The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-10-26
The Onera Season.


The second concert of Signor \. Fa-
rini's Chamber Opera and Concert Com
pany was given at the Music Hall Satur-
day evening. The attendance was select.
Their Royal Highnessess Princess Liliu-
okalani, Likelike and Kaiulani, Her
EXcellency Princess Poomaikelani,
His Excellency Governor Dominis
and the Hon. \. s. Cleghom occu-
pied the royal box. Considering
the many counter attractions of the ire
sistable circus, the merry skating Kinks,
the lovely moonlight drives, and last,
but not least, the fact of it being Satur
day night, the audience was fair in point
of numbers, and decidedly hearty in
appreciation and enthusiasm. 1t had
the good sense to be discriminative and
to reward where merit deserved. Judged
by this standard, the entertainment was
a pronounced success. The numbers on
the programme were selected with bet
ter judgment than on the opening night
and more suitable to the diverse tastes
of the audience. They were brighter
and more varied in tone and sentiment,
and gave greater satisfaction, insomuch
as the, musically speaking, vulgar"
language was more frequently intro
duced. The endurance and good nature
of the singers were genuinely tested and
taxed by the many well-meaning appre
ciative recalls To the disappointment
of many Signor Farini was suffering SO
severely from indisposition that it was
apparent in the opening trio, "Attila,"
from Verdi, that he would have to with
draw his vocal contributions almost en-
tirely from the programme. With effort
undisguised he had reluctantly to con-
tent himself with practically walking
through the beautiful third act OF
Faust" This contretemps threw added
labor upon the artists, but they mastered
the situation most creditably. The
honors of the first part of the evenings
entertainment were fairly divided be-
tween Miss Emma Hopf and Mr.. Charles
Thrower, and in the operate portion by
Mile. Fora and that gentleman. Miss
Hopf's sweet contraltO voice grows in
favor with her listeners. 1t is evenly
trained and well under control; each
note rings out true with delicate sweet
ness and sympathy. In her more CLASH
cal numbers, such as Max Bruch's
Penelope" she proves the ability of her
execution and the quality of her voice,
but it is in such light and pretty
ballads as "Where the pretty
Primrose Blows" given as an encore,
that she ''enchants the ear" most OPP
portunely. She may be congratulated
upon having guarded her reputation and
sung herself into the hearts of very many
of her delighted hearers. Mile. Marie
Fora was more successful in her encore
song OF "The Days of Long Ago"
than in Pattison's "Polka dAmore."
Although the latter exhibited to great
degree the powers of her voice and the
quality of her execution, there remained
a feeling of something lacking. She
atoned for some little disappointment
lingering thus almost unconsciously by
her Margherita.' In this beautiful
role of Gounod's she was pre-eminently
pleasing. In the spinning, jewel and
window songs she sang earnestly and
with deep expression. Mr.. ThrOwer's
" Non ver," Mattei's charming old
favorite, was rendered III mastery
style, and in recognition of one of the
heartiest demands of the evening he
gave another favorite, - Vergissmein
NIGHT, F." most satisfactorily. Vocally, Mr..
Throwers " Faust" was deserving OF
commentator, but dramatically it
lacked training. As - Siebel - Miss
Helen Avery sang her role conscien-
tiously and pleasingly, and Miss HOpf
made a fair " Marta" Farini's Z" Me
phisto" was almost entirely dependent
upon his acting, owing to Il severe cold.
Considering the drawbacks, the stage
setting was neat and the pretty conceit
of natural flowers and shrubs lent finish
| to it. Mons. A. Marchand is entitled to
more than passing word of recognition
and praise for his accompaniment, and
for his well-played contribution, Gauer's
piano solo, ''The Cascade"
While it is but just to congratulate the
artists on remembering, to very great
| extent, the consideration due even to a
| light audience-while experiencing an
| extra exertion on their vocal powers-it
| may not be amiss to warn them that
| there were indications of a desire to
| abridge their work, which, ii continued,
will be prejudicial to their interests.
! The hint regarding the piano in Satur-
! days ADVERTISER was acted upon, to the
! great advantage OF the artists and the
/ satisfaction of the audience. The next
| concert will be given this evening. The
! performance will consist of miscel-
| Ianeous musical selection, concluding
with the second act of MarthaR By
request Miss Helen Avery viii sing the
! title role in place of Mile. Fora, who, in
addition to singing the cavatina from
Roberto" will sing several English
! ballads There will be change in the
first number on the programme tonight,
a piano solo by Mr.. Marchand being
| substituted for the trio in d" William
| TIL ,, This musical hill of fare SbOuld