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Show corawiNO, mm mm AND NIELSEN ME TO SING lONIGHT ' ' ... Engagement opens at 8 o'clock sharp tonight in the Salt Lake Theater. "La Boheme" will he sung, with Miss Alice Nielsen as Mlml, Miss Fely De-reyne De-reyne as Musetta and the great tenor, Eignor Florencio Constantino, as Eudolfo. Mine. Nordiea will be heard Tuesday night for the first time here in grand opera. "Faust" will be the opera. The great soprano -will sing the role of Marguerite. . X Mme. Nordiea has sung in Salt Lake twice before, both times in concert at toe Tabernacle. . The first appearance was six years ago and the second four years ago. Miss Nielsen's exquisite voice will bring back dear, old memories to many who heard her in 1892, when she was in a stock company of singers at the old 4 ' Wonderland ' ' playhouse in the building now occupied by Bieger & Lindley. Florencio Constantino is a native of Spain, having been born in Balboa, on the north coast. His wonderful high, clear and dramatic tenor voice. fired the music hearts of the enthusiastic Spaniards, and he signed an ironclad contract with the Theater Royal of Madrid. In order to secure his present Jengagement. it was necessary to pay a fine of 20,000 francs to the managers off the Madrid opera-house, ana it required strong influences besides. . ' The daily expenses of the company of 160 people run up to $3000, or $21,-000 $21,-000 a week. The three great stars, for every time they slog, receive these gifts: Nordiea, $1700; Constantino, $800, and Nielsen, $500. v ' When Big. Conti frantically waves his hands tonight; shakes his head, glares at the musicians in the big orchestra or-chestra and mutters a few words, which we Americans will wonder at, as he strikes the music rack with his baton, the peals of music will rise slowly and sweetly from the instruments and then the great engagement of grand opera will begin in the Salt Lake Theater. The hundreds of people who love good music and excellent singing will sit back peacefully In their seats to be swayed and enthused by the magic of voice and innstrument. And soon that wonderful little woman with the rich, delightful voice Miss Alice Nielsen will step forth In her dazzling splendor of costumes and the beautiful opera, "La Boheme" will start. The " tenor, Constantino, who has startled the music world with his voice, will be heard tonight with Nielsen. Critics over the country say he is the equal of the renowned Caruso and It Is fortunate indeed that Salt Lake Is to hear him. This will not be the first time Salt Lakers have heard the world's greatest opera singers. Twenty-four years ago In the same house where Constantino and Nielsen will sing tonight. Etelka Ge rater, then at the zenith of her career, delighted de-lighted hundreds of the city's people. There was a rivalry then between Gerster and Adeline Pattl. And as Gerster played on the hearts of the audience and brought forth fcuch applause that people forgot where they were. Mme. Pattl sat In an upper box of the theater, and sent a beautiful bouquet of flowers to her rival. That engagement was March 6, 1884. The Savage Grand Opera company was here three years ago. and Emma Abbott was filling an engagement here In 1891 when she died suddenly at the Temple-ton Temple-ton hotel from pneumonia. Salt Lake has heard some of the world's greatest singers sing-ers In her time, but the present engagement engage-ment is one of the most noteworthy of recent years. |