The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
Creatore Grand Opera Company
 To Glue Season ofBeautifuL Opera
 LnBirmingham, Beginning Friday
Attraction On That Occasion When Rgoetto" Be Given Friday Evening" I'll Trovaoe Saturday
 Matinee "Aida" Saturday Evening With Superb Casts

No announcement or the season will De received with more pleasure than that which informs the people of Birmingham of the appearance here next Friday eve ming, Saturday matinee and Saturday eve ming, at the Jefferson theatre of the mag nificent Creatore grand opera company in superb repertoire.
 Through the progressiveness and public spirited enterprise of Birminghams well known theatrical manager. Frank Ham, mond, the Creatore grand opera com pany is being brought to Birmingham on it's southern tour and musical Birming- l ham will undoubtedly enjoy this superb opera company more than anything which has been heard here in many day. | The Creatore grand opera company in- cludes among it's members some of the .most renowned musical artstes in the country, drawn from the Metropolitan opera company of New York, the Chicago opera company, the former Boston grand i opera company, and the Century grand opera company, and with Creatore, the | world famous conductor, at the baton, assisted by Adolph Schmid, the ensem- ! ble is one that is rarely met with out | side of the great musical centers of the
 world.
 ! Birmingham will hail with delight the
 appearance of the Creatore grand opera | company, as it has been many seasons since the musical world has been favored with grand opera, and with the magnifi- cent orchestra numbering 40 trained and
 accomplished musicians. and singing 1 force and ballet corps of 11S people, the three operas to be given here Will pc superbly presented.
 The corps de ballet is highly praised | by the press throughout the country and | the most artistic dancers are employed ! in the beautiful ballet numbers. | Among the world famous arsistes who compose the personnel of the Creatore ] grand opera company are: Giuseppe Co.,
 rallo Louise Darclee, Greek Evans, Mario
 Falanto, Jeanne Gordon, Lillian Gres-
 ham, Alice HeslC.i, Riccardo Martin, l Giorgio PulittI Mario Scala, Salvatore l Sciaretti, Alfredo Valenti, Henrletta i Wakefield, Nirgilio Watt. General dlrec-
 tor, Giuseppe Creatore artistic director,
 Adolph Schmid; stage director, Louis Ve-
 ran|e.
 1 Saturday Mr. Hammond was in confer
 ence all day with the general manager of the Creatore grand opera company,
 Mark Byron, Jr., of New York, who
 vas accompanied by his secretary and
 the final plans for the appearance or the company here on next Friday eve
 ming, April 1, for the premier perform
 ance of the season of opera were effected.
 In speaking of the tour of 20 weeks,
 which the Creatore grand opera company
 is making, Mir. Byron said:
 1 .'The reception that the Creatore grand
 opera company is receiving on this tour is little short of phenomenal; but then
 it couldn't be otherwise with the mag nificent artistes, ochestra, corps de palle' and chorus which it carries. 1 have new
 CT heard a more superb organization and the operas are put on with infinite grace and beauty and with perfect musical
 techniaue" r
 we have annoxnced Rigoletto,' II
 Trovatore' and Aida for Birmingham because they are the most liked operas
 in our repertoire" said MT. Byron Tn fact we are asked for these operas TIT
 very nearly every place we appear ana
 the best artfstes we have in the com
 pany sing them.
 "Of course people in the south and the