The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-01
OPERAS FIELD NIGHT.
The Armory Crowded to the
Doors Last Night.
Jucn IN THE ROLE or cARMeM.


Carmen wns . fcld night for the Emma
yuch Open Company Every pan ct the vass
aa1itosian q the ArmoFy vas completely flied
by an audience thoroughly representing tns
wealth. intelligence ard culture 81 the city.
The story Of Carmen" which BlDes has In
vssssd with his musical genius runs = iollcvy:
Jose, . brigsdier OF dragons q Seville, u
waiting the arrival OF Nlchseia- peasant girl.
with . letter and purse from his mother. A b&nd
Of girls arrive ~ the cigar factory opposite. and
Carmen. the prestfexs and most roquettish-
throws him her bouquet Jose falls distract Sdsy
in love. A quarrel enssses among the girls Ia the
factory. Carmen. declared the azsaiiant IL
ordered TO PRISON. sac fascinates the iueklsss
bsigadier until he eounives q her escape and is
himself placed under are for t. Carmen
returns 20 her wandering gypsy life and tempss
jose. who meets her outside the walis. to desert-
He refuses, bat quarreiling with hls superior
ofscer about Carmen Is forced TO joan the
smugglers. Carmen's love grows cold. Esca-
milo. the popular 1oreador wooes her. while the
jealouf Jose departs to visit bis dying mother.
Carmen IL fasghIess. she goes with Eses-
mi 10 to the bull fight at Seville. Jose pnrsues
her, and frantic ~ her desertion and ayowed al
lection for Escanillo. ssabs her to the heart
The chief interest in the performance nssur-
ally cenfcEed in the Carmen Of MiA JGch.
The prima donna does not make carmen the
wicked devil-may-cafe character that 1t has been
portrayed by former artists and il Is matter Of
doubt IL this charming srtist could look wicked.
however much she might try, Her Carmen Is
frivolous. rather than vicious, . thoaghfiess
fiifs rather than deliberate schemer to de stroy
those whom she ensnAreS IL il pretty pietur-
esqre Carmen, q srmen to nioy rather than 10
fear. Carmen 70 pity rather than to blame A.
10 her singing of Bizets tanefui mussc, the Az
disnce VISA qui. X TO realize the remal kabse
merit OF ell the vocal work done by this truly
great artist In all be scenes last evening Every
number she voiced ia the opera was source OF
pleasure, because Of the rare intelligence, con-
sumate - &c. and admirable skill shown la
their Interpretation. She was picture Ut grace
1t ali times, and in the dance movement In the
second act she ci.played perfect mastery Of it,
national charac eristics.
The audience took occasion to show an ap-
probation OF her work 81 frequent intervals.
and curtain calls rewarded her forts after each
act Mr.. Hedmondt - Don Jose proved him
self an art 1t of many accomplishments This
artist has gwen particular pleasure In all of the
roles he has assumed aud his rendition Of last
evening aces him nign in the estimation Of
his admirers here.
sixnor Tagiiapiesra, - Escamillo, surpassed
any Of his former eforta He was picturesque
and grand, and the manner in which be sang
the cell hrafed Toreador song won for him .
tremendous ovation.
Mme Jsnuschowsky. a. Michaela. added new
tIsuU pue - tue 1laiS0C i8ufCiS SIC Ms kntuett0
here. and Miss Marnichol and Miss Leonhardt
% the companions Of Carmen, rendered excel
lent service. The support al through was per-
feet; McssrA knight. Pieri. singer aud Guise I'll
sustained their parts in the ensembles with I'd.
mirahle succ+sA The chorus did mob e work.
and the beauties Of the orchestral score were
finely brought out by Director NeuendorG Yer
dis immortal opera III Trovstore" win be sung
At the matinee performance this afternoon. and
the season viii eni tonight with wsber's The
Freischusz" In this opera Miss Juch viii make
her farewell appearance in her famouAimper-
soma ion OF Agnes, role in which abe II with.
out m equal.
Her rendition Of the celebrated scene and
prayer. How Tranquil Slumber," has been
pTonoun ed to be the best particu e number
ever heard on the conccr; or operatic stage OF
Amerira Miss Juch lends to its delivery fer
vent and religious sentiment. and al the purify
OF her sweet voice. which makes It incomSar-
shie.
Some wonderful stage Ell cts win b infyo.
duced in the wierd "wolf Glenn Scene" where
ca.par mods the charmed bullets. and the