Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-08
TICKETS WILL BE EXCHANGED,
BEGINNING TODAY
ia 5oheme" Tonight, with AlI-star
Cast, VIII Mark Real Opening Of
Season Under Adequate
Circumstances

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! money back or exchange their !
+ tickets for "Theodora," which /
+ opens there a week from Monday, I
! or pro rata value in opera tickets, /
| i as desired at the Auditorium box /
!. office. Beginning this morning the !
! Ferris company lays off for ten !
!. days. 4
i All tickets for the Forthcoming +
! performance of the San Carlo !
! company will be on sale at the i
+ Auditorium box office from this J.
J. morning on. The price schedule i
! will be the same as before-$3 !
! down. !
+ Tickets as now issued will not +
! be accepted at the Auditorium j.
! door. The seating is not the same +
i and an exchange must be made in +
i every case, the sooner the better. i
+ Mail orders will be honored, as 4
4 is customary. j.
;. There will be no performance !.
! Sunday night; holders of tickets i
i for that date may exchange them i
+ for any other date or secure re- \
| ! fund. i
..***. *s.+*s.
The San Carlo company will leave
the Angelus rink and open in the
Auditorium tonight in La Boheme"
This decision was finally arrived at,
after a conference lasting all day, late
yesterday evening. 1t had been pre-
dicted continuously ever since Manager
Nat Roth came last week. 1t was a
certainty from the first time that I'M
presario Henry Russell saw the rink
and heard of the theater denied to him
by ill-conducted negotiations before he
came. 1t has been under discussion
ever since, on both sides, and the
pressure from the press, which unani-
mously demanded the change brought
it about, though not till yesterday did
the men on the two sides come togeth-
er for personal discussion. When they
did meet they fused and fumed and
fought for hours; but the inevitable
was bound to come and every one Of
them knew it. Before they adjourned
the contracts were signed and the ar
rangements for the transfer were made.
And a grateful and delighted public
will today rise up and shout: "Glory
bel"
Question of Terms
1t has been merely a question of
terms so far as the Auditorium is con-
cerned from the first moment that the
Mason was found to be denied to the
San Carlo company. The great fault
was anxiety on either side to get the
lions share of the money. At the time
the discussion began Dick Ferris and
his company were turning people away,
and naturally could afford to be stiff
in their demands-and rightly. The
opera advance man knew the worth of
his organization and it's drawing power
and was equally stiff. A deadlock en-
sued, of course. And the rink was the
only thing left
But a sight of the rink, despite all
that was done to it, quickly proved it's
unavailability and trial Of it showed
its utter unfitness for operate work.
Mr.. Russell moaned and groaned.
Meanwhile business at the Audito-
rum assumed normal aspect, and so
did the ideas of the powers that be
there. And thus way was opened for
business.
John w. Consadine, who has taken
hold of Joe Ullman's affairs, Ullman be-
ing the hacker of the opera company
and ILL., and Mr.. Russell, with Len Be
| hymer, their local manager, foregath-
cred with Dick Ferris and Sparks Ber-
ry, manager of the Auditorium. yester-
day. The meeting was about as pleas
ant as a session of so many wildcats,
| ana WIlll6 lIl6lI SGSSlOl WdS dB WdTIIl
as the neither regions their personal
feelings were as frigid toward one an
other as the north pole. Several times
things reached the breaking point, but
always there came a wiser moment and
the negotiations went on.
Luncheon passed untasted and so did
dinner. but after o'clock affairs-per-
haps aided by hunger and fatigue-as-
sumed more reasonable aspect, and
| in@the end q contract was drawn up
signed, sealed and delivered. L. E. Be-
hymer's name does not appear on it,
| though he held the contract for the
company from Mr.. Russell. The sig
nators are Messrs. Consadine, Russell
Ferris and Berry.
1t is officially understood that Mr.
Behymer surrendered his contract with
the company for the promotion of peace
and prosperity and with desire to en-
hance the musical good of all con-
cerned, principally the public. AS tC
his status between himself and Mr.
Russell 1t is asserted that he will not
suffer. The public, I'm view of his sac.
rifice, will be glad of this.
The contract provides for the trans
fer of the opera company in time fol
tonight's performance of LA Boheme'
The company is allowed $4,000 for its
expenses, a sum total for rink renta
and some minor expenses. 1t pays 6
sum for rental-$SOO $500 is allowed fol
advertising. and certain house expenses
are covered. Dick Ferris is allowed
$4,000 for taking his company out OF the
house. A few other details are GOV.
cred, including $4,000 to Mr.. Behymel
for his expense undergone in making
the rink even possible as theater. The
remainder of the gross receipts are
divided, half and half. between the
opera company on one hand and Ferri.
and Berry on the other.
The Repertoire
From tonight on, therefore, the opera
company will appear where IL shoult
have been booked from the tirst-in tn,
building erected just for such events
the Auditorium. LA Boheme" will b,
sung tonight, Faust" tomorrow mat
inee and Carmen" Saturday night
There will be no Sunday night per
formance. The bills for next week are
Monday night .......,..'I Troyatore
| Tuesday night. ...... Barber Of Seville
Wednesday matinee, ....,.... Carmen
| "Wednesday night. .....-,..,. Faust
lThurSday night. ..-..ss.ss La BOhemo