The record-union., 1892-10-15
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At the Metropolitan Theater this after
noon at 2 o'clock, the Duff Opera Com
pany of sixty people, en- route TO fill an
engagement at the Baldwin Theater, San
francisco, will sing the opera "a Trip to
Africa" Tonight they will sing Gilbert
Il Sullivan's charming comic opera, "The
Gondoliers." When the Duff Company
appeared here nearly two years ago it
scored success in 1.-THE Gondoliers."
Its prima donna is Miss Helen Bertram,
the tenor Charles Bassett, and prima
donna contralto Miss Helen Won Dozen
hoif. The comedian of the company is J.
II. Ryley. The other principals of the
company are Misses Villa Knox, Minnie
DeRue, Drew Donaldson, Annie Cam
eron and Grace Atherten, and Messrs,
William Hamilton, William Schuster.
King Morgan, John j. Rafael, Joseph G.
Foy, Maurice Abbey and J. B. Dupuis.
The chorus is represented as unusually
large and well-trained.
The Pi0neer-PreSS of st. Paul, Mimi,
of recent date, speaking of the Duff
Opera Company and the "Trip to Africa"
in the course of an extended critical no.
tice says: Miss Bertram has a clear, high
soprano of excellent timber, considerable
dramatic quality, and she gives thor
ough and accurate reading of the score.
Miss Villa Knox has resonant mezZo,
and has fine command in coquettish
and comic roles. Miss Doenhoff. con-
tralto, is most pleasing when her voice is
used in the lower register. j. III. Ryley
is comedian who can both sing well and
be funny without being coarse, or resort
ing to horse-play.n BasSett was spoken
Of as outlof voice at that time, Ratfell
and Miss DeRue also come in for COM
pliments. AS to the chorus work. the
Press pronounces in very fine, saying:
Seldom is more evenly balanced and
more thoroughly trained chorus heard in
light opera in st. Paul. This feature has.
however, been one of the specialties OF
the Duff company, few operas Offering a
better opportunity for displaying the en-
semble strength of a chorus than ''Tr1p to
Africa,n the several involved finales and
four-part choruses being invariably su-
perbly and accurately sung, particularly
the excellent crescendo in the finale to the
first act. "a Trip to Africa is, in short,
one of the brightest and most musical of
modern light opera" 1t is added that it
had not been better heard in st. Paul.
taken as a whole, than as given by the
Duff company.
Charles J. Dunster, organist and choir
director at the Congregational Church,
announces piano forte recital at Pythian
Castle Tuesday afternoon, October 18th.
He will be assisted by Miss Dunster.
'SS.NA9'j Joy A@SWlSJ N1Ollu-
cellist. Mr.. Dunster is graduate of the
Paris Conservatoire and pupil of the
Royal Academy of Music, London. This
will be his first appearance here in con-
cert. The selections for the occasion are
from Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Braza,
Hauser, Moskowski Sterndale Bennett,
Heller and Chopin.
One feature of Margaret Mather's pre-
sentation of 1.-THE Egyptian" which is to
be given next Tuesday night, is the in
PRODUCTION of the gypsy revels of which
Victor Hugo made so much in his
novel. For this feature Miss Mather en-
gagged and carries as members of her COM
pany six singers and dancers. The limo
walton has proved hit in the western
country through which Miss Mather has
toured this year.
lyon Yonson," which was so very
successful here year ago, is coming, and
is to appear here Friday next
sCharles j. Dunster announces piano
forte recital to take place in Pythian Hall,
Tuesday afternoon, October 18th, to COM
mence at ) o'clock. Tickets at Hammers
music store, $40 j street.
Miss Carrie Fross Snyder of Oakland
will give dramatic recital at Presby-
terrain Church, corner Sixth and l. streets,
on Monday, October 9th.