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Show HI II 111 XXJith the Firsi-jyigfo1er$ HS H llllll ; THE SAVAGE OPERA COMPANY. li fijfj&aliii IHIi1' ulfilPlllI Colonel Savage has tried us, and It Is safe to B ff jfflff say tnat nG will try again. We have demonstrated B i I jfll jfilff I tnat we like grand opera, whether from the Ger- K I jfiflfjjfl i man, French or Italian schools of modern operatic jKj i I Iglfjffjjf ) composition, and while the melodies of such B 1 Iff jilli! l operas as Bizet's "Carmen" or Puccini's "La 1 t 'llflillil ' Boheme" appeal to the layman, who is scarcely 11 ! 'llJilli prepared to enjoy Wagnerian productions, the jj f 'li llllll Ring operas of the German master made many a H : .; ill fjfjl I convert here. IB' I Pi fiflili f "n ll0W mucn ottor it is to hear an opera ! '' 1 i Hlllli f n EnKsn- How mucn more It means to one, HB 'I I 4 Plillllli and tne singers in this great organization are so Iftk 11 fiilllllf' perfected in their histrionic ability that the music VSili IllJIllil is not n11 of tho onera" Tne studlG(1 stereotyped wi (liijilllil method of the foreigner Is entirely lost with these mm- I iifllllffi singers, hut their action does not detract in the Hf j; iilllijiJI slightest degree from the loveliness of the music, w iJifjifflffl ani1 Principals and chorus enter into it est, for people care more for things that are coming com-ing than those which have passed, but the notable people who have made the week so beautiful must not be dismissed so lightly. In the first place but where to start is a mystery, for they were all so good that there is no order in their coming. The most noticeable feature of every voice in every one of the operas sung here, was the quiet control the owner had upon it. For instance, the voice of Mr. Sheehan. There was no straining for the grand climax, but the voice Is lasting and beautiful in its subdued effect And so with Miss Joan Lane Brooks, who promises prom-ises little on first appearance, but who has a voice of marvelous sweetness. There are many who think her rendition of the aria in the third act of "Carmen" the distinct feature of a week filled with glorious music. And speaking of "Carmen," Marion Ivell sang HS'i I'jl I ' MME .LOUISE.HOMER, CONTRALTO, CONRIED METROPOLITAN OPERA CO. MmA mLk m i !' wk IfiMfl I with a zest that instantly bespeaks their ambition k! n 111 I t0 malcQ a11 they can of every opportunity given. mmml mMII H Tbo comIn of the Savage company marks an B jra : Hj Hi epoch in the musical history of this city, and while Biflfl ' B H ' few of tne smers aro considered really great, they hVUhB 5 li are so clse to it, that the distinction without a BBaB H ' difference again applies. VlH ifl H With the variety of talent in this selected com- hIhI m B " Pany. where is the limit to what they can accom- VB M Pi plIsl1 In musIc? Tho ranS of selection would be BBiyW Mi I h wide, indeed, to find a part so difficult that it cr aid K Ufl jra 9 not be filled. winH 'S 1 l 'i And that orcnoBtra whether with Emanuel or BkIIBS; I ' Schenck, was the same in its complete harmony HPfiBfis ' 91 ! and beauty of expression, and the musicians, like H ffifflj SI the people on the stage, seemed to play with a HB fSfpf fflf love an(1 an appreciation of the work, that had MB JJPjn' lllf nothing of lagging action or evidences of the HH"!iJ!i '111' blaze spirit so common in the imported IDuropean. BUB (Bill fl!&$l A cletalle(i analysis of the operas and the prin- Bninl'f I ail cipRl cnaractera might lead to fine distinctions In K J , (i which the general public would have little inter- H 'Jiijf I II I Kl..lSailiaIl and acted it, in a manner that charmed her audience. audi-ence. Her deep rich voice has a wealth of volume and power, and if Calve ever put any more warmth into her Interpretation of the part, it is not for us to see, at least in Lent. Reginald Roberts has a tenor voice of rarest quality, and Arthur Deane is good in voice and action. Rita Newman has a mezzo-soprano voice, that was heard to beet advantage in "Lohengrin," in which she was far superior to Miss Rannyson, whose voice has sweetness and charm, but is lack ing in volume. Mr. Wagoner's Lohengrin wa? perfection, and his first entrance, where he sings the Swan Song, was a beautiful introduction to the legend. Mr. Goff was splendid in voice and manned in all he essayed, and there was not one singer in the entire company whose little faults were not so entirely overshadowed by their talents that nothing but praise can be given any one of them |