The Cairo bulletin., 1911-06-26
THE kings SHOW
ATC0vENIGARD[N
BRILLIANT ARMY OF THEATRE
CAL STARS IN PERFORM
ANcE TO-DAY.
OVER 100000 ROSES
Used In Decorating Interior Of Thea
tre-Offers Of 5000 to 5000
for Single Boxes Refused.

London, June 25.--The Coronation
performance at the Covent Garden
opera house, commanded by the king
. for Monday evening, June 26, at $3.50,
) promises to be brilliant both from the
/. point of view OF the music and from
that of the renowned artists engaged
while the scheme Of decoration has
never been surpassed in magnificence
at this theatre.
The programme opens with scene
from the second act of ferdi's" Aida 7
representing the gate Of Thebes, and
1t is cast as follows.
i Aida, Mime. Destinn, M. Huberson;
Rhadames, Siguor Bassi; Amonasro,
l. NJ. Gilly; RANTS. Signor Sibirakoff,
Premiere danseise, Mile. Opalfvens,
Conductor, Signor Campanini.
| This is to be followed by Act II. of
| Gounod's Romeo ct Juliette,' the
scene being laid in a garden on which
| Juliettes balcony looks. The cast Is.
| Juliette, Nine. Melba; Romeo, M.
4 Franz; Gertrude, Nine. Berat: Ste.
phana, Miss Booker; Gregario, MFR.
! | .nrke, Conductor, Mr.. Percy Pitt.
| Rossinis III Bartbeire di Siviglia'
ensues, Act ILL.,, the scene Of which IL
|laid In Rosina's studio, being given by
!. the following artists:
i Rosina, Mime Tetrazzini; Bertha,
II Nine. Berat; Bartolo, Signor Mala.
| tesla; Almaviva, Mr.. Iohn McCor-
mack; Figaro. Signor Sammarco;
Basilio, signor Marcoux; CONDUCTOR,
Signor Panizza.
Tableau II. of the Russian ballet
lie Pavilion d'Armide," the panto-
line of which is by NJ. Alexandra Be,
: 1ois and the music by M. Nicholas
'cherepin viii then DC given with
the following cast:
Armide, Nine. Karsavlna. Vitome
Il Peaugency, NJ. Bolm; lie marquis
In. Cecchetti; Armides slave, NJ. MI
nsky; Armides confidantes, Mines
| Win, Scholar, Nijinska. Master ol
: ceremonies, M. KKussof. Conductor
". Tcherepnin.
i The famous building has for this
occasion been transforme dinto q
over OF roses. Over 100000 of these
ossoms, In all shades OF color, are
Used In the scheme of decoration
Only the royal box is draped. the 9th
RS relying purely on floral adornment
! around the royal seats are draperies
. # crimson plush, bordered with gold
ith frieze of pale mauve, white
Old orchids, and foliage, while the
Interior Of the box Is decorated Will
ink carnations, Over the center ol
the front is the imperial crown ant
underneath II the Star OF the Garter
all worked in flowers. The medallion
for India, with the Star of India hang
ing from 1t, Is fixed over the box OIL
the tier above.
A trophy consisting of the rose
thistle, shamrock and the harp tied tC
gether with a true lovers knot Is fixet
I, on the tproscenium curtain, and on tht
!, sides are placed two medallions witt
I the royal initials &c" and M. I'm
mediately above is hung the Unior
Jack surmounted by the imperia
: crown.
Each tier of the house Is outlined II
deep pink roses. The ground floor i
arranged with a green silk trellis will
large pale pink roses clustering owe
1t. The next tier is arranged quit
differently. medallons of deep pinl
roses being connected by festoons o
y pale roses. On the grand tier ar
placed large medallions of deep pin
roses with the names OF the variou
: sections of the empire worked in gol
II flowers. New Zealand, Australis
8 South Africa and Canada are separat
l. de by gold cornucopia baskets of Grim
n son roses connected by festoons @
paple pink roses.
y A brad band of deep crimson rose
$ outlines the proscenium and friez
Of the same flower ~ placed over tn
top Rambler roses are so arrange
as to appear to begrowing from tn
ground and clambering up the co
umns from tier to tier and changin
In color from pale pink TO the deepes
crimson as they reach the top.
At least third of the house will b
|, occupied by his maiestys guests an
: their suites, and the demand for th
I remaining seats has been extraordii
. ary Applications have numbere
! over ten times the total of seats avail
able and offers Of $4,000 to 5000 70
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