The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-15

The Grau opera company will begin
weeks engagement t the Grand to-
night with production of that great
comic opera success, Wang" and the
theatergoers have reason to expect
something exceptionally good. Wang"
has been one of the greatest comic
opera successes of recent years but it
requires an elaborate production, and
that is promised by Manager Grau. The
opera has run successfully the past
five years in the United States and
Canada, and has served to add to the
fame of DeWolf Hopper. Tonight will
witness the first production of the
opera in Butte and Mr.. Grau has a
company capable of presenting it well.
The scene of Wang is laid in the
Orient, and thus admits of rich coloring,
both in stage setting and costumes. Of
course, as in all comic operas, some lib
critics are taken in the way of adding
daring and fantastic touches of color
and design to both scenery and COS
tunes, which are calculated to add to
the brilliancy of the picture. Manager
Grau promises a large and talented
company to interpret the sparkling mu-
sic and the clean, clever comedy. Miss
Minnie Emmett. one of the prima dom
mas, was formerly with the Bostonians.
She is credited with being an excellent
actress and has mezzo-soprano voice
of much sweetness.
Miss Louise Moore, the prima donna
soprano, possesses youth, dash, a splen-
did voice and pleasing stage presence.
She will be seen tonight as Mataya,
the crown prince.
The tenor of the company this season
is Martin Pache, with a pure, robust
voice of great range and power.
The baritone is Charles Swckard
who has for years been identified with
some of the best operate productions.
Miss Alice Gaillard, the comedienne
of the company, is said to be a great
character artist in comic opera.
Robert Lett and Stanley Fclch, the
comedians, are we'll known among the
patrons of the Grau company.
The chorus has been especially or
ganiZed for this seasons repertoire, and
contains many fresh voices and faces.
The repertoire for the week at the
Grand is an attractive one. Tuesday
night and at the Wednesday matinee
a scenic production of the "Mikado''
will be given in which hundreds of col
ored incandescent lights will be used
On Wednesday and Thursday nights
and Saturday matinee Paul Jones'
will be the bill. Friday night Gilbert
& Sullivans new opera, the Condo
liers,' will be given, and for the las
performance on Saturday night "Oli.
vette." Each opera will be presented
with gorgeous costumes and calcium
light effects.
Mr.. Plaster of Paris" who wa:
booked to appear at the Grand mex
week, will hardly appear in Butte thi!
season because the leading lady sho
and killed the stage manager at Chat
tanooga last week. Although the mem
hers of the organization had no sym
pathy for the murderess, Julia Morri
son, they all fed beyond the jurisdc
Hion of the Tennessee courts. because
they did not wish to be detained a:
witnesses until the trial. One mem
her of the company. in telling abou
the murder and the circumstance!
leading up to it, said:
THE woman came to us represent
ing herself as an experienced actress
and, although she was singularly awk-
ward at rehearsal, it was finally deter
mined to give her a chance, as it some.