The morning call., 1890-04-08
THE THEATERS.
The Bostonians Open in Fati-
nitza" at the Baldwin.
Hallen and Hart-The Alcazar's "Rosedale."
Camilla Urso's Farewell-A Change
Opera at the orpheum-NOtes.

The Baldwin's auditorium was we'll filed
TO welcome the favorite Bostonians. First
nighters were out in force and besides
these faithful patrons of the theater there
were many persons whose faces are not
usually seen on such occasions, and. IN
fact, who are not habitual attendants at
public amusemeats. This fact would seem
TO show that the company will have
hitherto reserved force in our community
from which to draw support during the
season. There was but one fault to ind
With the arrangements last evening-delay
in raising the curtain. Had it not been for
this, the reception of the singers would
no doubt have been much more hearty
than that which greeted them on their en-
trance. As it was, Miss Jessie Bartlett
Davis and Miss Juliette Gordon had a graft
Tying greeting.
Won sUPPE's "FATINITZA"-
From the time THAT MathiIde Cottrelly
first sang the Princess at the old Cali
fornia-is pretty well known to our
public. 1t is spectacular in many Of its
scenic features, and the score is full of
pretty and catching music, which has long
contributed to the pleasure of amateur
musical circles. THE BostOnians" have
got the opera, in all its different phases,
nicely in hand. Miss Jennie Bartlett
Davis (Yladimir) and Miss Juliette Gordon
are evidently the favorites. In her opening
romance:
Lost is the dream that bound me
In loves delightful thrall,
the strong, yet suaye and true contralto
voice of the lady first named was heard to
great advantage, as was also the coaxing
song to General Kautchukoff. Indeed, she
hast in. l,a,- tars ila
her acting was arch and piquant. Miss
CordeD brought the house down with her
descriptive sleigh song, "Oh, sleigh-ride
is delightful" and in the duet with VIadi-
mir in the second act. B0Ih ladies were lib
orally applauded and warmly encOred Mr..
Edwin w. Hoff is we'll assigned as Julian
Hardy, war correspondent of tue New York
Herald, in the field to watch the move
ments Of the Turks and Russians. His pat
ter song, "a Reporter, l suppose" was
clearly and glibly given, and with appro-
pirate action. Mr.. Eugene CoWles was a
conspicuous figure as the Count, and his
first aria, Dynamite, Bombs and Cannon"
sung with knout accompaniment, would
have been more effective If the snapper had
not come off his instrument of tor
ture Just where he sings 'Ah, yes,
l lash them," and there was no
snap in it thereafter. Mr.. Il. c. Barnabee
had his innings in the second act as Izzet
Pacha, the lord of harem full of beauti-
tul odallSque5. de came out strongly IN
the air, when Sick Men Are Failing"
The vocal powers of this company are quite
up to the standard of our previous expert
ence of them, and familiarity, due to long
trimming. gives greater precision as well as
verve TO the action; consequently the per-
Torrance of each opera in their reper-
tory cannet fail to be enjoyable
In the concerted numbers-the duets,
trioS, QuartetS and ehoruses, for ex-
ample, there were the desiderata of prompt
attack, light and shade, with a fun volume
Of sound The young ladies who compose
the chorus force are blessed with youth and
beauty of face and form, and while the
music is pleasant to the ear, the ensembles
they make are most agreeable to the eye.
Nj. George B. rockingham, as Sergeant
Steippan, contributed comic element that
was vastly amusing. There was no notice
able weakness in the entire distribution.
The scenery, which the company brought
with them, is well painted and OF great
pictorial merit. For this evening Ambrose
Thomas "Pygmalion and Galatea" is an
nouneed. The libretto, founded on ". S.
Gilbrrt's comedy, is written BY Mr.. Oscar
WE'LL.