The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-13
ADJUSTMENTS.

1oLANTHE-SalE, Lake had always
supposed that it had seen all of Gilbert
& Sullivan's operas except the Princess
Ida-up to last evening. Last evening
il became suddenly aware that never
before had it had any more than a
passing acquaintance with IoIanthe-
albeit several companies have given
m IRE than passable representations OF
that opera IN the past.
The Iolanthe of the Duff Company
was such burst of melody, of harmony.
such an unfolding OF magnifcence and
wealth, such a putting on parade Of
beauty-that one grows almost giddy ia
the attempt to call up the picture again
TO describe it, To say briefly and at
once the most that can be said-the
company as a whole is quite the best
light opera organization which has
visited Salt Lake for many and many
a long season past. 1t is the largest
travelling chorus which ever sang in
light opera on our stage, and the
strongest, most resonant and most
tuneful; its costumes are elegant; its
business is perfection, and though
there is nc rayishing beauty amOug
its girls, they sing and dance so well,
and the males are so full, sOnOrOuS
and strong. that it makes up a body
such as has seldom or. never been
equalled on our stage. OF the
principals, the inimitaole trio
Lillian Russell. Zelda Seguin and
Ryley-of course demanded first atten-
ton Russell comes back to US with
much more of bulk than when, with
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under palm leaf IN Dreams, and drew
mum berless signs from SWANS IN the
orchestra chairs, but the beWitching
face-Which has done so much damage
in the world siRce-stIll remains, and
her voice has developed into the most
birdlike and enchanting of high
sopranos. Few light opera prima
dOnnas whom we can recall, in any
way approach her; her face, manner,
voice and style are perfection, and it
was a perfect roar of applause last
night that salutsd her duo with
StrephOn, the introduced ara, the
friendship Name quartette, and the
other notable numbers in which she
was concerned. Seguin, though not afeW
years have rolled by since with Carleton
and Mas she thrilled us with her
AZucena, still retains her majesty Of
presence, her effective action and her
wonderful contraltO organ; she. too,
was greeted with thuBders ole applaus
after the beautiful solo in Act 2, and an
encore was demanded. Ryley made a
great hit, and the longest and most
riOtOuS applause of the night greeted
the famous patter song of the Lord
Chancellor; the audience insisted on an
encore, and so, tumuetuously refused to
allow the action to proceed without it
that Mr.. Ryley in his datural voice
begged off. and was then applauded for
that; Mr.. DungaD's Strephon was very
good, though his voice is not at ali
times sympathetic; Mr.. HilliaTd made
s,TOng impression as Tolloller.
aud his sweet tenor voice should
show to advantage In Nanki Poo; Mr..
BondinOt has an excellent bassO. and
his Sentry was well received. Mr.. Nash,
ana Misses Cleveland, Nash and Mil
lard acquitted themselves thoroughly
well. The only weak SPOT in the cast
was the Ioisnthe of Verona Jarbeau.
This lady, who is well known in the
atrical circles and here particularly as
being the original Maria in Confusion
at the Fifth Avenue, is either not at her
best in opera, or her voice was decidedly
out of gear last evening. The excessive
yibrato, quiYery quayery quality is
duYb0lQk DuL 6EECSdDiSt anu Sr6aLly
parred the impression she would
otherwise have made. She is
evidently a good actress, but the
music of the part was much more
sWeetly rendered by Miss Hawley
in the amateur representation. The
scene of the Parliament House, gained
hearty round. The orchestra was
uneVen-sometimes very good, some
times quite bad, though mostly the
former.
Tonight the ever perennial Flowers
will bloom in the Spring, the tea caddy
pictures viii again strike the eye, 10
Ko viii draw bis sniekersnee, and sing
once more of his Little List. Ryley in
this part and SegUin in that of Katisha
should make an immense pair. Jar
beau appears as YUM Yum, and Hill
lard as the tenor. The house last
night was large everywhere, and it can
not but be the same tonight.
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