Show 0 r L f A 8 L ii t t cr 7 PIN PINAFORE fO E CHOSEN AS s OPE A ClASSIC CLAS S St t Lou I Io Louis o U 1 S to Put on Famous ST LOUIS OUIS Fob Feb 8 The Tho 8 prin principal cipal l enlaced n to toi lh ho 1925 season enson or of opera to lie be gh ghen en nt at the tIe Muni- Muni l theatre the St Louis und the tho of tho Municipal will III be b headed by bv MIMS fIs Vionne Y D Ark Arle t tn In n Opera company stir sl f r liS iS prim prima donna OnI Only three ot of the principal principals pal pals o of hot Im summers r s 8 comp n will 1111 ear ind nd the Iho com n nw com comers rs ers announced by the Iho as In A n prospectus recently are arO lit lIht and gund giand pi and opert oper stars ar fa faor faor- or- or ably kno n In this countr and Ina ina In a fw The repertory for the Ibe summer ummer I without question the mol moat mb tn ever vr undertaken 1 by y the n- n na naff q ff- ff and ond promises to fre frequenters of ot tho the open-air open theatre r r hl of o ten len Not I ot ot ota a 11 tingle single work of o former opera sea sea- seaSons sea seasons ea- ea sons at nt the tho l theatre Is Included In the list 10 s 0 S The ten operas tentatively cc- cc se e- e elected and for tor which no order of production has let et been together with Ith composers and Iii Iii- lib librettists follow tollow Count of o Luxembourg a ro- ro ro romantic mantic n opera In two act acts score acor core by Franz L har I book by tin nn in to acts hy by y Gilbert and Sullivan Dolly Dolly Yard Varden en an operetta In Int t tao 0 acts act score by Julian r rI- rI re rewards wards ard ards libretto b hi Stanislaus Rob Roy Ro nO nOn Roa a n romantic opera In three act acts score coro by Do De DeDon Don Doen libretto bv by Harry Bury B D Smith A Night In Venice a II comic opera n three nets acts by Johann Strau Strauss Martha an nn opera In four tour music by son ion libretto b St SI George GeorGo and una rich Her a rom romantic opera In three thre oct acts score b bT bv Vic Vic- Victar Vic Victor tar tor Herbert libretto and by William I Biron Erminie an on operetta In two acts aeh bv by Edward Jal obo text by bv Bellamy and Harry Paulton Mlle Modiste in nn operetta In two acts nets score by Victor Herbert boo kand I by Hen y y Blos- Blos om m an opera In one on act score coro b b Moe- Moe Maa-carni Maa libretto adapted from the 1 took ook of If Verga Vena by Tor Tor zetti and Menisci IL II 11 M II S Pinafore in n n oper oper- operetta oper- oper operetta operetta etta In h two too 0 acts by Gilbert and on The Tir above aboe abo two works work to be pro pro- pro produced a a a double bill each oven even inc ven-inc tog InG during the tho week eek PIU L rItt Cli Li Fl pi pr The come ne newcomers amonI the Iho prin besides s 1110 Ml D o rie are aro III also so tn for primA donna role roles Ml Mi i Beatrice Berle Mershon as contralto L Leo o Do U liter liter- apolis a til huff Hutt as John E II Young Youn as ee r- r find and principal comedian n Tho-ie Tho front lat 1 ear ar e case case who hive have boen 1 cn re re- re reengaged reengaged engaged are Detmar Poppen o Roland ROlInd Woodruff l J and William McCarthy second comedian n The opera evasion eon will ilI III 1 begin on Monday night nl ht Ma 25 5 with aith Ith per per- per scheduled nightly for tor forten forten ten len week weck ecke First performances performance of the various works will be given on onda Monds The production Frank A A A- Rain Rain- will III bo be b staged by ger who Ins Ls ered er ed a i the Muni Muni- Municipal Municipal cipal theatre association a s eral en n- n nral eral ral tal director for tor the Ibe Pilot past three e seasons Charles Charlea Pre PreIn In also II a a et veteran of o thre three e Ith the associations association's forces force will suP suP- aup end cad of ot th the tho pe- pe r o I the th musical en p and will al also o direct the n DOiS li AM D S The Th chorus i he be composed of local boyA boy and elIs Is c I from amons the eli all gen frs nO no attending the theatre S 9 free freo trainIng school The Th work nork ork of his school Includes Include Instruction II it all 1111 departments of o staRe stage art Rain Rain- n ln- ln ger cr and Pro Previn Prein ln are nr In charge at atthe the he school |