The record-union., 1899-03-25
ADJUSTMENTS.

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essary for the public to know concern
| ing the grand Lpsra next Wednesday
night The opera is 10 be Carmen"
and the cast will inc ..de ten of the
twenty principals of tie E. lis company.
This is as many as ever appear in any
one opera OF the company's reperto re,
| and more than are seen in most or
them The sopranos and contraltos
are Melba, Gadski, De Lussan, Olitzka
Chalia, hatfield and Van Cauteren. We
are to have n Carmen" four of the
seven, namely De Lussan as Carmen,
hatfield as Frasquita, Van Cauteren as
Mercedes and Gadski as Micaela. The
tenors of The company are Bonnard.
! Pandolfini, Van Hose Del Sol, Cass
and Ceppi. OF these six we are to
have three, Bonnard as I;r1 Jose, Del
Sol as Remendado and Cass as Morales.
The baritones and basscs arc Bensaude,
Stehmann, Boudouresque, De Vries,
Rosa, Rains and Viviani. OF the seven
we are to have three, namely Boil
douresque us 1.scamiiic, Viviani as Zu-
niga, StehmaEu rs Dancar'o. Concern
ing Gadski she has but a small part II
| Carmen" but il will give the audience
SO fortunate as to he present opror-
tunity to learn something of the quail
! ties of her s1pericr organ. In. San
Francisco Wednesday night she carried
the audie ace by storm, men rising IN
their seats and cheering her to the
echo. The last issue of Musical Amer
lea" pronolnces her The great coming
| Wagnerian soprano, and forecasts that
she will soon he recognized as one of
| the foremost of the singers of the time.
| De Lussan. whom we heard the other
night alongside CT Melba in La b.
heme," is, a mezzo soprano, whose voice
| is rich in tone, clear and silvery, full
| of vivacity, precise 10 use, but that are
| as easy and effortiess as any one can
wish. De LuSSan is an accomplished
actress, flashing, dashing, ripping
singer of charming Laturalness. She
| colors her tones with dazzling and
dancing lines of brilliancy. She is as
human AMI passionate and real as
Carmen, say these who have seen her
| in the role, as the most exacting taste
could demand. She is an artful and
delightful singer. Her voice is ample
in volume, but not Of robust quality.
yet there is rot even a suggestion OF
thinness, lIghtness or incapacity along
brunette CT petite figure. graceful.
handsome ard has wonderful personal
magnetism. The me-, all enthusiastic
callv admire her. aid even the wcriCr
confess that she is "a charming crea-
ture." The London Times thus judges
De Lussan: Mile Zelie de Lussan's
assumption of the heroine in Carmen
is an effort of genius, that preserves its
which the wayward Gypsy throws her
lover, retains its subtle perfume. A
truer or more realistic study of charac-
ter than this, free from the faintest
shadow Of coarseness of exaggeration
the lyric stage has not seem There
is no comparison to be made be-
tween Melba and De Lussan. Both
are coloraturists, but Melba is a
music painter, who uses broad, sweep
ing, mellow bands CT color. Her natural
equipment IS that Of staturesque fig
ure, dignified and progressing coun-
tenance, graceful carriage and a voice
of wonderful power without in its use
the slightest evidence CT exertion to
produce effect in fat. there is no iay-
ish expenditure of muscular energy that
SO offends in so many singers she is
not given to vocal gymnastics. Her
ease in singing is remarkable Her
voice may be likened to the tones
of great flute, strong, diffusive,
fluent, penetrating, clear, of enehant-
ing sweetness and dslIcacy and fasci-
mating in rs classic beauty and the
harmonious character of all it's phases
1t is a vote that one might likeu to
beautiful sculpture. Eut not that chisal-
ed out Of marble-rather, cut from
rarest ivory. One feels that De Lussan
and Melba On ih- Stage together are not
at all in contrast. tina: between the .wc
no comparisons can be justly made;
that if either clhf,lier We're away one
would rest in perfect content with the
voice and work of the other. BoudJAr
esque is basso of exceeding excellence.
His voice s 20 his score what Melba.s
Is to the soprano satisfying, full Of
warmth ana co.or. and strongly elno-
tional. It is 4 resonant basso, with
baritone capacities. He enunciates
with great distinctness, and has style
Of exceptional vigot enc vitality
Announcement is elsewhere made of
the appearance at the Clunie Ope:a.,
house Tuesda~ nigh. next of the STAR
for University Glee Club and the Uni
versity Mandolin Club. There are
eighteen parsons l.. The mandolin club
and twenty in the slea club The cubs
are now upon 'hsir fourth annual tour,
and are mee:i,-S with unqualified sue
cess wherever they appear The vocal
soloists in the concert here will be F.
B. Riley, tenor and humorous imper-
senator; r. K Culver, second tenor and
humorist. In one number the clubs will
appear in combination. Fourteen num-
bess are down upon the program, and
as most of these are usually doubled
we may expect not less than twenty
at the lowest figure. Mirth, wit, senti-
ment, fun, spirit and melody distin-
guish the entertainments of the club.
When they were here before the Rec
ord Union" found it justilfiable to an
prove and warmly commend the young
men, and to say: 1.-The program was
pleasing and merry. as to mimicry and
humorous solos, in song and persona
tion- Mr.. Riley as a mimic and char
acrer impersonator was more than
clever. The playing of the mandolin
club was very Pleasing and evidenced
careful study and practice, with good
taste and cultivated style of an excel
lent character Livery number on the
program was encored and some OF, them
| three or four tines
JUDGE HUGHES DECISION,
He Holds That the Trust in the