The record-union., 1895-02-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Calhoun Opera Company had fine
audience at the Metropolitan Theater last
night. Millocker's tuneful comic opera,
The Black Hussar," presented the COM
pany to far better advantage than did
"Amorita." The troupe sang and acted
the opera charming!y, and the testimony
of the audience was most emphatic in APP
prOVal OF the entire entertainments. The
gems were both opera scores and inter-
pOlations. Miss Beauyet's Birds Love-
Making" is beautiful song, and was
given with fine taste. Her upper notes
strongly resem bic, for liquid purity and
tlute-likeIclearness. those of Gertie Carley
Aud, but they have much greater vol
ume. Miss Earrlngton's Someone
Love Me &c." was likewise a success and
won her deserved applause. Her method,
grace and unpretentiOus style charmed
and won the audience to her. MIR.
Rowan's "Old Brigade" an Interpolation,
gained for him warm commentator.
| The song was given with the feeling that
is the substructure of all worth in vocal
music. The double male quartet, Com
rades in Arms" was one OF the especially
pleasing works OF the evening. Mr..
Lyding, the tenor, heard but little on the
first night, proved surprise. His
Helbert was well acted, and better sung.
He has a sympathetic voice of good
quality, though of rather limited power,
but his sincerity, feeling, spirit, give to
his interpretations value of a good Or
der. Miss Lodge was heard for the first
time unsteady. She sings well, her voice
is strong, sweet and well managed. Her
dramatic skill in comedy is notable, and
her foil, Mr.. Webb, is her equal in all re-
spects. The trio, with Mr.. Flint the
basso, make comedy trio that it would
be difficult to match. The chorus is one
worthy of commentator; it is a singing
nd a N
! In the marches it won encores not often
granted to a chorus group. The enter
! tainment was throughout satisfactory and
left very little wanting. There was
nothing of the spectacular, as on the
first night, but greatly more OF the
musical. Tonight, for the first time
in this city, Richard Stahps comic
| opera, said Pasha." 1t will reintro-
| duce Mr.. Huntley, the tenOre robuStO,
| and will present in the role of hockey,
| Kirkland Calhoun, for the first time here.
! The entire troupe is in the cast, and the
| claim is that the opera brings out the best
work, lyric and dramatic, that the COM
! pany does. said Pasha' has its scenes
| in Constantinople and in India. 1t in
! wolves much of oriental scenery and Co.'S
! tumery. \ Pasha undertakes tour of
! the world. His daughter, to be near her
| lover, an officer of the PaSha, desires to
! 90 also, but IS forbidden. She outwits
|
! the Pasha's party. In India the group
| has experiences in which two Turkish
| adventures and q rich young Mexican
| are entangled, and a variety of love es-
! capades and plots are worked out. 1t is
! merry story with Pashas,, Rajahs,
! hours, diplomats, psychologists, priests,
! learned Orientals and witty women in
volved. The Calhoun company closes it's
engagement tonight. 1t came here with
no flourish of trumpets, very modestly
/ announced itself. and has more that full
! filled eXpectations-it has been an agree
able surprise. 1t is so well-drilled, so
! evenly balanced, has SO much or musical
and dramatic ability, that it can be as
sured of warm welcome should it re-
/ turn.
The company leaves for Stockton to-
morrow morning.
! At the Clunie Opera-house this even
! ing Mr.. Higgins new and successful
play, Jack Rose OF Tennessee" 1t has
! won its place as one of the best of American
! dramas, and will, we think, retain it. 1t
is drawing well, and nightly is approved
and roundly applauded by discriminat-
/ ing audiences.
! At the Metropolitan last night there
were but four offensive Notwithstanding
| hats worn by women, all the ladies save
! four either sat with uncovered heads or
wore very low and inotfensive bonnets or
! hats The pleasure of the evening was
greatly enhanced by the new custom.
/ Let it be hoped that the old one will never
! be restored. and that the women who last
! night adhered to il will be the last to do
SO. A lady in the audience of travelled
experience, who has spent several years
in Europe, sent in this note from the
auditorium last night:
THE excitement here about hats in
theaters is amusing. Our women should
know that in the best society no hats in
theaters is the rule. In Paris found hats
worn in the pit at the Grand Opera house,
but forbidden in the boxes and circles.
/ In none of the German cities is person
! permitted to enter his or her seat with q
hat or to wear any large or high head
dress. We had there everywhere to leave
our hats in the check-rOom or to bring
none. In some places even wraps are
forbidden or cloaks or overcoats-any-
| thing that would obstruCt the sittings of
the house. In the German Capitals you
have to pay six and half cents in
'phennlgs' to CHECK your hat or wrap
and two and half cents for programme.
No lady will be admitted to a German
auditorium with hat or bonnet on. We
ought to have as good manners as the
! Germans"
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