Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-21

"Said Pasha," Richard Stahls tune
full. rollicking comic opera, was pre-
scented last night at Greenwalrs by
the Calhoun company, with the follow
ing cast;
Said Pasha ............G George Lyding
Hassau-Bey. commanding officer.
...,,.....,.......W William Schuster
Terrapo, a Mexican nobleman.....
Hadad, an ADVENTURE. ........,,.,...
..,................D Douglas A, Flint
Nnckey, his companion.
......,..,,.........kn Kirkland Calhoun
Rajah Of Altara ..........O, -, Thayer
Serena the Pasha's daughter go.
Observation-Disclosures. Laura Clement
Att, queen Of Atari. julia Calhoun
Bolah Sojnh. sister Of the 9alan...
....,................S Sylvester Cornish
Sergeant OF the guard I'D. A. Albert
The opera Is an established favorite
In Fort Worth, yet for some reason the
audience was not commensurate in size
with the delightful mnnncr in which
the opera was rendered. Mr.. Ly0ng,
as the Pasha, increa5 ID his popularity
with the music-lovel8 WHO have heard
him. The part calls for very little
musical effort but he certainly mace
the most OF t. Mr.. SChuster scored
another triumph with his splendid bar
itone. and fully merlted the two recalls
which ne received.
He sings with great expression, and
there Is a tenderness in his voice that
thrills his hearers Mr.. Salcomb made
his first appearance in this city, and
his beautiful lyric tenor voice was a
positive revelation. Not only Is II
natural tenor, but he sings with an
ease and correctness which indicates
the greatest cultivation. The CO.
nlRdtnn Mr. Flint fairly p1ifnin him
self as an adventurer. Certainly 1t
Is not too much honor to Mr.. Flint to
class him with DeWolf Hopper and
Stanley Felch than whom the stage
Of today has no greater artists in the
lines which they assume. He was the
personiication of humorous charge
teriznuCn, and with Mr.. Calhoun as
second funny man" kept the audi
ence In great good humor. 1t may be
said that Mr. Flnt's voice Is not Ey
any means his least attractive recon-
mendauon, as he has few superiors as
a finished vocalist.
Mr.. Thayer played the RRioh with
great spirit, Miss Clement was cast in
a part specially suitable 10 her She
| sang and played her difficult part to
/ perfection, and was the recipient Of
| unbounded applause. Miss Calhoun,
| whose stage presence is n thing of
beauty and JOY forever. was In her
| clement, she SnuNe with the DrillianCy
| OF an operate star IN the duet with
Mr., Schuster in the second act, and was
! raptuously applauded, Miss Cornish
won new honors for her conscientious
work as Bolah In fact. the entire per-
formance was given with a spirit and
dash which insured the most favorable
criticism OF a delighted audience. The
chorus work was a decided improve
ment upon anything the company has
thus far done, A striking feature OF
the performance were the elegant cos
tunes. II can be said. With truth,
that the people Of Fort Worth have not
within the memory Of the Oldest in
habitant seen anything TO excel the
beautiful costumiug OF this lively and
inspirlting musical gem, The opera
was eNcellently rendered In every re-
spect, being correctly sung and mag
| nihcently staged and the performance
will long be pleasantly recalled
At the matinee this afternoon tbp
Chimes OF Normandy" will be given,
and at the evening performance The
ever popular music Of Balfe's "Bohe.
milan Girl" will he heard