Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-29

AT the matinee yesterday of the Emma
Abbott Grand Opera Company there was a
large attendance. Mariana was sung
with Laura BeIlini in the title role. She has
strong soprano voice of fullness and
resonance and of fine quality, and adj
mirably adapted to the role. She received
several warm encores and gave complete
satisfaction. Mr.. Castle. as Don Caesar,
was especially successful, and Miss AMMAN
dale made marked impression; her con-
tralto is flexible, full and marked by dra-
matte feeling and true intonation. At
night the largest and most brilliant aUdi-
ence assembled at opera in this city for
several years was present. " The Bohe-
milan Girl was sung with Broderick as
the Count, Fabrini as ThaddeuS and
Allen as Devilshoof The hOnOrs were
very evenly divided between them, and
their singing was of a thoroughly
good order. Fabrini sang with much
tervOr and demonstrated his claims to
capacity for finished work. He was thrice
encored. The less difficult role assumed
by Mr.. Broderick justified the appreciation
already expressed of his voice ard style
His best songs were encored. Miss AMMAN
dale's Gypsy Queen was one of the especial
lyric successes. In the second act the audi
ence expressed lis appreciation OF her fine
vocal powers in a warm encore. Miss
Abbott has appeared here in nothing in
which She has achieved greater success.
The charm of her fine style, the purity and
delicacy of her voice, and her capacity for
dramatic effects in vocaliZation, were the
subjects of chiefest comment, and won her
enthusiastic applause and encores. In the
second act she was the recipient OF rich
floral piece and later on of other floral
offerings. The chorus was especially strong
and at ease throughout the opera, and the
orchestration was superior. \ Sacramento
juvenile made its first appearance in opera,
in last nights performance, in the person
of little Clara Timmons, who filled the ne
cessitv for child tor Devilshoof to alb
duct
Tonight will be the last of the troupe in
this CITY. 1t has given the music-loying
people ofthe community genuine pleasure,
in a brief. but brilliant, season, and has
brought to the boards of the Metropolitan
the largest and best disciplined company of
operate singers ever upon that stage
Faust had been announced for tonight,
but i card from Miss Abbott which else
where appears, explains that an indisposi
tjon-not on her part-but to which oper-
attic singers are always liable, coupled with
general and urgent request for the pro
| duction OF new opera, has induced her TO
change the bill Mr. Broderick yesterday
very promptly undertook to rehearse for
the part in Faust" that was vacated, as
stated, but it was found that the time was
| too limited to enable the task to be ae
compGshed and brought up to the standard
of the company, and the desire to hear
Heart and Hand" Lecocqs sparkling
| opera-comique in three acts, and which
was sung five nights in San Francisco by
| this company, decided the manage
ment. In addition TO the full
| opera, which brings out Miss Alb
| bolt Miss Annandale, Taglapietra,
| Brodericl, Allen, Connell and Guise, Miss
Abbott will sing the Jewel Song" and
| Miss Annandafe will sing The Flower
| Song, both from Faust. 1t will make
a more varied and spirited entertainment.
and will fittingly close a most successful
season. Heart and Hand is a Spanish
romance. Ii involves sparkling humor and
romantic situations and surprises growing
out of the refusal, of Il princess a young
nobleman to marry, according to the plans
| of their guardians. But as the identity of
each is unknown 20 the other, they fall in
| love under DISCUSSES and mistaken names
whose real owners are thus enmeshed in all
sorts of troubles. But after deal of ro-
mantle ENHANCEMENT happy denouement
| is reached