The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-27
A TEXAS STREER.

Chas. H. Hoyts brilliant and amusing
satire "a Texas Steer" was acted in the
Lyceum last evening by a company led
by Katie Putnam in the character of
Bossy Brander. The bueyant atmosphere
of present theatrical traffic was again
demonstrated by an audience that filled
every portion of the theatre, and the
potential qualities of Mr.. Hoyt's admir-
able comedy had abundant proof in the
round after round of applause with
which its witty sallies, its pungent satire
its subtle character drawing and its fine
dramatic situations were received.
The present performance calls for COM
pliment. The principles are expert and
reputable players, the scenery is new and
appropriate, and there is liberal supply
of vocal novelties.-Geo. P. Goodale in
Detroit Free Press, September II, 1899.
Unprecedented IN very many ways, ap-
parently, was the season of grand Ita1-
ian opera recently closed by the Lambardi
company on the Pacific coast Direst
from Milan, Italy, this band Of singers,
reported from every quarter as exception
ally fine, first filed long engagements
in South and Central America and Mex
leo; then they visited Los Angeles, Cal,
and sang a different opera every night
for three weeks, to crowded houses.
Thence to San Francisco for another
long and successful engagement. followed
by a return season in Los Angeles Of
six weeks, and Ell route here they have
ust completed a four weeks season in
Denver. Colo.
The best examples Of Gounod, Verdi,
Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti. Ambrose.
Thomas, Masoagni, Puccini and Leonca-
vallo are said to have been given very
much more than adequate Interpretation.
and many who had never known the
rare privilege listened to the master
pieces Of the great writer's of the Bel
Canto school, as well as those Of the
more modern italian composers, present
ed with a marvellous degree Of perfection
by young, sincere, conscientious and Won
derfully gifted artists.
For it is claimed OF the principals Of
the Lambardi company that they are.
without exception. young, sincere, con-
scientious, and gifted vocally and dra-
matically. and that their spirit, their
spontaneity, their pure, true, musical
voices which ring out with lavish prodi-
gality, In solo and ensemble, conserve to
impress upon all they do an especial
beauty and a rare degree Of artistic per-
lection that is as satisfying as it IS IN
common.
The voices Of the chorus sre said 70 he
rich in volume, musical and always on
pitch: the orchestra fully equal 10 the de-
mands made upon 1t in supporting the
singers. In q word, OF these wondrously
gifted young singers from a land where,
in opera. music is the first requisite and
rightfully so, Il is universally written by
the press that their claims 70 distinc-
ton. to respect and more 20 the most lih-
eral patronage are worthy the best that
can be given anywhere. No listener and
no critic has yet been able 10 say OF them
that they did not very much more than
fulfill all promises made for them. which
IS a recommendation 50 rare that Il
should carry weight
Such is the number q principals and 50
diverse the quality OF their voices that
the bill can be changed every night with
no two casts the same. and the most
beautiful italian music ever written
either past Or present. Is sung By these
people. who are all accomplished artists
in spite 81 their youth as II IS never
heard in America except Il be by such
as these. sons and daughters or the same
land that produced the MASTERPIECES they
interpret-and those % the present GER
Grafton know TOO wei how very seldom
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