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THE TECH, , MASS., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1014. i ______I :~~ _ I .1 BOSTON COMPANY first place, .they point to the fact that LEAVES FOR FRANCE IInever before has an attempt been I made so likely to appeal to the A Ten Week Season in Opera ToIBritish as well as the American col- Be Given at Paris ony in Paris. The directorate qboard in April. representative of both nationalities, and an ensemble of artists admired The Theatre des Champs Elysees, Iand known in America and England, aside from the opera the newest and Ishould arouse the keen interest of handsomest playhouse in Paris, has IAmerican and Britisher alike. There 1 been leased by the Anglo-American t will also be the German and Italian operatic syndicate; and there, on Lcolonies, exiles eager to hear opera April 20 or 27 next, the Boston Opera in their mother tongues. Company under the direction of Henry Save when the Metropolitan Com- Russell, its Managing Director, will pany gave a short season at the I inaugurate a ten week season of IChatelet Theatre a few years ago, no I opera in the French capital. The such constellation of operatic stars ,backers of the enterprise are men in- has been gathered together in Paris, I ternationally famous in the worlds of Iin any former organization. Several I finance and opera: Otto IH. Kahn, Iof the artists will be entirely new to chairman of the Board of Directors Ithe French public, and others, such of the Company, as Mmes. Melba and Tetrazzini have I New York; Eben D. Jordan, founder been heard there but rarely of late I and president of the Boston Opera years, and a royal welcome can be Company; Sir Ernest Cassel, the Lon- assured them. From a scenic view- don banker; Baron d'Erlanger, a com- point, the Boston productions will be poser of as well as a Parisian something of a revelation, and if I of great wealth; Lord Grimthorpe of present plans do not miscarry in some London, a member of the foreign ad- unforeseen fashion, a season will re- visory committee of the Boston com- sult which not only will give great pany; Lord Rothschild, of the famous prestige to the Boston Opera Com- PINKI That's our recipe for taking the banking family; and Harry V. Hig- pany, but to the city of Boston as bite out of good tobacco leaf. We hang gins, director of the Royal Opera, well. the leaf in the warehouse for two years- Covent Garden, London. In order that sufficient time may The Boston company will take over !be given for rest and preparation temperature and ventilation perfect-all its chorus and minor singers, but not after the Paris engagement, the com. harshness disappears. A mellowness pre- the orchestra, for there as here the ing season in Boston will be short. vails that gives superb flavor and a smooth.. Musicians' Union forbids the impor- ened from 18 weeks to 12; and in- ness seldom found. This is the good old tation of foreign orchestras. The stead of reopening in November, as fashioned way of maturing good leaf-and principal artists will be drawn from in former years, Jan. 4, 1914, will be I the Boston, Covent Garden, Metropoli- thle next opening date. Velvet is a startling example of tobacco tan and Chicago companies, and 1. - goodness. Sometime when your pipe is among them will be the following vo- turning hot and the taste is flat-try i calists, of world-wide fame: Mmes. Velvetl At all dealers. , , Lina Full Cavalleri, , Louise two ounce Edvina, Mary Garden, , b c tins , Alice Nielsen, and Duisa _ I_ Tetrazzini, sopranos; Mines. Margari- IStye. 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The repertory will be confined to I: German and Italian operas, such as CLASSIFIED ADS. The Oliver Typewrlter Company i "Die Meistersinger," "Tristan und II Isolde," "Don Giovanni," "The Secret TO RENT-Double and single rooms 146 Congress Street Phone Main 192 of Suzanne,".... "Pagliacci," "Madame for Tech students. House entirely re- Butterfly," "'.osca," "La Boheme," furnished, continuous hot water. 154 and the new Montemezzi opera Huntington Ave. . .. "L'Amore dei Tre Re," with which it I. WANTED-Track men to report is planned to open the season. She Seemed to Know All About it? Track stories, Basketball men for As the seating capacity of the Paris Basketball stories, etc., for THE You Shouldn't Worry! Her BROTHER Always Had One. theatre is some 800 less than that of TECH. Leave note at Cage for L. E. the Boston temple of opera, the earn- Best, Athletic Editor. Made for your individual tastes and requirements. ing power will be correspondingly lower; and to offset this loss in rev- 1.FOUND--A copy of Storm's "Ges- enue, Director Russell has arranged a chicten aus der Tonne" was left at Our Fifty Dollar Full Dresds Su[n special schedule of prices which will the Tech Offlce last Saturday noon is the choicest offering we have ever made. Yos, Mleet, ',ymi. be effective for all important pre- and was turned over to Mr. Smith, smorewe'llgiveyouthevalue-bunill.t wetake mieres and debuts. For these occa- Supt. of Buildings and Power at more - we'll give you the value - but we take Mar. 4. sions $10 in American money will be whose office it may be obtained by asked for places on the orchestra the loser. product of our expert workmen. for Asst. Circula- floor, but for the regular perform- ech Monthly, Upper NOTICE. ances, the best seats will sell at $5, If there are any members of the VBUTfRl E as they do in Boston. Technology Aero Club now in the In- rtlopolitan Club, 8 Engr. C. The Boston director and his col. stitute would they kindly communi- B nURKEt 4 CO.O JIlncing of Comb. Musical leagues have every Confidence in the cate with J. M. Livermore, '15, by I success of their enterprise. In the leaving their names at the Cage. I28 School St., 843 Washington St. 17 vs. Revere H. S. Basket- i i i