Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-25
ADJUSTMENTS. A
Christmas Day at the Los Angeles
Theaters.

Theaters.
Yesterday Emma Abbott and her COM
pany gave two notable performances, de-
tails OF which will be found below. Today
will be great one in the operate annals of
Los Angeles. This evenil 6 Emma Juch
with powerful company, fine orches-
ira and fine scenery will open at the
Grand in Myerbeer's grand opera The
Huguenots. This is one of the most per-
feet grand operas in existence. 1t is
only the most perfectly equipped com
panies Of the day that ever attempt to
produce the difficult music of the score.
Miss Juch comes here with the rep
utation of having the material for its
perfect Interpretation. She is surrounded
by constellation of stars scarcely less
brilliant than herself. Half a dozen
sopranos, nearly as many contraltos,
fianked by similar array OF tenors.
baritones and bassos, make an array Of
talent almost equal to that of the Amer
lean Opera company. The scenery for
the season fills several cars ; and there is
an army of chorus and great double
orchestra. The first production of this
fine opera under such circumstances will
be watched with interest by those who
appreciate such heavy, classical COM
position interpreted in so notable a
manner.
At the Los Angeles theatre this after
noon the Abbott company will produce
the Rose of CASTLE, oy Balfe. the author
of the Bohemian Girl. Miss Abbott will
appear in the leading role, and 1e will
be assisted by the full strength of the
company.
Tonight the Abbott season closes with
the production of the grand opera, II
Trovatore. Miss Abbott will sing
Leonora, and Michelena will sing
Maurice. Miss Annandale, Broderick
and Pruette will appear. The tower
scene, with the voices of Emma Abbott
and Michelena, and the prison scene,
with the fruitful duet between Miss
Annandale and Pruette, will be fitting
notes to close season which has been
successful here
Yesterday afternoon the Abbott COM
pany gave the Bohemian Girl. Miss
Abbott sang Airline, Miss Annandale,
the Gipsy Queen; Broderick, Count
Arnbeim, and Pruette, Devilshoof. In
addition to the requirements OF the role
Miss Abbott favored the audience with
The Last Rose of Summer, from Martha.
In that and in Dreamt That Dwelt in
Marble Halls she drew forth continued
and repeated applause. They were both
exquisitely done. Her costume as the
Gipsy bride was gorgeous in its splendor
and very chic in its design. Her dresses
after she returned to her fathers home
were dazzling in their richness.
Broderick sang The Heart Bound
Down faultlessly. His fine, round,
sonorous voice, is all its range and vol
ume without flaw, found scope for all
its perfection in this celebrated song.
The Abbott company last night
produced Donizetti's grand tragic
opera, Anne Boleyn, before an
immense and most intelligent au-
dience. Miss Abbott sang the title
role, with Broderick as Henry, and
Mchelena as Richard Percy. The opera
is one of the finest ever written. 1t is
sonorous from beginning to end, and full
OF delicious melodies. Miss Abbott
rose splendidly to the exgencles of the
occasion, singing and acting with great
energy and perfectly artistic method.
In the impassioned passages OF the role,
which makes strong call for great work,
she responded superbly., Frederick
sang the kings score with his usual
work of the week as Percy. His
voice was clearer than heretofore, and
in the passages calling for full volume
of sound he was excellent. Miss AMMAN
dale as Smeaton called out very warm
applause. The sextette at the end of
the second act was fine rendition of
a superb bit of music. All the ensem-
bles were finely done by the big chorus.
In the mad scene Miss Abbott was truly
tragic in her acting. AS the Queen she
was superbly, splendidly costumed
Indeed, the staging of the opera all
through was the most artistic thing
ever seen on the boards OF any theater
IN Los Angeles, and that by all odds.
This afternoon is the Rose of CASTLE,
when Abbott will again appear as
Queen. The costumes will be in regal
splendor, even more dazzling than in
Anne Boleyn.