The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-20
GRAND OPERA AT
POPULAR PRICES
MOVEMENT STARTS FOR GIVING
THE PUBLIC HIGH CLASS
VOCAL AT LOW PRICES.
Actors Fund Benefit Performances
Yesterday Proved a Great Success
in Four Cities.

S written for the United Press.)
o NEW YORK, Apr. 20.-Not only i
S New York to continue to have Gram
, Opera at popular prices" but more o
New York is to have it. The New Cen
fury Opera company will close it
7 present season tomorrow night instead
of May IS, as originally planned 81
that alterations may be made in the
opera house, permitting a great seat
ing capacity. Four extra rows are to
be added to the second balcony where
the 25 cent seats are located, and sew
eral rows will be added to the first
balcony, with seats at from so cents to
one dollar. The foyer circle will be
entirely rebuilt doubling the capacity
of the dollar section.
] New boxes are to be built in and the
aggregate increase in the seating ca
pacity of the house will be about 1000.
Seating 300 persons the Century will
be one of the largest opera houses in
the country.
The Century company closed its sea-
son with an entire week of Victor Her.
bert's "Natoma." Next season a COM
plete new set of English librettos is
promised. Arrangements have been
made for translations of Gounod's
Romeo and Joliet" Bizet's Carmen"
Ambrose Thomass "Mignon,' Doni-
zetti's Lucia di Lammermoor" and
Flotow's Martha"
Open Season for Migration.
This is the open season for the mi
grafton Of theatrical promoters. Few
ships sailing from New York during
the past two weeks have failed to car
ny some American producer headed for
Europe in search of new material to
be offered American audiences next
fall and winter. All of the London and
continental successes are being looked
over and the American rights will be
secured for the best of them.
Bids for the English rights of sew
eral New York hits have been receiv- |
ed. No less than six are said to have
been made for the rights to "A Pair OF
Sixes," which scored a big success
at the Longacre. Others which probab
ly will be produced in London next
season are Help Wanted Potash
and Perlmutter," and Too Many
Cooks"
Just to show that all sentiment has
lot given place to dollars in the thea
re- those back of the plan of benefit
performances in practically every
heatre in New York, Boston and Phil
ldelphia Friday for the Actors
fund declared that the support given
he movement even exceeded expecta
ions. The chief difficulty was in keep
ng the bills at some theatres within
he time limit, owing to the enthusiasm
uctions who volunteered their SER
ices. The highest price at the special
was $1.50, but some record
reaking admission fees were paid. A.
/. Erlanger father of the Actors Fund 6
'ay, paid $500 for seat in the sixth ;
DIV at the New Amsterdam theatre.
Movies are Popular. n
Some OF the brightest lights now adj
ing to the dazzle of Broadway do not
)ell out the name of some musical !,
,medy star, but draw the crowds in :,
de the theatre where not woru q
,oken, not single note sung, or
,irt lifted to reveal shapely ankle.
s the movies" And as further ;,
of the advance of the NJ
novies," the Shuberts are to operate fl
circuit of 1000 motion picture thea =
as throughout the country during the n
ming season. Their successful plays
the year before will pc produced in
cture form on this circuit, which will
tend from New York to San Francis di
Attractions of other film compan- in
; will also be presented. tn
A. Brady's first picture play W
now nearing completion. 1t is the 10
he Gentleman from Mississippi" ia
tn Thomas A Wise in the role in ell
ich he became famous on the stage. ne
e next picture play to be staged by &C
ady probably will be THE Whip" st
e Shuberts have already reproduce -
America" the Hippodrome attrac-
n during the past winter. III
Not on the Bills.
the movies" caught ul'
, policemen in a thrilling rescue" GIG
emily which neither the officers not Ial
camera operator had counted on. ga
'nard Macplea, professional high gls
er, was to jump 120 feet from the wo
of Highbridge into the Harlem We
II for a motion picture company
operator was stationed i'll boat Sp
he river. Just as Macplea climbed to
r the bridge rail to jump three po- full
ment saw him. the
ne dashed toward MacpIe a intent dig
n preventing suicide and the two Ing
RS hurried for boat. Tn, moving but