Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-02-18 | Page 9 | American Opera Proves Success

AMERICAN OPERA PROVES SUCCESS fORI YORK TORK Feb leb 18 Dy It By The Associated Press press Critics today hailed The Th Kings King's Kini henchman opera by Taylor Deems and Edna St Vincent as the first successful effort to reconcile Eng Eng- English English Enc lish lish words with operatic music Given Ghen Its Iti worlds world's premiere ere ben ben- benefit ben benefit fit capacity audience at the Met Met- lIet- lIet Metropolitan Metropolitan opera house last night The Kings Kint's Henchman enjoyed an acclaim that Indicated a lIue- lIue sue mic season hero here her and possible performances abroad The house has b been en sold out for or the the second performance londa Miss Taylor and Miss inlay have produced what Is undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly edly the most effective e and artis artis- artistically artistically wrought American opera that has reached the tho stage the Times says cays For the first time In DIrector Casazza Gattl Gatti-Casazza's seasons of experience ence eneo here and world premier of ofa ofa ota a native work had hall sold out the Metropolitan Box of office offic Cleo receipts wore were Tho rho opera Olera was the Metropolis Metropolitan's Metropolitan's tans tan's thirteenth American work and the premiere was the com corn of otan pinya pany's third fifty performance an American American oP opera