The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-13
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| "A LA " 94LA1 AAs
| Dainty mirth provoking Fanny Rice
| had a good house at the Metropolitan
| Theater last night. Her AT the
French Ball'' is improved. It's lines
are brighter and the cast is the best
she has given it. She has in her com
pany Drew, the comdian remembered
as the koko in the "Mikado;" Broder-
! icls, the well-known basso; Micheena,
the soprano singer; Becky Haight and
Ralph Bicknell, the fine dancers. with
other clever and accomplished people
! Fanny Rice is as good in her comedy
and character acting as ever There
! is no deterioration in her art, no re-
| taxation in her spirit, no less sparkle
III her inimita BILE mlmetic work. Along
| the whole line Of her comedy she is as
We have said, her only rival. She is
original in all things; there are none
like her. There is that heartiness sin
cerity and human interest in all she
does that makes each Of her auditors
! feel that she is heart and soul in the
| business Of entertaining him alone. She
| will present AT the French BALI for
| a matinee performance this afternoon
at 2 o'clock. If the audience al that
| time laughs only half as much and
| heartily as did that of last night, it
Will go to dinner sore under the short
! ribs, for Miss Rice is one who has the
art of making her auditors laugh, and
enjoy it, as have the few only. To-
night she will present her new comedy
| "A Flower Girl of Paris 1t is said
to be the most pretentious and arts
| tic production that Miss Rice has yet
attempted. 1t is described as a cos
tune romantic comedy, laid in
Paris in the days of Louis XIV, the peri
Cd of white wigs and patches, affording
ample opportunity for costuming, which
is taken full advantage of. 1t is some
thing new in the way of a musical
| comedy. 1t made a decided hit at the
Columbia Theater in San Francisco
recently.
Miss Rice's company does not leave
the city tonight so there need be no
fear of an abridged performance. She
viii remain in Sacramento until Mon
day, going hence to Marysville
At the Clunie Opera house this af-
ternoon at and this evening at s,
the last performances but one of the
childrens Cinderella troupe, with the
rich scenery, the fairy spectacles, the
transformation scenes. and all the
charm of the old fairy story that is so
teaching of gentleness, kindness, for
giveness and submission.
The interest in the coming concert by
| Mile. Trebelli is exceptionally great.
No singer in recent years has received
such unanimous and lavish praise from
| the San Francisco press, and when that
press agrees upon anything 1t may be
considered high warrant of verify. a
few expressions, in view of the near
ness of the appearance of the noted SO
prano here, who, by the way, is credited
as decidedly original in her concert
work, will indicate the character of
opinion of her in the metropolis which
she seems to have made captive. The
Call" of February 18th said: THE
more one hears this remarkable young
singer. the more one learns to appreciate
the exquisite natural qualities of her
voice and the finish of her art. AS rule
when a concert singer 'pur ct simple
essays an operate aria, the result is at
best a cold, mechanical rendering. de-
void OF any dramatic Interpretation.
This IS by no means the case with
Antoinette Trebelli. however. She sang
the well known "A fors e hui from La
Traviata,' with all the operate ex-
preston of q prima donna who is thor
oughly at home in the role OF Violetta
| While she possesses this dramatic gift
of the prima donna, Mile. Trebelli has
| been spared the wear and tear that
! opera involves on the voice, and as a
consequence her rich, sweet organ has
the freshness, purity and coloratura
that are rarely heard nowadays in con-
! junction with dramatic singing"
| The Cali on the 10th instant said:
1 Mile Trebelli has certainly made her
| self q great favorite here and the more
she sings the more they seem to want
/ to hear her. The prina donna proved
! herself an.excellent accompanist as well
as a brilliant songstress"
! San Francisco Music and Drama" Of
February 18th said: The fame of her
| illustrious mother would have been suf-
Acient TO attract notice to this pleasing
artist: bat il is far from being her
| strongest claim for consideration In
| fact, Signorina Antoinette is a worthy
| daughter of u great artistic, and her
most extraordinary versatility was
| pleasantly exhibited to large and APP
! preciative audience
! The Examiner said: Mile Ire
belli is one of the finest singers we have
| had in San Francisco for years. She
has soprano voice of remarkable pur-
| ity, delicious quality. and the extensive
range OF three octaves frorn r below
| the treble staff to F in alt She
resembles lima oil Murska, whose col
| BELLS voice is far more pleaslngly fresh
and youthful. besides possessing the aa-
] ditional charm of pathos. She has