The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-01

\ OPERA TONIGHT.
San Carlo Company Arrives in
Special Train.
One Hundred Sixty People In
the Company.
NORDICA is HERE.
She will Sing the Leading Role
Tonight.
How the Railroad Handles the
Big Aggregation.

baggage
Angeles and the train today numbers
ten cars. consisting of two OF the
largest baggage cars, one coaeh'
diner three tourist sleeping cars.
drawing room car, two standard Pun
man cars and Nine. Nordica's private
car Plymouth Rock, ana Ahce ->e
sens private car, Grassmere.
The Rock Island railroad company
is handling the company on its trip
I, from Chicago to the Pacific coast ana
return, 1t is the biggest contract OF
its kind ever signed by any OF the
local railroads, and is the biggest
opera company that has ever appeared
IN Topeka since the days of Mapleson-
The contracts were made for the Rock
Island by A. B. Schmidt. general agent
at Chicago, who is accompanying the
train on the trip to the coast.
The cost of the railway tickets Tor
the 100 members of the company lot
the round trip to the coast IS upwards
of $4,000 and the Pullman transpor-
tation approximately $1,000 aodl-
tional-
The special train will leave Topeka
tonight hmm diately after the per-
formance at the Grand theater. and
tho company Will reach Ell Paso Sun
day morning, where they will appear
in a matinee performance Sunday
afternoon.
Leaving Ell Paso, they will play Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Portland,
Seattle, and other western cities, re-
turning by way of Salt Lake. Denver.
Lincoln, Omaha, Des Moines, and
from that place to the east.
John Sebastian, passenger traffic
manager of the Rock Island. reached
Kansas City yesterday, where he at
tended the matinee performance of
La Traviata'' yesterday afternoon
and also the closing performance last
night of the Kansas City engagement
He accompanied the train to Topeka
today as did also George w. Miller,
al a Of l1n az T0kaf1-
yer. c. E. Morton. general agent at
Topeka, will accompany the train
from Topeka to Ell Paso.
The train is standing in the yards in
front of the Rock Island station today.
Cast of Players in LA Traviata."
Violeta. ... Nine. Lillian Nordica,
Flora. .......... Mile. Annita Perego
Annina. ..A....-. 49, Nine Geithe
Giorgio Germont ....
Sig. Adamo Galperin
Gastone- Sig. Ernesto Giaccone
Marchese. 80. Sig Stefani Valentino
Barone- Sig. Attilio Pulcini
Dottore. .-...- Sig. Giuseppe Perrin
la Traviata' is an opera in three
acts The text by Piave is founded
upon Dumas Dame aux Camellias,"
more Familiarity known on the English
stage as Camille" This opera was
first produced at Venice March 6,
1853. The original play is supposed to
represent phases of modern French
life, but the italian libretto changes
the period to the year 100, in the
days of Louis XIV. The opera was a
failure at its first production, which
was attributed to the cast of singers
rather than to the opera itself. 1t is
now generally conceded to be among
the best and is among the most popu-
lar in the italian rcpertory. Its fail
ure upon its initial production was
principally on account of the incon-
gruity of the singer selected for the
principal part, that of violetta. hSe
was an exceptionally stout lady. and
her agonizing death brought about
by the devastation of consumption. as
the story goes. was too Incompatible
with the lady'S apparent healthy vfgor
to be satisfactory.
When the opera was first presented
IN Paris. October 81, 1864. Christine
Nilsson made her debut. Nine. Pic
colomini made her debut in it in Lon
don May "a, 1855. Adelina Patti
made Violetta the strongest character
in her repertory. She is said to have
been the most finished representative
of the fragile heroine the stage has
ever seen.
The story as told by the librettist
resolves itself into three principal
scenes-supper at Violetta's house
where she makes the acquaintance of
brought about between them by the
arrival of Alfredo's father; the ball
room scene at the house of Flora; and
the death scene and the consequent
reconciliation.
In the opera the dramatic unity of
the play is lost but the scenes are
linked together by recitative.
Verdfs music harmonizes complete
ly throughout with the emotions and
sentiment of the story as it progresses.
1t was in La Traviata that Nordfca.
then a girl studying music in Italy.
made her debut in grand opera This
was in Brescia, Italy. about 1885. Nor
dica sang Violetta at the matinee at
Kansas City yesterday afternoon.
Bernhard played the acting YER
sion of the story of Dumas Camille
at the Auditorium about year ago.
1t was at first announced that
Campanari was to sing the leading
tenor role in the presentation of the
New York last night, leaving the COM
pany at Kansas City. It is announced
that he will return west Immediately
and will join the company again at
Los Angeles or San Francisco.
Constantine, the wonderful tenor
that has attracted so much attention
at all of the other cities where the
sing in Topeka.
Henry Russell. who is the managing
director of the company said TO-DAY:
I'VE are playing at Topeka to IN in |
and break long jump to the Pacific |
coast. If we sell standing room to- |
night we will lose money at Topeka, |
but not so much as we would by miss |
Ing the town altogether. If we make |
= profit in Topeka We will give it to
charity"
Sig. Attainment will sing the tenor