The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-10-18

here Indeed the htofy Ol lue ensopu'Vu.i.s |
past and the representation o. the nylng
| thelr motives and their meanings, Their
PHILOSOPHERS and their iancles, viii DO read
with A ylyidnets through effective col0fing
that no book can equal by It's dumb pages,
| and no narrow contac. With only the Lu-
mainly which surrounds our personalities
can furnish. Here. precept and practice
In clear cut observation-disclosures and signih'
oanoe will be exhibited under the
telling auartette combination OF speech,
gesture. scenery and dress; for the mirror
OF the drama is not a mere photograph
process, Nowhere is human nature
more independently dlssected and
more precisely delineated, nowhere
the keynote N .roc 10 more P sugres.
lively sounded than on the stage. Here
ali degrees of human conditions and all the
caprices of human invention, the passions
that prompt and the emotions that sway;
here virtue and vice, purity and putridity,
the noble and the base, the rational ana the
absurd, the refined and the vulgar. are
portrayed and imprinted upon us with H.
delible impression TO last as germs OF les
sons for lifetime.
The Legitimate drama is, therefore, TO be
encouraged. while its demoralized cousin
contemporary, unfortunately yet nying
and quite too much patronizsd, should pc
dismautled and destroyed. For, wnile Tue
latter is like the butternut tree that I'M
poyerishes the ground on which 1t grows,
the former is as the olive that enriches the
soil wherein it feeds.
Tonight YOU will be treated TO an
| oPERATIC PERFORMANCE,
and the drama will be graced by the Ian
guage OF music, with its solos, Duets, quar-
tettes, choruses and the orchestIa.' neae
every note through instrument ana throat
will come with wonderfully measured &C.
curacy, information and nice shade OF mean
ing. Commencing with that same chorus
that 30 interested the ruder Ancients, the
lyric drama was never cultivated untll TWO
centuries ago, yet within that snort space
of time how changed these achievements
from the chanted declarations from the
Greek tragedies by the four young Fior-
ence noblemen, who thus inaugurated the
oeera, aided by the only four
pieces of harp. harpischord, VIOLIN
perfecting of improved instruments that
power until 1t fruited.at last with such pro
auctions as the blazing buties Of Cherubini,
Rossini, Bellini Donnizetti, and the
vet grander efforts of Verdi, OF Italy.
and then of Mozart the first composer OF
operas, for our orchestras, Beethoven,
Weber, Meyerbeer. Handel, Sphor, Auoer.
Abt, Wagner, and ThomaY, OF Germany;
Balfe and Wallace of England; and Gunod
That this Dallas Opera House with all
these promised treats in store for us. under |
its. present energetic, efficient, experienced,
EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT.
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Benton, may long remain
oft frequented rendezvous for the hard-
working and meritorious toilers IN q spen'
did profession, and for correspondingly ap,,
preciative audiences, Is a sentiment wen
worthy of entertainment and fullest re-
alization.
And now in conclusion desire TO heart
ily congratulate the citizens OF Dallas upon
this evidence of her growth, this passing
from the state of the actual necessaI1es ana
comforts of life into the artistic, the rehned
and the pleasureab!e. 1t islands as an evl-
dence to the world of our rapid progress
commercially and of our improved tastes,
sentiments and feelings. And desire 10 re-
ticuarly the building committee, with us
chairman. Mr.. Alfred Davis, lasting debt 4
of gratitude remains.
About five minutes later the second act
was put upon the boards with the follow
ing cast:
E EsTf Nh Sea RGsrst MoWsds
Earl Tolloler. ..........'.'"''.' W. ~ Pi!usss
Private Willis. ................''.W. SlaIk
strepSon IAN Xrc;addian Shepherd C. H. Clark
CHORUS OF PEERS.
Sastn Of the Fairies. csuiEsGsnE
t celia Influential .Josc pSfH's Bartlett
Phyllis ian Arcadian shepherdess, and f0 Ward
CHORUS OF PsRII.
Mr.. Cripps, lord chancellor, was well rem
dered his enunciation particularly GOOD
and his facial expression more than excel
H.. a~f,N w
given, and his voice is well adapted
to the character. The clear, ringing, dis
tinct tarytone of Mr.. McWade is certainly
one of the best of its order, and If he had
but the clearness OF enunciation that char
acterizss Mr.. Cr!pps, he would be star in
any combination or even as SOLO Iegnip'
by Mae st. John; Phyllis, by jeanne Her
rick, and the queen, by Lottie Cruikshank,
were all we'll done. The voice of Miss ~.
John is intensely pathetic and would show
10 fine advantage with wider scope.
Altogether. the play was fne success;
and the audience were more than wei
pleased. Tonight we are to have Patience.
One especially good and telling local hit
made last evening, was that by the lord
chancellor in bis song, "Says to myself,
VS. l." was the following:
And nowI say to you fair laiies OF DALAI
And say II sincerely. and without any malice
Your opera-house is a beautiful palace
DESCRIPTION oB BUILDING.
The people Of Dallas can at last congrat-
Mate themselves on having a first-ciass
opera house, and the devotees Of the grand
art 10 which IL was last night dedicated
will henceforth have ample opportunities
OF bowling at its shrine, at the same time
showing their appreciation OF the enter
prise OF the men who caused 1t to be
erected.
The house, built in the modern Queen
Anne style. the material USED being sand
stone, presents an imposing exterior APP
pearance, but II is only when an entrance
Is effected and the main auditorium
reached that full appreciation OF the la
borious and tedious work that has been
going on for the past few months can be
fully appreciated. 1t Is a picture OF elegance
and neatness. But before pro,
ceeding wit. .,.a. S SsserIp'i ~ nots
the front portion Of the building. The
rooms on the ground floor. on either side
Of the main entrance, are TO be used for a
bar. oyster saloon and box office. Directly
above these are two floors which arc TO be
used a.
CLUB ROOMS.
rhe first Of these floors is TO embrace @
kitchen and dining room, social rooms;
etc, and the one above dance ball and
billiard rooms. These will be httfd up
with everything necessary to the comfort
and enjoyment OF the members, and tbeir
will fiii a want long felt Ia this
city. IL will require az least two weeks 70
fnliy complete this portion Of the building.
rHE ApDIroRlUN
or fbsstre proper, is sixiy-fve feet
sou.re- and IL lighted up msinly BY
an immense reflector chandelier IN the
center of the ceiling, which contains ninety
Eight burners. The gas fixtures are OF bur
n.sbed brsss and cut-glAss globes. The
seating capacity Of the house i about 30 |
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