Evening star., 1923-01-03
SEASON OF OPERA
OPENS HERE FEB. )
Chicago Civic Company Will
Give Three Performances.
List of Guarantors.

Mrs Wilson-Gree announces a
season of grand opera by the Chicago
civic Opera Company at Poli's Thea
ter February 5, 6. and Z.
The cooperation of public-spirited
citizens in this city is as much re-
sponsible for it's coming here as are
the management and it's associates.
for 1t has been necessary to under
write 1t for $4,000, which has been
secured, and by the end of the week
will be oversubscribed.
List of Guarantors.
The guarantors for the Washington
season include: Secretary A. w. Mel
Ion, Secretary John w. Weeks. Secre-
tary Herbert Hoover, A D. Iasker,
chairman United States Shipping
Board; Eugene Meyer, jr., chairman
War Finance Corporation: Repre-
sentative l. II. Hines of Ohio; Dwight
F. Davis. War Finance Corporation;
senator William B. Mckinley of Illi-
nolS; Senator Lawrence c. Phipps Of
Colorado; Robert Woods Bliss, assis-
tant secretary of state; Eliot Wads-
worth. first assistant secretary of
the Treasury; Edward Clifford. sec
ond assistant secretary of the Treas
mick of Illinois; Mrs. B. II. Warder.
Mrs. r. r. Hit, Mrs. Wilson Greene.
Mrs. ). b. Elkins Mrs. Z. III. G. Slater,
Mrs. Norman Williams, Mrs. Eugene
Hale. Frederick A. Delano, C. B. Kef-
erstein, Edwin L. Wilson, Milton L.
Allies, Edward ]. Stellwagen, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Logan Payne, Washington
Times; Edward B. Mclean, Washing
Post; Frank B. Moves, Washington
Evening Star; William B. Colver,
WA nj oh
willard Hotel; Ernest L. May. Ban
croft Hall; X. S. Downs, Washington
Hotel: q. Bryan Pitts, Hotel Hamil-
ton and Lee House; Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Reurich; RosId E r. F. c9lladsy a president lent
Sons Company, o. ]. DeMori & Co.
Homer l. Kit Company, Donald
Woodward. for Woodward & Lothrop;
Julius Garfinkle, S. Kann Sons Com
pany. Frank r. Jelleff, Tom Moore,
Moore'S Rialto Theater
The limited engagements of the
Chicago Opera Association in other
cities are becoming functions as well
established in the career of this COM
pany as its regular seasons at its
home in the Chicago Auditorium.
These tours are undertaken not less
seriously than the annual Chicago
series for which it was originally or
ganized. Every department, 1t is
stated. is maintained at its highest
development while on tour; every part
of equipment and every resource Gre
ated for the presentation of opera in
its home will be used in staging opera
here, and the same careful selection
OF stars and supporting artists for
the cas- will govern the engagement
here as there.
Company Has Won Triumphs.
This policy, which will insure the
welcome of the company here. not
only this season, but in future years,
was carried out so successfully the
past seasons that the Chicago organi-
zation was acclaimed with the high
est enthusiasm. not only in cities Wis
tied in the middle west and south,
but in New York city, where it was
applauded as the peer Of the worlds
truly great opera companies. Its tri-
umph in the metropolis was duplicat-
ed in conservative Boston, also Pitts
burgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati and De-
troit.
The season will open at Polls The
ater on Monday evening, February 5,
with a stupendous production of
Aida" with Rosa Raisa, Tuesday
evening, February 6; "Tosca." with
Mary Garden, and Wednesday even
ing. February Z. with "Sniegurotchka"
C'The Snow Maiden"), by Rimsky-
Korsakoff, with Edith Mason, Van
Gordon, Baklanoff, etc.