Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-04-06
AMERICUS WILL BE AT
THE GRAND OPERA.
Parties Forming to Spend
Week in Atlanta.
Probably Fifty to Enjoy
Atlanta's Great Fes-
tival of Music.


looking forward with delight to the
approaching grand opera season in
Atlanta. Twenty-Five season tickets
have already been bought for parties
living here, and Judging from the con-
stant discussion in musical circles this
number will be greatly increased be-
fore the close of the month. In addi-
tion numerous parties are arranging
to run up to the capital for one or two
days. Judging from the present
outlook, Americus will have a dele
cation at the opera of between forty
and fifty, while from various other
towns in the Americus district others
will go, making the largest represen-
tation this section of Georgia has ever
had at any musical event in the south.
Miss Anna May Bell has been uu-
ceasing in her efforts to promote an
interest in the coming great event
Miss Bell will attend all of the operas,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. w
K. Bell, and the following from among
her pupils: Misses Ethel McMath,
Sallie Johnson, Floyd Johnson, Helen
Argo, Corinne Sills, Mary Hawkes.. It
is probable that others of Miss Bells
school will join the party, either for
the entire season or for one or two
of the operas.
High School Graduates All Going.
Miss Bells party has arranged for
accommodation at the Aragon for the
week of the opera. Accompanying
them, and with rooms also secured
in advance at the same hotel, will be
Miss Lille Brown and the graduating
class of the high school, embracing
Iseven young ladies and three boys, as
follows: Misses Neva Carter, Carroll
Clark, Margaret Hodges, Mildred Hollis,
Lucille Jossey, Louise Power, Lou Sc
Williford, and Masters Wesley Lester,
Lee Webb and Harry Williams. This
trip to Atlanta is complimentary to
the graduates and takes the place Of
the old-fashioned graduation enter
tainment
Miss Margaret Buchanan will also
be accompanied by two or three, per-
haps more, of her pupils.
Others who have arranged to take in
the operas are Mrs. Edward Mathis,
Miss Rebecca Mathis, Miss Virginia
Gum, Mrs. Niles, Miss Florence Niles,
Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford Wheatley, Nj.
and Mrs. w. H. c. Dudley, Jr., Mrs.
Dudley Sr., Mr.. Macon Dudley, Miss
Elizabeth Harold. Miss Berry and Sis
ter of BronwOod will join Miss Bells
party. Other out-of-town folks are
also expected to accompany the Ameri-
Gus contingent.
Never in the history of the state has
there been as great an interest
aroused in purely artistic matter as
in this season of grand opera in At
lanta Reports indicate that from all
parts of Georgia, and especially from
the southwest section, music lovers
will pour into that city for this mem
orable occasion. The operas will be
presented at the great auditorium on
May 2, 4, 6 and 7. The entire Metro
politan Opera Company is embraced
IN the cast.
The Six Operas Presented.
The season must necessarily be a
limited one, owing to the succeeding
season at Paris, and will consist of
five performances, as follows:
Monday, May End (evening), "Lo>
hengrin,"
Wednesday, May 4tR (matinee,
"Tosca."
Wednesday, May 4th (evening),
"Aida."
Friday, May 9th (evening), Madame
Butterfly"
Saturday, May 7th (evening), double
bill, "Haensel und Gretel' and "Pa-
gliacci."
In presenting their varied repertory
management (Mr. Giulio Gatti- -Casazza,
)general manager, and Mr.. Andreas
Dippel, administrative manager) will
draw upon the entire resources of the
Metropolitan Opera Company What
these resources are may not be de-
scribed within the limited compass of
this article. Suffice it to say that they
exceed those of any other operate
organization in the entire world, en-
bracing nearly one hundred soloists,
one hundred and fifty musicians of the
very highest class and chorus num-
bering two hundred and fifty.
1t may not be amiss to state that
the Metropolitan Opera Company is
operated by its directorate, through its
management, without a thought of
commercialism, it's single purpose be-
ing TO advance the standard of art.
Attention, Shriners and Friends!
See me before making arrangements