The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-01-11

Mr.. Henry w. sayage's Celebrated
Company, with Orchestra Of Fifty
under three Conductors, returns to
Salt Lake City IN Faust Ia
Boheme," 1Rigolettop aud "Tann-
hauser" at the Salt Lake Theatre,
February LIST, End aud Bird.
The most important inter mountain
musical event OF the winter in Utah will
be the Salt Lake Opera Festival by the
Savage English Opera Company, for
three days beginning February LIST, when
this famous organization, accompanied
by nm orchestra OF fifty musicians, re-
turns to the salt Lake Theatre for four
performances Last season this splen-
did company took Salt Lake society, art
and music circles by storm The theatre
was sold out for each performance, the
Savage Opera Company playing to the
largest audiences Of the year.
This season Mr.. Savage presents a
still fner company, being the combined
forces OF his famous "Parsiia' and Eug-
lish Grand Opera organizations. The re-
pertory OF masterworks, with their
superb scenic and costume production,
with. casts that comprise the best Eng.
lish singing artists on the stage, holds
forth glowing promise of rare melodic
enjoyment. Utah opera lovers are look
ing forward with eager interest to the
splendid program announced by Mana
ger Savage.
There will be an opportunity, the hfs,
in Year,, to enjoy complete perform
ance OF the greatest Of all French operas.
This is Gounod's Faust with its
world-famed Jewel Song" Tor Mar
guerite, the pretty Garden scene"
pathetic "Flowel Song" Tor Siebel ana
other numbers rich in melody that are
known wherever music is known.
Puccini's sparkling LA Bohelne," an
operate gem OF Incompatible brilliance
with it's fascinating story OF life in the
Paris Latin Quarter, and which has
been the talk c music circles ever since
the great performance last year, Will be
given another rendition by almost the
same superb cast.
va yerdi's brilliant "Rigoletto' with its
exquisite melodies. premier pfesen,a-
ton in English ia this coultry will be
still another delightful ofieting. This
tuneful Italian masteip piece is the ohiei
new work in the company's reperiory
this season and will serve to INTRODUCES
several new artists, notably the charni-
ing coloratura soprano Florence Easton
from London. lLe leading tenor roll
on this occasion will be sung BY Mr.
Alfred Best, Jr, the sweet-yoced uial
tenor whose rapid aJvancemeHt viii
Mr.. Savase's forces is noted with mucl
pride by his locnl friends. Mr.. Bes
will also be in tie "Tannhanser" anc
Faust casts
wagner's "rannhauser," the German
masters most popular music-asama
with its immortal overture, stirring I'm
grims' Chorus" sparkling "Venusberl
music" and other sonorous harmonies
will please all classes. OF music lovers
The order Of performances will be a
follows;
Thursday Evening, February !
''Fanst"
Friday Evening, February 2 "L
Boheme"
Saturday Matinee, February 8
"Rigoletto"
Saturday Evening, February J
''Tannbauser"
Each opera will be staged with TN
sam. elaborate attention that has mad
The Savage productions famous, and III
casts will include all the iayorite artists
among whom are the following
Sopranos, Florence Easton, Bertha iiar
mon. iielen Peire, Gertsude Rennyson
contraltos aud mezzos sopranos, Chnd
Albright, Margaret Crawford and Ritz
Newman; ieuors, Allnd 3 ST, Franci
Naclennan, Joseph +. Sheeha1i an
William Wegener; barilones, Arthu
Deane, wlnfred God aud Thomas j
Richards; bassss, Harrison w. Bennett
NJ. l.. Bowman, 0ttley Cranslon an
Robt. Kent Parker.
Seats for all performances VIII D
placed on sale AT the theatre Monday
January 30, and mail orders eontamin
remittance will be filled as near
possible to location desired,