The record-union., 1899-01-20

IetdlUeu IIiOSl Ol tuc SOAAPoiiy,
the majority of whom are established
favorites, whose Interpretation of their
various roles for the third successive
season insures "a perfect production
The Golden Nugget Quartet will be
heard I'M new vocal selections.
The concert and operatic entertain
ment by Sig. Abramoff and his ad-
vanced pupils at the opera-house last
night drew good and critical audience.
1t proved a decided treat and an enter
tainment of exceeding variety. The
program opened with a song, THE
Colleen Bawn," from the opera of
Killarney by w. E. Lovdal, who sur
prised his auditors by the marked i'm
provement he has made, notably in
confidence, smoothness of tone and pre-
cison of attack. r. T. Cohn sang in
excellent voice Ardittis Let Me Love
Thee Indeed this favorite tenor has
not been heard to better advantage in
years. His voice appears to gain in
volume and virility. Miss Queen Rob-
lin sang very pleasantly and winningly
Tell Her I Love Her So,'' and with.
creditable ease and confidence. A Sc
lection to test the volume of her tones
might have been better made. Her
voice, flexible and sweet, tends to
thinness in such a number; neverthe-
less, she won deserved credit. Mrs.
Moynahan was very successful IN
Gounods "Cantillea," and sang it in
good voice and with intelligent taste.
j. A. Nichols, first heard here in con-
cert last night, sang "Sipirito Gentil,"
from "Favorita." He made a marked
favorable impression. His tenor is ex-
ceedingly sweet and sympathetic. 1t
has a range from low chest tones of
good volume to upper G, though the
falsetto, which he does we'll we can
not think commendable. But Mr.. Mich
OILS has a dramatic voice and manner.
There is life, feeling and sympathy in
his work, and manifest repression OF
natural disposition to dramatically
adapt action to the word and note.
He has the spirit of melody in him,
and invests his work with a vitality
very pleasing. 1t is voice full of
promise, clearly possessed by a strong
dramatic nature, and moved by SYM
pathetic promptings. Both his numbers
called for exceeding tenderness of ex-
preston and repressed, passionate
feeling, and he was true to the de-
mand Miss Irma Wing in "Nobil
Signor" was successful. Her fresh
young voice has peculiar charm, ana
is handled for one SO young with nota-
BILE ease and skill. Her head tones are
best, and are clear, strong and sweet.
j. G. Genshlea, second tenor, sang
Flegier's Love Song" capitally. II
he has at any time delivered a song
number with more of spirit or feeling
we have not heard it. Miss Parasckova
Sandolin of San Francisco was the Sec
ond surprise of the evening, Mr.. Mich
OILS being the first. Terhaps both being
new to the concert stage here drew
more of attention to them. But Miss
Sandolin is a mezzo-soprano who in
stantly wins her hearers. Her enuncia-
ton is model, her method artistic
and her voice pellucid, strong, over
flowing with the quality of sweetness
if it can be termed quality-and SYM
pathy in her every tone is notable.
Hers is a voice of exceeding promise.
She was Immediately recognized as a
singer deserving Of the hearty COM
mendation of her hearers. She has
the presence and personal magnetism
no other of the evening possessed in so
high degree. All the others were re-
called and responded to the encores,
but Miss Sandolin was not released un-
til she twice responded. Promise Me-
has not been sung here better since
Jessie Bartlett Davis with the Bos-
tonians sang it in the Metropolitan
Theater years ago. Mr.. Genshlea and
Mr.. Lovdal sang the familiar duet from
s.Bellisario' SO we'll, with such spirit
and taste that they were required by
the audience to repeat it, Such a pro-
gram, supported by Mrs. C. A. Neale
and Arnold Heyman, piano accompan-
lists, and by an orchestra of twelve
pieces under direction of C. A. Neale,
was enough, but was only half the en-
tertainment 1t was followed by the
balcony scene and the marriage scene
from Romeo and Juliet with Sig.
Michelena, Mile. Ida Valerga and Sig.
Abramoff, and by the fifth act of
Faust by the Same artists in costume
and appropriate scenic effects. The
three were in splendid voice. 1t has
been so long since Ida Valerga was
heard in opera that perhaps the i'm
preston prevailed that her voice had
lost it's power and cunning. If any
entertained that idea, they were dis
abused of it speedily. The volume and
art of her voice is as of old. She sang
with marked strength, acted the roles
admirably, and proved that she is the
artist and vocalist OF Intelligence and