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The Rose Cecilia Shay grand opera
company will be heard in this city
at the Elk5 theater on next Friday
evening, presenting Balfe's grand op-
era Bohemian Girl. In no other
English grand opera company are there
So many singers who have been asso-
ciated with the leading operatie or.
CARNATIONS of the world as in the
Rose Cecilia Shay opera company.
This is Miss Shays third successful
tour Of this country. she having made
an enViable reputation wherever she
has appeared. retaining the old friends
and making now ones upon each vis-
t. Miss Shay was featured prom-
nenty at ID Scala theater in Milan,
and as a member Of the royal opera
Trieste Austria. before making her
|debut before an American audience in
New York city almost three years ago
Miss Shays voice is rich mezzo-
soprano, with extraordinary range
and power Daise Thorne one of the
principal supporting sopranos, former
ly with the Castle Square Opera
company, Strackosh opera company
and starred in a company headed by
herself for two seasons. Joseph Fred
ericks. the handsome young tenor,
highly remembered for his admirable
work with the American grand opera
company and the Boston Ideal opera
company, was also in the support OF
Miss Shay last season. William
Stephens. the other principal tenor,
was formerly with the Emma Jack
opera company, and until recently the
soloist with both the Damrosch and
Seidle orchestras. Among the con-
traltos we have Mabel Klar, of the
Bostonans, and Laura Minturn, who
scored strongly with the Boston Ideals.
Among the baritones in the support of
Miss Shay are Lawrence Mooney,
Francis Carrier and Harry Truax, all
welI-known artists from the Bostoni-
ans, Castle Square and Imperial opera
companies respectively.
Alex Lion, the principal basso, has
one of the most powerful voices on the
American stage He is young man
and his identification with the French
grand opera company of New Orleans
has placed him in a position to as
sumo high honoss with the Rose ce-
ella Shay grand dAera company. A
chorus of forty magnificent voices and
N orchestra of ten selected musicians,
under the directorship of Signor Carlo
Nicosai, for years concert master for
Macagni make up the ensemble Oh
this splendid organization. No such
company of world renowned LyIc ar
lists has yet visited Pine Bluff, and 1t
will be strange indeed if great throng
Of theater-goers and music-lOvers do
not turn out next Friday evening. \
carload of special scenery is carried
for the staging of each opera in the
company's repertoire.
Charles B. Hanford's company, AZ
organized for this seasons tour, VIII
surpass any that he has previously
provided. He has engaged his players
with the purpose of carrying ont the
pictorial as well as the dramatic posi-
bilities of the various scenes. Con-
siderations OF personal appearing
and even of stature have been observ-
ed and the result is a production IN
which the eye as well as the 1ntslH-
gence will constantly be delighted.
Years of experience have equipped
Mr.. Hanford for the task OF adequate
ly presenting such plays as Riohart
Ill" and he regards his present en-
terprise as the climax OF his eminent
" successful career as a Shakespear-
can producer. Elks theater next Mon !.
day nigh.
The action of "In the Palace OF the
King" which Miss Ellen Grantly Will
present here shortly, takes place one