The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-23
MARTHA.
matt and Her Company in Won
A0O0'' FIotow's Masterpiece

-oed her tabled garb last
society ID came out in strength tc
evening I hack an old coterie of favor,
welcome D- lists of the Emma Abbott
ites-tn lsu,nany; the theatre was filed
opera '0 ttasssbionabIe assembIage which
with q tbor and with that comforta-
came IaoGSsgrstanding OF perfect COS eoSln ne >
be me roTe out of a toreknoWIeuee Vi ID d
when E54+' i in store; everyone knew
treat M or the major part OF theni
the artl ..orvone knew Martha, II
and e,see-5ained to be seen how
only To- tn singers might render
well . lT of the composition.
the pSar, have four central figures,
Most I've been written so entirely
but Jew + rfetfe as Flotow's masterpiece
for q qua nrnan6ale, Fabrini and Gam,
Abbott 80 1.-The the Martha, Nancy. Lionel
po1el03 ,. eDiiT+ of last evening, and
AID fl'iiGbg p briefly said that In
It ma! ,os of these artists, the full
the nail an the ouartette numbers-the
beau!.les, - - our mind in the Opera-re-
Pri ino5tP tender and faithful lnterPretia-
c c! The notable pieces OF the WORK,
lIon' srsf ouartette In the 1alr, the
the laGe;n mIio quartette, the "Good
,23LItH and the quintette when
hign.' act four, were all admir-
closes rendered, and were all
aOi& rsiasticaIlv applauded. The gum.
enln tr5icb IS TO Martha what Chi ma
1 .-- is to Iucia-wrought the audience
Ire'lla = r ~ furore. and the curtain
S up ~ - he twice raised to satisfy the
n 1T- - Abbott. with her "snH small
Ca;lS, - 60 bird-like in its quality and
EOlC ,r.,,rdorfnl in its cultivation, was
~ heartily received on her entrance, ana
for her principal numbers she received
t A. waTmestapplause. Her rendering OF
1Tbo Last Rose Of Summer, accom-
nod rs she was, so tenderly by the
PP-cboeira has never been excelled IN
AZ ci+v fit has been approached. Cam
noboIlo with his noble organ, and his
ePTgcef1i abandon, was the ideal Plunkett.
The rare cultivation OF his voice was
aIso very evident, and he gained
tremendous recall for his drinking song.
He still remains. every. inch the artist.
Ann9ndale received one of the heartleSt
recalls OF the evening for her beautl-
fnlIy rendered aria i'll the fourth act;
She hardly counts in the concerted
numbers as Seguin did, because her
voice is not so decidedly contraltO as
mezzo: she is bright and piquant and
forms useful addition to the company.
Fabrini. as he always did, came within
one degree of arousing genuine enthusl-
asm: but one unlucky break IN the
voice during a most exacting part made
him fall short of the favor he would
have received; he shows wonderful
Improvement in both voice and acting
however since his last visit, and he sends
out some piano tones which are really
beautiful. Allen hardly rose to the
possibilities OF Trstram, and Broderick
was passable in the bit allotted to the
Sheriff
TomaSi is a skilled conductor and he
has several fine inStrumentallStS under
him, notably the clarionetist, whose
playing in itself was a luxury. The
French horns sent q shudder through
the audience in the opening bars.
but al fairly after that. Any
defects nOticeablein the orchestra ought
partially, however, to be attributed
to the late arrival Of the company, which
preyent5da rehearsal. The chorus was
strong and capable of voice, but won
derfully and fearfully made. The dude
nuisance viii not rise to any great
height during the company's stay.
However, q good voice atOnes for a
multitude Of things, ayoirdupois among
the rest.
Tonight we are 20 have La Traviata,
and Iagliapietra-the favorite baritone.
The doors will open at 80, we are in
formed, and the performance will COM
menCe At s.