Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-13

With this mornings iSsue the HERALD
brings an interesting review OF lhe hess
Opera company. The company Is very
strong and successful one. In san fran
cisco, Iwhere the company, played lof
fourteen weeks with unbOunded success,
something that has never been done Oy
any company, the papers allSpcak hlghly;
thus giving the company a splendid
recommendation. The Chronicle, the Sc
verest critic on the coast, says: Never
has there been in the history OF San
Francisco known good ll-around grand
opera company such as the {. ID. Hess
company.
Heretofore grand opera would only have
good attendances for at the most Two
weeks, any opera company staying mere
three weeks would have bad business the
third week, no matter what opera would
be produced, but the Hess company Is
now here commencing the ninth week
and is still drawing large houses. Ihls Is,
although every opera which mas DeGh
presented has been rendered exceptionally
| line, really a wonder.
The San Francisco Call on learning the
/ Hess company was doing large business in
| Portland, said that it was too bad lhat
/ San Francisco had ever lost that com
pany, but hoped that San Franclscans
| should soon have a chance to see the com
pany back In the city.
! Good notices are seen in every paper,
The Oregonian, of Portland, says 1t Is
no exaggeration to say that Francesca
Guthrie, the prima donna, or the Hess
company, stands above the late Emma
Abbott and Emma Juch:
To have recommendations OF that KIND
is something really to be proud OF.
The Tacoma papers, one and all, have
nothing but praise for the members OF th'
company of whom description Is glVeI
| below:
When the Hess Opera Company was re
organized, almost the only member OF th'
company who was retained was Mis-
Francesca Guthrie For some time sh'
has been the great attraction Of the com
pany, and has a host OF friends aud ad
mIrers wherever she has been. Her ca
reer has been an eventful one.
Born in San Francisco, her father wa
one of those wanderers who crossed tn
: Rocky mountains on foot in the early day
of 40 When merely a child she wa
taken by her parents east, who. thouP
they did not at that time like San Fran
cisco, named their daughter after tina
city.
already displayed wonderful talent 0
the stage, performing on several occasion
as a little songstress and at the age OF
san. at a benefit at Rockford, ILL.,, th
aria of the opera 'Traviata," which, b
the way, will be presented here.
This was trying task, but 1t was dc
b, livered by her with such case, and sue
= beautiful manner, that one round OF al
plause by the tremendous audience 70
: lowed another.
' From that day on her parents decide
| to have their pride educated for the ope
attic stage.
She went to Paris and there began h
musical studies Three years of hard al
faithful york prepared her for the stag
and the date OF her debut was ixe
On the eventful night the young son
stress noted with a nervous flutter q
immense audience who had gathere
and whose decision she feared might
unfavorable.
"Rigoletto'' was the opera, favorte
Miss Guthrie, and she had sung but fc
: notes of Gilda's part when enthusiasm
her art banished all thought of fear. Il
fore the end of the first act she had gain
the favor of her audience, and that eve