Show COMIX H 10 S1LI 1AKI Iho IniLrlLiiii Opcru CIIII to llny Hire III prll or lli > > NFW YUCK Dec H Tho OtMOUUT rep esontntivo Ins 1 had ati interesting interiow vith Mr Chnrlos Looke the tnnnnnor of tho American Opera Compuij ihat gentle nan demos nuy llnaucial cnbirroBament of lie company nnd Rays ovory bill l is paid vhon a voucher is properly I attested What is tho artistic standing of your ompnnv was asked Sir Locke Well said 8L ho 1 vo havo n far laiorand icttcr list of artists larger orchestra thorns billot and repertoire Grand opera on tho calo winch wo present it is only given in hroo or four establishments in the word and in these the nro supported by tho Gov rumeiit Hint tho National Opera slnl iiy tho opeinthiR oznenses is tho utmost its P htht rell liroctorseipect f Alt r wo isk of the citiens Is that the bare operating expenses bo Runr anloed In cities wheio there nro no musia oviiiR people tho Vmenoaii Jpera Ims no inainess and will not fo COMINO TO HLT LAKY Wo contemplate 1 trip lo bin Frnu Cisco continued Mr Loci e foi we have nany enthusiastic patrons theit Timothy lopkius lias taken an unusual device of in erost in our entcrpnso nud should we KO to ho fni West stopping of course nt your own chnrmlng city of bait Like you inny say wo will to with o eiy member of the organic ition ns it stands to dtij numbering T A people taking I sixteen operas four spec IC aculnr ballets foR mis en scene tho ficeneiy for which weighs 100003 pounds and nkes sixteen baggage cars for transporta tol U tho end of this week we leave for Boston whero our success is already nssuied If tho adanco silo of seats is nuy mdicn ton Mi Hopkins of Frisco has written oMrs 1 hurber to ndopt some plan whereby ho cltiensof 1 risoo cal bo piotected from ho exorbitant demands of ticket speculators specula-tors Means will be doused to stop this 01 I wo decide to go ncross thoconti nont we will open in ban 1 rnncisoo in pril or Alny nnd stay for two or three weeks |