The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-04
1T WAS A NIGHT OFF.
The Del Conte Company Did Not DO
Itself Justice.


Itself Justice.
Last night was a kind of off night
with the Italian opera company. 1t
is difficult matter for vocalists TO APP
pear every night in the week and do
justice to themselves, but when they
need night oft and intend to take one
the pubic should be taken into their
confidence so that they will not expect
more than that which the company
proposes to give them. The small au-
dience which gathered at Maguire's
last night was In the main disappoint-
ed because it had received no intima-
ton that the chorus was to lay off. The
bill for the evening was "Rtgoletto,
but change was made, and instead of
the opera number of selections from
operas We're given. Nevertheless the
Italian opera company, minus its Choir
us and some of it's stars, gave good
musical entertainment. IL would not
be possible Tor such an excellent COM
pany to do otherwise. But most of
those who attended last nights enter
tainment had no reason to expect that
they would not see the company at its
full strength, and accordingly they
were disappointed. Whereas, had they
fully understood what to expect and
what they would not get, they would
doubtless have been much pleased with
the concert. A public on which the
IHuSltldn5 rely ioI llltlI
should certainly be treated honestly.
In the numbers rendered the audience
manifested particular appreciation of
Signora Montanaris' lovely rendering
of Verdis Aria" and Signor Scolaris
magnificent romanza "1nfeiice' from
the opera "Ernani." Both were enthu-
siastically encored. The concert closed
with scene from 'Gioconda," in which
Signorinas Montanari and Fanton APP
peared to splendid advantage and the
audience refused To be dismissed until
the superb rendition was repeated The
success of the ladies is a subject of
particular congratulation, in view of
the failure of the prompter, whose das-
tardly intention evidently was to spoil
the performance. He sang the lines a
bar in advance of the vocalists, and his
stentorian voice could be heard plainly
in the uttermost parts of the house.
The prompter was not encored and he
ought to be gagged. If he tries to
spoil a performance in Butte again he
will be gagged by the audience, and
he had better realize right now that he
is in Montana, and it don't go here any
more. If he wants TO sing, let him
come out on the stage and sing like Il
man. The programme Of the concert
was as follows:
Part I.-Rossini. symphony, Bar
biere de Siviglia." Grand orchestra :
Couchos Since Thou Art Mine" Mr.
Aspland; Valdez, "Danse de Concert, :
Senior Valdez Verdi, Aria" Signorina
Montanari; Schubert, (a) "Momento
Musicale of 1894" tb) Ave Maria: =
Bolzoni, "Nunnetto," Great Saloma
| quartette.
Part IT, - Mascagni, intermezzo,
'Cayalleria Rusticana." Grand orches-
| ira; Donizetti, romanZa "Oh, Milo Fer
nando," opera "Favorita." Signora Fan
! tony Verdi, romanza. "Infelice." opera
"Ernani," Signor Scolari; Donizetti,
! romanZa, "Spirito Gentil." opera "Fa-
vorita," Mr. Aspland; Poncheielli,
| seena.' "Gioeonda," Signorinas Monta-
mari and Fanton.
| IA is announced that the company
! will appear in its full strength Tonight.
when there will be double bill, CAY
alleria Rusticana" and "rPagliacci."
| Faust" will be sung at the matinee
tomorrow afternoon and "Manon Les
caut" at the farewell performance to-
morrow night.