Show HOME OPERA this city and several of the other larger cities in the state have recently had a treat in the form of operatic overa tic performances for mances by home talent the public has enjoyed them immensely but the expense attending them has been too great to admit of any pecuniary compensation pensa tion to speak of for those who have taken part in them in fact about all the pay the singers have received has been the training and experience they have gained while the ajr air of the amateur has been a marked fea turfe of these entertainments it has heightened their charm the sweet fresh faces of the chorus girls so expressive of maidenly pleasure and innocence and the traces of timidity in their voices that all the train ing they have received has not removed more than compensate for any defects that may be shown by comparison with the average traveling tra velim 0 pera opera company compan y in the highest sense the pleasure the public derives from the rendition of opera by home talent is legitimate and it would be a good thing to gratify the public wish in this direction an a often as possible among the results would be a training and practice imparted to young people that would do dd much to develop talent among them the managers and conductors of thle this class of entertainments deserve the cordial thanks and recognition and the most generous patronage of the public for they rarely realize from the box office any adequate remuneration tor for their time and efforts |