The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-17
The Brattleboro Girls in Europe.

The London correspondent of the
Musical Courier of last week says:
! Nine stella Brazil who became such a favor,
| ite at Coyent Garden last summer, and who /.
engaged by Sir Augustus Harris AS one of the
leading artists for the next grand season. Is now
meeting with great success in the regular cycle
| OF opera at Geneva, switzerland
! Operate managers on the Continent are
careful about engaging an artist until they have
been approved OF b. the audience, who are
! willing TO pay their money TO hear them.
I Foreign regulations, beautiful voices and eyl-
( dent temperament secure the opportunity, but
real merit alone must enable the artists TO
make success which would justify their per-
manent engagement. According to custom
Madame Brazil was engaged for three prehm
| mary appearances, so that If she proved salts
! factory the usual term of arrangement would be
made. In her appearance rs Leonora in La
| Fayorita over excitement and emotion seemed
| 10 hamper the artist in the first act, but In the
| air y mon Fernand she reused her hearers TO .
| high pitch of enthusiasm and in the grand duet
| in the last act she was several times recalled.
! 1t was only necessary for her TO appear the sec
| ond time as Azucena to establish herself as
| fayorite. The expressed approval Of the large
audience was emphatic that tine mana cement
Immediately closed with her in y most advan.
tageous arrangement, and she will sing, IN ad-
dition to the above. the contralto roles In the
following opers there: Sigurd, Lohengrin and
Herodiade. Arrangements are progressing 10
put ON lie Prophele for her, but difficulty al
present is being found in securing 4 tenor for
this opera. She will later In the season create
La Niyandiere. Our readers will remember
that Madame Brazil made her first appearance
In opera at Nice last season, and at once dis
played dramatic talent of high order. Pre-.
vious to coming before the public she took good
care that her preparation should be as complete
as possible, and her experience since her first
appearance has proved conclusiyely that this
was wise, as her career SO far has been char
actcrized by successes at each performance she
has taken part in; and this ample preparation
that she insists upon before taking up any
character enables her to use her rich gifts of
voice and histrionic abilities to the very best
advantage.
The Leipsic correspondent in letter
that appeared the week previous in re-
porting the concert at that place, ar
ranged by Albert Verein, says the fol
lowing OF Mary Howe LAWN,
Her opening number was the mad scene aria
from Lucia, and she al ce established her title
as being a complete mistress of vocal art. Mary
Howe's voice is not powerful one in the Ger
man sense. but it is very refined and flexible,
particularly in the upper registers. In .he pas
sage with flute obligato her intonation was very
true, and the imitation absolute. After the |
by X. Strauss,a nd Sachtigall,
the recipient of pronounced and well earned APP
plause, and trust Mrs. Howe LAWN will visit /
US again.
The annual meeting of the Unitarian /
church was held in Wells hall Tues /
day evening y turkey supper was !
served at 6 30 after which the bust
ness meeting was taken up. The old /
board of officers was chosen consisting
of the following Prudential commit
tee, DR.. Lawton, Z. a. Tyler, L. d.
Taylor: treasurer, C. Fl. Pratt: clerk
and collector, James Dalton.
Tie annual business meeting of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
will be held at the Brooks house par
ors Saturday evening, Jan. IS. 1896.
It Z 30 O'Clock. \ large attendance is
iesire6. Della VI. Sherman. See.
The Red Men held another Of their
series of dances Tuesday evening at
heir hail. Ii was an enjoyable party,
iome 20 couples being present.
Mr.. and Mrs W. c. Carpenter are
% give large dancing and card party
II the Brooks House next Wednesday.