New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-16
"c1TALLERTd RCS7IC1N4" RETISED.

,arre number OF persons. many OF item conHcCVo"
IN one way or another with music or the Drama n'o'
IN the star Theatre last night 10 listen 10 reI"ue
81 n new dramazaucn Of Nerga's "CavaiIerla H"sV-
cana" and rehearsal Of some Incidental music com,
posed and adapted for it. To the critically minoeu
the purpose of the affair, from IN artistic poiht OF
view was not entirely obvious. Nercas hoVeie'~
In dramatic form has for several yeas Ueeh "c''u
on the Italian ard as an opera III inc se'"s VI
Scnor Mascagn II has won almost universal eo's ''
in a degree which the most enthusiastic o. us "u-
mirers cannot characterize insufficient. The opera
moreover has been done into English aud performed
until IL is safe TO say that no interested In such
works need be ignorant concerning It's nature ana us
merits. II has come 10 pass, however, that Hisl"I
a. Carrano Italian musician of THIS city, has urea
his prentice hand at constructing an English play ONT
Of it, and to lrr,ate attention. has dedicated and
presented" I'VE quote last nights programmed, his
effort to Madam Patti. Desiring to have Incidental
music for the play he enlisted the cooperation OF
Emilio Pizzl, an exceedingly talented young com
poser, who recently made New-Yorl his home, ana
Angelo Mascheron brother OF a welhnown italian
conductor and composer and Maestro de Ceinbalo OF
the last opera company Of Abbey 4 Grau. 1t was the
work OF these two ~ particular which the re
hearsal Of last night designed 10 exploit though
the affair said TO have practical purpose In view
Of production Of the play by tie younger Savini In
Boston some time this week. What may be called
the personal element in the affair largely Outmeasred
the artistic. Madame Patti graccd 10 with her pres
ence. and, In addition to the authors OF the play
and the two composers, signor Ardt took
hand in conducting the orchestra. Ills share OF
the work. however was confined to two numbers
OF the music borrowed from Mascaenl's opera,
a portion OF the prelude and the intcrmezzo. There
was another excerpt from MaschcronPs score, the
romance OF but dhs arranged for strings
and used as nclodTmac music for the heroine's dis
closure Of Lola's infdety her uisbcnd Alto. The
music composed for the play was an Introductory
chorus with bells by Signor Mascheroni, exceoi-
ingiy fimsy and light walstcd affair." Ienedictusr
In BY sgnor Plzz and some dramatic music by
>icnOr MascIcroni 10 ACCOMPANY the action tOwaN tn.
close Of the play which like the opera Is in one
Mlh 30 gular Indifference 10 The demands OF stage
performance SSnor CaTan0 has introduced an entire
the Cr,dO' ond has consOrted all q
pcla" Kyrc 6y IalcStrna. with modern music
signor iizz has underworld TO preserve the dramatic
idea BIZ composing his encdlctus7 that the eccrsl-
sStca and dramatic elements may have dciincaton.
~ q composition there Is much that might be com
mcnGed In his score. hut II l. fatal defect that he
permits the dramatic spirit 10 enter with the IjOsan-
nah in which portion the ought TO give express
sion only to feelings OF jubilation The audience
which heard the performance last night was ANYTHING
buf cxac'inc. however and Sicnor pizzls music was
appauded til lie had 1t repeated. The play was read
Us Mr.. Frank Vernon