New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
Az AMERICAN SINGER.
MISS SANDCES0N ~ SAINT .SAINS'S NEW
OpfkA At PARIS.

Paris, MAY 60
America land Of sweet ,onrsir">~"s scored an
other great -uccc-~ on Wednesday night when Mis-
~and,r,on 81 California appeared hero IN the leading
part In -aln >acn-, comic npcrn Of " Phryrr." This
vocalist ha. all the gift needed for IT," part she
hn~ splendid figure. face which one T. never tired
~ looking ard n delightful vote" Of thc Hight and
Itch soprano Lind. II was not "asy 10 be- Phryn"
without ircnchlne the prOprirrs. w." She vas
equal 10 tli, requirement. The music J. worthy Of
the composer 81 samson and Dclilah." who Wa on
rapiurd with hi Californian eonr~rc,s. n we'll IL"
might bc. Ms ~andcrSor I, IN accomplished ncrcSS.
>hc ,c, here with her mother and several other
listers who all gifted. hut I'm different ways.
Witch 1. fortunate. They do not therefore. enter
into rivalry with ore another. SOMEHOW She did not
take In London. where she sang IN " Manor" Per
lisp, she would now impress London public differ.
niIy her voice and talents having since then crlucd
in maturity. The music ~ Phryuc" , on the whole
glt. lively and most Original. II l. free from tie
dro>s Of every sort Of vulGariiy Harp, and tmhrcl,
brought into II with the happict eject. Tn" IL"
made 81 them gives the idea Of clancnc clever
moss u mental quality for which the NhcnIans OF
former DAYS were famous. some pa. sagcs are simply
splendid In The overlooking FITNESS Of .trong musical
sentiment. one Of these l. ~" hymn ~ Invocation
TO Venus. TIL, Is IN appropriate hymn To h" sung
in the house ~ Phrynr. II J. given trio with
accompaniment which Saint Sacns only could have
composed.
Tie Aihrnlan prof sslOnil brruty whom vi :
Sandcr,on his - prrspnr'c 4, rot bud In the
opera comiquc she might be-. There In her
favor cNlcnmiIng Circumstances without number.
Were she not what he l.. how could She associate
with the men Of talent In Athens. escape from The
cooped up life 10 which the respectable Greek woman
was condemned She Is made be- good
hearted person and loyal TO The Archon's Judges,
nephew. Nitlas. Ncias Is like Charles surface IN
being nohody's enemy but his own lie ou'rHus the
constable In many ways Having. for Athens. n large
estate his avnrclous uncle combines with the cred.
lfors Of NicIas throw him into prison and sell his
property for anything II may bring ~ that the
rnpt and unnatural uncle may buy II. Ihrync de-
her slaves beat the balIirs arrest Nicas
and 10 seize his property. She also sets them
10 sing rhild In front Of the bust Of the
Archon. Dccphllc. which has been freshly unveiled
For hi, III" l. summoned before the ArcopiguS. Bat
we only hear Of her trial, ana for ia" sake oi stage
effect she Il represented 10 have been condemned
The Archon, having seen her before the Court Of
Athens. falls IN love with her and comes To call -
her ~ nghtfail She. wanting 10 get NicaS or. plans
with him n Of action. She T. lead Dlccphilc
10 compromise himself and then Meta, H. To rush In
with number Of witnesses. and force. under the
threat OF exposure III" incl" 10 promise the reversal
Of the sentences against irrync and Ni,ns Miss
lnvcigling the ina,i,h cid Judge into the trap. lie
cannot 90 further In f,ly. AS Athens never
drcssy city In the Partisan sense. the Is d.
verified from Miss SlndcrSon 10y the dncry ~ her
tho plot Is Of the HmsirSt. All the better The
interest NJ the work entirely depends on the beauty
Of the principal singer and on the vocal and ins,ri
mental music. f. c.