The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-23
WALFLOCKTO ST. PAUL
Music Lovers From All States of Mid
die West to Attend Grand Opera
This Season in ST. Paul.

St. Paul Pioneer Press: When the
ruby velvet curtain at the auditorium
rises on the evening of Jan. 20, st.
Paul, and the whole northwest will
enter upon one of the most brilliant
seasons of grand opera 1T has ever
known. For months Mrs. Snyder and
her corps of assistants have been pre-
pairing for that moment. For ten
weeks Chicago will have %applauded
ecstatically the wonderful company
which bears its name. And for long
no one know just how long-modistes
at home and abroad have been de-
signing and executing the gowns which
will make their appearance upon that
evening.
For there are two ~spectacles at grand
opera. One is upon the stage and the
other is in the boxes, n between the
acts, on the promenade down the long
foyer with its palms and Turkish rugs.
It was Max Hirsch, the high-priced
ticket manager for years with the
Metropolitan Opera Coz who said
when he came with the Chicago COM
pany last year. that he had never
seen a better dressed assemblage Of
people than in st. Paul during the
opera season. The wonderful gowns,
the ropes of pearls, the diamond
~tiaras, he had not seen surpassed any
where.
From many states are the people
coming. They have plenty of money
and they know how to spend 1t. Many
of them come with jewels and cos
tunes and staggering rolls. IF 1T
were not that the people of the north
west, were behind us" said Mrs.
Snyder the other day, "St. Paul could
not have grand opera. This is the
fanthest west that it goes and we
draw from many western states"
Already they havea begun to arrive.
In the city is a party from Great Falls,
Mont, with season tickets. From APP
pleton. Wis, from Grinnell, Ia, from
Fargo, from many towns and cities
of the Dakotas have they begun to
pour in.
Then there are the best people from
Winnipeg. Eau Claire, Winona, st.
Cloud. ,Mankato, saltwater and the
many other towns of the state. Spe-
cial cars will be taken on the Dan
Patch air line, bringing a party of coll
lege men and girls from Mortified.
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and the interurban TO saltwater will
be held until after the opera for the
home bound crowds.
The extent to which the country
supports the opera may be judged
from the fact that $4,000 worth of
tickets were sold to 1t through mail
orders last year. Mail orders for a
single amount were received from
Minneapolis, leaving about $4,000 to
ST. Paul.
Perhaps YOU are n OF the favored
few who have been lucky enough to
secure one of the back boxes at 1925
for the season. or. on the other hand,
you make one OF the music lovers
whose enthusiasm is larger than his
pocketbook. and by, buying a season
ticket you are able to see real grand
opera at the price, unprecedented in
America, of $3.50 an opera.
But grand opera is expensive bust
ness. Every opera that will be given
in st. Paul will cost at least $4,000,
There will be $4,000 paid u in rail-
way fares. Mary Garden alone re-
ceives 81, 1900 for every night that she
sings: the other stars from 5000 tc
$1,000. New York has nc director that
can compare with Carnpanini and the
Chicago company must pay for him
and the amount is $S5, 900 for the
season. Andreas DIPPED receives
$4,000 as manager, and Max Hirsch
the ticket manager, and Barnard Ur-
Itch, the, assistant manager, are both
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