Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-05
ADJUSTMENTS.

Emma Juch as Violetta last night in
Traviata gave an impersonation that
was decidedly distinctive. Indeed, it
does not possess many points of identity
with the work of other distinguished
prime donne in this role, and where one
looked for the accustomed brilliant
flaniture, a surprise was presented in a
revealing OF wonderful deeps of pathos
and feeling. This was her method of
treating the grand aria, "Ah fors g lui, /"
and it must be confessed that the inno-
walton was most pleasing one. It was
nature instead of art, and she invested
this melodc, but withal technical chef
d'nuvre with a marvelously effective
entablature OF sentiment. Her Violetta
will rank with her Marguerite as a
classic musical Characterization. Her
love duos with Mr.. Michelena were full
of fire and passion, and in the last act
in "Far From the Busy Throng," in
which Mr. Michelena did his best work,
shet thoroughly captivated her auditors.
Mr.. Michelena sang the Brindisi in the
first act excellently we'll, but in other
scenes, with the exception of the closing
one, he was somewhat husky. Mr..
Mertens, as Germont, was in magnifi-
cent voice, and was recalled four times
for his superb singing of Fair Provence.
It revealed both power and sympathy
in marked degree. Mr.. Rubo, as DR..
Grenoil, was excellent in the little he
had to do, and Mr.. Stephens made a
good CASTOR. Charity forbids mention
of minor characters. The sextette at
the close of the third act, one of the
gems of the opera, was admirably sung.
As to the chorus, it was thoroughly
and uncompromisingly wretched: the
matadore, gypsy and bacchanal music
would do discredit to dime
museum; and it was evident that only
three or four of the number were famil-
lar with the score. The orchestra did
very well. Considering all the existing
disadvantages, Mr.. Van Den Berg de-
serves credit. The overture, which is
an exquisite musical mosaic that finds
imitation in Mascagni's intermezzo, was
we'll rendered. The French horns were
sadly missed throughout the evening.
Tonight II Trovatore, with the following
cast, will be given:
Count di Luna ..............H Herman Ksminski
Ferlanoo. .....-.-......'..... Josepn hu0o
Ruiz Observation-Disclosures. George Gould
Manrico o..................... william Stephens
Leonora Observation-Disclosures Helen Parepa
Azucena. a.....................G Gertrude May Stein
On Wednesday night Rigoletto, with
Emma Juch as Gilda and Mertens in
the title role.
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The arrangements for the grand cake
walk have been completed. and with
200 colored men and women as partici-
pants typical picture of the south in
the old slavery days will be given at
Hazards pavilion on Thursday and Fri
day nights. The cake walk is the rag.
ing fashionable fad in the east.
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All the Comforts of Home will be
given at the opera house the last three
nights Of this week.
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The Strolling Players at the Los An
geles theater gave H. J. Byron's comedy,
Sir Simon Simple, last evening. 1t will
be repeated this evening, and the en-
gagement will close to morrow evening,
with the farce, A Victim of Circum.
stances, preceded by the curtain-raiser,
The Old Guard.
The company is composed of artists
who are well known and we'll liked on
fhic cooct