The record-union., 1892-04-07
Bnnui Gakf.,s 3.ln.nnrr.

worth hearing, and for his versatility
and wit he can be forgiven for having
weighted himself with poor support.
which is redeemed to the extent of the
character assumed by those we excepted.
The same play again this evening.
The cast for the opera of '"Tannhauser, -
to be given by the Emma Juch English
Grand Opera Company here on Saturday
evening, is the same as when the troupe
sang Wagner's great work at Charleston.
). c.. in December last. The leading
Charleston daily of December 18th de-
voted column of criticism TO the pro-
duction, and from it we make ex-
tracts: 'Tannhauser' fairly bristles
with melody. 1t is to Wagnerian
operas, what "Il Trovatore'' is to Verdi's.
To do Wagner and his IDEA
full justice, the stage setting must be
elaborate, the dramatic actions absolutely
perfect, and the music. both vocal and in
strumental, intruSted to artists in COM
plete sympathy with one another. =
Last nights performance was, perhaps.
as excellent as could be expected from
even so well equipped an organization as
that of Emma Juch. Without arousing
any special fervor, it charmed the large
and critical audience, and though
no encores were permitted, the lead
close of both the first ana second
acts. The audience could
not be otherwise than pleased. $ .
The OVerture-a wonderful Work-was
sufficient to put the audience Ell rapport
with the thrilling drama thai followed.
Miss Juch has been heard in
Charleston before, and in no instance has
her voice failed to inspire admiration.
. Her tones are bird~like in their
softness and purity, and their training
has been of the most painstaking char
acter. She is one OF the most
conscientious singers the American oper-
attic stage has ever known. g . . Mr..
Stephens, the tenor, has q voice of SYM
pathetic timber, and with an excellent
method. Aside from the splen-
did artistic work of Elizabeth, the most
effective was that of the chorus of
knights and mobiles with which the sec
Ond act opens. < = The acts were
historically mounted and costumed, and
with that regard to detail which has here
tofore characterized Miss Juch's ploduc-
TONS"
Sid J. Black, the celebrated bicycle
tourist and performer of difficult feats on
the wheel, will give an exhibition at the
old Pavilion this evening. At o'clock
this afternoon he will ride down a ladder
from the roof OF d building at Ninth and
streets on a common buggy wheel
without appliances of any kind. Mr..
Black is now on a tour of the world, and
will leave California on the 18th for
Japan. Several years ago he travelled
with his wheel from London ali over
Europe and as far as Calcutta, East India.
He crossed the continent last September,
starting from Cleveland and following
the line of the Central Pacific Railroad.
he is said to be one of the most expert
and daring wheel performers living.
Mr.. Neale has further bettered the new
orchestral adjustment at the Metropoli-
tan Theater 10y the introduction of a yio-
hncello. Last night, at John Dillon's
performance, the orchestration was de-
ightful surprise; the pieces, all spirited,
were executed with musical vigor and
with superior taste. and won the hearty
applause of the audience. One of the Sc
lections the auditors were so pleased with
that they demanded and were accorded
its repetition. There is total absence OF
the Old grind, and in its place there is in
fusion of vitality, and a selection of good
music for the instruments, that adds
immensely to the evenings entertain
ment. This enterprise on the part of the
management has received such quick and
sincere recognition, that it ought to move
the proprietOrship of the theater to put a
good scenic artist at work for month tc
retouch the scenery and repair damages
and then for another month to supply the
house with much-needed sets. OF which
1t is now wholly destitute. These things
would pay; they would tend to enlarge
attendance for no matter what the per-
Torrance, and how excellent it may be
the permanent stage fittings and their APP
propriatenesS have q great deal to do with
the pleasure of the theater- goers. They
grow weary of makeshifts, and O
marred, broken, faded and scratched
scenery, and cannot reconcile the play tC
its surroundings when the latter are in.
appropriate and SO very familiar Hence
many refrain from attendance on that ac.
count-at first a seeming absurdity, bal
an actual fact, nevertheless. AS one ole
| theater-goer expressed it: 81 am done
until the royal palace of Macbeth ceases
to be used for a Boston fiat; until Bos.
worth field and the skylarking ground O.
negro minstrels cease to be one and the
same, and until the avenues of New York
and the streets of London of four cen.
turtles are no longer Identical"
The A belaprova Club will give a SOFIA