The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-05
.sAID rAsHA."


The Latest Comic Opera Success % he
Here Next Week.
The California Opera Company will sp-
pear 81 Turn hail on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings next in the latest
comic opera, said Pasha." Of this opera
the Cincinnati Gasens says:
The stronghold which comic opera hss oh
tanned upon the public taste has resulted, since
the presentation Of the forernnner of It's clasa
the ~Pfnefore,s In . succession OF nusical CON-
ediss Of various degrees of merit The quaint
ness and genuine humcr Of Gtiberss iibrestoS
added 70 saihvan's charming melodies, found
ready acceptance. Heretofore, the American
comic opera has uscn conspicuous by f,s alb
senre. The production OF one by an American
company excited. therefore, unusual interest
and IN audience completely fiiing every por-
uon OF the now very popular Iyesum thaater
assembled last night 10 assist In the arss per-
Torrance OF Said fAsha." the hbresto OF which
10 BY Scot, Marble. The opera 10 presented in
two acts. the scenes being Iasd Ia CONSTANT
nople and IN q rsjah's palace and garden India
The story 10 sufficiently complicated 10 give OBJ
pcrtnnity Tor varied musical treatment and the
composer has proven equal 70 the situation
The score contains much good music In con.
ocuanoe with The theme, ranging from the In at
and iroiicking % the higher grade. There are
some very pretty solos and ballads, and Q few
than the average comic opera composer at
tempta-
The story tells the fortunes Of Said
Pasha. . Turkish diEnitary, whose
daughter loves Hassen, his chief officer.
He does not favor the union and declines
10 take her with him on trip around tue
world. Two adventures, seeking the
daughter OF one OF them stolen from him
in infancy, are permitted TO join the party
10 60 10 that country, and persuade the
Pasha's daughter 20 don the disguise of .
sailor and so with the party also. This il
in the firss ACT. The second is in India.
where. after variety OF complications, the
long-loss daughter Is found. and the
pasaas daughter finally gels her Hassen
By uscking her father.
la the East IL scored so heavily that il
was at once decided to carry the rrcduc-
ssan throughout the entire country. Phil
adelphia, New YORK and Boston were VS.
itea, and the production was pronounced
a. weli-nigh psrfecs as eorasc opera proaue-
lions ot the present day can xeii be. Which
Is saving great deal said PashA~ vas
arranged 10 snuss and please the auditor,
and IL placed before tie public for ID at
rrrross. liz Is sasd 70 contain so many airs
thai become popular through the merry
Jingle they express that the auditor Is less
in confusion 10 decide which one he rsail '
lkxs best. The comedy clement is also
prvvasent: In facs, 90 much 50, sha: an
EASTERN critic describes said pasha"
=. - long laugh set in smiles. Sc
Great xcopa II costumsng has
h>~a rsv<n the management IN said
pssha's and fasl advantage has been taken
-. ~ ~s~A Tr.-k4~h 4v~s~e< ,zss5 ~. al !.
pasna's karem scene are Of TIE finest posi-
has material ard manufacture and TIE
same may be said OF the rich india ccs-
tunes used in acs second n The rasAh .
palace. In fact. - the Eaaas OF this set.
sse beautiful scsntaslassas silks ard satins
used 10 dress The characters and esAatlly