The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-24
HATTIE BRAZOE PRATT
And Her Season At Gencvn-.t 81
Tragedy and Comedy Aiikc--in !icrod"
Jade and Lola -Thc FerOcious Beauty
and the Bewitching CoqUette -si"Sef
and Actress

And Her season ~ Gencva-Aturcn 81
Tragedy and Comedy Aiike--In iicrod'
| Jade and Lola -'Fhc FerOcious Beauty
and the Bewitching Coq"ettr-si"Se'
| and Actress.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Il. Pratt are now IL
Lonuon, where Mrs. Pratt begins May
lst. Il three months engagement al
| Coventry Garden. She has just closed
her season at Geneva, where the sue.
cess she won in variety uf roles
places her indspulahly among the
worlds great artists in opera. Follow
ing are some of the critical estimates
in the representative pnprrr Of Europe
of this Brattcburo girl:
(L'Europc Artistic Pans
we must give Mme BrGzz The first place
She WAS able To display her beautiful talent IN
the title role, which we have rarely seen 50 wen
taken.
lie Gcneyoisi
Nine Brazzi met with great sucress In the title
role, (which she sang as superior artist ana
acted rs great tragcdian. Her statutsaue az
,tudcs, her gestures so ample, aiih oi kGcl great
nobility, were the admiration OF all. Not less
admirable was the truthfuncss OF expression
when iIerodadc endcayors 10 arouse the love
Of the King, to revenge herself upon John me
Baptist and Salomc; when she places ncr a'nbi
tion high above her maternal love, or when she
feels herself moved by the voice OF her abnn
doned child. This Is art, and the highest The
artist had double recall after the 4th tnbleall'
liza Tribune dc Gcncvej
Nine Brazzi Is imposing and Impressive in the
double role OF the youptuous and ferocous
IIerodiade. Her statucstIue poses are most ei-
fcciiye and her beautiful voice rings admirably
IN the ensembles Our contia,to sang with great
art the air in the first act which Is written too
high for Il contraitO, demanding u mcIho rather
than contraltu.
n
Nine Iirazzi sang and acted the role OF iIerCd
Jade IN Il superior manner. One could not De
too enthusiastic over thesbeauty and breadth OF
this artists gestures, which would ravls' Il
sculptor. Enormous success In the first air,
Ne emr refuse pas", and in the great scene Will
Phanucl; this latter followcdby a double recall
tL'Echo dc Gcnevc.'
Nine Brazil /, decidedly superb IN this Zero.
cious and passionate role which one would say
was written expressly for her and to which she
gives all the breadth that the character requires
Her beautiful and powerful voice, her stage
presence so impressive, her tragic beauty, her 1
statuesquc poses, make of Nine Brazil the most
complete iicrodladc one could dream of.
(LEcho de Gcneyel
Cayacria Rusticana was represented az 1t /
lasl never been on our stage, for Nine ,
Brazil, She gave to the small role of Lola re /
and unaccustomctl interpretation. .
'omplishcd comedian, of an accompanying |
beauty and an irresistible coquctteric.
La Tribune de Gencve.1
Nine Brazzl IS beautiful enongh in tue eos
unic OF the copuettc Lola 10 excuse the passion
" Turridcr. She gave an unaccustomcd promi.
renee to tiii. small role.
lie GGnevoi..
The small role Of Lola Is maryelously well
aiken by Nine Brazil who gives TO IL an unac-
Lstnncd prominence by her beauty, her ad
nirable Elasticity. the elegance Of her attitudes
md her expressive acting. With her sirens
Dice and regard she Is surely the bewitcning,
woman lin her careless ingenious
ess and egotisml foresccn by the Italian poet.
.L'EurOpc Artistic Paris
Mine Brazil sang Lola. ami again wa- u
larked and mcrtcd success by her beautiful
oicc and artistic tcmuerament.