Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-02-28 | Page 16 | London to Have Gay Opera Season

LONDON TO HAVE GAY OPERA SEASON LONDON Feb By 27 27 By The Associated The Press Press The opera season sea sea- season sea season son opening In lay day ay with the king and queen In the audience and Melba and on the tho stage tage will be the gayest In London since Ion long before the war and Convent Garden will once again be the tho center of ot the spring social season leason La Boheme In which Melba will make her farewell appear appear- appearance appearance ance anco Is the kings king's favorite opera and heads the list of ot performances which his hll majesty has selected to attend The Wagnerian op- op operal operas op operas eras eral evIdent evidently do not appeal to the court taste for the royal box boxwill boxwill boxwill will be empty on the nights on which they are sung eung Few people know that the king pay pays for tor his theatre seats like an any anyo ot of his rich subjects As a 8 matter ot of fact he pays pas advance cash