Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-15
MORE TRIUMPHS
For Mrs. Il. II. Pratt i'm Grand
Opera.

Hers Is ga voice of which One Dream.
hut OF which There are Very Few.
says one of the Critics.
Letters received this week from Mr.. am,
Mrs f. r. Pratt bring the good news NJ
Mrs. Pratt's continued and increased ,uc.
cess i'm her operate engagement az Nice
Her greatest triumphs have evidently Iro,
achieved i'm the operas of "Trovatore" and
"Samson and Dalila," of which these
press notices tell the story:
Mime Brazil in the role Of the "Boheria,.. .
Verdis Trovatore, once more showed herself .,
accomplished singer and actress. Clear prorfI,
cation perfect acting and elegant p6ra-.,
And what other qualities: We will enumpr,i.
them one by one, as she sings other roles ana
her faults also, if she has any.-Le Phore du Tt
tOrdi.
In order to give a variety to the eutertaipf,.,..
for the holidays, the director Of the opera mona,
ed Verds Trovatore. Although pre- AIRED j.,
haste it was very well given. Mime. Stella Br,l,.
must be counted unequaed. She sang the rdla 0f
the Bohemian "AZuCena, depicting with arr fb,
various shades Of emotion, and playing it In "a r.
markably dramatic manner. Hers was a greaf
success and most merited one.-Les EcLo.ds
Nice.
Verdi's Trovatore old but always good. ,sy.
Mime Brazil the occasion to make an excellent
success in the role Of "Azucrna,' which suits bsr
perfectly as regard voice and acting Her ,ic
cess in Lohengrin's Hamlet and Sigurd araadv
assured her success in 1rovatore. In ali NJ
these roles one could plainly see the seriou, ol,i
tiles of Nine Brazzl. Beautiful voice corr,
method, perfect diction, and dramatic fire anal
tiles winch assure her victory in Wagurrian
works as well as those of the French and Italian
masters. Nine. Brazil was perfect Bohemian
both as cantatrice and actress and her sncc.ss
was as great as it was merited.-La Coloa{s
Etrdngere.
We thought that Nine Brazil would be- ire.
proachabe in the role of "Azucena," and onr
surmises were correct. We therefore place the
Trovatore among the operas that the charming
Contralto possesses completely. and in which She
confirms the success es she has already made T.
Monde Artistic Paris Nice correspondent
The first representation of st. Saens's Samson
and Dalla was a great success. Nine Brazil
Dalila, takes the first place. She was admirable
as a singer and splendid actress in her fine COS.
tunes Her beautiful voice lends itself well IN
St Saans's music and her dramatic fire fill, The
public with emotion. The public overwhepad
this excellent artistic with enthusiastic applause
Nine. Brazil vocalist of the first order and a con
summate artistic, carried off the victory in every
respect in giving beautiful Interpretation to the
role Of Dalila. Less ferocious in the passionate
scenes and more tender IN the grand duo 10 the
second act, Nine. Brazil made us forget her pred.
ecessor in the role, who nevertheless had great
success.-Ld COiOnie Etrdngere
The first representation Of Samson and Dalla
obtained most legitimate success and does great
honor to the artists. Nine Brazil, in the role Of
Dallla, showed herself an expert singer and
most accomplished tragedian This artistic pos
sesseS one of those voices of which one dreams
but of which there are very few. With an ad
mirable timbre to the lower and medium notes
she attains with wonderful facility, and without
effort the highest tones. She had an immense
success, and was greeted at her entrance with the
warmest applause. which was continued during
the entire evening.-ReUue des Theatres, paris
Nice Correspondent.
Tuesday is decidedly the dav chosen bv the
arlstocracy of Nice to attend the opera. and the
performances given on that day are particularly
bri liant. Last Tuesday they gave Samson and
Dallla for the second time, and this hearing could
not be more favorable for the artists Nine
Stella Brazz especially, sings and acts the over
whelming role Of Daia with unquestiOnabl4
talent. When a singer has the power to Ca 1ti.
vate the audience after this fashion and h0I5
them GREATNESS, she may be justly proud, for il
is the best proof of the favor in which she is held
by the public. This is the case of Nine Brazil
who, freed from the slight embarrassment which
an artistic always feels when singing role for the
nrst time, dominated us by the charm of her
voice during an entire evening. Messrs Burcog
mani and Labs, electrified, without doubt by The
success OF their graceful comrade, interpreted the
roles OF Samson and the High Priest with author.
ity and dramatic power-Les Echos de Nice
The enthusiasm over Mrs Pratt's sing
ing and acting is evidently a constantly in.
creasing quantity. for we are told that up
on her third appearance in "Trovatore."
after the scene where Azucena is brought
in prisoner, she was called out twice
while shouts of "Bravo, Brazil" came from
all over the house, and during the evening
she had eight or ten recalls. The next
evening, when the third presentation of
Samson and Dalila" was given, she was
recalled at the end of the first act, and
the orchestra and leader rose and applaud
ed with the rest of the house.
The letter which brings this welcome
news evidently came by the disabled and
delayed French steamer, La Gascogne.
having been mailed in Nice Jan. "a. two
days before that ship left Havre, and being
remailed in New York Feb. u.