Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-01-26


After a period Of recreative sojoumine in
the Blue Mountain range, in the enjoyment Of
fishing and cunning, the Montague Turner
Opera Company have inauguratcd a season of
English opera at the Gaiety Theater, Sydney.
that is having a remarkably successful run,
since its opening night, the 27d ultimo. The
following extracts from colonial papers will be
Of interest to the many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Turner:
The Gaiety Theater was crowded on Sat
urday evening, when the Montague Turner
Opera Company opened their season OF En-.
glish opera with Balie's well-known work,
"Thc Bohemian Girl. " Il was in this opera and
in this theater that Miss Annis Montague and
Mr.. Charles Turner first won the favor Of
Sydney opera guers, and this fact gave an
additional interest 10 the performance on Sat.
urday evening Mr.. Turner, when he appeared
as Thaddeus Of Warsaw, was given a hearty
reception. In his first solo. lis sad to Leave
our Fatherland, he was little husky in open.
ing, but took The final high notes clearly and
well. during the progress Of the opera he
improved greatly, and showed that although
his voice is little thin, and shows signs Of
wear, 1t has much improved in clearness and
quality since his previous visit. lie sang with
better judgment, reserving his powers for the
more eNactinG passages OF the opera, and not
eNhausting them at an early stage Of the per
lomance, as had before been frequently the
case. In the second act when Airline Miss
Montague Turner left the gypsy tent and adj
yaneed to meet Thaddeus she was welcomed
with very storm of applause, which lapsed
into a silence unbroken by sound otlier than
hpF ,sg,ss,g 4
That Dwell, The full, round chest notes.
each clear and perfectly attuned. flowed with
out effort from her lips, and the final note
swelling into exquisite crescendo broke the
silence OF attention into applause that lasted
many seconds. a beautiful boquet, bearing
Christmas wishes, was thrown at the singers
feet, and the warmth of the reception and the
earnestness OF the applause affected her not
httle. In response TO the compliment She re-
peaed the final verse The succeeding duet,
The Secret Of Her Birth, went very nicely as
did also the quartette, in which Miss Mon,a.
CUES flexible voice rppled and trilled
through the deeper notes OF her companions.
AZ previous representations of the opera Miss
Montague used in the third act to interpolate
the chamber song, 1t Was a Dream, but on
Saturday night this was omitted. Thaddeus
song, When other Lips and other Hearts.
"S"' 'ei wen, anu WI turner received an
encore; put II was IN The FAR Land of Poland
mat ne scored his success Of the evening. He
mad been singing rather from the head than
ches' before nut IN tins number he brought
out some really good full chest notes. The
applause, which throughout the evening was
very literally bestowed, was quite enthusiastic
at this point, and an encore was demanded.
The trio which Immediately followed also
went excellentlv well. and ArIne's song See
at your Feet, was equally success.
This was followed Christmas NIGH, ,,;,h
"'''N'' '''e iie'"''' "e"'s IN 'he
following manner
The Gaiety Thea,er was cro,vdad ~ ho,r ,b,
sacred conceIt riven by The Nnr,.,,a r W.
Opera Connauy Nix Ami MoS,.,,,,, u .',a.
of course he min, donma ,,,J -. was,
nonularify Won her = ver,, 1911 H. min'e ne'
her exquisite singing g,ined her r',,,,i
of applause at The clos of each nnr,iar 10
contributed IN the n,or,,rnr,s O., ,,,-..s;.t
artistic finish tho al, -, H., NJ. ps WV
er Liveth. and. assisted by onnd ohesna
sang the inaammatus from Rossi1i,s :. ST.,
Mater" with such fervor Of evnress;,,n III go
sweetness of voice ,h,, the orI;, ,r;aI pS'
10 induc, he, 10 rcn,,, !; Ano.hn ." ID, ,,'i,N
Mendelssohn's WIN Fx,ol 1'b.a - h.,',;'
6illv riven and in ,he dne, TOW mi; 's !, Vh
fore is Thv SouI Cas-, Dowr b. -; - ,,n.iaI
nerfectIv Win tha, If Nr Trrn o TN ivy,
tleman was in eycellen, vo;cs al 90 h;s ST..
Cums Amman and sound ,n A., '' ," .os
Given with 6erv v;oorors sv,,rs's;n,, w." ~
Splendid fitness Of vn;ca ,,b;cb l,a;,aa e..
III. first very heavy anrIons. al s. ~ o
ond an ;mnera,ive enrp,s ''''' ''' ''e 'e.
ms was succeeded by Lucia di Hammer.
moor" of which the Herald saws
None Of Sir Walter sco,,,s nn,s,s h., a.oo
na,betic ;n,eres, for ''''I
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popular with musical neon,,! ,hon na. =; "o
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nroJpc,;on at The Ca;s,, sb,,,,Id p has .na' i's
crowded honse for dun. 1 $3.50, nv u'awh q
this thea,er Miss Ann;s Npn,,,,'' s .''1 Va al
Charles Turner deligh,ed evs,,er I H., w.
nerformance nf The nr;nc;ra, son.,r ~ III
par,s resnec,iyelv AMI r. PAM anu 'e'io'
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