Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-24

already been said about this production in
these columns, and considerable curl.
osity has already been expressed as tc
how Miss Abbott will deport herself In
male attire. That she will be graceful
and pretty boy, there can be no doubt.
| From the reports of the various Eastern
cities, it is safe to assert that the opera
will become very popular. A most
notable feature OF the engagement will
be the first production in this city Of
Marchetti's ''love lyric" OF Ruy Bias. As
to the story of this opera, our readers
will recall the mad, passionate dream
of love and despair, which Victor Hugo
SO powerfully pictured the love of a
lackey for queen. Marchetti has taken
this story and put it into wondrous
musical casket filled with arias, that are
warm and sensuous, the yearnings of a
passionate love. The solos and con-
certed pieces are masterworks of a COM
poser's creation, and the choral numbers
strikingly beautiful and effective. Thurs
day night we will have the opportunity
of witnessing Miss Abbott in that most
difficult and sublime of grand operas,
Bellini's great creation of Norma. The
full strength Of the Abbott Company will
be heard in the production of this grand
work-this immortal story of the fair
Druid, who passed through vistas of
radiant happiness and impassioned love,
and who was ultimately overwhelmed in
a tragic vortex of grief and despair.
The Rose of CASTLE, on Saturday, is
another operatic gem, new to the people
of Los Angeles. 1t is by Balfe, author of
the favorite Bohemian Girl, and is fully
equal in point of musical excellence to
this beautiful work.
But probably the most interest has
been manifested in the production of
Gilbert and Sullivan's latest success, The
Yeon,an of the Guard. There will be two
productions Of this opera, on Monday,
the 31st inst, and at the closing per-
formance on Wednesday, the End prox.
The production of this opera by the
Abbott Opera Company has been pro-
nounced an unqualified success wherever
it has been produced, and it's rendition
in this city certainly will attract two i'm
menae audiences of Los Angeles dilettanti,
who will come to hear and Judge for
themselves.
Miss Abbott's wardrobe is considered
by far the handsomest and costliest of
any woman on the stage. The costumes
are all marvels of dazzling beauty, COM
bined with the most exquisite taste.
The following description Of the dresses
worn by her as Queen Marie Terese"
in Rug Bias, is taken from the Memphis
AualGnche, which states
Her costumes were the most magni
fcent ever displayed on the stage in
Memphis, and were scrutinized by the
ladies of the audience with the apprecia-
tion of experts. One of these costumes
is what Miss Abbott calls her "gold
Dress" This is of the richest gold and
white brocade, hand-embroidered all
over with designs of golden birds and
bees flying through interlaced leaves
and flowers. The statement that there
were fifty women at work at the same
time on the embroidery of this dress
will surprise many, but the fact is that
the work was divided up into pieces,
each piece being placed on stretcher
where four women were set to work upon
it. In each sleeve of the dress are five
slashes, and each slash occupied one
woman's entire attention while making
it. No such embroidery could be made
in this country, and even in Paris it
taxed the ingenuity of the first workmen
in the employ of Felix, the great Partisan
modiste, who designed the dress. The
second costume worn in the opera is of
ruby velvet and amber brocade, with a
court mantle and court train of unusual
length, of the same material. The
sleeves are antique Spanish style, with
high collar, forming most picturesque
appearance. The whole costume fairly
glitters with silver and pearl, these being
hand embroidered on ruby ground,
and forming a brilliant picture of life and
color. The corsage fits to perfection, as
do all of Worth's toilettes, and Miss Alb
bott says she feels as if, to use an old
expression, she had been "melted down
and poured into it," The costume worn
in the final scene is of beautiful black
Lyons velvet, with antique Queen Anne
collar and hand embroidered all over
with jet. With it is worn q Marie Stuart
cap OF velvet and passamenterie."
An opportunity will also be- offered of
Witnessing these productions, accom-.
panied by strictly frst-class orchestra.
An accompaniment OF twenty pieces is
something hitherto unknown in this
city, and this fact may be added as an
other desire to please on the part of the
management.
The large advance sale and the num-
Der of theater parties that have been
formed indicate that this season will be
characterized by the same great social
eclat that greeted her upon her so sue
cessful season here of two years ago, and
it can safely be asserted that the Grand
Opera House will be crowded with repre-
sentative audiences of Los Angeles best
society.
The ssWOrld.,,
Tonight ]. q. Little's World Com
pany will open at the Los Angeles
Theater. OF this piece the Chicago