| Show MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE FORMALLY OPENED New ew York Dee Dec Home Now New YOlks newest thea tel tar Wits dedicated to grand oera to The Op opera Will us and the audience nce one of the largest larges and hol that t over oer goth gah erM ered at ut a first night In city 11 Ia openIng hUm house Hum ham to tn le lionel un an Italian tenor II nhu ho hoot been ed crl us as th equal ot of hili olom country boLl In the ca cant t were Mile me M I Ventu ii fl M I A M M chore were no vacant seats and only n it few boxes s sere ere unoccupied when leader of the or of 75 pIeces piece waved hl 1 tattoo and struck UI rIme rhe Star Spangled d Banner The Thu entire audience UfOS arose und and standing durIng the playing of tIme the an anthem anthem them applauding and ch when It finished LIonel WIlli lila his with hla ble nr t MIll Aria though he a 11 trifle ncr ner OuS during hIs hI first Together with Mlle Mile who sang Elvira nn Ventura and Ancona basso and baritone ly he was wall recalled half hair n a dozen times after oCter the act There was IM the usual presentation of oC to the tenor and soprano lIno 1 a beautiful laurel wreath fath with the and American colors at 01 It If time the applause of oC the great be taken us isa nn an IndIcation ot of high success manors would go to tn Mlle Mile who carrIed the tho great of oC her roll role with both bolh vocal artistic sUl es Not until the lamot rl t act dint did M have full tull opportunIty to time the wonderful or of his voIce In his blot saeno Mile to III act lie he carried the tho by storm nail time tho audience long enough to gIve Itle the bait II a dozen recalls recall at tor the final curtaIn Mr was called before the utter after the net nail outdo n e p erch Ho He tobi lold the that toe hI hod no partners no or ill dl amid no one to tell him what to toI o I do nb hut but hoot fulfilled his hilt ambition In InI buildIng such Ruch n a magnificent theater and I dedicating It to to grand opera |
