The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-14
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No grand opera company va sye'
been formed in this country 10 rofeni
years which can BE- compaEe6 % M
eordon- shay Gran4 Opo1 ~ @.4fh
vii present Ye dis rIaA'svwoIk &
Trovatore. A. RlcskfS opera house
NEXT Saturday evening This is a
vide assertion. jet not one whit q.
a9gerated or elaborated.
J. Saunders Gordon, the celebrated
impressario. under Ehose direction
the company vac organized and is
conducted. hss = vide experience with
artists of the lyric stage. In forming
bis present great company be was
folly oognlzant that IN these latter
days artists can not travel On past
regulations no matter how great. and
succeed. with this stellar idea 10 bis
mind he haa surrounded himself With
an aggregation u artists whose intrin-
sic merit can not be- FainEald.
The company that Nul present u
Troyatore next Saturday u with the
exception " the Metropolitan Opera
co. of New York. absolutely unrivaled
On the correct lyric stage Miss Rose
Cecilia Shay ia an American girl who
was born Ia sOmmerset. Ohio. 20 few
years ago that n We were 10 enumer.
ate them over our yerscity might BE-
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had vide experience Tecla Vigna.
the famous teacher of the Cinnatl Col
Iege Of Music. made the plain state
ment that Miss shay's voice was BY
long odds the best he had ever trained
"a statement that vas afterWard con
hrmed and endorsed by the elder Leo
nj. the great master Of Milan Italy
Miss shay made her debut at la Sea
Ia only a few seasons back. and her
Hucceaa was immediate and in no
small sense startling. She has full
mezzo-aopranO voice Of remarkable
sweetness and beauty n has been
the concensus Of opinion among the
many critics who have passed critque8
on O. this season that 10 woman has
since the days of Emma Abbot. come
before the American public with IN
altogether moro charming and arti r.
organ IN addition 10 this wonderful
talent Miss Shay is wonderful SO.
man of marked beauty and personal
magnetism.
Nine. Helene NOldi. another soprano
Of the company. Is a woman Of almost
equal charm or presence and world
wide reputation Of the great artist For
the past several seasons she has been
identified with the scalchi and Metro
politan opera companies
Miss Pauline Johnson, another 80
prano Of the company. was least sea
son identified with the American
Grand Opera Co. and also sang will
eminent success with the Natlona
Grand Opera Co
ElOise Bishop the first contralto o
the company made her early successe
with the American Grand Opera Co
and also with the Boston Ideals. sh
has a voice Of great strength an,
sweetness
The Manrico OF next Saturday even
ing will be young tenor, who has al
ready met with remarkable success
He is handsome lad and forms
pleasing contrast TO the beautiful Le1
ora.
John Dunsmore, the first basso O
the company Is a master OF his ar
He has from time to time been ident
fed with the Bostonians, the La Seal
and the Royal Opera companies q
Melborne. Australia. Achille Albert
the famous baritone OF the compan,
has In previous seasons been ident
fed with the Metropolitan. the Mapl,
son, the scalchi. the Royal Italian. a
80 Nine. Neyada's Concert compan,
He is an artist OF the FIRST water. an
as Count de Luna has won for hin
self almost endless praise lie is 10
well known singer TO require otho
than very brief reference here. Ga
seppl Tressi. the conductor Of the con
pany, first became famous as the mi
sical director OF the Krulls theater ,
Berlin. His ability as a great col
ductor is very generally conceded
the best musical circles Of the worl
and II is due 10 his ability that N
Gordon has been enabled to enc,
such superb ensembles
No such company OF world renow
lyric artists has yet visited Ardmor
and II VIII be strange indeed II
great throng Of theater goers do n,
turn out
The company consists OF fifty pc
pie carrying its own superb orchestl