The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-15
TO ASCERTAIN

mad entered into an arrangement by
which Bellows Fails, Brattleboro,
Claremont Barre and st. Johnsbury
we're each to be visited by the noted
stars of the Boston Opera company
on the post season tour. 1t is
planned that the splendid Flotow
grand opera, Martha will be sung
III English, with costumes and seen
cry in addition to d concert pro-
Sram so exec lent that it could stand
alone as an evenings entertainment.
Mr.. HeSSer has arranged the post
season tour to extend over some "A
New England cities, and it is to be
noted that Fox and Eaton have Sc
cured more than their share of the
much desired bookings. Every city
has been clamoring for an opera
visit, as the tour this year is I'M
derstood to have been undertaken
both to enlighten the people as to
| inc appeal of grand opera, and to
pave the way for the tour next
year Mr.. Hesser discussed the
Popular prices" he said, ARE
necessary if the people at large are
| 20 enjoy grant opera. a certain
limited class in New York, Boston
and Chicago are not only willing to
Ilpay tive and six dollars a seat for
| opera but each year raise enormous
/ funds to defray the deficit which
| is sure to stand at the end of the
| season, for grand opera can never
! be made profitable as a business
venture.
Managing Director Henry Rus
sell of the Boston opera company
has assembled a company of artists
| which give as good grand opera as
any in the world, the regular casts
are far better than those of any
other company in America. To get
the desired effect, it is necessary
70 have much larger company than
those actually needed to sing at
The Boston Opera House, and so the
idea of giving several of the New
| England cities a chance to hear
grand opera has been planned-not
once or twice a year, but perhaps
twice a month all during the season.
1T has been demonstrated how
ever, that the smaller cities cannot
| support grand opera as it has been
Given-with immense orchestra and
Tremendous choruses, for there are
not enough people to pay for the
higher priced seats, on which the
success of such 8 venture depends.
Recently when the popular price
opera plan was brought up it was
found that it was an absolute i'm
possibility to furnish a competen
cast and pay expenses, for th'
pI oduction of an opera means
! least $4,000 each performance, with
out chorus, of course. An entir,
operate production as given ii
iSoston costs nearly $4,000 a night
but at popular prices for other cite
even a five thousand dollar salar,
list precluded possibility of coming
out even.
1T is rather a coincidence that
New England girl, Miss Ernestin
Gauthier should have found the so
luton of the difficulty and be di
Eectly responsible for having tn
Boston Opera company artists vol
unteer to go on a post-seaSon tou
as has been arranged. Mile
Gauthier heard of the discussion a
to whether popular price opera coul
become a fact, and quietly bega
talking about it to other stars.
developed that they were all so niue
interested in the plan that they wer
willing to donate their services 70
the experiment, and Miss Gauthie
presented their decision to the man
agement. The stars who joined he
in the offer were the standby c
the opera.
with this cooperation to star
with, we laid out a short tour an
be paid to each artist so that theI
would be a possibility of clearin
expenses. 1t was found that M
more than fifth of their reguls
O. salaries could be paid and little Mi
=. Gs. uthier in turn told all the otl
i er artists about it. So out of 10y
for the art, and to help the grea
many to enjoy music divine a con
pany was formed, and many citi
will have the privilege of enjoyir
them.
THE artists include that mo
brilliant of coloratura sopranos Nm
lie, Evelyn Scotney, the dramatic prin
o. donna soprano Mile. Myrna Sharlo'
Mile. ErneStine Gauthier, a wonde
full young Springfield girl who h
risen to stardom in a year, and b
come the prima donna contralt
and Mile. Maria Donvanni anoth
excellent contralto.
The program for the Fox
Eaton circuit will consist of a co
in densed version of Martha in En-
lIsh, preceded by other operate &C
and concert numbers by the stars.
The cast to interpret "Marth
nd will include Nine. Evelyn Scotne
Mile. Gauthier, Nj. Alfredo Rame
IT'S and III. Howard White.
hn The third act from 'Rigolet
which includes the famous quar-
and La Donna Mobile will
rendered in concert form, but pt
maps the most notable event of t
evening will be the rendition of t
great sextette from Lucia di La
mermoor,' which is seldom hea
outside of the great operate cente
have declared Nine. Scotney to oil
70 shine Tetrazzini, and the local 6
A"I offences will have a chance to ps
lie judgment themselves. The sexte
will be rendered by Mesdames Sc
Ito ney and Gauthier, MN. Mardon
L. Fornari, Ramella, Romito.
Aeo 1.-The male MEMBERS of the co
$50 pany are NJ. Jose Mardones,
greatest basso since the days
nor FOL P1ancon, NJ. Howard White,
basso cantante of pleasing vol
doI NJ. Alfredo Ramella, to whom ]
one been entrusted some OF the m
nte in Boston. NJ. Raoul Romito, a fl
tenor almost new to North Ameri
rye who was the leading tenor of the
iii Janeiro Opera company until t
SEASON. NJ. Rudolpho Fornari is