San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-13
EMMA JUCH.
HER COMPANY AND HER SING
ING.
A Success From the First Night
and Carmen" Made Jt-An
American Company in
Grand Opera.

excepted. We nave had grand Italian
opera, by Signor Tagliapietra, with
Rosetti and Litta in the cast; Nine.
Geistinger IN grand German opera
Hess and Ford, A bbOtt and Carleton
In grand English opera, and now We
have Juch. San Antonians are crit
ical and therefore, as the curtain rose
promptly at S:l5 o'clock last night on
Bi2et's beautiful and melodious opera
Carmen" they were prepared, not
to become too enthusiastic, but to
drink in the melody and applaud the
superlative successes scored.
Miss Juch's conception of the Gyp-
sy girl Is that of d terrible coquette,
and she plays it thus with a finished
ABANDON that won great praise from
her hearers, who were soon en- rapport
and sympathetic during the entire
evening. Her rendition of the score
was very close. careful attention be-
ing paid to the Wagner school which
rather bapished some of the graceful
melody of which Carmen possesses
such a store.
The Micaela of Miss Csrlotta Ma
conds Was an excellent soprano
role, her voice being clear, well
trained, and sufficiently powerful
aud full of compass. Her scene
with Don Jose in act / was
loudly Rnplauded.
The voices of Louise Meislinger and
Marie Fresbert were also heard to
advantage as Mercedes and Fras
Iuita, aud they were we'll received.
Tho best male voice in the COM
pany is the baritone of StormOnt
heard last night ss Escsmillo, the
bul, fighter. 1t has rare richness
and power, and Is we'll trained and
very expressive. He secured an en-
core on "TOrsador, Now Guard Thee"
The tenor of Mr.. Chas. Hedmont.
while strong, Is not very clear, but Is
we'll cultivated and in the leading
role he made 8 very great success
with his auditors, being assisted by
the particularly acceptable music and
words of his part. In the scene with
Carmen "Llberty, sweet Liberty"
the duet was well modulated, ex-
pressive and thrilling.
The role of Zuniga, the captain,
was put as a minor one, but Mr..
Belasco made it sufficiently prom,-
uent to secure applause.
The chorus Is not as strong as 1t
should be, though in numbers, it
compares fayOrabIy with others gone
before The orchestra of twenty-six
musicians, is well trained an"
very good, many of the
me'L bers being artists, as their solo
parts relate.
Tie scenery was appropriate, a very
fue complement for the repertoire be-
mo oarriad nv the oOmnanV
The argument of the opera is as fol-
lows:
In Seville, Spain, 1920, Jose, a briga-
dierof dragons is waiting for the peas
ant girl, Micaela, with q letter and
purse from his mother. Carmen, with
h4r comrade factory girls, throws
him a rose. jose falls in love.
Carmen quarrels with the fac
tory girls, commits an assault and is
ordered TO prison Jose assists her to
escape, deserts and joins the snug
glers. Carmen deserts him for Esca-
milo, the bull fighter, and Jose kills
her.
AS there have been several state
meuts made that Miss Emma Juch is
u native san Antonian, the LIGHT
will give her biography:
Born in little hamlet near Vienna,
A AUSTRIA, during O visit of her parents
from America, she returned with
them at tue age of three years. Her
father was vlolinist of Detroit. and
after the child had grown to girlhood
she studied her vocal art in
secret and surprised her pa
rents by appearing in an am
ateur concert, in which she scored |
such success that her father i'm
mediately prepared her for her public |
career, and bringing her to the at
tention OF such others as could assist |
her. Since her career began she has
sang before many crowned heads and |
with the foremost musical organizs-
lions of the country.
A word OF praise of last nights per-
form ance should be given to
the management of the opera
house. During Mr.. Mullsly's sun
avoidable absence at home by illness
Mr.. Tendick and his corps Of assistants
had great demands made upon their
time, attention and pa fence by the
anxious for seats and other
attention. Every body was well taken
,are Of, and the house was nicely
aud illuminated. The even
ng was one to be remembered In the
rhespic history Of the city.
For matinee Weber's "Freischuetz"
g being sung, with Miss JsnuschUw-
ky as "Agnes". Tonight GOunOd's
yrand opera" Faust"wIll be the opera,
Mss Juch of course as Marguerite,
he loving, misguided, unfortunate
the victim of "Mephisto-
)heies" and Faust"
by special arrangement the COM