The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC
Evan Stephens Sees Patti and
TamagnO.
HIS VIEWS ON yERDrs .orELLo.' .
Last Night at the Grand-"A Hole In the
Ground"-Sarasate and D'Albert-Sol
Smith Russell-Notes.
Dear Dramatic and Lyric:

4
hERALD reaches US here there has bee
> little dependence on mail matters for man
weeks. About one third of nv paper
nave reached us, one Sunday issue onl
t9anuary 26). In this l noticed you kindl
inquire for Stephens. Had you been her
last night you might have seen him and h;
young friend, after a roasting siege q
Patti opera until midnight, YEARLY. bn
eagerly scanning over. the bunch of urp
AIDS just received, as they recliued he
tween sheets and pillows. ready tn h
caught by Morpheus as soon as vour into,
esting articles and a few rambling lival,
fieas permit.
Whlle almost everything in this land o.
spring or summer is interesting IN me
there have been few occurrences here tbo,
let justified in using your valuable space
g mention, until lately. But now the Bay
Guy is enjoying treat that only five cities
IN North America are to be favored with.
Ieel That L may justly write you some
0nlng about it. The grand italian
opera revival, with Patti, Tamagno
Aloanl, Nordica, Fabri, and a hundred
oUher people, ali well fitted to sustain their
part OF the grand productions, is an expen-
MT
OF like taken by that fashionable insfitn
uon that has for some time been on tho
Wdhe, but which can never die while il hos
songstresses like the divine AdeIina 70
champion 1T. And few and fortnnate oro
the american cities that have the wealth To
urlng down SO many shining stars to CRAFTY
unelr curiosity, vanity, artistic tastes ~,
Whatever it may be that prompts them -.
part with their hundreds of thousands Of
oollars IN hard cash. But to the point The
season here opened last Monday NIGHT MOI
Npelhg on intimate terms with sion or ss00
oShk checks, we did not engage a HOY
enougn we could easily have secured one
- 90, soUo OF more we preferred showing
our enthusiasm by helping to form line ,
olock long an hour before the doors oneneS
anu IN TINS way press our way in for a dol
iar TO uhe seventh heaven, a grand place tn
near, ana lar enough away not to detect
PANT and other makeup accountant
nehts. we got seat where we could view
the stage and the greater part of the
audience Zone is quite as interestino
as the other, from a sight-seeinS
point OF view. For thirty minntes
we were intensely interested by the fash
ionaples entering the house the ingenious
httle devices used by the ladi IS to attract |
atDenuon to their elegant opera cloaks-
aTInelS uresses ana precious Jewels being
almost as interesting as the gorgeous artio |
sles themselves. If we have seat near |
me aisle we can easily, and with gpeatc care
AuJusG everything around US, throw ou,. !
coax back slightly; Mrs. A and Miss r
nave seats further along the row: they
mus4com late, Ah, here they come, So |
sorry TO disturb US, but we rise with nIaaS |
ure and In doing so attract quite as mncb
attentlon as the late Corners So il goes all |
over the house. The orchestra are in thew
seats and presently here comes the shinino
mead OF Arditi, rising like full moon from
under the Bay of Naples painted on the
curtain above. Applause-smiles an
SS os1. al hb Three taps on the
desk and callos begin the William Tell over
ture; curtain rises. A large homelv, Int
powerful and well balanced chorus fills the
stage. All is expectancy until Tamaono
en- ters as Arnold, when a rousing round of
applause greets him, which he modestlv ac-
knoWledges and proceeds to render his role
as careluIy and unpretentious as if he
were an humble seeker of hon
ors, rather than the famA first
tenor of the world TO-DAY Sill
now and then, as he Numbered ont q
nlgn b or z, he would stand defantlv fac
ing MS audience, as much as to say, sFind I
a man That can equal that, if you CAM He
= GOOD; earnest actor, as well as great
singer. 1t takes Intensity to bring out his
greatness. When the situation and music
are ordinary, 50 IS Tamagno's voice. Ten 6
ueInesS, Cannot think it capable of fully I
expressing; it is too tart, and niercinG i.
put III poignant grief, as any other form Of !,
intense emotion, especially that requiring ;
sreaI IorGe 10 express he is thrillingly eff +
IectIve. But he lacks the tender mellow :
ness even of our own Easton. fAh if :
ASTON but had the supreme confidence IN
to DO all his wonderful voice ia :,
;a,9aole OF doing. and could devote his at Z
lefnllon 10 July mastering the artistic work .
u operate roles, ne could touch chords in !,
ne human heart that Tamagno can never
'each) Bat Tamagno is able to appear at
lis best at all times when voice and health
s3 he seems supremely Indifferent to
VI but his part in the playn and that he
thoroughly understands. His powerful n
lotes, especially the high ones. sound =
oIno, 1ull and penetrating Bat when +
lot ringing with force, there is slight Z
if L may Use the word for want Ia
# a better about it 1 expect
o hear him at his best in ssOtello,, tbis 81
vening, as l understand that Verdi has
laae nat character of but little tender G,
ess but excessively passionate, and even Sc
erce III so can well understand and adj
ltt> his Judgment in choosing Tamagno to -
lterpret it. The great Albani will he the u
ender and loving Desdemona. :"
PATTI. "a
The masses waited for Patti. the second d
lght. then they crushed each other in trv pc
g to get admittance. We were fortunate
lough to be pushed in before the doors ha
ere finally closed. ''Semiramiden was B,
lie opera, and grandly was it given. The pa
ageng was superb, the costumes gor-
'ous, and the groupings fine. There must no
ave been hundred and fifty people on. trt
Id when the great singer entered as ac
ueen OF Babylonia her surroundings r,
ere 5ehttlng her in every respect. Her
elcome was warm but they did not inter- ~,
re with single note with their noisy an e..
ause. There was breathless listening, as tbt
all realized the cash value of every sill o.
ny note she uttered. The voice is as Va
er faultless, never harsh tone. never a 80, 4
e that distinguishes itself from "T
e rest by its quality or ouan- ma;
Etexcept when done for Intentional WI
ecu If anything it resounds the more 1ne
lill2nt as 1t dashes out the long runs and
lis OF the 10 st difficult and fiorid passages ma
tn perfectease. Fresh as that of girl of par
,hteen, her voice absolutely shows no mig
ices of work or time. Yes, she is the the
queen of song in realuu. and 7
t only in name. There are voices more of {
'llllng and 1uil, but surely none so perfect. the
r stage presence is charming. Hence the
tn. swear oy Patti. But shall hear nile
woman who throws her heart er,s
o her voice, powerful and mellow as usu
le other have ever heard, tonight. and to
ronder if shall be tempted to change A
allegiance (LATER-I have not Fabri in
contralto that sings the PRINCE to n
tits Queen has charming contralto the
ce, and deservedly shares the honors fon
h her Their great duo, Ozark Day of for,
rrorsv was recalled, and kindly given sea
ere was not poor voice IN the cast. the
WEDNESDAY NIGHT-"oTTELLo.'' of |