Evening star., 1925-05-12
D. c. OPERA PAYS
WAY FOR SEASON
Albion Report to Guarantors
Shows Financial Sue
cess of Company.

The Washington Opera Co. achieved
new financial record in the last Fall
anu winter season, breaking even
with expenses for the first time in the
seven years of its life, Edouard AL
Dion, general director, stated today in
MS annual report to the board of guar
antors.
An unprecedented support was
gwen by the Washington public, caus-
ing zo0 per cent increase in the
total gross receipts of the last season
over the total for the year 1923.1924.
receipts for the year just past
amounted to $4,000. as compared to
$1,000 for the preceding year
ihese hgureS do not include the ex-
penses and receipts for the produc.
tlon OF La Traviata," which is to be
given at the Washington Auditorium
tomorrow evening as the first per,
lorinance of an annual Spring opera
season by the Washington Opera Co.
Thanks Public for Aid.
Il want to thank the public and our
guarantors for the support they af
forded us in the lean years, for the
ald they gave us in getting on solid
OASIS, MIR. Albion said I'VE are now
developed to a degree where there is
no limit to what may be achieved in
the fostering of young American art.
lsts. Washington Is destined to be-
come the art and musical center of
america, and an active, professional
opera company here, in which embryo
opera singers are given opportunity.
Is long step in that direction" he
declared.
Inc production Of La Traviata, -
the Verdi opera, marks the seventh
anniversary of the founding of the
washington Opera Company here by
Mr.. Albion.
Metropolitan Stars Coming.
La Traviata" will be given with
SIX stars OF the Metropolitan Opera
company augmenting cast of SO
local singers who have been in train.
ing all season, many of whom have
appeared with the company in all its
productions in the seven wears of its
existence
The New York artists who will be
seen here tomorrow night include
mana Sabanieva, coloratura soprano
f.aiph Errolle, young tenor, who was
signed with the Metropolitan Opera
SUBSEQUENT to his appearance here
last Fail; Ivan Ivantzoff, Paolo Ana.
man, Giordano, Paltrinieri and Louis
D'Angel.
. A>eAl year, because of the present
flnancial status. Mr.. Albion said. the
chorus will be cut some in size and
each member of the cast will be paid
Tor his services, thus placing the en-.
tire company on a professional ba
The list of guarantors of the opera
company are: A. w. Mellon, James
NJ. Beck, Louis A. rockingham. 10.
serh c. Grew, Lawrence c. Phipps,
Henry White. Walter NJ. Ballard
Charles ]. Bell, George r. Beneman'
henry +. Blair, Edward T. Brown,
CHARLES Henry Butler, Emile Ber.
inner, w. A. H. Church, Levi Cooke.
r. A. Delano, o. j. De Mou. John
Dolph, r. Golden Donaldson, Frank
II. Edmonds. William P. Emo. w. T
Galliher. Julius Garfinckel, Robert n.
harper, ). j. Henry, J. Phillip Herr
mann. c. Heurich, R. Beale Howard
Frank r. Jelleff, George Judd, Morton
j. Luchs, Franklin MacVeagh. l.. Nc.
Cormick-Goodhart, F. D. McKenney.
stephen Mather, Henry Nav. Eugene
Meyer. jr.; w. c. Miller, Gerrit s. Mil.
Ter, 1r.; William Montgomery, Flarence
r. Norment, Frank B. Moves, Arthur
OBrien, James Parmelee, G.. Logan
rayne, Duncan Phillips, J. Eris Pow.
ell p: r. Saul, James Sharp. H. G.
sheridan, w. A. Simpson. Andrew T.
smith, John P. Story, jr.; Corcoran
Ihom' Ennalls Waggaman, Ernest
G: Walker, John r. Waller, John L.
Weaver, Joseph 1. Weller, Adam
Weschier, Roger j. Whiteford, Don
aid Woodward, Mark Reid Yates and
the Palais Royal.