The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

VIII be at Maguire's opera house this
week-the Scalchi Opera and Concert
company and the Coombs- Waldorf
company. The former will be here for
one night only, next Friday. The name
of Sofia Scalchi. the renowned con-
1ralto. is known the world over ana it
lis conceded on all sides that she is
without rival in the operate field to-
DAY. Scalchf will appear in a regular
concert programme and will give one
or TWO acts of grand opera with seen
cry, costumes. etc 1t will be an event TO
have an act of Faust" and "Trovatore''
with cast like this and with Scaichi
an the chief roles. Associated with
Scalehi is Mile. Toulinguet, said to be
one OF the greatest dramatic sopranos
an the world. Mile. Toulinguet was the
principal soprano of the Imperial Opera
company, and made a tremendous hit
nm Europe and in New York last sea-
son. The other members of the COM
pany are Mile. Marie Du Bedat. mez.o
soprano, late of the ROYAL Carl Rosa
Opera company; Thomas Mcqueen.
tenor; Sig. Albert. baritone. and Sig
Gallia. pianist and accompanist. An
idea of the eminent singer who leads
The company may be obtained from the
Following from the Roanoke, Va.
Times: "Of Madame Scalchi what car
one say that has not been said thous-
and times over? The acknowledged
queen of the fiorid and dramatic school
10y no other nDon two continents. of
The voice itself. it is one of the few
great ones OF the century. What con-
rralto since Albani has ever approached
ag what melting yowels. what broad
and noble tones, what magnificent
phrasing and diction. what tragic DEPTHS
ana what fervor of dramatic passioni
Who that has once heard ii can ever
forget it? Like the remembrance of
some lovely dream. dreamed amid &C.
aud 1Atx
ever come the remembrance of her
Singing The notes of the upper and
middle register come purling like drops
OF silyery water over the pebbly bed
pt mountain brook, lullng and sooth-
ang as they fall. whilst the rich, full
tones of the lower register are like to
nothing so much as the grand organ
nf some old cathedral rousing and stir
ring the soul to a passion of delight"
Miss Jane Coombs and Miss Janet
Waldorf head the company which
comes to the Mcguire on Saturday
New Years day, opening with a mat
lnee performance of Bleak House."
dramatization of Dickens great story. |
MISS Coombs Interpretation of the part
of Lady Dedlock is world renowned II
wili be the first dramatzaton of Dick |
ems that has been presented in Butte |
an long time. with of the most |
cultured ana gifted interpretations of |
female characters on the American |
stage. Miss Waldorf talented Young |
actress, VIII play the part of Hortense
The two great actresses have been re- |
eetved everywhere with the greatest
enthusiasm and critics have gone into
Japtures over the two women. The |
Cleveland Herald recently said of Miss
COMBS:
Before a face lovely i'm its every ex |
preston, character so endearing and |
genius so majestic, the proper nos
ture seems to be that of the bendaa |
knee. 1t would seem as If in no other
way could we fifty express our appre- |
citation of the matchless woman, who. |
during the present week, has afforded |
us So much pure and genuine pleasure
To those who have seen Miss Coombs |
IN her varied and ever wonderful deljn-
cations of character, all other artists /
must ran to express in a satisfactory |
manner any idea Of the imaginary be-
ings whose peculiarities she portrays |
The sweet and merry laugh, the too !
painfully natural sigh. quick changes
of expression. each more attractive |
and wondrous than the last. the com
plete forgetfulness of self during the |
beautiful enunciation of words that |
seem 10 be the natural expression of |
the thoughts of her heart and worthy |
only of her make, this daughter of |
the gods most divinely fair
Probably never before, at least I'm |
our days, has there appeared upon the |
dramatic stage one in whom charms of |
person and brilliancy of talent com
bine with loneliness of character. to
win the personal love and interest of |
all who knew her Ii will only be- |
difficult for those who have not been |
privileged to see her to realize this |
and yet every expression of approval
as far as words are concerned must |
be quite unworthy of her. These de- |
lightful evenings have almost passed |
themselves shall fade but not their
memory-and we will be left to recoI-
lect how we sat spe1l-bound and silent
before this brilliant woman and could |
not indeed tell what was nature and |
what was art SO did every tone. GEES
1ure and look seem almost the result of |
inspiration.
Besides the BLEAK House" Sheridan |
knowles realistic play of The Hunch-
back" will be given.
An appeal to pathetic nature is an |
ever-pleasing innovation in this day of |
farce-comedy. and will doubtless prove |
such at the Union Family tneater next
week, where the ever accepta BILE drama |
East Lynne" will be given. There is |
an air of attractiveness surrounding |
The self-infiicted tribnatons of Lady |
Isabelle; her devotion and despair: her |
heart-fending efforts TO save her dy- |
ing child. and her womanly feelings |
even through disgrace that are heart
rending. Ii is doubtless this test on |
the fountain of human impulses that |
makes East Lynne" such an attrac- |
tive bill for the ladies, who invariably |
attend in large numbers and cry 10 |
their hearts content The story of do |
mestic infelicity, emanating through |
jealousy, and resulting in Lady |
isabelle deserving her husband |
Is known to every theater- goer. 1T is |
the careful selection or an interpreting |
company that assists in the attrac-
tiTeness of this weil-known play. and
Manager Sutton has given out a pleas
ing allotment Of parts through personal
: sssN..s NJ -
leading man. will make his initial bow
10 Butte audiences in the role of Ar
chibald Carlyle, and it being an old
and fayorite number Of his. MIR. Nc
Gregor will doubtless prove his fitness
and Immediately establish himself a
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