Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-17

grand opera. The International company,
which has made a big hit at the Coates,
and which was to have closed its engage
ment at that theater last night, has been
secured for four additional performances.
As d concession to the people who have al
ready attended and who will be sure TO
want TO hear other operas sung by this
excellent company, and as an inducement
to those no have not yet availed them
selves of the privilege. the prices will be
cut to the regular scale of the theater-
S1.5N. 81. -. 80 and % cents-making the
most advantageous prices ever offered IN
this city for iirst-class presentations of
grand opera.
Lucia di Lammermoor'' and Faust"
will be repeated with the same excellent
and carmenp and III faTeT m s"s wi Mffs be
the new bills. Carmen" which will be
given in English. will be sung Tonight,
ry ftsrnGon trday night nd III Troyatsre Sat
night. Madame krOnoid who made u great
hit as SantuZza yesterday afternoon, a,,-
pearing for the first time this week. will
be the Carmen. and she will certainly give
a superb performance of the part. IT is
precisely suited to her dramatic tempera-
ment and admirable voice. The casts for
the remainder of the week will be as fol-
lows:
CARMEN
Escarrio, toreador ...-.........Mr H. Winfred Con
Zunigs. captain OF Dragons Earl r. Parks
Morales. officer .....................Mr Harry Day
FL Romendado. .......,.N Mr. Cuinto 2ani
Micaea village maiden Miss Nedda Morisson a5
FrasGuita Miss Mary H. Howe
Mercedes ......-.....-..--.-..M Miss Amelia Fields
carmen ~ Nine Selma kronold
Et III si rianGeSSe ISf ,otIshz
Raimontn Signo- .,a,o. ngile 1I = !
Arturo Mr.. Henrx Gn1son
Normauno .......................Mr Arthur Nuester
Aiise Miss Mary Roebuck
Lucia Nine. Clemeutine De We're
IL TRo'AToRE
rouht al Luna NTsiiio Bellat
ri rela"u' H. sashGF bei
hIueena IA iMits i,nnise nqe Enre
Inez . Mis- Mar: Roabnct
Leonora ...............-........Mm Nine Selma Kronold
FAUST"
Faust George Mitchell
Mephistophees ...-...-...::. .SiGnor Augusta Dado
Sieoei MISS ,ea9re & 9,oaaIGot %
49, Miss I nn,se rngsI
Warpmeritc Nme Ciem.ntine u. Vers
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The ,o,..rt;es of tho erard on.r. ee,son
ne NJ .' He,t.es VI Sas .. nv.
at the coates were given StSIeiudE alter
non. Following a typical opera Of the old
Italian school and one of the modern
french compositions. came work from
i."''t
each OF the young itaiiahs VINO are at
tracting most attention at the present time
in the world OF operate wiring. 0f these
L FaGliacci. by Leoncavalio. had never
been sung in this CITY,. and "Cavaiieria
Rusticana.' by Mascasni although famil-
lar in its dramatic form. has been heard so
little as an opera as 10 mike II interesting
as study as well as an entertainments
Both of these young composers nave been
affected by the WaSnerian precedent. They
have written concise ana effective music
dramas. not upon big themes, but upon SUBJ
jects OF distinctive Nllanty. ana nave writ
ten, with a consideraDie deSfee OIL success,
to preserve an artistic ana dramatic har-
mony OF music and incident
LeoncaVaiio set hlmset a diihcult task
when he undeTtook 10 give Il tragic sellihs
love, hate, jealousy ana revenge peneath
all exterior OF inerrimeht- But he mas
succeeded surprisingly Wen. Inc story IL
well constructed even accordlng 10 tne
standard OF drainatlc writing, ana that Is
saying much TOT an operate eHort, ana
fesslonal iriVohty or me private Tragedy
OF the personases,ls distlhctlNeiE character-
istic. IL IS sienlhcant ht an times ana al
fords me opportunities Tor each or the
principals as We'll as Tor the orchestra ana
chorus III IL mas particular iauit IL IS
its persistent aSitatloh. thefs being Nitle
relief from dramatic effort from the be-
ginning TO the end.
The cast was an excellent one. Signor
ColcnZ was great surprise to those who
mad heard him on Monday night. The
dramatic music of Canio comes well within
hts range and suits his fervent style. AL
though his imperfect method left the I'M
passionate intensity. both as TO vocality and
action. was irresistible. and it also re-
vealed the fact that he has INDUCED this
strong point of his powers to the detriment
of his lighter and more sustained tones.
Signor Beiati was again in fine voice and
sang Tonic most admirably. eXcelling in the
eccentric and difficult prologue. and being