Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

The opening week Of the new Grand
Opera house is over, and what should
have been the greatest week in the amuse-
ment annals of st. Paul has passed into
history. The first night was an ovation,
both to the gentleman, to whose
enterprise and wealth the people
Of this city are indebted for the new
temple of music, and the drama, and to
the Emma Abbott Opera company, under
whose auspices the beautiful ediioe was
dedicated. There were present on the
first night, all the elements that could
have conspired to achieve triumph.
And the opening was success.
That is if gayand brilliant audiences
did costumes and toilets, beauty and the ad
juncts of wealth and refinement, entranc-
ing music and an opera which introduced
the finest ensemble of artists ever on
on st. Paul stage could make it SO.
The success of the opening night has been
recorded, and it is not necessary to go over
the ground again,
In connection with the Emma Abbott en-
gagement, however, one can not but marvel
at the decreased attendance after the first
night. Two things have been established
that the popularity of the company was
just as great, and that the verdict on the
new house was favorable. AS to the Alb
bott engagement it was the most success
full in an artistic sense, ever given by the
company in this city, and it is pleasant to
record that it closed with
almost an ovation. Miss Abbott
herself never sang in better voice,
and in fact it was the only time that the
acoustic facilities afforded an opportunity
for the diva to demonstrate her lyric ca
pacity. That she succeeded in SO doing is
conceded from the remark heard every
night in the audience, 'why how
she has improved" while the
fact is that she did not sing better per-
haps, than usual, but that the facilities of
the new house afforded her an opportunity
for the first time in st. Paul, to show the
qualities of her voice. Then the roper
toire was the finest ever given in this city,
and never before have the roles been es-
sayed by such magnificent ensemble of
artists. Besides Miss Abbott there were
Zelda Sequin, the prima donna contralto
of the country, julie Rosemald, whose
fame as soprano ranks
among the very first and highest, Taglie
pietra,the phenomenal baritone of the age,
Castle who sings in more roles than any
other living tenor, Fabrini, Broderick,
Allen and other good vocalists. Why the
week was not the gala event anticipated it
that great dissatisfaction was felt by the
public in the way the seats were disposed
of for the opening night. This
may or may not have Influenced
the rest of the engagement.
After the opening the attendance for a
couple Of nights was not half what it
should have been, but towards the end of
the week the attendance looked up, and
the engagement closed with pleasurable
furore. As intimated in these columns
during the week, the operas given were
rendered in magnificent style,and from an
artistic standpoint the engagement was
entirely successful.
At the matinee performance yesterday
Bellini's brilliant opera af "Sonnambula"
was given to crowded and fashionable
audience, in which the fair sex largely pre-
dominated. The occasion was the last ap-
pearance during the engament of Miss
Emma Abbott, who impersonated the role
of Amina. Marie Hindle appeared as
Lisa, Katy Hoyt as Teresa, William Castle
as Elnina, Mr.. Broderick as the Count, and
Mr.. Allen as Alesseo. The rendition was
one of the most enjoyable of the engege-
ment, Miss Abbott being unusually ex-
pressive and sympathetic in voice, the
mezzo voice aria in the sleep walking
scene being rendered with great sweetness
and beauty. The cast was exceedingly
good throughout and the performance very
much enjoyed.
Last evening the engagement closed
with Flotoin's opera of martha" which
was enjoyed by an immense audience.
The rendition was SO charming and the
opera so thoroughly enjoyable that the
cast is herewith given in'full: Lady Hen
rietta, Julie Rosewald; Nancy, Zelde Sc
gum; Plunkett, Sig. Tagliepietra; Lord
Tristan, Walter Allen; Sheriff, Maurice
Council; Lionel, Sig. Fabrini.
The score of this lovely composition
sparkles with so many beautiful and
familiar airs, and the rendition through
out was SO entirely satisfactory,
that the task of making special allusion,
although a pleasing one, would be almost
invidious. Both Miss Rosewald and Zelda
Seguin were at their best. They acted
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vocal numbers were captivating and fin
ished in the extreme. The costuming ap-
pointments were beautiful and appropriate
in the extreme, and the chorus did some
of the most effective work of the week,
several of the ensembles being very fine.
Sig. Fabrini sang better than upon any
evening of the engagement, the music be-
ing admirably adapted for the range of
his voice, and he secured several deserved
encores. Sig. TagIepietra signalized him
self as Plunkett, and he also achieved
several triumphs. Mr.. Cornell made
lively part of the sheriff and his numbers
were enjoyable. while Mr.. Allen gave
happy Interpretation of Tristan. Miss
Rosewald sang "The Last Rose of Sum
mer" in sweet and touching manner and
in this she captivated the audience.
The finale of the second act, where Iris
tan and the sheriff have their set-to, was
sang and enacted in a spirited manner,
and indeed the entire rendition was quite
faultless.
FRIENDLY TIP.
W. ]. Ferguson, who appears at the
Grand Opera house tomorrow, Monday
night, at the "Dude" Sir Chsuncy Trip in
the farcial comedy "A Friendly Tip"
will be remembered by our theatre goers
as Pittacus Green in the original Hazel