
singers II this country-Calve Sembrlch. De Reszke
and Plaucon, Of whom have been heard here.
The four alone without mention OF De Lussan SUI
zanne Adams Dippe Sslignac, Campanari. Clcmcr.-
tine de We're and BaueTrae;ster should warrant big
attendance each Of the three SeH.brich i
rrma dounas. De Reszke and Plsucon cannot Is
equaled iG this any other land. Calve is the
Dippsl Is leading tenor in the Berlin ROYAL Opera.
and u grand singer who is handicapped in the West
because he is not known for his rea! value De LuS-
san is stranger. She has been leading member
Of Mr. Graus companies for several years and before
she Joined the Grau forces she had made name for
herself in Paris. London and eIse"h mere suzanne
Adams is a Young American who has the most enthu-
srastic critical Endorsement from Paris and London
which after ALL are the makers OF operate repud-
rIcns abroad Clementine de We're is OF Amer
icas first sopranos Bounard is gifted TO an eNraoT-
4,rarv dsrree and Fasteners have gone wild over
and tie
carmen the role which he will sing in Kansas
city SalIgnac who Will sing the part Of Wilhelm
Neistar in 'yIignuu.' IL OF Mr.. GrSu's stars
Those who heard Meba in The Barber Of Seville
a, the Coates season or TWO ago vii! remember
Those persons who are holding back for fear that
good the operas cannot be had need hetate
no longer for Convention hall is so large that. not
withs:auhing a heavy SAFE out OF tD"h' plenty %
Choice seats remain. The seating capacity OF the
hall, as arranged for the opera Is $3.50. about hve
times the CAPACITY Of The average large 'e+'e'' ANT
three times $50 makes 2I-I"O.
Maurice Crau accompanied by Nine. Caive, Ed
GUARD lie ResLkc and BOHnard viii arrive from INT
Ego SUNDAY morning. The remainder Of the com
many will arrive Monday morning by special train
Mir Kroaberg JAS selected handsome drop curtain
fo the stage II TIE hall. and has contracted for
prcscenlum arch
THE Purr!e LADY OF last seasons greatest
f,ccal VIII be the attraction at tn Ccaes
opera house commencing next Monday. Its author
Nj sydney Eoseufeid. is TOO we'll known as one II
the foremost members Of the profession to need any
.ytsrdpf introduction. The new play has had over
lOn rrssearatIons in New York. and in each of the
cities il was presented since then was reee!Ted
with acclaim by tleaterEoers who had the pleasure
OF witnessing its performance. II Is salG mat not
since william GilIe,te's COMEDY. The Private Se,rs
tarv' have New York thsatcrEoers witnessed more
amusing farce than The Purple Lady
During the past fifteen wears. Nj. Rosenteld has
beon one Of our chief hut il Is
said that this his latest effort is the best that has
been from his pen; II was The chief success I,
at the Bifou theater in New York last season. The
engagement at the Coates IS for the entire we X
As the play will be Handsomely staged and fl y
cast, the event should be interesting The
sale OF seats wl open this morning.
II Is the rule % every vaudeville theaer - head
its bill with one act which is deemed stronger than
The others. but Manager Lehman has departed from
matinee next sunday While it Wiz be actually
necessary 10 place one feature first. there
Of the,r in the bill which deserve equal prominence
ar tho LDI will therefore become probably the mos.
This season The two great attractions VIII he the
Hungarian boys band Of Fifty musicians, and
comedietta presented toy Lillian Bu-Ehart ksHsas
city tEeaterrotTs 80 familiar with the merits o.
thege two attractions that ii would 70 lie use
less TO add much in gard TO the:a. The KGabel
Kappele has been heard here tgCe this city hiv!ag
been one OF the first America enjoy the playing
Of the Ilt-le HuuEsrials- The success Of the hand
here has been dUp!,it2 in every city in "hich II
has played, and its return Will be a matter OF no
As for Miss Burkhart size still holds the po-
sitiou Of tie leading legitimate actress in the ranks
NJ vaudeville artists II is certain that nothing bet
ter than her delightful little plays has been put
on the Orpheur stage. for they marked by care
as TO dstau and artistic instinct which Is sell
dom found in the prndu tons Of this class. There
will lie an added pleasure IN seeing this talented
woman when she appears newt week because She
will present short play Of which she IS the author
Her Soldier Eoy'' IS Miss DurkhIFt's frsr attempt
AZ plavwrtring Lu; the critics have united in pro-
nouncing it the equal % anything in its class now
being given in vaudeville. Others in the bill Will