Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
HERE ARE FEW
DON'T 8 # YOU
ATTENDO OPERA
Zone Who Knows" Gives List Of
Hints for Those Who Would
Be Popular.

The 1913 mode, OF Every body's
Etiquette covers the use and abuse
OF oyster forks and large small and
medium spoons rather thoroughly.
and preseribes cfrcfully the correct
method as boarding trolley in d
hobble skirt but inasmuch as II was
not primarily intended for atlanta
reading. il is woefuIly lacking in hinss
10 operaGoers.
At The request of this paper, wu-
~ici8u of note. with bitter memories
Of past seasons spoiled 10y nelRhbors
unused to opera. has prepared list
OF hints for folk attending their frs.
season They should prove an In
valuable aid to the ignorant:
Be sure to choose seats IN the
middle Of "a row and do not make your
grand entrance until the middle 81
the frst act. What's the use Of haN-
ing new clothes once year unless
you can show them 10 advantage; ~
might happen not to be dark scene.
Don't Be Too Early.
Choose seats "a row in front Of your
dearest friends II possible. so yon
can turn round and explain the operI
10 them N you're especially aifable.
everybody In both rows viii gain this
information and perhaps feel grateful
10 YOU.
DO not fail to show your rceognI
tion of "a popular number by immg
liatc and frantic applause. II You
did not le, everybody know YOU had
heard the BarCarollg or The Lucia
SeXtet. what would be the use OF
having taken eleven piano lessons 40
90 cents an hour. u IL true that one
can not listen 20 your applause and
the music toe. but one can hear mu-
Sic any old time.
DO not think Tor am instant OF
studying "a Ubrctto before the opera
opens Borrow one from the stranger
ON your left and read Il az the opera
progresses. You can strike matches
III the auditorium is dark. Nearly
every one has life insurance nov
adays, and the building Is fairy We'll
covered.
II IS quite the correct thing 10 as
sist the musicians whenever posi-
Bile. by humming the air OF the Ia
miliar numbers n they are not Ia |
miliar YOU might do the best you can, |
anyway Willingness 10 aid is always |
appreciated Signor Toscanini is Ike |
Marie Cabin I'm liking for the gallery !
TO ioin In the chorus, though he Is TOO !
bashful 60 ask openly.
Assist Your Neighbors.
Be thoughtful enough 10 explain
the plot Of The opera 90 the seat
holders around you. They paid theIF
good money for their tickets and have
a right Ia everything they can get. \
careful explanation of what's going 40
happen next and what Caruso II sinE
ing about now win cause you 10 h'
remembered foI years.
OF course. any conversation relative
10 the music should be held while the
music is going ON and not behind us
back Between the acts Is the time
10 talk about the folk In the boxes.
BE sure and point at every body, for
even III YOU DO make "A mistake or
;wo the others won't know the differ
encc Perhaps you'N get % reputation
for being I'm society. You can eNpl ain
not occupying "A box by saying, on,
/ detest being conspicuous ana
maybe somebody VIII believe YOU.
Il is considered "au fait' I'm 'he
second act to remark audibly. Gee,
why don't they sing something with
time In ltH I wish they'd can that
stuff and put on q turkey trot." Il
YOU do not like opera IFS the com
pauy's business ,o give you what YOU
do Ike
When Amato comes on in "tNrauI
get a quick start and call him 'tNra
nose" u "a hurry, or somebody WI
beat YOU Go it. This has been good
Joke since Mau-tCIdS t.me ana the
copyright bias expired.
AuG. above aN Jo NOT taI. 60 ape
plauJ Justify NAtncyvg singer
pauses iu an aria Tor rest. IL
doesn't matter if ne has not finished.
IL makes mo- difference that you drown