The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-10
WITH THE LYRICS.
Flctow's Masterpiece Martha Rel
dered Before a Large Audience.


martha" is one OF the most
beautiful romantic operas composed
by a Master in the days when people
preferred Flotow TO Offenbach and
Schubert to a "nigger song" The
sweet songs OF the famous opera
were rendered at the Opera House
last evening by the Boston Lyric
Opera Company in most delight
full manner.
Miss Leekley, whose excellent
voice has frequently been mentioned
in our columns had her grand sin
ming" Her acting was superb and
rarely has NANCY" been represented
on the stage with more "chic" and
vivacity than Miss Leekley did last
evening.
She was we'll supported by Mr.,
Rockwell, who made splendid
"Plunkett" and whose rich baritone
was heard to great advantage. His
acting was highly appreciated by
the audiences which filed every seat
in the house.
A. L. Partueley as "Lionel" was at
home, and nobody who baa heard
him in his parts in the operas played
during the season would have ina
gned for IN ,mtDt that he la the
possessor OF such powerful tenor
carefully cultivated and modulated
in truly artistic manner. Parmrley
is evidently young mao yet and he
appears occasionally somewhat stiff
on the stage. His acting as whole
was fine and the young singer has
certainly bright future before him
in the world OF music.
Why "Martha" was selected as the
opera in which Miss Andrews was to
MAKE her debut we do not know.
Her voice is excellent. OF course,
but Miss Andrews undoubtedly be.
longs in the grand opera and not
in . semi. comic opera like Martha
1t will he treat to hear
her iu II Trovaiore and works
Of similar classical standing. Mar
tina is not exactly within her
sphere although she played and sang
her part in very satisfactory man-
ner to all-with the exception per-
haps of herself.
Kunkle and Henderson we're as
amusing as over aud the chorus did
their work in a mastery manner.
To morrow "Tha Pirates OF PEN
zance" will be given at the. matinee,
and in the evening "Olivette" will
be performed
We have suggested before to the
good people OF Honolulu that Cen
cores" are always in bad form in a
theater where first class play is
produced. But it is even more 40 At
the performance of an opera. The
part oi the audience which desires
to follow the play does not care to
lose the key by having scenes and
songs repeated, and we are sure that
the singers ara not over anxious to
strain their voices by responding to
the ca|ls for "encores" by those who
think they must get the most out OF
their money, The romantic impress
sioo which should be created by he
production OF an opera like Martha
is married by having the poor crazy
Lionel cease bis scti ng while repeat.
ing bis sad song. Imagine in grand
opera, hero singing his best song
before he is killed on the stage and
in response TO an encore get on his
feet again, repeat the song and die
some more. In civilized countries
fret class artists make no response
to the applause OF the audience or
the clsque and we ought soon to
become civiliz a.. The audience has
right to make noise in express.
ing its opinion as long as the other
"fellow" or the singers and actors
are not annoyed.