The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-12
"OIiyette."

The Theatre was packed last even
ling, at the first appearance of Emil.
Soldene and her comic opera troupe
The piece given was Olivette,
The best that can be said of it il
that the music, with one or two ex
ceptions, is catching. The choruse:
amount to very little, are short and
generally, save a few bars here anC
| there, in unison. AS a musical pro-
duction it does not begin to run
with any of the comic operas given
here, and the music is of the cheap
est grade. The plot, however, is
better than the music, and the de-
tail of the piece is not without
considerable merit. The secret
of its success elsewhere prob
ably rests in the fact that it
is full of songs of a taking char
acter, which are well sung and ac-
companied with laughable actions.
1t took well last night, but more
from the manner of presentation and
the ability with which it was en-
acted than from the opera itself. The
troupe is a very good one. AS COM
pared with Melville's, it is about on
a par, though there is no one in the
company who begins to be the equal
of Melville as an actress, and as a vo-
calist, Melville is superior in some
respects. Miss Soldene has a power
full and rich voice, well cultivated,
which she uses with excellent judg-
ment, and makes the most of. Miss
Rose Stella, who shared the honors
with Miss Soldene, also has an eX-
celient voice, more brilliant, perhaps,
but less powerful and less rich.
She is so full of YiYacity and life
that she soon became a general
favorite, and the effect produced at
first she continued to increase until
.he end. Mr.. g. j. Campbell, as
Valentine, was a success. He sings
md acts with ease and skill, and his |
voice is very pleasant. The COM
edian, Mr.. c. HerSee. was immense,
md deserves credit for a highly |
original makeup and character. |
The quality and tone Of his voice is |
much like that of Casselli's, but
better, and it was matter of regret |
hat he had fewer solos. Mr.. Mar
hall is an admirable comedian,
)ut not a very superior vocal
st. However, what he lacked |
n this respect he fully |
made up as the Jolly old grampus"
Ierimac. The character of the
Duke, Celestine, Mavejol, and the
est, were all in good hands.
The chorus is much superior to
hat which was brought here with
Ielville. Considering the numbers
was very strong and well bal
need, and while the members did
Xcellent work on the weak things
allied choruses in "Olivette,"
are contrast will be observed in
ONE of the pieces yet to
e given, where the vocalists
7ill find chOruses worthy their
fforts and ability. "0livette" is full
f points and has many ludicrOus
Incidents and situations, which
we're brought out with skill,
nd some local as well as
eneral hits were productive of
earty laughter and applause. Some
f the better airs were encored.
Iiss Soldene, Miss Stella, and
Iessrs. Campbell and Hersee enjoy
lg this distinction. The perform
nee all through took much better,
eceived more applause and pro
oked greater laughter than did
he first entertainment given by
IelVilIp and her trOuDe.
The engagement promises TO be a
cry successful one, and good per-
ormances of the pieces to be pro-
uced, are assured. Tonight the
lmOst famous "Billee Taylor" will
e presented.