El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-08
YOU ARE THE BIGGEST LOSER IFT
YOU NEGLECT TO ATTEND OPERA

IITAC0 Texas with less than half Of FL PasOs population
w furnished $1,000 paid admissions to the San Carlo
grand oqs1a there Of performances The Cot
ton Palace exposition and people came to Waco in
their automobiles and the railroads from hundreds Of
miles away to attend the opera The result was that all
the worlds records attendance at indoor grand opera
broken This shows that people generally starv
ing f0r good wholesome entertainment and that they enjoy
grand opera more than they do most other things.
Yet Waco people did not receive the benefit Of any such
low ticket prices those offered the people Of FL PasO
and the southwest Ii is probable that before has
any first class opera company been heard in any American
city at rates low those made possible in FL Paso by
tive things: First the large seating capacity Of Liberty
hail. second the fact that the Opheus club, which
ing responsibility for the financial Of the opera
here working solely for the public good and is
figuring profit from the four performances
Season tickets at $500 including tax for all four
performances or Sc per performance, are sti on sale and
tnee VII be 500 seats available 70 those who DO not
70 pay tie small additional amount $40 for the
FOR the best sets) for reserved seats Season tickets may
be reserved but after the 18th the single performances
reservations VIII be open and choice VIII be restricted.
Money continues to in from the surrounding towns
for tickets and reservations-t0wns far away as
800 and 400 miles This is to be expected; the wonder
tat such requests have not poured In by hundreds Never
before such opportunity offered to the people Of FL
Pasos ueghbor cities to enjoy grand opera at prices within
reach Of everybody. with railroad fare and
expense added In the excessive for the average
family It VII be fine way to open up the Christmas
season. and Fl Paso herself VIII be at her best that time
Of year. With al sorts Of ways Of having good time
Why would It not be good idea for FL Paso business
generally TO include in their business letters sugges-
ton that their customers to Fl Paso for the opera?
Nothing else that could be devised would 50 certainly en-
nance Fl Pasos prestige place Of recreation for the
people Of the southwest TO insure annual season of
grand opera at this time Of year By making this expert
eHt brilliant success insure the psrmanence Of
the undertaking
Nobody need have any question in his mind about the
quality Of the opera that is going be given here The
company Is the New York company that received
snthastc and highly favorable appreciation from all the
best New York critics without exception during Its four
Ye weeks season there And since it has been tour
has received uneasured praise everywhere Both singing
and acting declared to be superb and the staging
metropolitan IN its eabOrateness There is large orchestra
and chorus.
The operas to Be given here the old favortes that
everybody must hear, and that everybody to hear
over and over; Faust Carmen RgOletto Cavaera Rust
esna Paghacc all operas with satisfying and inspiring
music and great dramatic power. Much the music
familiar TO al who monographs and the enjoyment of
me records one possesses VIII be enhanced many times over
BY the memory Of having and heard the opera On the
stages while the enjoyment Of the opera Is enhanced BY
familiarity With the music
So far not nearly enough tickets have been sold to meet
the guaranty, and the time getting short Surely we
don't want TO be csssed dead cow-town Il Is small
sun to venture, but the gain is great.