The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-22
ENTERTAINMENTS:
Hyperion Theater.

The Metropolitan Opera company from New York will present Bizet's fas- chatting opera, Carmen" at the Fly perion tonight at p. m.
 The cast is headed by Mime. Emma Calye, who has identified herself with the part of the wayward, beautiful, be- witching cigarette girl.
 The Micaela will be Mime. NorelIi, a soprano, who on several occasions this season has replaced Mme. Sembrich at the Metropolitan house. Miss Bauer meister and Mime. Jacoby (the artist whom a critic oncereferred to as the singer with the purple voice") are to be entrusted with the small, but by no means uninportant, characters of Frasquita and Mercedes.
 As for the men who will be heard in the forthcoming performance of Car men' they will include that favorite tenor, MT. Naval, who on several oc- casions figured in the cast with Mile. Calve at the Metropolitan Opera house, and who will, of course, sing Don Jose; MT. Campanari, the popular baritone, who will doubtless do full justice to the part of the lady-killing Escamillo;- MT. Dufriche as Dancairo, the part which he created" in Paris at the Opera Com- ique when Bizet's work was originally produced there; MT. Begue as Zuniga; MT. Masiero as Remendado; a new bar itone. known as a portrait painter of talent until last fall Mir. Conreid intro duced him to New York in grand opera, Mir Guardabassi. and Q corps de ballet, headed by a graceful and beautiful prima ballerina, from the Scala, Mile. Varasi.
 i Seat sale now open. Prices, $5, $4, $S, $2 and $1.5O.
 Ward & Vokes will present their new fun furnisher "A Pair of Pinks," at the Hyperion on Saturday, April 2S, at the bargain matinee and at night.
 "A Pair of Pinks' is not claimed to possess any great amount of dramatic worth, but it Is positively promised that it will be funny, full of new music, es- pecially written for it and never be- fore heard, staged expensively and dressed beyond all effort ever before made by this enterprising management Some of the new musical numbers are: ''The Sweetest Girl in Dixie, 'The Maiden I Left in Hong Kong" Its Best Not to Say Too Much About It. "Pimlico Malinda," When Sally Goes Parading on the Stage, t'The Juice of the Grape Divine and Betsy Bright ness" The chorus of pretty girls this year will set a mark for some of the big comic opera companies to shout at. All in all this years Ward & Vokes' production promises to be their best ever. Seat sale now open. Prices: Bar gain matinee, 25c., Soc; night, 25c., 50c., 75c., $1.00.
 The comedy opera. "A Venetian Ro- nance" has been 50 completely chang ed since it was first seen here that those who again see it next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the Hyperion will probably not recognize that it had any relation to the original version. If it were not for the title of the piece TdHu tHS liiie pIouuctluil ul ScSlieIy dilu costumes there would not be anything to suggest "A Venetian Romance as presented here last month. The story and dialogue have been entirely rewrit- ten by Mrs. Tyler and George V. Ho- bart, and the music has undergone many changes in the introduction oi several new and catchy songs. The new principals in the cast are Ignnatio Mar tinetti, Joseph Miron, Will Zeneli, Ger trude Day, Ethel Intropidi and Mabel Hite. The new version was played dur ing the last week of the Philadelphia engagenent and was considered a com. plete success. Seat sale Saturday Prices, $1.5O, $1 75c.
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