Evening journal., 1890-10-07
COMIC OPERA.
Boccacio at the Academy Last Night.
rhe BsgKar Student Tonight.

Boccacio at the Academy Last Night.
The BsgKar Student Tonight.
The George A. Baker Comic Opera
Company began a weeks engagement In
the Academy of Music last night, and
presented the tuneful and humorous
opera "Boccacio. Wilmington theatre
goers generally turn out In force TO hear
opera and the theatre was well filed last
night.
Miss Ethel Vincent In the title role
looked pretty and sang and acted we'll
William Wolf as La=hartuccio the
ghost seeings grocer, kept the audience
in q roar. His topical song Two Lovely
Black Eyes" was decided hit. and was
encored so many times that he brought
out chair to rest on while he sang the
| twenty fourth verse The audience nearly
died, so to speak Miss Beatrice
Goldie as Fiametta sang well. Her solo
In the last act was supremely success
| full effort. The chorus was pretty In
form, trained in singing and strong in
vocal power. The scenic effects were not
the least praiseworthy of the perform
ance and the opera WAS nicely balanced
and its rendition gave much pleasure.
The "BegRar Student" will be the at.
traction to night. Harry Nelson will be
In the title role and the cast Is strong
The company is strong card and should
draw large houses here as it has else
where. nBoccacio' will be repeated al
the matinee tomorrow afternoon anc
the women and children will have
chance to see the pretty opera.
i, The Philadelphia Item of September
20, says about this companys rendition
Of the Beggar Student: The pretty
1 hac fol In
crea sed popularity under Manager Jer-
, mon, was filed last night to Overlooking
by an audience which assembled to wit
ness Millocker's best opera, THE Beggal
Student" presented by the Bennett
Moulton Opera Company. The operi
was handsomely set and the brilliRn
costumes Of the actors formed no insig
nifcant portion of it's attractions. Th
part Of Symon, 1.-THE Beggsr Student,
was admirably represented by Harr.
Nelson His clear tenor voice wa
heard to much advantage in tn
spirited music ALLOTTED to him. Hi
D acting was unaffected and evidentl
r pleased the audience, as he met witt
frequent applause. Miss Beatric
Goldie as Laura, the daughter of tn
impoverished Countess and heroine Q
4 the piece, scored a decided sue
cess Her voice is an agreesbl
+. soprano, and possesses a sweetness an
: tone which is most captivating. M 6
! Jessie Hatcher as Bonislava. the younge
! daughter of the Countess, peisonated th
: spirited petulant girl in the most anus
= ing manner. The episode of the hC
potatoe excited roars Of laughter, viii
: her admirable efforts at high kiekn
e awoke storms of applause. Miss Mimi
= Sharp as the Countess Palmetica made
a success Fer efforts to restrain her higl
b spirited young daughter and to conce
the family poverty excited much anus
ment. The part of General Ottendo
in was admirably sustained by Villa
a Wolff. The representation of the 6erc
k? clustering of the old soldier, who
.. dignity has been offended, was of &
IL best kind. In the hands of a less skill
1t full actor the part might devel
into that of vulgar budooner
Mr.. Wolff makes it amt
BIS ing without being in the slighte
y. degree offensive. The reading of t
be Countess's letter caused considerai
lis merliment, while the generals usage
R the iailer Entrieh as writing desk "
j. greeted with applause. The other pr
formers received equal praise.