San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-15
JUCH OPERA.
A Feast OF Music Never Before Civ
en- In San Acknowledgements
LOhengrin.

n Feast OF Music Never before Civ
en- In San Acknowledgements
Lohengrin.
The Juch opera company has
drawn good audiences at every per-
formanc e, from Carmen to Freischuetz,
Faust to Lohengrin.
At matiuee in "Der Freischuetz. y
Miss Juch did not appear, but Miss
Georgine Won Jaunuschowsky fully
made good her absence by allowing
San Antonio to hear her rare soprano,
one of the very best that we have
heard, or indeed that Texas has heard.
Her voice is q full, strong soprano,
magnificent, expressive and full OF
melody. The tenor of VIII Stephens,
and the basso of e. n. knight were
splendid, and in fact. every mem
Der of the cast were not lacking in
strength and execution. The costumes
and scenery were perfect, and the
piece was put on true to history and
tradition, the old German dance being
q feature. The scene or impish car
nival in the Glen fairly rivaled the
celebrated scene on the Broken in
Morrison's Faust, though there were
also many very beautiful pictures
| and tableauX.
Saturday night Gounod's Faust was
| the opera that drew a very lsrge
audience. Miss Juch sang MAR
| guerite," and her rendition of the
! role was very pleasing and called
place. Her song while arraying herself
with Faust's jewelry was bewitching.
Her company acquitted themselves
admirably, the staging and costume
! ing being very rich and appropriate.
Miss Juch is very pretty in Faust
and in first act appears as Marguerite
| in dress of white nuns yelling shir-
red deep around the hips, the foot of
the skirt drapery trimmed with rows
| of pale blue satin ribbon. The low
round neck Is filled in with q fullness
of white India null, with puff on the
shoulder and about the bend of the
arm of the close fitting sleeve trim
ming of narrow blue satin ribbon.
| A bout the waist, hanging over the
hips, is worn very handsome light
leather girdle and bag, unique in
shape, and upon her head is q stylish
little Normandy cap of white
and blue. When coming from
the church she carries a most
beautiful rosary, upon which
hangs q large silver cross, set with
rurquoises, the gift of her grand
mother, who wore 1t in her girlhood.
The triumph of the Juch engage
ment, however, was Its climax Sun
day night, when Wagner's grand
opera. "Lohengrin" was given to
packed house. The audience was q
critical and intelligent one and nearly
all had heard or was familiar with
l Wagner's music. A treat was in
deed given and in the music, the
| ostumes, the orchestra, all. no better
| or truer represen tation of "LOhen-
| grin" Is to he seen In Berlin, Vienna,
or Bayreuth. The scenery and CO.'S
tuning were very rich and per-
| feet and the costumes OF Miss Juch
| and her ladies were very costly and
| grand. The prima donna's voice was
\ in splendid condition and she acted
and sung as never before, completely
| capturing the audience, in her role of
| Elsa" Miss Januschowsky, as "Or-
| trud," her rival, drew rounds of APP
plause by her wonderful voice. and
he bassos of Franz Vetta and e. \.
Knight were also well received. Mr..
Chas. Hedmont, in the title role as
the knight of the Holy Grail, sang IN
| Hpl6uulu NOlC0 anu ObbO hdtuJCAb
| baritone was given full scope. The
| entire company were infused
with the interest and spirit
of their audience and gave
couscientlously all there was in the
opera to give. Wagner's music is not
| of The French or italian school, being
very different. Some say 1t is un-
sympathetic and Wagner basas many
| enemies as students. He Is more
technical and vehement than other
masters, yet In all is sublime and
often sweet and tender. His climaxes
are marvels ofstrength and grandeur.
The orchestra gained no small share
of the plaudits of the audience by
their remarkably correct yet severe
work. All are trained musicians
and far above the average
of even large opera
company. The management
of the Grand deserves the thanks of
San Antonians for its enterprise in
thus giving them the first opportun-
ity in Texas of hearing an opera by
Wagner.
The company left today enroute to
San Francisco.
Tonight Beacon Lights" will hold
the Grand. Pearl of Pekinn follows
Tuesday and Wednesday.