The record-union., 1897-06-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

There was a large and satisfied aud
ience at the Clunie Operahous last
night when the Wilber Company sang
Balfe's beautiful romantic opera The
Bohemian Girl 1t was given well
with spirit feeling and good taste.
Larger companies stronger in soprano
and in chorus lines, have sung this
charming composition here, but no
company has more faithfully and con-
scientiously essayed the opera. The
chorus work was especially good, while
ir tenor and contralto there was high
class art Miss Southern is less ro-
bust, and her voice less in volume than
other sopranos who has sung Airline
before this public but no more dainty
and charming personality has filled the
role, while her sweet soprano if not of
great volume, was heard to especial
advantage Miss Southern is a music
ian, thoroughly understanding the work
she undertakes, and in sweetness and
of tone and grace of hearing makes
Airline a loveable character, besides
she is an accomplished actress. Her
Il Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls
was sung with exquisite feeling, ten
derness being impaired to it quite un-
usual. Her lead in the "Gypsies' Choir
u.s. was especially good also. Mr.. FL
lis, the tenor, has grown into public
favor greatly. We have had no tenor
here in long time who has been bet
| ter received or whose breadth and ease
of work has been 50 marked. His
Then You'll Remember Me" and THE
Fair Land of Poland were given with
a breadth, freedom, ease and finish al
tcOat bor cotjcfvinO Mr. Poolymp1I,S ssrrhes
Heart Bowed Down was one of the
gems of the evening, was twice encored
and third was gracefully declined.
One of the better effects of the opera
was produced by Miss Southern and
Mr.. Rockwell in the third act in the
pleading scene. RockwelFs "A Soldiers
| Life was one of the notable successes
of the evening. In mixed work there
was some very gratifying singing, the
trio Come Away" by Mr. Kyle, Miss
Southern and Mr.. Ellis; the Welcome"
chorus in the third act, the beautiful
duet between Miss Southern and Mr..
Ellis THE Secret of My Life the lead
and chorus In Gypsy's Life, and the
quartet in the second act by Miss
| Southern, Miss Busch, Mr.. Kyle and
Mr.. Ellis-all were effective Miss
DuSCH, the COHlIdltO, dCnleFeQ nOtaDle
| success as the Gypsy queen. She made
up and acted the part with dramatic
| effectiveness too infrequent in opera
| by more pretentious troupes. Her rich
dramatic contralto, vigorous, assertive
and tuneful, was heard to especial ad-
vantage in the air in the second act,
! Cruel Fate" Mr.. Kyle was an excellent
| Devilshoof' leaving nothing dramatic
| ally wanting in the part, and singing it
| with informing intelligence. All in all
The Bohemian Girp' had an excellent
| introduction. The opera was pune
| tuated by numerous encores of the
songs of the leading singers, and even
the choruses and quartets were under
demand for repetition in several in
stances. The opera ought to draw
music lovers this week to fill the house
nightly That opera is sung at the
/ Clunie at such low prices as are now
| charged for admission, in no wise is to
be taken as the measure of the merit
of the troupe; the public has paid a
round dollar many a time for far less
/ of excellence in opera.