The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
GRAND OPERA CO. ARRIVEDON SPECIAL
 TRAIN YESTERDAY
Station Presented Animated Scene as Artists, Dancers, Musicians and Others
 Alighted From Train

The Boston Grand Opera company and Pavlowa and her famous Ballet Russe arrived in Birmingham from Nashville yesterday afternoon at f o'clock. They came in a special train of IT cars. Several cars were required for the principals and chorus and at least a half dozen cars were filled with stage properties
 The Louisville and Nashville station presented an animated scene as the artists, chorus girls, dancers and musi- clans alighted from their train Many nationalities were represented and for a few minutes. while baggage and oth- CT belongings were being looked after, there was the usual hubbub
 The stars of the company-about 30 in number--proceeded to the TutwiIer, while the great majority of the com pany we're assigned to various hotels
 The Boston Grand Opera opens it's engagement at the Biiou tonight in Madame Butterfly Here is list of the principal artists
 PRINCIPAL ARTISTS
 Giovanni zenatelle, considered one VI lue suFSJ two nerOlc tenOrS or the world. First tenor at La scala (AIilan) Buenos Aires, Manhattan Opera com pany, Philadelphia-Chic company, Boston Opera company
 Luisa Villain of La Scala, where she created the leading roles in 'L'Amore dei Ire Re- and "Ysabeau:" also of Constanzi (Rome). Buenos Aires EIa- vana and Boston opra houses. All her family for three generations have been Eoted musicians.
 Riccardo Martin, Kentucky tenor, acclaimed in Europe as the best male singer America has sent abroad and known in this country as the fore most native tenor. For seven years at the Metropolitan, New York, two sea- sons as alternate with Caruso.
 Maria Gay, praised as one of the worlds leading dramatic mezzo- so- pranos; LaScala, Metropolitan opera, l90S-1909. Havena opera, Boston opera, creator of the peculiarly individual Carmen in history; of Spanish birth and influential family.
 Tamal1i Miura, the only Japanese lyric soprano. Of the Imperial theatre. Japan praised by Puccini and Mas cagni Berlin opera house, London opera house; the sensation of the musical year in the title role of Madam But terfly."
 Maggie Teyte, whose triumphs in
 
 made her widely known, Paris Opera Comique. PhiladelphiaC Chicago opera Best known as Nedda in 'Pagliacci," and Mimi in La Boheme."
 Felice Lyme. became famous in a night at the London opera house and sang in London, Paris. Berlin, Dres- den, considered to be the foremost American colorature soprano Also Bos- ton Grand Opera company
 Thomas Chalmers, the leading Amer ican baritone. Teatre Regio (Turin) Rome, LaScala, first baritone Century Opera company; Sheriff Ranco in "The Girl of the Golden West" and the Bos- ton opera.
 Jose Mardones, from the Royal opera. Madrid; French Opera company; Bue- nos Aires, Havana and the Boston opera, a basso of unusual dramatic strength.
 Giuseppe Gondenzi, tenor of Con- stanzo (Rome). Buenos Aires and Chi cago grand opera.
 Elvira Leveroni, contralto, of many European houses. Paolo Ananian, bas- so, of the Metropolitan opera, New York. Giorgio Piliti of the Metropol- itan opera
 Graham Marr. baritone, of Covent Garden London), the Chicago Opera company and Buenos Aires.
 Anna Pavlowa. dreamer, designer of pallets, impressario and artist--to say more seems superfluous.
 The Pavlowa Imperial Ballet Russo remains intact as 1t was seen last sea son. It still includes Nm. A1exandre Volinine Ivan Clustine, Stephanie Plaskovietzka. Stasia Kuhn and all it's minor dancers.
 Roberto Moranzoni, alternate con ductor at the Boston opera house with Felix Weingartner, of the Paris opera and also CoVent Garden I,ondOn1
 Agide Jacchia, conductor at the Dal Verne (Milan), Constanzi (Rome), the Montreal opera and the Boston opera house.
 Adolph Schmid, conductor at Covent Garden and for 10 years director of all the Sir Beerbohm Tree productions in London.