, 1908-02-03
GRAND OPERA
MASTERPIECE
MADAM BUTTERFLY TO BE PRE-
SENTED AT CAPITAL AVENUE
THEATER IN CHEYENNE.
Will Be Biggest and Best Theatrical
Attraction Ever Presented In State
of Wyoming and 1t Is Expected
That Scores of People Will Be In
Attendance From This City.

Cheyenne is to have the finest opera
tic event in the history of the state on
Monday night, February IT, at the Cap
itol Avenue theater. Manager Stable
of Cheyenne has just completed ar
rangements for a performance that ev-
ening of Henry w. Savage's most bril-
liant opratic success, the production OF
Madame Butterfly" This grand OPP
era by Giacomo Puccini, greatest OF
all modern Italian composers, has been
the ~reigning sensation of two CONT
nents for the past three easons Last
year MI. Savage brought the fascinat,
ing work to this country where the
beautiful Japanese opera surpassed ev-
en- its foreign record.
Many opera lovers made the jour
ney all the way to New York to hear
it while others heard it in Denver,
and all returned with such glowing re,
ports that all classes of theater-goers
ever since have been eagerly awaiting
its announced visit. Not until recently
was Manager Stable certain that Chey-
enne would ecure a performance of
Madame Butterfly" The capacity of
the Capitol Avenue theater is so limit
ed that the regular scale of prices will
not pay for the performance, but Col.
onel Savage did something no other
manager would have thought of, and
that was to decide on giving the per-
formance any way, ever at a sacrifice.
He had promised Manager Stable and
a promise with Savage is as good as a
bond.
This is the largest operate com
pany touring the country said Mr..
Frank C. Payne, representative for
Henry w. Savage, who is now in Chey-
enne to make final preparations for
the engagement. Eight performances
are being given each week, requiring
three sets of principals. The leading
prima donnas, tenors, baritones and
p"cSSn, as wen 90 tuc SoluuClolS al
t~ernate on the road just as they did
in New York. We have four artists
for the dainty Japanese title role and
no n has yet been able to say which
is the best. The part is one of the
most exacting ever written for a dra-
matte soprano. Mr.. Savage with his
agents spent seven months visiting
leading continental opera houses be,
fore the final selections were made"
Mr.. Payne promises the same organi-
cation for Cheyenne that recently cap.
tivated New York. I'VE have only the
one company" said he. Our special
Madame Butterfly" train of eight cars
is able to make only two stops be-
tween a Francisco and Denver, and
Cheyenne gets the performance that
Ogden was after. This is by far the
most splendid offering Mr.. Savage has
ever sent through the west. We will
bring our entire symphony orchestra Of
nearly fifty, necessitating the removal
of three rows of seats for the must
Clans"
Manager Stable will be more than
busy during the two weeks prior to
the arrival of the big company from
Salt Lake, while opera patrons in so
cial and musical circles in all sur
rounding cities will be in a iutter Of
eager anticipation. Madam Butter
fly has resulted in representative au.
diences and packed opera houses wher-
ever the fascinating work has been
presented, and the advance request for
seats indicates a large party to attend
from this city. Special excursion
rates of a fare n one third (S2.35) for
the round trip, Laramie to Cheyenne
and return, have been secured.
The prices for Madam Butterfly"
will be as follows; Lower ioor seats,
$500; balcony, $3.50 and 50. 90; gallery.
s1.50sand s1.O0; boxes and loges, $500.
Seats will be placed on sale at 9 a.
m. Thursday, February 18th, and mail
orders from out of town, if accompa
MED by remittance, will be filed in
order of receipt as near as possible to
location desired. Or orders may be
left with Mr.. Burrage at The Repub.
lican office and he will attend to the
securing of the seats. The first three
rows will not be for sale, being remov-
ed for the orchestra.