The Detroit times., 1909-01-02
DETROIT OpIsnA nOIsI3.

Ihe Detroit opera mouse viii have
for its Offering for ono week, begin
ming Monday evening. "Th, Golden
BUTTERFLY the new romantic comic
opera by Reginald pckovrn aud liar-
~ -. smith. Witch comes diryct from
us triumphal SUCCESS lD thg broadway
theater. New York, AMI wlligh VIII b"
presented Ia Detroit 't,Nattyl as IL was
sten IN The metropolis with the bril-
llant comic opera star, Grave Van
S,uddiford. I'm tho title TolC. supported
o1 company OF over so people, iu-
viuding Willard Smma. Gene L0ucska,
LOUIS 'assaNant. ". Mccarthy,
IhaTl"s W Butlvr Walter ierciNal.
L,onora Novasto. Alice HIS and oth->
~ prominent players
la The Golden Ruttcfily." the au-
thors have produced light opera
hlch mas real heart story with
l'al plot ana characters who are not
SIMPLY puppcts tu dance when the
string as pulled
The opera IS hung upon the follow
llG incident. ranz. "A young compos
81, IL in love With lima, a chorus sing
ca she Hspircs 20 be prima donna,
ana he dreams OF success IN MS me,
which, indeed. ne achieves, but the
score ~ his beautiful opera is stolen
bN the manager 10 whom il rs sent,
who ~ about 10 produce IL rs his own.
with his old p.ina donna. Tina, IN the
leading role. The latter however. m
" mt Of piquc, refuses 10 sing ana
Ne decides TO give lima the lou- de-
sired chance. which plan is almost
.
Tina. who decides 60 40 on AT the last
minute. NJ this 1uncture Franz ar
'iyes on the scene. aud impcrsunattng
"a Russian prince who lis in love with
Tina. dccoys her away from the thea
ter, while lima scores a triumph, ana
hc finally claims the opera and his
love. The part OF lima Is dashinS
one for a singing Comedicnuc such ~
Miss Van StuddirOrd. and her admir-
'rs arc eagerly awaiting her appear
sncc.
40 expense has been spared ON cos
tunes. properties and scenery aud the
product ton viii be on scale or gor-
g"ous splcndoi. There viii be- an en-
mblc of over so pcopl" and ON" OF
Tho host singing thoruses ever heard
n comic opera.
''' Rooth Russell, who comes
To the Detroit opera lpu-,, .tic week of
Ian. ~, with Robert MantclI and VIII
be seen with him in All his plays pos
scsScs celebrity as beauty ana
unique sort Of position as an actress.
SBc hes posed FOR q maiOutv OF tho
celebrated women of Shakespeare.
although many of her poses have been
In roles she has n"N"r had an oppot
seen IN the Inst as "IGli't 10 MI Man
trlts Romeo. as Lazy Macbeth rs
Cordoba in king Lar. rs "Portid IN
"rhc Merchant OF Venice as "PoTtia
king iticRard nj A. "c@lstanCc' IN
"Dthelio, and as "Ophclta ia liam
let" When MIR. Maut,il plays "EiChc-
lieu" which he viii do hctr, she Will
b. seen az Julie lie Mortemar. She
has played Pauline" To his Claude
Melnotte' In '''rh' Lady OF Lyons. aud
was his leading woman IN his old
repertoire Of romantic plays before he
took NJ Shake y.,eare $ great tragic
characters. WbH Mi Mautcu appears
as Louis MI Miss ltuSS,it viii hC
seen As Marie A. Combines.
The repertoire COR MI Mantclls IN
Eagcmcnt has been arranged as fol- /
lows Monday night. KING Loat
TUESDAY Hamlet " Mpduc-uav matt /
nee. "Itomco and Juliet "Wednesday
night. "Eirhcliru;' Thursday. 'rIc
Merchant of Venice Friday night, FOR
IA" FIRST time here. -, LaVigucs play.
Louis Nj" Saturday matinee. Tho
Merchant OF Venice Saturday night !
Macbeth"