Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-14
GRAND OPERA FOR
BOISE EVERY YEAR
IS NOW POSSIBLE
Business Manager Of the
Boston Company An
nounces Return Dates Are
Now Being Made.

Musiq-lovers OF Boise and southern
Idaho nay enjoy the rare treat Of
seeing grand opera every year If they
show their appreciation in no uncer-
tain terms next month, when Madam
Butterfly is staged, played and sung
here BY the Boston Grand Opera COM
pany, for Edwin A. Bachelor, business
manager for the company and the Paw
Iowa Ballet Russo, whois in Boise to-
day, announced that already the COM
pany has arranged for return dates
for next season in many of the cities
in which 1t played this year. Mr..
Bachelor is here in the interest of the
company, looking after the prelimi-
naries necessary before it arrived. He
found such an excellent organization,
however, behind the grand opera move
ment on the part of the business men
of Boise that there was little for him
to do.
THE Boston Grand Opera, which l
have the pleasure of representing,
opened today at San Francisco said
Manager Bachelor when interviewed
today Boise and southern Idahoans
will see the same people and the same
identical company that is playing in
San Francisco and which played across
the southern portion of the United
States-the Boston Grand Opera COM
pany with all OF it's stars Make NO
mistake about that. This company has
a full equipment. 1t is travelling with
a special train. A number of baggage
coaches are necessary to carry the
immense amount Of scenery it has.
The equipment for the opera company
all told represents an original invest
ment of over one million dollars. 1t is
complete as to detail and can be and
has been set up with all the neces-
sary. electrical effects in any building
large enough. on some occasions it
has been installed in large skating
Kinks and buildings of similar char
acted
Boise Makes Wise Selection.
II think Boise made a wise choice
in selecting Madam Butterfly. There
are no grand operas just like IT, On
no other grand opera is there so large
a royalty paid The music is very
rare and very sweet. 1t calls for the
best in IN actor and singer and it
has been one OF the most popular of all
operas. There will be no one disap-
pointed III MdutHl butterfly ChH
assure you now.
1.-THE Boston Grand Opera company
has already made return dates for next
year over the same circuit. In fact, it
is our Intention to make grand opera
possibility in the west, as well as
1.-THE east providing. OF course. that
the returns justify the great expense
We win know by the showing made
this season. So far it has been very
satisfactory, IT Is therefore possible
that Boise may have grand opera each
year in the future
We carry 1877 people. or which num-
Der 45 maze up the orchestra, SO are
in the chorus and So In the ballet. So
you see the Boston Grand Opera is
all that is claimed for it. Only those
who do not take part in the opera
Madam Butterfly. viii not be seen
here, although. Of course, they will be
here with the rest of the company
We have number Of other operas and
ballots"
Before Manager Bachelor leaves
Boise. he will make the necessary res
ervations for the members of his COM
panyi which will be between 40 and
80 rooms in local hotels The COM
pany will be here April ].