| Show Large and Brilliant Audience A Applauds I Lucia who imagined that the or nr turning out nut in III paying numbers to hear opera I Is one nea or of the for tor forgotten gotten art In Bait lAke LaIu we ware pl plea antly last it t lb the Colonial when the L opera com company and 1111 Ita It troupe ot Italian with dulY n Lucia dl to a large itU said Id brilliant audience It wa all a triumph In every ewry respect and thou who wet were m missed one ot of tin rarest musical treat given In fid city for tor a tong lone time Lime The production II as a whole would bee Ine somewhat In nn with the Euro European but It hf home In mind that such large traveling rom companies cannot at al alway way we afford the very ry beat In all rp re u as th the spen espen entailed I ucb cuch that the ara manager to take th the nh However the a tory ery hl l standard tandl ot of excellence throughout Lucia III i the of nt DoI set setU U tic work worb md strictly to the florid school of It It I nn or of the most moat and Imp ot of It its kind il AI though full tull ot of difficult pa rout sod and It afford bound i I lea opportunity for cor the coloratura 0 pren and Io for the thc tenor the more e modern operas Lu Lucia cia III I repINe with clearly defined arias and ensemble giving the solo lit Ii a chance to their The Th libretto Is III em m well II chosen for tor cx 9 Some Borne of at the coene en are pow treated other lither saw are band handled lei with the greatest at t The rol of LuciA la ii a supreme UP tt teat for tor the soprano It requIres a voice ot of wonderful ran range and power a personal I magne me tIti sympathy power ot of chat char I sod and dramatic to te with Ith tM the talent tel to meho the felt the footlights and nd the ability to Ion lend one self Nit to 10 the portrayal ot of the varyl varying ONI of oC grief cY and which rape tumultuously within the gentle heart eart ot of Ih the unhappy bride ot of C Cecilia who sang g the port I Ii 0 beautiful antI charming little artiste arUle who Immediately won on her ber audience the applause accorded her at times timet becom In an h he taM ha a Il glorious voice 0 of tenderness and beauty ty and atI met the Ivy heavy demand made mad upon h hor I power for tone ton is III dear and smooth b iIi hae ha breath control and andone one I Is t 1 the immense nae vol volume un ot of melody she he gt give out In the heavy particularly lii III the tt which I ii the of the opera In the t famous m u md mad she lick lack lacked licked ed somewhat what In dramatIc Ih fihe we highly entertaining hut but not quite quIt In thu ne which y te j u I r tb the great reat all i well 11 All as th the Signor Battain Will was superb In hi hip rendition b by HIS HI hish eat not were with a clearness and J perfect ease alO and with but the forcing and d flatten flattenIng Ing to which some tenon are prone lie Ie I II a thorough artist hi splendid acting and interpretation wIt win Ine him perfect storms of applause PI maon I a fir wm 11 HI voIce 01 I is or of wi silent quality and hi masterful portrayal ot of the r showed an Intelligent comprehension of 0 It requirements requirement Signor Neil Neri as Lord Arthur eang n a ac but th tb part due dUM not offer much Th The rot roles ot of ulcot AlIc and nd flay mood mond were the mont ot of by ti tiam am 1 and Artidoro The h 11 was well balanced sail 11 do doIn In I Its singing ta but seamed eel quite In to 10 the Mining ae seen all about them But Rul one OM reilly Ily felt a throb of pity for tor the Od If looking one who ho were ere obliged d to wear such uch ugly uly However the they kePt welt WEll rn in tune tun and the ma may be forgot t tOe The Th rp Well to the dIrector b helen ton The Tb Played with lIh splendId PrecisIon and attack and acid showed bowed ab abe lute lut familiarIty kb the sour 1100 and d i ien even en In the most matte a as aswell well WI a In th the tender subdued strains they did not dr drown wn th the 10 The work of the bal harp and lId nu flute were teel The be conductor betag a leader full tull ot of and PI wag gains ht hes by and natural menu without the usual contortions contortion a an and grimace A ot of the perform anc lilt last night was waa the seating ng ot 0 the late during the Ille and pert ot of tM the first ant act Also Aim the last seen us marred by some Orne who we were so to Ion their wras ut that hy y y forgot to 1110 show their recIa lion ot of the artistic reIn work w by sWIng Lilli 1 thAt II at t Ute the finale finate they e a richly deserved ed Faust I is being given thie afternoon I wIth It 11 tonight and thee who wish to to hoar a first elm rendi rendition tion of nr tin th t two VO favorite hould not mi miss the to attend I RAMSEY MORRIS |
