Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-02
REAL GRAND OPERA
All Arrangements and Details
Complete For the Great
Musical Event
TRAVELS IN SPECIAL TRAIN
Seats and Boxes Will Go on Sale One
Week in Advance, or Wednesday
Morning, March IA at 10 A. NJ, and
Prices Will Be the Same as Else
where.

"Marshalltown is to have real grand
opera yes, the most brilliant musical
event in the history of the city"
These were the first words spoken
by Manager Busby Of the Odeon today
after he had enjoyed visit from
Business Manager Frank c. Payne of
the Savage English Grand Opera CON-
pany, who arrived Saturday night from
Portland, Ore. Mr. Payne was in the
city on his way to ST. Louis, and while
here, made all preliminary arrange
ments for the visit to Marshalltown OH
March 20. of the combined "Parsifar'
and English Grand Opera companies
and orchestra. The organization is
now giving series of opera festivals
in north Pacific coast cities, travelling
on specially chartered train of ten
cars. These are required for the COM
bined vocal and instrumental forces
that number over IFS people. The orr
chestra alone numbers nearly fifty
symphony musicians presided over by
three conductors, and will necessitate
the removal of two full rows Of seats
from the parquet at the Odeon.
No eastern manager has heretofore
honored Marshalltown with such a
pretentious organization, and society,
art and musical circles, not only in
Marshaltown, but in nearby cities,
will begin to prepare at once for real
grand opera treat.
"The grand opera company will reach
Marshalltown on Tuesday morning,
March 90" said Mr.. Busby, land give
US one of it's greatest productions. The
opera can be definitely announced at
once. All classes OF music lovers seem
to be agreed that Wagner's 'Lohen-
grim with its world-famed wedding
March, will please every one and 'Lo-
hengrin' it is going to be. Business
Manager Payne was glad to learn that
Marshalltown requested this great OPP
era, because, as he says, it is the best
loved of all the German masters
works"
The scale Of prices will not vary
from those charged at other points in
the middle west, says Mr.. Busby, and
will range from $3.50 to s1.O0. Seats
will go on sale one week in advance,
or on Wednesday March IA, at 10 a.
m. Out-of-town orders will be filled
in the order they are received, and
remittance must accompany each
order.
Business Manager Payne. before
leaving the city. said: Il have in
spected the stage and equipments of
~ Ind hot fow q L..
teratons will need to be made for our
skilled staff of machinists and electri-
clans to install the big production. In
fact the Odeon stage will permit of q
better presentation than nine out Of
ten cities of the west. OF course no
orchestra pit in the United States,
except in New York and Chicago, is
sufficient to accommodate a full grand
opera orchestra, but we shall be able
to get along nicely after removing two
rows of seats. We must provide room
for nearly fifty musicians
The Savage Grand Opera Company
is the largest and most expensive or
ganization touring the continent. Its
itinerary this season covers 10000 miles
extending from Boston to the Pacific
coast and from Montreal to New Or
leans. Local music lovers who heard
the company in "Parsifal" last year
and in fact all classes Of opera lovers
here and in nearby cities, will prepare
to make the opera. the most brilliant
musical and social event in the history
of the city. Many applications for
seats have already been received from
other towns and several excursions
will be run.