Show THEATRE TRE REVIEWS Fine Performance Of Carmen Given Ghen GivenA A surprisingly tine fine performance ot of Carmen was as gIven fiven by th the Lucy Gates Oates Grand Opera association at atthe atthe I Ithe the Orph Orpheum um theatre Wednesday night considering that the tho th great I part o ot of th the tho cast wa was made mado up of professional non men and women I With Lucy Gates as Carmen Al- Al Alfonso fonso Al-fonso fonso Romero tenor as Don Jose Jos and Herbert Gould basso b as th the dashing toreador the th principal rol wore were In adequate hands hand and there thero were some somo mighty fine olce voices among the th assisting as l Among these th 80 were vere William Rus- Rus Russell sell II James Haslam Lester Lister ster Rigby Rigby 0 O D Romney Margaret Anderson i Marjorie Lee Lc F Klem and Annette l The Tho fine choral support which Is a distinguishing feature of ot the th e Lucy Gates productions was wa much In to n evidence In the tho Carmen perform perform- performance performance ance here and with tho the excellence of tile the Hi orchestra manifest from the first dashing strains strain there ther was wa muc to enjoy and little to crit- crit criticize In the tho entire performance K u was wa a a new Lucy Gates that tha that performed as the thc vampire girl Th The tine fine coloratura voice was the same samo am as of recent years but there ther was more sprightlIness and pep It if you please from the star Romero sans sang with his usual sin sin- sincerity In and his acting was wa of ot a high standard albeit his makeup In the th last act act was viewed vl wed with some misgiving The Th only regret ret the audience hat had ha with reference to Gould was that there thero were not more inor arias for tor hIm hinto to sing Ing int Ills HI voice and stage stac pres- pres presence enee ence make his every appearance a pleasant occasion attention Once again aln this reviewer calls at at- at I to tho the musicIanshIp of ot n B Cecil Gates Gatts brother of ot tho the star whose work ns as a a grand frand opera con con con- conductor conductor ductor has stood out prominently from the th first t Lucy Lacy Gates home home- produced opera opera-La opera La Traviata 10 or 14 12 years year ago aro |