Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-05-19 | Page 12 | Improved Singing Marks Big Opera

IMPROVED SINGING MARKS BIG OPERA Second' Rendition of "Faust" by Lucy Gates Company Is Vastly Better; Two More Performances. f , With the roughness almost entirely smoothed away, with manifold evidence that tlie first performance had benefited the majority of those engaged In the production, pro-duction, the second presentation of "Faust" by the Lucy Gates Grand Opera company was given at the Salt Lake theater the-ater last, night. It is worthy of note that the presentation presen-tation last night was up to a much higher standard than was manifest on the first night and the first performance was highly creditable. Miss Gates, in the role of Marguerite, lived and acted the part, and the other principals were satisfying. satis-fying. The audience was almost a capacity ca-pacity house, and even.- gem of the great opera was "received with much applause. Willard Andelin as Mephisto. John W. Summerhays as Faust, Hugh TV. Dougall as Valentine. Evangeline Thomas as Martha, Florence Summerhays as Slcbel, and O. D. Romney, .Jr., as Wagner scored in their respective roles, giving 'evidence that the initial production had helped. The work of the chorus allowed a gain In attack and ensemble, and the orchestra. under- Professor B. Cecil Gates, did excellent work. The opera will be presented tonight and tomorrow night, but there will be no Saturday matinee.