Show MUSIC IN MISSOURI how 1 tho ho emma abbott troupe fared in kansas city i our read readers c s ila v c already become acquainted I 1 with w ith tho the fact that tho the celebrated emma abbott and ind her not less renowned english opera Corn company piny appear in the salt lake theater giving biye performances including a matinee ou on christmas day excellent as arc are the tile singing singing ind ft ing mis en scene and man zan geni ent of this combination of stars they have not been able to escape the stIr sarcastic castic shafts of eugene field the satirical parn pars grapher gra of tho the chicago neus who in ins his 11 sharp and flata plats column of a recent issue has the following witty piece there is is great excitement in in kansas city for fur the tile abbott opera company is 13 flinging singing there this week ft eel and find nothing wilt will stir up the kansas city people more thoroughly than a season of opry aa as it is called thereabouts miss elizabeth annandale tho the matronly contralto is is a special favorite in kansas city in fact she ij is said to divide the honors equally with the vivacious cious emma in that enterprising ter youn oung art center shenew 1 he new an and beautiful opera of the bohemian girl was sung sting last monday mondak night and when miss annandale aps ap feared in in her unapproachable role of the gypsy queen a tremendous shout filled the vast auditorium and floral tributes fairly rained down upon tile popular contralto tho tile enthusiasm increased as the opera progressed until that scene in tho the last act was readied reached where the gypsy queen is is slain by a stray shot from a pistol in the hands of Devil shoot the tile bandit king the unfortunate queen had no sooner fallen limp and nd lifeless than shall judge dudl ge watson J ferrey a prominent kanas kansas kan as city barrister barn arose in the auditorium and in in the namo name of the jackson count county bar protested against th tins ais tragic en ending aing to th alio c pit itania anaa career ho ile represented that lyliss miss annandale was justly a 0 favorite with kansas city people and that harthe the public was eager to resent the implied insult of having her slain in in such an unprovoked and inexcusable manner moreover judge berrey deplored in in the name of that era of law and nd order which had dawned upon a missouri the fact that the abbott company should produce in in the tile metropolis of missouri mimic scenes cali cal to recall the reign of terror established and maintained in in dark and dreadful years cars by the notorious james boys boisard and their murderous derous accomplices judge ferreya remarks ware applauded to iho the echo and dou doublers bless a not riot would have re resulted s bulted had not mr eugene eugener 1 I wet wetherell herell manager of tho the come tors for ward upon the stage and announced that in ili compliance with popular 0 clr demand hie tile bohemian girl rp aou would id hei cafter bo be presented in in kansas city in in a reused revised shape I 1 mr william castlo castle having volunteered to reconstruct the opera in in such awa a wa as to ea elide ide all tho the objectionable b bandit airl it read features and hae have the gypsy queen sur vivo svetho the chorus in the last at act lo 10 reassure the ex exacted cited populace that eho she simply feigned death miss annandale Ann andrle alien amade her appearance pe arance attired in in a street costume of pale brown and sang the touching ballad ertme day |