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Show "lllflor.KTTo" AT Til K SALT LAIiR TIIKATI'.II. Those of our music loving citizens who wero not at the Salt Lako theater last evening missed a rare treat. Tho house was not nearly filled above tho dross circle, but in this anil the parquette overy seat was tnkon. Verdi's "Kigo-letto," "Kigo-letto," ns sung by the Emma Juch company, com-pany, has seldom been rendered more attractively in this city. Tho iiiunic of this opera is peculiarly sweet, mid the duets and quartettes are bo numerous that 0110 in fairly overwhelmed with melody. mel-ody. "Gilda" appears to be always on the stage, and us sung by Juuh lad night this -charming character wan portrayed by h lovely woman in a moat lovable mtinner. Juch's voice in u beautiful soprano of tho tirnt orilr, and her training has been such Hint sheusns it to the very best advantage. Her iluetfl with her father and the qua.-totte in the last seeno, where tho voices of "Gilda," "Kigoletto," "Madelena" nud tho duke 001110 together in such wonderful melody were rapturously received, and the quartette quar-tette was repeated in response to an encore. en-core. J uch as 011 nctrosi, aside from her delightful voice, is vory tine. Her grace and beauty; her charming facial exprea-Binn exprea-Binn oud her general make up entirely won her audience, anil throughout tho opera she wits ulivavs in perfect sympathy sym-pathy with the spectators. Togliapietra was nt his best hist evening. even-ing. His niagniliceiit baritone voice hns not deteriorated a whit sinco the days wiion he captured all New York by his m.igieol singing. As "Uigolotto" ho is very elTeclive, and his acting is fully equal to every cull made upon it. lie ib an able support to Juch, and in the scenes between father and daughter, even tho beauty of Verdi's sweet strains was lost sight of in tho consummate acting of tho two. Heilmondt has u good tenor voice and he uses it well. As the inconstant duke he acted and Bang linoly and received a proper degree of appreciation from his audience, in the scene with "Madelena" "Made-lena" he wna the ardent lover to perfection; perfec-tion; and the lady was pe.iially good in her portrayal of tho coy maiden. Miss Macnichol has a pure Im; rather weak contralto voice, and perlu ps in another opera whore she would 'aivo more to do she would appear to better advantage. Vetto's bir-B is worthy of all commendation, commenda-tion, and his representation of the bravo who hires himself out to murder was fully up to the mark. The choruses were giMid and the cost union line. Altogether Alto-gether Verdi has seldom found better interpreters than those who compose the dtieu company. Tine Times takes pleasure in informing its readers that one more night of opera is assured. Friday evening Juoli will appear in 'Carmen," and thos-i who j havo heard the Italy in this role will bo delighted at the prospect of a repetition of the opera. By nn arrangement w ith he Union Paciiic, a train made up for the trou 110 wiil leave Suit Lithe imtno-diati'Iy imtno-diati'Iy alter tho close of tho theatre Friday night nnd run through to Cheyenne Chey-enne on siiectal schedule, arriving there in time for a performance tho same evening, thus milking no encroachment on the advertised dates for Cheyenne. Tonight "William Tell." . |
