The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-21
OPERA IS SUCCESS
AT COTTON PALACE
Manager Of Big Company In
credulous When Engage
mcnt Asked.

waco points with prio, ACCORDING
IN pau Dayia uf tLc san tArlo
Oncrn Company "Iloro is what 1T
bss dop. DO ne said. "Rrukcn all rec
ords for lrtud opurh. in seven per,
f,ru,r,.a bv tho san Carlo Grand
opora company in It's Exposition
IInli. waco drew audiences that 70
tailed Gb. 500 people, more people ny
many Thousands than cv"r h''iu q
seven consecutive performance
given hv ono opera company
"Nu,v. Waco boasts only some w.
600 Inhabitants. and allowing som,
thing for local pride, vnultlnH hmul
iion and round numbers, II ~ hhI'
10 give this estimate n close FhhN',
put what waco lacks In populhiuh'
"A makes up ln pep. Every year
Waco gives Cotton Pnlar" tApphi
lion which draws Texans from an
ovcr the state. To add di"lncu"u
10 tho big show this year the hoaru
of governor determined I" give
week Of grand opera.
conc whole week Of grand oporh,
rivcn I'm a hall that Will scat lu'uuo
nooplc. would seem wild chi'lpIls'
10 anybody not born In Waco
didn't worry waco u bit Th' GOO"
citizens took of their coats ana nc
y,n 10 advertise grand opera
throughout tho state Of IrN's' I,o,
ntc tyho had never considered grand
mora before soon became convinced
thai thcy couldn't be happy until
they heard it.
Draws Zig Crowds.
Tho san Carlo company came al
rect from New YORK at IN" cloS'
4 { "A
onera house and arrived in waco
on Tuesday afternoon All day
TUESDAY the crowds flockcd In from
nenr and far. coming by train, troll
lev ana automobile. by farm wagons
and bronchos. when the curtain
went up on Carmen that night
there were 10000 people seated in
that han, many Of them prepared
to take their first taste OF grand
opera.
How well Waco liked opera may
he Judged from the figures OF the
total attendance. Tho greatest au-
dienco of the week assembled on
Thursday night to hear the japanese
prlma donna. Nobuko Harn, In Ma
dame butterfly with extra chairs
placed In the nislcs and close around
| the stage. and with hundreds stand
/ Ing at the back of the hall. II, 800
/ pcopls were crowded into the great
| audit orium, said To he the biggest
single audience ever assembled under
| one roof for an oucratic per-
| formance.
Almost as many poople paid ad,
mission to sec the final opera, II
Troyatoro,' on Saturday night The
repertoire for tho week consisted nj
I Z.
Madame butterfly, TALES of Uoff
man and II Trovatore' Thes'
opcras were chosen from list of q
by popular vote.
Are Crying for More.
'The management Of the san Cnrl,
Opera COMPANY con resRca that whci
the Waco people invited them to giv'
seven performances In a town q
something ovcr 10000 inhnhl'ant
they were incrodulous Rut the Waco
people we're In earnest Thc'
proved II nv putting m guarnnte,
In cash which quickly convince,
Fortune Gallo. imprcsnrlo ~ the Sar
Carlo cOmpanv. that thev mean
husincsa. Nevertheless Mr. Gallo fol
II Incumbent upo0 him 10 advise hi
customers that thcv were rolng Il
ovorstock Waco with Tr1nd opcrr
! NV friends said Catlo. YOU will
have enough opcrn 10 last you 20
90 years TO come. Two perform
anccs. mavho; or three. perhaps
nut ono whole week of grand opcrt
mon diou''
! "Rut Waco know Waco's cnnacit'
hetter than Gallo did Thcv no
: only have taken the seven opera
> straight, but they are CRYING 10
more. Can YOU beat IT, Waco car
, Next year they want two weeks q
| grand opera. Can you beat tie
Y From Dallas News.
Tho san Carlo Opera comnany vii
! appear in Convention hau Deccmbe
I, . 3, 4.---Advt.