The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-19
Stars to be Heard In the
Auditorium This
Evening
PROGRAM is AN
ATTRACTIVE ONE
And Will Be Sung by Such Well Known
Vocalists as Scotney, Mardones, Ro-
mito, sharlow, and Gauthier-Act
from Martha i'll Costume.

Tonight at the Auditorium the first I
touch of real grand opera that has +
ever come to Brattleboro will be given |
by noted stars of the Boston Opera /
company in their grand operate festi- |
val which is making a tour of various
cities in order to determine the inter
est entertained by various cities of
New England in having the best in mu
sic brought to them. The Boston Opera
company is a non-commercial organlza-
ton, which in fulfilling its mission of
musical education each year runs into
an enormous deficit, provided for by
prominent music lovers of Boston who
guarantee a quarter million dollar fund
yearly to cover the loss.
The object of the post season tour
is just as much an educational one as
that of the home opera house. for in
bringing opera at popular prices to the
smaller cities it Is creating precedent
never before established. Everyone
| knows that even at the fve-dollar-a
/ seat prices charged in Boston the opera
/ can never be a financial success and
/ the even greater loss in proportion
when going into smaller towns is of
/ course apparent. But the Boston
! Opera people feel that they have a mis-
sion to fulfill, and if local people show
sufficient enthusiasm it is promised by
! Edwin Bower Hesser, who is directing
the tour, that next year other opera
presentations will certainly be made
here.
To provide an especially attractive
offering for the first engagement, the
management has decided to present,
with costume and scenery, condensed
version of Flotow 5 famous grand opera
in English, Martha, which, with Nine.
! Evelyn ScOtney in the leading role, Is
sure to prove i notable and most en-
ioyable Offering But In addition to
this. the opera management generously
! arranged that there be a concert pro
gram, which will include many wonder
full compositions. including the great
seXtet from Lucia di Lammermoor and
the quartet from Rigoletto. .
Among the artists who will appear
. are some who make Boston opera rs
fine as any in the world. The clora-
tura prima donna Soprano Nine. Eve
! lyn -Scotney, who came to America two
years ago as the protegee of the great
Nine. Melba, who predicted that Nine.
Scotney was her logical successor to
highest operate honors. Since that
filed her predictions, but admirers
numbering among them many of the
most famous critics of Boston and New
York, have declared that instead Nine
Scotney will be the successor of the
greater Adelina Patti. 1t is worthy OF
note that tonight Nine. Scotney sings
one of Patti S best roles, that of Lady
Harriet, or Martha in Martha. The
other roles in this charming production
will be taken by NJ. Alfredo Ramella
the great tenor, as Lionel. the piquant
and saucy role of Nancy finding de
licious impersonation in Mile. Ernestinc
Gauthier, the prima donna contralto
while NJ. Howard White, the ever wei
come basso cantante sings bluff anC
hearty Plunkett.
Other members of the company in
clude NJ. Rodolfo Fornari, noted foI
his splendid baritone role as the bar
Der in The Barber of Seville, NJ. Raou
Romito, a tenor whose voice is truly
golden, and Mile. Myrna Sharlow, VIII,
! is the youngest prima donna soprano
in the world Mile Sharlow has al
ways made a distinct hit, and she will
, also be heard here in concert number
One Fine Day, from Puccini s MADAME
! Butterfly, as we'll as in a duet from tn,
same composers, La Boheme FINALLY
| there is that most magnificent O
artists, NJ. Jose Mardones, known owe
T the whole world as primo basso
e There is no greater favorite in Boston
and his success is always a sure thing
+ Truly it is remarkable offering. an,
:. local music lovers should show thei
appreciation by liberal support, if the.
r hope to get more of the best in musi
. from the Boston Opera company i
years to come.
:, The artists arrived from the mort
) | at . IN this q f+aruoop