Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-19

-. foremost Ameriear light opera ,.a
lns .ny. the disadvantages 10 , ,ane
t'nr a.ny honors that are heap'ns upon
ihe NAM oa,nest way possible, The I'M
Mn 'ne ,,d,oncs that assenbled at the
mems a last night to welcome it here
Ths ,. after an absence OF seVera .
isl." was not in the nature OF " SUI
I'a''i ,n :" what is expected as the resu-
Prise wv The members of the orsahi-
lar 'n'H snr the most part, have attained
ilu .aral fame and have done ~ upon
pAu ,, The aim has been to give ,he
n,' ,'. the best in light opera 'hat was
puu"' "A and when the gems OF whnt
10 " ,dv been written were EXHAUST
had al aaoros were ordered from the
Cd, calebrated composers, mueh as a
NV. .n would order pair OF shoes rom
ma" .hoamaker. After long hst Oh
Dis s h,a been presented, during the
oWi' o,,oor years since this organiza-
pas' arst launched in the business
uv O.s,ns ever attempted brought ,ne
h la 70 IL that DeKoven and smiths
,aI Hood made possible ana II seems
hOV ,mpossible now to replace IL III
SUM-. lids Of the people. In conjunction
'ne mi" .h,s famous opera the Bostonians
WV been presenting The serehaae'
Aa ,,,sn BY Victor Herbert and Harry
N smith and it was with TINS opera
Tho Salt Lake engagement was
us with at the theater last night.
op'" .,s almost too bad that music
..,sr like salt Lake should DC put OH
Ve ,,s onlv three performances by an
WV whose popularity would
usa have commanded
eAH IN crowded houses. II
WeeA ,,s,hlv not new tnihs
management of the company
io' we .oid that the Serenade does not
w 10 fnr the ever popular Ropih
gu as sither In quality of music or ao-
HOW me- are n number of scintil-
uen. eng that catch the fancy,
a. ..,s because rendered by artists,
a, there are none that impress them
ssi,ss ,,pon the mind except perhaps
~ serenade song, upon which the
onsra hinges and from which IL ue-
,lres IFS name. II may be as wen 10
say here. in passing that the orchestra
leader could, TO advantage, inuhzIe NE
Nah sounding cornet anu ailow tne
vocal music OF the opera to he heafd.
An n the old favorites that have
S,ongb, the Bostonians to the envious
rosi,Ion which IL now enjoys. were
rar,nly welcomed last night as they
made their appearance. Jessie Bart
lstt Davis received something OF an
ovation Mrs. Davis seems to ut no
ynle as she does Alnn-a-Dale in Robin
Hnod. appearing as she does with such
ease and grace in that opera In male
attire. Her role In the Serenade
makes The fact more noticeable than
ever that she is not getting the better
Of the Old Man who adds the years
TO her shoulders and relentlessly de-
stroys the beauty Of youth, adding
portlnsss 10 the erstwhile trim figure
and cray hairs to the head. But the
grandeur Of her voice has not been
penreptbly Impaired. 1t thrills and
inpresses one as Of yore and public
opinion rgarding II Is unanimous to
the extent that 1t has made her the
most talked Of artist upon the operate
stage. In the Serenade she does not
lave The opportunity that her admir-
~ would like. but the Bostonians
Without Jessie Bartlett Davis would
tsver be the same. w. II. Mcdonald
hsII the baritone Of the company
ana Il Is either the case that he is
hot up to the standard or he has
pen supplanted by others OF less repu-
iatioh. He fills the needs Of the role
l.fhaps but he does not shine. Henry
gay Barnabe Is sim the lovable old
comedian that made his way into the
gness OF the public when he first es-
aysd light opera roles. His rumor is
o. NE spontaneous kind. he excltes the
nsDilltles TO greater extent with n
lew well chosen humorous lines than
gees the low comedian with all the
thunder OF farce comedy foolishness,
Years seem to make no difference to