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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1909
Page
4
Boston audiences greeted Evelyn Tetrazzini with fervent acclaim as she opened the Opera Company set. Oscar Hammerstein praised the reception and Boston’s support for the company while Constantino and Cast delivered strong performances. The crowd filled the house, corridors overflowed, and police escorted patrons as the company impressed Massachusetti operagoers.
The Manhattan Opera Company presented Lucia di Lammermoor at the Boston Theatre with Luisa Tetrazzini as Lucia. Constantino, Polese, Arimondi, Venturini and Montanari performed, Campanini conducted, and a packed house lauded the vocal drama and orchestral playing, noting Tetrazzini's fiery, improvisatory style and stage charm.
In downtown Boston a large crowd waited in an alley near the Boston Theatre from morning until box office opening for opera tickets. Speculators bought and sold places, with up to ten dollars for advance spots, as police controlled the frenzied crush and the line featured many Italian fans and prominent socialites.
A Boston lecture by a famous woman athlete urges women to exercise, noting many are already active. The talk argues indigestion stems from wrong foods, promotes Mi-ona tablets from Riker-Jaynes Drug Co as a cure with a money back guarantee, and includes testimonials from users in Tennessee and Teuton.
The singer expresses heartfelt thanks for Boston’s warm reception on her first visit. She praises the city’s art loving people, notes the appreciative audience, and compliments Signor Constantino and the company for their harmony and performance.
Oscar Hammerstein defends Boston as an opera field and argues a permanent house boosts the city, criticizing cutbacks and praising grand ideas and strong direction. The piece lists attendees in formal gowns of many Boston society figures and highlights a reputational, cultural push.
Mary Garden prima donna of the Manhattan Opera Company arrived last evening. She avoided questions about circulating stories saying malicious rumors are exposed and she owes nothing to Mrs Mayer or anyone else. She looks forward to singing in Boston with pleasure and knows many people there.
Campanini notes it has been twenty years since his last appearance in Boston. He praises the city’s enthusiastic, intelligent music lovers and their opera etiquette. The singer expresses gratitude for the cordial reception from the audience and company.
At Boston opera, for the first time women wore decollete gowns and the audience appeared distinctly European. Debutantes and matrons, led by Mrs. Eben Draper and others, showcased superb toilettes from directoire to princess styles with diamonds, silks, and Liberty fabrics in a glittering foyer display.
Half of the suffering from piles is ignored and Pyramid Pile Cure is advertised as providing instant relief. The ad offers a free trial package from Pyramid Drug Co at 138 Pyramid Bldg Marshall Michigan, with a 50 cent box afterward and claims to reduce congestion and heal sores without surgery.
Boston wholesalers and retailers oppose the Payne bill proposing higher tariffs on hosiery and gloves. Industry voices warn the 75 to 130 percent duty on common hosiery and a rise in glove duties could curb foreign imports, raise prices for everyday shoppers, and consolidate control among a few manufacturers.
Rear Admiral Converse United States Navy retired died here tonight of uremic poisoning in Washington.
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