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Show The Roscians Co. And Others I Comic Opera Now at Opera House, With I Mention of Shows Coming. I "El Capltan," tho opening bill of tho Roscians Comic Opera Co., presented pre-sented Wednesday evening, was all energy and action, hilarious fun, good music, pretty costumo and wonderfully wonder-fully and fearfully made femininity. Individual voices were more than excellent. ex-cellent. El Capltan, with his "misanthropic "mis-anthropic stare and penetrating glare," was a whole show within himself, him-self, but wasn't one of those with an excellent voice. Iloirel Davenport, as tho Princess Don Mcdlgua, or wife of tho bogus "El Capitan," sang like a lark and though Of robust stature and considerable ponderosity, showed enough vim and snap for a dozen. oho lias a voice of power, range and sweetness. Miss Lucia Nola showed to excellent advantage as tho daughter daught-er of the princess. Her voice Is of a slightly different character from that of Miss ' Davenport, but is big, full, and operatic, with a sweetness peculiarly its own. In a role of a slightly different character from that In EI Capltan we doubt not that she would provo a great favorite. Walters, as a tenor, is a delight forever, for-ever, as was Hilllard Campbell a baritone. bari-tone. ' The presentation proved ono of exceptional ex-ceptional merit, and worthy of any audience Tho entire company car-, rlcs twenty vocalists and they make music, good music, and plenty of fun. "The Hohemlan Girl" presented on Thursday night would have been without with-out question had tho house orchestra been ablo to give the proper support. Such work is undoubtedly dllllcult.thc orchestra was unfamiliar with It and tho first part was rathor ragged. When the company struck Its gait along toward to-ward the finale of thu first act, everything every-thing went smoothly and the audience, audi-ence, somewhat larger than the night before, was given a musical treat that will not be tho portion of the Logan nubile for a loner Mmn f n rnmn Hilllard Campbell, In tho title roles demonstrated as he could not the night before that lie has a heavy baritone bari-tone voice of wonderful power, If- rather ra-ther limited range upward. There Is a gracefulness and unobtrusWcness about Campbell that lends an additional addi-tional charm to his work. F. W. Walters, as the proscribed Pole, Increased in popularity, if that is possible. Walters las a robust tenor that Is musical and sweet, almost al-most unlimited In range, and from his first appearance In "El Capitan" won the fullest publlo favor. The press of the 'northwest heralded Walters as a "phenom" and there Is little doubt that he Is about the best ever heard here. Jack Leslie, as Florcstcln, nephew M to the count, made considerable fun by M his stupid Idiocy when in love with H tho count's daughter. M Claude Amsdcn, "El Capltan" the H night before, was tho comedy man of M "The Hohemlan Girl", throwing Into H his personation of "Dcvllshoof, chief H of tho Gypsy tribe", a humor that was M exceedingly good and kept tho audi- H ence always on tho expectant that no- ' H thing might be missed. His panto- H mine while In tho palace of tho Count, H when hu ran across a looking gloss H and feminine articles of toilet, was a H sldc-spltttcr. Lucia Nola, "Arllnc, tho Count's H daughter," was all that could have H been desired in voice, interpretation ' H and stage capacity, She was greeted H with iicarty applauso following each H Individual effort. "I dreamt I dwelt H In marble halls" was appreciated more H tlian the audience could express. H i Hazel Davenport, "Gypsy Queen," H proved herself a queen of song, and H one who, In whatever rolo sh may cs- H say, will bring herself to the admiring H attention of her audience. She has H the spirit, the dramatic conception H and force. She was In truth a "gypsy H quecn".ono who looked it, and left the H Impression that though she could sing H -a siren song she could use a stiletto as H she sang. H Tho chorus work In the Bohemian H Girl was big and heavy, a volume of H good music. H Tho company Is one that deserves a H crowded house each night, for It Is U one of real merit, but it is usually the U Logan public's disposition to pick H some mushy plcco of yellow-drama, or H a Lincoln Carter blood and thunder ;H proposition on which to waste their H money. There Is a widespread mis- H conception that it takes a Murray and H Mack performance for fun and a burn- H lng bridge or a. punk log-Jam for ell- H matte effect. In cither El Capitan or , H Tho Hohemlan Girl there Is moro real fun and fine humor, moro scenic and H dramatic effect, more brightness, M beauty, brcczlncss, life and spirit, not U to mention good music and pleasing H melody, than Is to bo found in a dozen H Hooligans, Yonsons, Macks or Fast 'H Malls. The presentation last night was jH "Fra Diavolo"and tonight the'Chlmes M of Normandy." Tonight's perform- jH ancc ends the engagement. M . 'll |