Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-02
TULSA MAY PUFF
OUT CHEST NOW
Putting Over Grand Opera
Places City in Musical
Firmament.
SOME CREDIT Is DUE
Chamber Of Commerce and
Allied Interests Were
Behind Movement.

Tho two presentations OF grand
opera IN Tulsa by the Ellis Grand
| Opern company have been n success,
and 10 the doors OF the Chamber Of
| Commerce and Federation of Allied
| Interests working in perfect harmony
can be placed the credit for the tri-
umph that has been achieved.
Never before In the history of Tulsa,
yes even the entire state of Oklahoma,
has proposition of this magnitude
been undertaken, or even dreamed of,
and that II has been brought to n
mighty success speaks as nothing else
has done for the spirit that has
brought Tulsa TO the fore in every
thing her people attempt
Tho initial contract with the Ellis
Grand Opera company was closed
through the Chamber of Commerce
executives ana the heads Of the
principal musical organizations of the
city, among which the Iyechka club
took a leading part
Posted $4,000.
The local people were informed that
to secure The presentation of carmen
aud I'll Trovatore" by such stars as
Geraldine l'arrar. Louise Homer, Nor
gan Kingston and others equally as
well known, would necessitate the
posting of II guarantee of $4,000.
InlH announcement was DOI tdNtllt
ny some cities would have done, as II
finale on the aspiration for grand
opera, but acting as an incentive, the
local people Immediately announced
that this guarantee would be posted. |
The following men then came for
ward and over their signatures guaran- |
toed the sum: T.. W. Sinclair. II. NJ. |
McFarlin, A. l.. Farmer, J. f.. Cros-
bic. j. * Cosdon. Thomas White, II n. |
Z. al 11p 1
Kemp j. H. Markham, NJ. NJ. Travis, |
c. H. Bradcn, g. II. Braden, ArdizZone- !
Braden company J. g. Rosser w. A. |
Nandever Lee kunsman, Nandever |
dry goods store, Madansky Clothing |
company, John u. Mayo Furniture
company, NJ. G. Hale, +. B. Doshon,
j. W Jenkins Sons, Tulsa Decorating |
company. Kings meat market, Carr q
French. " Sanford Kelly. w. T. over
ton, The Hunt company Walk-Over
Boot shop, II. q. Mcclure Friedman
Jcwclry company Palace Clothiers.
Harlow dry goods store DarTow Music .
company. II. -. Eppcrson, j. j. De
Shouo, Tulsa Art Priutcry, John II.
HIATT Brown 4 Blazer. Tom KinGsbury.
H. H. shoe store, Settles Cash Market,
John B. Allan j. Wise Brown, Nichols ,
hardware. Brown a Garfield Wright
Clothing company Rcubcrg Clothing /,
company, Lyons shoe store. j l..
Soidenbach, Atkins Booterie. W. n.
Robinson. &. +. Bruce. l.. NJ. Ewing.
Paul NJ. Gallaway shannon Furniture
company Democrat Printing company,
T. j. Hartman, T.. II. Greer, Theodore
Cox G. ~. Bumgarner. T. T. Magee,
Charles T.. Dent, Mrs l., y. DcIlaven.
Leslie $. Doyle. CharleJ r. Abbott x
CO., Russell a Abbott, James X. sykes,
Roger 5. sherman, Preston c. West,
Frank Haskell Cpp Grocery company,
A. X. Dawson Produce company, Rat
cliff Sanders Grocery company, Wilcox
~ Son, Rea- Reed NH X Elevator Co.,
Tulsa Feed store, Marshall Young
company J, A. Waldrep wholesale
candies, Rice " Lyons, Philips Kates,
G. r.. Mccullough, Dreyfus Bros. pro-
duce.
Thousands Drawn Here.
by their efforts thousands of out
of-town people have been drawn TO
Tulsa. The sale Of seats extended into
all adjoining states and hundreds came
from Kansas, Texas. Arkansas and
Colorado. II has been a success in
advertising Tulsa as the city where
there is IA spirit to push forward.
In the musical world 1t has placed
Tulsa farther along the road to recoE-
milton than any other step that has
been made I'm the history of cities of
this country according to Manager
Ellis, and the fact that before the first
of the grand opera
check fer the fun amount. derived
from tho sale of seats had been paid
to Manager Ellis is in itself n tribute
10 the progresslvcncss of tho citizens
of tho state
Other attractions may be secured
Il is known that they will-but two
things remain-thero will never be
anything accomplished by Tulsa that
will be the cause of more pride, and
there will never be anything secured
which will please moro than the
worlds greatest artists have pleased
by their presentations on the occasion
of Tulsa's advent into the world of
grand opora.
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