Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-01-08

| The presentation OF "The Doctor NJ Alcan-
| tara opera bouiTe, by the Montpelier Opera
Company" on Thursday and Friday evenings
last, can be pronounced grand success. Although
both evenings were stormy-the last one de-
| cidedly so-the opera was given before large
| audiences, and was enthusiastically received.
| Nothing Of the kind-at least on so extended
plan-was ever before attempted in Montpelier,
and those concerned in 1t justly feel proud OF
| the success they have achieved. Among those
who witnessed 1t were many from out of town,
and II was matter Of surprise to them st that
| Montpelier could produce good thing" Ger
| tainly the capitals reputation for musical ability
will not suffer any from this last undertaking, but
| will the rather be enhanced. II was evident from
| the manner in which the tickets sold that the
| public expected a treat and we have not yet
heard any one complain OF being disappointed.
| The opera OF itself is very entertaining, being
entirely devoid of anything dull or uninteresting.
I II abounds in lively passages and is well calcu-
lated to keep an audience in good humor. The
choruses and solos are very pretty indeed and
when rendered as they were on this occasion can
not fail of being appreciated. The scene is laid
in Spain, and the plot savors very strongly of
that ingredient which appears to be so ndspen-
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were given in good voice and with shirt and
heartily encored she can't be easilv beaten in
the imnersonaton Of the character Of "Donna
Iucrezia The duet nv Mrs Oviatt and Mr.
Bancroft in the basket " SCENE clcited a pot-to-
be.refused encore and was accordingly reneated
The character Of "JsabelIa" daughter NJ Donna
Iucrezia was we'll sustained nv Miss .Iennie Il
Waite NJ Camhridge She has n rich sonr,no
voice and altbougb laborng under the disad-
VANTAGE of n severe cold she carried ont her mar,
IN tho ertire satisfaction nj tho audierce uer
solo " po,e,,h tho ,,oomy copvort yai - uas
fpalv sung and mot with tho annroh,tiop n do
served she IL easv and cracefnl on the STAGE
and puts epergv into all her imnersonatops The
comnanv we're very fortunate in having her
assistance Miss Clara r. Dewey MS "Ipez
the Maid was inst about perfect Although
having somewhat mora IN dn than either nj the
| other Ladies' and kent busv most Of the time
she nroved fnlIv canal tn the occasiop The
vim ard reality she mt into the different nbasas
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