The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-12-24
RARE TREAT IN STORE.
lew York Metropolitan Company to
Sing Here Monday, Dec. 81.
at the Huree Theatre.

The New York METROPOLITAN Co.
eonsisting of six artists, are touring
the country on their way home from
the PanamaPacihc Exposition.
Francis w. Cowles, the baritone OF
the company, has created roles in
Many operas and has won distinction
~ Europe as well as in America. Mr..
Iowles is we'll known to opera goers
fhroughout' the state. Mr.. Cowles
VIII sing ar1as in costume from many
Of the beautiful operas.
Molly Byerly Wilson came direct
rom the Royal Opera in Vienna to
hll the engagements of this tour. 1t
e said that Miss Wilson possesses
one OF the most remarkable contralto
voices. Critics consider that her
Brunnhilde is one of her greatest
roles, though she is also we'll known
as Lieder singer, where she is in a
class with Schumann-He
florence Hawkins, soprano, has
beautiful ringing voice and great
dramatic power. She has scored a
Triumph in 'Hansel and GreteP' and
starred last season in Madam Butter
The success attained by Clara
Freuler, mezzo soprano, by her inter
pretatlon OF the Swiss folk songs can
pc claimed by but very few artists.
Miss Freuler never fails to win the
hearts Of her audience by her wonder
ful Interpretation Of the folk songs Of
her native country and this combined
with her marvellous mezzo voice Gre
ates sensation wherever she is
heard.
Skovgaard, the Danish violinist,
travelling with this company is one of
the worlds famous virtuosos and is
considered the star attraction of the
company. On his wonderful thirteen
thousand dollar Stradivarius violin,
and which violin he will use for this
Engagement, he has played for most
Of the crowned heads of Europe. He
Will, in addition to other musical num-
bers, present to the American audien-
ces a number of Scandinavian COM
Positions.
The orchestral effects are produced
Tor this company by Alice McClunl
the famous concert pianist Miss Nc
Clung has been in the habit of doing
the first operate rehersals for many
Years, substituting the entire orches>
ira, though she is perhaps better
Known for her accomplished inter,
pretations of the wonderful List
compositions. She is considered to
be the woman pianist with the biggest
Known power.
Owing to their many engagements
the New York Metropolitan Co., can
only be secured for one appearance
here, but Manager Neveloff of New
York CITY has promised that the art
ists would in this performance COM
bine all the best numbers so that the
program would be as varied as it is
artistic The beautiful Mendelssohn
concerto will be one of Skovgaard S
biggest numbers and the company
will give renditions of the famous
sextette from the opera Lucia" and
the "Barcarolle" from the Tales oil
Hoffman" by Offenbach, as we'll as
well-known duets and trios from fav-
orite operas in the original costumes
The price of the tickets will be
popular and range from 75c to $1OO
and will be on sale at the Greenlund
Drug store beginning Thursday.
The music lovers of this country
should avail themselves of the op,
portunity of hearing this aggregation
Of artists, consisting of some of the
best talents of the operate stage to
day,-Ady,