The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-28
M'CAULL OPERA COMPANY

| The musical event to which all amuse-
ment lovers are just now looking with
more than interest is the coming engage
ment of the big McCaull Opera company
at the Crawford opera house next Monday
and Tuesday evenings.
| This organization is the pioneer comic
opera company of the country, its prOprie-
| tor, Colonel John McCaull, having been
the first in the field something over ten
years ago, since which time he has pro-
duced forty-three operas. The organiza-
tion consists of sixty picked artists and a
carload of special scenery and costumes
for the proper staging and mounting of
each production. The company will pre-
sent here, on the opening night, Won
Suppe's acknowledged masterpiece, "Clo-
YER which had a seasons run in New
York and was pronounced the prettiest
and most melodiOus opera heard in years,
while the fun of the libretto was said to be
constant and legitimate. 1t abounds with
bright solos and spirited choruses and the
plot is both poetic and romantic. The
scenes are successfully laid in Havana,
Paris, Sweden and Venice, thus giving
unusual opportunities for variety Of COS
TUNES and scenic effect, the costumes
and songs of each Of the four countries be
ing faithful reproduced. 1t is only neces-
sary TO mention that there are nine come
dams in the cast to emphasize the fact that
the comic side of the opera is very strong
The particularly taking features are the
tropical song, "Wait Little Bit" and
burlesque base ball game. Amongst the
company's most popular artists may be
ii I Ifv-q Nlaf1 rtyefa
Myers, Matilda Cottrelly, Joseph ne
Knapp, Jessie Corlette, Cora Hender-
sou. Digby Bell, Chauncy Olcott, William
Blaisdell, W. +. Rochester. Charles
W. DUNCAN. Harry Rattanbury, John Z.
Murphy, Charles Turner, G. II. Jones and
others. There is large chorus and in
creased orchestra and the production will
be given under the personal direction %
Nine. Matilda Cottrelly and on the liberal
scale Of stage dressing that has always
been notable feature OF the McCaull pro
auctions On Tusday evening Carl
MilIocker's first and most famous military
comic opera, The Black Huzzar," will be
presented, cast 70 the full strength Of the
company This opera has been played
some ]. So times By the McCaulI company,
which, in itself. is sufficient guarantee Of
its worth. II is acknowledged TO be the
best Of all comic operas and its music viii
never die. Digby and Laura Joyce Bell, /
as well as several others, play their origin
al roles II this production, and IL will be
magniAcently staged
There IS lack Of language or rather a
challenge 20 thought aud ideas, when IL l.
demanded 70 classify the lively Verona
Jarbeau with any familiarity defined meth I
DDS Of comedy. She is a sort OF a salarna-
gundi, a conglomeration Of everything |
Uncovered in comedy. She i a soubrette
AZ one moment, burlesquer the next in !
slant, then a sprightly comedienne- Her
abti0n bubbles with Intensity, suppleness /
aud most magnetic and attractive vivacity Z
" lille on the stage she i IN constant mo
fion. She can sing, delight you with her 4
LIQUID, dancing eyes. swing her arms IL /
most expressive gestures and keeps her I
1.-THE form IN most graceful and sinuouk 1
motion-aII az the same time 20 lively = 4
this bright little woman that it j. i'm pos
sible alunest 70 conceive all the expression i
she i capable Of she labors men tally 4
and physically There j. remarkable /
ru5ssscce. marked individual ingenious
ness. aud an effervesceut dazh n her style, i
with an odor OF spirit that inioEieatss and \
bewilders
starlight" Is 4 bright. musical comedy 4
ia which we see constellation Of sfars al 4
radiant with delicious music and pleasing 4
songz- New Years cay matinee and even
ing