Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-31
RMYA ABBOTT.
The Favorlte,s Retnrn to Los
Angeles City.

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Angeles Cisy.
Last night the Grand Opera Houss
was filed to tho doors with one Of the
most elegant audiences that has ever
graced its precincts, to hear Emma
Abbott and her brilliant Company. in
verdi's grand romantic opera "La
Traviata," with the star. of course, as
.svioletta." Throughout the foar beau
tiful acts Of the play, the house in all
parts was held charmed in the lighter,
and spsll.bouud in the moro thrilling
scenes.
Miss Abbott brings her own orchestra
with her, and the musicians rendered
the celebrated overture to LA Traviata, !"
as they performed all the other duties
assigned them, to perfection.
The Prima Donna, and her associates,
although coming off the railroad after a
ride from San Antonio Texas, were all
in fine spirits and in excellent voice.
Upon her appearance before the
immense house Of our most cul-
tivated people, the house rang
with the applause which greeted
one Of the city's greatest favorites. She
was in the perfection of voice, and her
clear, correct and sympathetic notes
went to tile heart of every person with
music in his soul.
There is little use in attempting to
anallyze the singing OF this charming
artistic. Her methods and qualities are
we'll known here and only known to be
admired. Suffice it to say that, being
in the best of health In all respects, and
thoroughly aroused by the packed
house and enthusiastic greeting of the
audience, she fairly outran her reputa-
tion. Her clear, bell-like tones in the
rare high notes of her register rang in
silvery sounds that charmed all hearers
She acted with great strength and with
excellent taste, withal, 10 all the ext
gent passages in the romantic role of
"Violetta."
The tenor, NJ. Fernando Michelena,
has very good organ which he used
with great skill, and with good effect in
the role of "Alfred Germont." Mr..
VIM. Pruette. rs George Germont, y
displayed a very clear, comprehensive
and disciplined baritone voice. The
troupe in chorus was decidedly effective.
For the bepeft OF the fair sex, the fol-
lowing il given descriptive of Miss Alb
bott's costumes to be worn tonight in
her role of ''Lucretia Borgia," and which
are said 10 be vsritabie wonders Of the
modiste's art.
The dress for the opening scene is de-
scribed as perfect ''dream of lowell
ness" It is a magnificent Louis XIV
costume with corsage and court train OF
rose velvet over q petticcat of white
embossed moirs antique, ever which S
ar!is,ically draped foamy mass of silk
tulle, caught up with tufts of rose col
ored ostrich feathers.
In the second act MiOs,Abbott wears a
beautiful robe designed by Pingat,
Worth's great rival. 1t is magnificent
toilette OF embossed MORE antique hand
embroidered with pearls and rich white
flowers, with corsage aud court train
also heavily embroidered with pearls.
With this costume Miss Abbott also
wears magnificent mantle of crimson
velvet, trimmed with ermine and solid
gold crown richly ornamented with fila.
gree work, and containing ten large dia-
monds, the largest stone weighing 91
karats, and the smallest seven karats.
The crown is surmounted with NAL
tess cross of exquisite Workmanship,
containing four immense diamonds.
In the great poisoning scene Emma
Abbott wears an elegant black Lyons
velvet with sweeping court train and
panels of black satin hand embroide d
with Jet. In this act Miss Abbott wears
diamonds enough TO keep her in luxury
the rest of her days. She has passion
for antique settings. Her necklace, one
blaze of light, contains 357 diamonds of
purest water, set in silver. This came
from France, is 200 years old and an
heirloom. One bracelet she wears was
recently made by Tiffany. and contains
four immense solitaires, eight and lar-
ter karat fine. She has magnificent soli-
laire earrings and cross containing
seven uncommonly large sized diamonds,
besides many smaller ones.
Abbott wears attached to her corsage
in this somber scene her famous twenty.
two karat diamond, called the Abbott
Kohinoor.
The star will appear 10 the title role
OI DonlZetub priiliHuO anu melOuiOu5
opera "Lucretia Borgia" tonight. This
opera abounds in more beautiful gems
and grand arias than any other OF Doni-
zstti's works. including "Tis Better to
Laugh than Sigh" "Ohl How Beauti-
full, ''Dare but Breathe Whisper"
and others equally as lovely. Emma
Abbott is the first artist who has ever
ventured the production OF this opera in
English, and her undertaking has been
rewarded with the most pronounced sue
cess.
The following cast will be heard to-
night: