Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-01
EMMA ABBOTT.
Tho Approaching visit of tho Renowned
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The great social sud musical event of
the winter in Fort Worth will be the sp-
pesrance here for the first time in two
years of the renowned Emma Abbott
Grand Opera Company, January 6 and I,
when they will produce what may be
called veritable operate bouquet, and
the fact that the tireless and energetic
f nma will appear Ia three works which
have never been performed here is proof
OF her determination TO sdd constantly to
the perennial sttractiveness Of her organ
izstiop, the drawing powers OF which sill
managers are ready TO admit are IN
precedented in the annals Of English
opera.
TIE Abbott company has been aug
mented in chorus aud orchestra since
last appearing here; new snd elegant
costumes have been procured for
every opera, bat With the excep-
ton of Miss Helene BerGraD,
young soprano, who beare 3 striking re-
5emblsnce to Mrs. Cleveland, the COM
pany contains nearly the same corps of
artists which appeared here in their last
visit. It is said that the roousto tenor OF
Montegriff and the tenoro iegire of
SencF Michelena sre the TWO best voices
now singing ia English. Mr.. Fruette snd
Broderick have the best baritone and
basso voices avsila Die, and Miss AMMAN
dale is now considered the undisputed
contrslto queen Of the country. Miss
Abbott has brought out several novelties
in the past fWO years, and spent several
months in Paris with Msrchesi and War
DOT, with whom she studied her new
roles. From Worth, PiDgst and Felix
she ordered twelve OF the most elaborate
and expensive costumes ever seen upon
any stage, the cost Of which ran up to sew
eral thousand dollars. The pace
de resistance, and the opening
opera OF the engagement in
Fort Worth is Marche,t,'s romantic
opera "Ruy Bias" or the "Qdeen and the
Lackey," founded on Victor Hugo's cele-
brated drama Of that name, in which
Sarah Bernhardt made one of her great
est successes. The opera WAS being per-
formed q few years ago IN $50 different
I allan thesters, where it created per-
f, CT furore. The music is highly dramatic,
yet ful of melody and tenderness. There
are several brilliant solos and the CHORAL
and orche stral effects remind one OF "The
HusuenoSsu It is said that the
celebrated duet "'Tis Bliss for Thee to
DE-" between soprano and tenor, excels
in s'intensity and sensuousnesr" those
famous scenes in "Paul snd Virginis,"
"Romeo and juliet" which gave Abbott
SO much notorlety, and for this reason
Miss Abbott calls this new opera "gen-
ulre l. We lyric" "Honest Emma" will
positively sing at the Saturday matinee,
and the attraction offered is Petrela's
brilliant comic opera, "Carnivsl OF Ve-
NICE" melodious pctpourri, 8 success
sion Ct tuneful airs and rollicking cho-
ruses. The music has the effervescent
sparkle OF champagne, and the
libretto is perfect hurly-burly OF gro
tesque comedy and exuberant fun.
There ere many amusing situations and
funny speeches and military Grill.
Allen and Annandsle have come original
comedy business that generally captures
the house. Miss Abbott as Albino sings
the fsmous "Carnival Of Venics" and Ia
troduc the "Erminie" lullaby.
The Carnival of Venice" is said to be
one OF the brightest and most enjoyable
comic opera productions this country has
ever seen, and the Abbott Company being
the only organization that has yet pre-
scented 1t in English its success has been
something marvellous. Miss Abbott will
conclude, what promises TO be most
brilliant engagement, by q grand presen-
tatton of Dot zitti's famous tragic opers
"Lucretia Borgia Those who have
read The history of ItaIy's beautiful,
fascinating, but trescherous queen, whose
hand was stained by the blood Of so
many worthy people, and who was losthed
and abhored By the subjects she ruled.
will readily understand the thrilling in
terest OF the opera, while the very name
of Donizette, the composer of "Lucis De
Lammermoor," forttlis the exquisite
music in which the fatal story OF "Lucre
tia Borgian is told. In the title roll CT
this famous opera Emma Abbott won
such criticism and hign praise as IS sell
dom accorded am American artist, but
such IS has placed her amopg the fore
m. st prime donnas of the world. Never
| before has SO elaborate an operate ban
Duet been prepared for the citizens OF
| For. Worth, and 1t is an opportunity
offered for hearing some Of the grapdest
| and most beautiful operas ever written,
| which no one can afford to lose. The
sale OF reserved seats for the all-impor-
| tant Abbott engagement viii begin on
Tuesday morning, aud those desiring
choice places must be on hand early.
Pablo Schools.
The exercises OF these schools will be