Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-14


These were the three principal artists t
hear whom | took my annual musical vaca
ton this season. We left Lexington in
b inding snow storm and returned in Il bliz
zird, but not one regretted the discomfort
oitravel in consideration OF the royal feast o
melody which we en- oy d. Misses Kat
Kramer, Sallie Searcey aud Flora Prather
three young. ambitious musicians and teach
ers of Central Female College, social and en-
tertaining as companions, and intelligent ant
cultured In their tastes, with whom wa.
Joined at ST. LOUIS, Miss Belle Graves. nov
studying with Miss Gould at Quincy, made
with the writer and his good wife our part,
Of season 's4-'65.
Nevada, who IS one Of the latest ac9uisi'
lions To the operate stage, made her St. Loui,
debut In "La SOM smbula.r In private sns
Is Miss Emma Wixon, Of California, Is
protege Of millionaire Mscksy, has received
nne musical education on the continent. In
which size was said to have been backed as .hS
is now on The stage, by the purse of her gen.
erons friend. She IL accompanied by bel
father and Is an estimsble and worthy young
lady. 1t Is hard to determine what success
she had in the east, the Dress reports were
connIcfing. A small house greeted her in
st. LJuis, but 1t vas = fairly enthusiastic one
In fact, her winning personal appearance
her sweet Voice, her intelligent acting and her
ernest Efforts to please the audience soon
bring the audience to her side and tend to
dlsarm criticism. Amina Is her best role; In
looks aud person she Is the ideal heroine of
beiiinrs graceful opera, and her figure In
marble will be one of the four which will
grace the magnificent monument now being
erected in Italy IN memory Of her great COM
poser. Her voice is \ light soprano of nstur.
ally Z limited cInpass, culture has polished,
beautif.d it and added q few notes to its
range, but these are Indifferent. 1t Is pleas.
anl,sVmpathetic. mellow aud sweet, he forces
It ut times for power, but that robs 1t of Its
beauty. Her hsxibility Is very good, her ulI
only passsble and she sings aud phrases
with fne taste aud expression. She Is u good
actress, aud 10 that much of her success must
Dc attributed. She Is peti. In f.ure, ex-
tremely graceful, with u face not at Nil beau
t'ful, NOR even pretty, yet bright, mobile and
expressive. To sum up, while she NAV have
success 10 light opera, she will never be y
great artist. This is no fault of hers, nature
simply Withheld from her those elements
which constitute greatness.
Patti aud Scalchi, respectively, the greatest
soprano aud c'ntralto no~ living. scored a
magnificent SUCCESS In Ro-ini's opera sem
iramid''' pronounced, say-me.rah.me.day,
The accent On the antepenult.) which Is truly
u grand opera, and Il dtling representative OF
Inc most pronounced school Ut Italian music. |
In It's long history it ha, never been 30 vel,
sung rs by these two artists. The Music
every wnere presents for the voice those tech. /
ulcal difficulties which can only be ,urmoun,.1
Ell by the most Thorough cultivation, while
'he Demonstration is rich, elaborate and s.n- !
suous. TIills, candenzaS and xIl those vocal |
with which Rosslni 80 embeIli.b.J |
his compositions are scattered through the |
score witt Il lavish hand; lhe soprano and con. |
roles are OfeQual Importance, hence IL |
requires u ratti aud u >caichi to properly in |
terpet them. the opera WAS graudly mount |
ed and the performance WAS, NJ \ whole. |
probably the greatest ever witnessed IN St.
louis.
l nave spoken before Of the individual |
.herit> VI Patti and ScaIchi. and will Not rs-
beat. fa'ti Is as young AMI char ming In ~.
peafaiice as ever, and her voice has lost none
its delicious beatty, frcshne,s AMI brilllaucy,
Shile Sralchi, y Iunyer In Year, has improved
md has not yet arrived ut the maturity of her
,ower.
Vicini, who sang so sweetly last year, va.
Tut OF voice, and therefore hardly psssxbIe.
Cherubinl, the magnificent baritone, has
and >any wi raviso" Ca. I now
lew these scenes so charming') In q manner
nave never heard equalled. Why 50 great
IN artist will perslstently wear the ridiculous,
he does ia ''S~Onnambulan il unac.
ountaoie. The time of the opera Is the era
u knee-breeches, yet this Count Rodolpho
ON the Stage In a pair of black psnta-
oons with military stripe down the legs, a
a"dern Prince Albert black cloth coat. high
hoker Collar and a little military cap, such
$ the b. A. Seminary girls wear. He looks
Ike a cross between Whist Captain Jsckn
you'd call u ''union man" and 3 policeman,
Glannini and CARDINAL, the two new ten |
RS, We failed 10 hear. |.
hapieson's Organization has 6windled in
umbrrs. In st. Louis his chorus was only !
'rty strong, and his orchestra consisted of
twenty-five members; they were both very
Elective, however. As he proposes to still
irther cut down these valuable adjuncts.
rlort TO his California trip, 1t will be cur,ons {
see what be will present to ourKausas City
nd st. Joseph friends; as Hayerly saws of
end-men, count 'em,o u
AT our hotel 1 picked up an acquaintance q"
It'll one OF the minor artists, Mdlle Seruppia.
Lisa IN sonnam6Ils. She was a hand.
the Italian glrl. With a good voice and ex- o
iieit vocal method. but destined to be simp- r
Il back grouud for lhe'stars' to shine upou. r
'r ner Is none OF th' applause and glory, X
9 '"ers and laurels of the operate stage, :.
Nv the druid gerry aud hard work. How nv -
thpathyi Is aroused by such y fate, and how Il
any hundreds are there of such who have l.
canned vi fame aud settled down iu ob.curi. =.
not counting the thousand> with equal *
ihl'i"n who tire not had even this eirr. F
portunlty. Will Patti and >calchl ROYAL ii
tneir re'piendent costumes and ablaze with
Fel' aud d am 'nd+, viii III we're rIyaleJ r.
" by their brilliant voice.. We're blooming Fl
smiling hrfore their enrdprured audience. Fl
Thoughts Went back 10 poor Srruggi,
'inS alone la II hotel parIor, reading Nm p,
Ian novel. ambition ess and hopeless, ~
anger In u strange land" C. "a
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RaiIs,ous.
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