Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-14
Extraordinary Engagement OF
Savage's Superb Company
For March 5
WILL GIVE MADAM BUTTERFLY
Performance Rested Between Des
Mones and MarshaItown, and Mr..
Savage Decides in Favor of Mar
shaIItown-onIy Few Stops in State
New York Cast of $50.

Fuccni's fascinating Japanese grand
opera, Madam Butterfly" the tioWery
music Of which has captivated the
| opera loving world of two continents
during the past two seas is coming
to MarshalltoWn for sh perform
ance at the odeon, on Thursday, March
5.
This extraordinary engagement viii
be heralded with delight by all lovers
of grand opera, and Marshalltown Is
extremely fortunate in being chosen as
one of the few points in the state in
which MJ SaVages company will APP
pear T.e date for March rested be-
tween Des Moines and Marshalltown,
and Mr.. Savage decided in favor of
Marshaltown. This was largely intlu-
enced by the great success that at
tended his companys production of
"Lohengrin' here.
This famous masterpiece will be
presented by Henry w. Savages cele-
brated English Grand Opera Company
with its complete forces of imported
artists and grand opera orchestra of
nearly fifty symphony players. that
were especially organized to give this
opera.
Local music lovers have long ex-
pected The visit of this company Both
society and music circles are Well in
formed of the remarkable triumph OF
Madam Butterfly and every one
looks forward to the occasion as the
one finest musical and social event
since the company visited MARSHALL
town three seasons ago in "Lohen-
grim
So much advance interest has been
taken in the announced engagement
that orders for seats are already be-
ing received from surrounding points
When the curtain goes up on the beau
tiful first act garden scene of Madam
Butterfly the pretty Japanese lady
about whose life story so much has
been written since Mr.. Savage brought
the opera to America, will be greeted
by a most brilliant and representative
audience.
Mr.. Frank c. Payne. general repre-
sentative for Mr.. Savage, arrived from
Denver yesterday, to arrange all pre-
iminarfes. Speaking of Madam But
terhy" he said:
This opera with its haunting melo-
dies, its deeply interesting romantic
story, it's alluring scenic beauties with
it's superb artists and splendid orches-
ira, has proved no less than sensa-
ton wherever it has been presented. /
During its record breaking engagement
in New York last winter it attracted
musical enthusiasts from all parts of
the country. Western devotees of I
grand opera returned home with such |
glowing praise of Madam Butterfly"
that the mastery work has been the
most widely advertised of any recent |
success.
ITO produce this opera Mr.. Savage
is credited with having organized the
finest Of all companies. For seven
months his agents visited continental |
opera houses in search of singers. His
orchestra was picked from the play
ers heretofore associated with the
Boston Symphony, Theodore Thomas
and Cincinnati Festival orchestras
The entire company, numbering near
ly one hundred and fifty people, trav-
els on IFS own special train on it's entire
cross-continent tour. Three rows of
seats must be removed to provide
space for the musicians. All in all.
Madam Butterfly is such an expensive
that an unusual scale of
prices is necessary to pay for the per-
Torrance"
The local management announces
that these will be as follows: Lower
floor seats. $3.50 and SO; balcony. $3.50
and So: gallery. $3.50 and 81. The box
office will be open for MADAM Butter
fly" seats on Monday. March 9. and
orders from outside towns. with re-
mittances payable to Mr.. Walter "A.
Tapp, manager Odeon theater, will re-
ceive prompt attention. ~
During the recent New \ orll engage
ment of MADAM Butterfly Mr.. Say
age introduced four prima donnas in
the title role, and these are with the
turnout it's tour. The cast
selected to appear in Marshalltown
the names of the fayorite ar
lists who have recently captivated New
York.