| Show H lEE EE CITIES TO j GET ET CIVIC OPERA 1 I Milwaukee i a aukee and aud i to Follow lu ln Steps Of St St Louis Loui LouisI I IChic I Civic Chic opera has hi b n given giten an throughout hout the tha country by plans piano made mad this spring to 10 e- e ex et extend tend lend the movement to pral e cities among theta them Milwaukee Harrisburg Pa Ia and Miami ria Fia I An evidence of the tho Interest arod In ee tI l uee sins ae wo the tb sending of a party of t tives to study at first hand the organization of the tha municipal op- op opera opera op opera era in St Louis A hier l r step lep sins the adoption by the tho lie Civic Chic Opera association of a novel plan for arousing cit v I e t in m Mil Milwaukee I forI waukee aulee The plan call called d for the Iho organization of several separate units each of which sian wa to a a specific part in promoting the Ise Unit No 1 I is corn com composed com composed I posed of ot lounger men and is to 10 guarantee the tho necessary financial assistance It has ha au- au authorized au authorized i d Hurt on to organ organ- an opera compan on a 0 broad I broadI basis Mr Burton Burlon has haj presented I arlous light operas v I talent and has lout long had in mind I the formation of an outdoor opera The b him will sill be liven given In inthe inthe the thc spring of 1925 1 after the park parI season ha has opened It is Jq hoped that If it the units arouse arous hearty a hearl hearty interest t on th hi of the tho public the plan will III be Ie endorsed endorsed by the park Ul OV 01 TI Other units si will III ill be composed public of teachers of music in the pub pub- lic lie and parochial schools private music teacher teachers and rep cs ot of Pennsylvania Penns h anlas anla's state capital gave a 0 verdict of upon the fIrst prod production of Its now CivIc Opera t during the JIO National Music l week weel That pre pre- was wa of RegInald de tie Ko- Ko hoen's KoSen's vens ven's Sens Sen's Robin Hood 1 ito ho found found- founding founding ing In of the tho association Is chiefly due to Mr Mrs Mn Florn o Ackney Le Levnow now director of tho th lIm r and Vincent community service bureau and formerly head of a 0 similar bureau conducted by the tho Harris Harris- Harrisburg HarrI-burc HarrI burg chamber of corn comi Mon Its MonLey loey Ley Is In I the tho th production manager and conductor of O tl th association and the tho president I Is Iii Howard IJ fl Gonsler Gensler lender leader of the tho th I t church choit The fhe as- as I Is to present a standard operetta or opera e very ery spring None Nono Non other than mis ns of the city will still take tale part tine una no ito one with lIh the tho th venture Ill receive a salary lary The orchestra ulder the th direction of ot Viola iola Burd organist of ot the tha tt Fio-tt Baptist church is will ill III also b recruited from the tir city's cHy's city musicians ns Robin RobinHood RobinHood RobinHood Hood will Ill be b In the fall and the th plod will be b selected bv by popular vote sote oil I IN is OrL OPI OPEN In Like s a op opoa opla season that of will sill be In the open air but the time tim Is Jo the Inter months wh when n the Ih city Is filled with aith th tourists fhe Fh ls is under the auspices auspice of the Miami J Ad club and It will still be under the artistic direction of Edgar Louts Louis assisted In Ine e details by a commit commit- committee te tee lee from the club The enter enter- enterprise enterprise enter pris prise has hs been under underwritten by leading business men The fhe opera troupe will include a a number or of orre re resident and cerium Inter Local singer will III foam the chorus entire collection is a of the ninth unearthed In west western ern era China not u II Buddha but one of the tho attendant gods Mr Warner told of o discos ering behind a small temple tempio hIgh hith on the face of ot a cliff a n chapel cave whose ails ere siere wr literally covered Ith Buddhist figures of a tory vry ery earlY period carved In tho the living rock It Is estimated that the th carvings date back to A I D Ho He told also of e examining at Ho win on the border of Turkestan tan some ox- ox excellent ex excellent specimens of ot wall painting I IThe The art treasur treasures brought back i will go eo to the Fogg mu museum eum and the archaeologIcal exhibits e to the I Peabody museum I |
