The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-24
SEAT TAKEN.
- 4 DECIDED SUCCESS.


- reception last night = its first
- IL this city. and It's popularity
future Is asready assured. The
-. which has been converted into .
frlsf1e theater to accommodate the
ffences the company always drsws,
6cked 10 It's utmost capacity.
1raorvAtiye estimate Of the
q persons present would not Be
- 40. Every seat In the par
u two rows Of elevated seats on
-. an elevated balcony In the rear.
NO boxes. aud the gallery enciF-
- entire rooin were reserved, and
~ stood during the entire perform
u ~ aislcs and ground The sides.
an. en- II not b. sid that the
npany received . dattsring recep-
6 - n every respect gala night, and
nty, wealth and fashion of The city
<eoosnt in full force TO do honor 10 the
-. Many ladies appeared in evening
e,d their escorts in the conventional
There was not : high hat worn.
which Is something very unusual In
audjences. There was = noticeable
= ~ commonly prevalent oodging
- Hose on the hack seats, 70 set .
q ~ stage and those upon II, and Il
- fnsnfely said In consequences that the
~ Was in much better humOr, en-
- he opera better. and went home
: decided feeling Of satisfaction never
experienced here.
~ alser the audience had assembled.
rs success Of the opening was assured.
ksnlton. Mr.. Dufrs sgept. wired that
nan at Chicago, that the opening
Ms Grand success and the season
= ely assured. At late hour Mr..
- received reply from Mr.. Duff
1nlating him upon the success and
1f|nf that the gross receipts Of Hatur-
nl(hfs performance be given 10 Mr..
- +. ZieRier. the Northwestern
1rss. 10 whose untiring efforts,
1empapy's success IN this city ID due.
TT = fIattsring compliment 70 Mr..
~, who brought the company 70 Sc
nd has worked day and night for .
y transform the Armory into . the
nd how successfully he carried out
ISork those who were present last night
Dnfly testify.
= uynopsis Of the opera IL as follows:
61loe n laid In Corsica. where, thirteen
0(pstosn hundred years before the story
o, member OF tribe Of barbariAns
~ member OF another tribe. The
> x this quarrel was the murder Of
u tbs participants. After thirteen
1Fios ol vendetta, the story. Is told In
opens. u is . recognized fact on
1f1ee that the elder branches OF the
- the ones 10 whom the honor Of
II " the vendetta Is given. Fifteen
More the opening Of the play the
u the families had died, and their
his had bsen sent to France 10 be
-. Actii seaport town in Corsica
~ Of the arrival Of 6apolo and Luz
men who by their supposed rightof
The ones 10 keep up the feud b.
- too bloodthtraty familiss. Lucien
b met ~ his mother and two Or
6lnsWen. end Uapclo Baxunt y
= With Joy BY his supposed uncle.
sdocio. and his kinsman. Critic.
; shepherdess. the sister OF 6apolo,
awaiting his arrival, IL hesss By
-. and Lucien strives Just In time to
- her. Braegadocio explains to his
1ow The peculiar customs Of their fam.
podstta, and congratulstes him on
Ssag TO recommends hostilities. Sa-
eoslNg his life threatened, pretends to
MY bfxve, and receives with dignity
bneZadocio the family knife. l.ucien
49, facla have In tho mean time fallen in
- 9Th each other, and this Of course
Is eapolo and Lucien friends. II they
~ 10 kill each other their families vii
11Aem, 20 In order 10 keep up the dscep-
= until Sapolo can get . boat 70 take
away they pretend IN be busily on.
~ IN accomplishing each others de-
sfcn. One Of the regulations of the
oeta b that should . member Of either
" marry one Of the other the iend is
~ end. The CONSERVATION OF the tribes
~ when Il becomes known that Lucieu
keoia love each other. Margarine. the
- OF Lucien. does not approve Of the
8. and thinks 10 wreAk vengeance on
~ oy placing Sspo!o in the hands al
brigands. A troop Of soldiers are sent
70 hunt the head Of the bril-
one Black Bart. SApolo is
- to BE- given to Black Bart. but Is
BY Chilina. who denounccs the bril-
- Braggodocio. seeing no way out
Be coniesses that he Is an imposter
carading rs Black Bart. and that
= OF being sapolo's uncle. he Is his
The vendetta is then closed for
y The marriage OF Paola and Lucien.
most Of the censic operas "Paola'
Tor It's popularity upon the sump-
ees OF its nsiae-ea-ssca< and the
g Of lie dialogue. The stage IL kept
geo ~ successive groups. male and
alfred in striking costumes. The
charmed by RICHNESS OF color and
Of posing an arrangement, and
wet Is heigh,eysed hy q background cf
osave scenery. Add TO these gener-
enray At feminine charms, = few top
s0nEs set to music of vulgar rhythm.
Plentiful sprinkiing OF the comic sle-
- N TIE dialogue. and we have all the
Of . successful operet;a. We
esd no such operas OF late years
from musical point of view will
N With the best productions OF OF.
and Lecoeq. "raoia" is = very
~ OF the class OF opereiia just de-
The music Is pleasing. but il dis.
auie originality. or wealth OF fancy
s..ss uuon, Some of the ideas re but a
IN modified form OF those which
s.- popularity in ''Erminie." Bat the
AFe not - rule. very exacting in
eemAnds upon light opera and so
ne music is tuneful. the situation
aoEue humorous, and the staging
.s they are generally well satisfied.
- topical song. SIS This Ny Native
VA muse framed on the lines OF .
sung by Mr.. faulscn in .poro-
~ tnssnrst act song and chorus, ~,
- That We Rely" found .avo. With
sence- Its melodious. ha, the sol-
sonis had something to do With
pssssion II created:
bust nigh, charm