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Show CARLETON'S HIT IN "NANON." His New Troupe Will Open in the Opera Ilouse in This Delight ful French Opera. ' ; The Carleton Opera Company will open their engagement in this city ' at the Walker Opera House next Monday night with the new opera of "Nanon," Carle-ton's Carle-ton's pet piece, and, as may be expected, he has spared no expense in its production. produc-tion. The San Francisco TFiisp describes it as follows: - ' While much had been promised and expected, the full measure of completeness complete-ness and merit of Carleton 's new troupe exceeded anything that has been claimed in its favor. The opera itself is musically very attractive, being full of melody and possessing a French flavor and verve new to Genee's compositions. The dialogue is infinitely cleverer and more, sparkling than anything in the same line we have yet had, and in this particular the marked advantage of artistic treatment by a high class company was aparent. In the hands of what is technically called a "scrub" or "beer-garden" company, "Nanon" must necessrrily lose its piqu-antly piqu-antly delicate treatment. Carleton is as handsome and fresh-voiced as ever, and those who remembered Louise Paullin were astonished at the increased style and chic with which our charming little townswoman returns to us.' That accomplished accom-plished artist, Mr. Drew, as the "Marquis "Mar-quis de Marsillac," repeated his New York hit in" the same part.. Miss Vincent is a beauty of the voluptuous type and a thorough actress, while Miss Wisdom's dual part fitted her like a glove, and she "was especially effective as the drum-major. drum-major. -In fact, anything better than the entire cast would be almost impossible, added to which the scenery -is most admirable ad-mirable and the chorus large, excellently drilled, and containing a sufficiently strongcontigent of pretty "faces and figures to satisfy the most fastidious. In fact, the chorus is quite a revelation as to what may be accomplished in that line by experience, ex-perience, thorough training and discipline, disci-pline, and both in the quality of its voices and the exactness of its maneuvers is most creditable to the executive ability of the stage management. A more effective picture of what is most beautiful in the theatric art could not be conceived than the second act with its superb setting and ensemble, and the perfectly costumed "Ninon" (Miss Vincent) as a central point in the fascinating scene. To sum up, ."Nanon" merits, the seldom attained verdict of an absolute success. |