The sun., 1900-12-23
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Yesterday WA \ u1siCll frti. concert,
opera md hrnin ourrn domorod fpr y h'Ht.
lng ttuin thos" inY-icn,ly Inclined ucrs"ra
who could tear thcmscycs away from tro
deadly Vaccinations of ihfis'mns shOpriug
There was guodlv audicu,r pt the oprrp
matinee IN tho Metropolitan Opera luus",
ana Carnegie Hall wa- o nlird by delighted
people who nprlnudrd Mime Srmhrioh whom
ever that charming singer nntuHi . ."ns
She appeared under the nu'rio". a. the N"N
York s. oman Md 10 the George JUNIOR
R"puhh" This rcpi bile H. q ht.l" colony
~ children ~ Frcoyilio. y ! uud h. sort
of expanded kiuDorgnrton wherein poor
children ro,cigo 90 sound, urI,t. n "duc1-
ton Nine SrmhriCl took the hc"u"-t tn-
tcfcst in IA" scheme and volunteered her
voice 10 help -uch a worthy cause IN"
l-t II lady patroncs."s wa a largo nud Dis
tingulshed one
The programme was mad" ~ Of int"rna-
tional folk songs. German li"d"r hy Nchu-
bert. Schumann. Il Strauss and i""w",
md group of classical a!r' aud songs b.
ginning with Buon0ucn ud;! i5l, Hn-
garello by Pacsclo. Mari" Autoinc'to's
"Cest mon Ami" B"ethoveu'S "FrcndS oil
und Leldyull. Purccl's Il Attempt from
Loves sickness and an old English song.
"Oh. Mistress Mine" Semhrich's voice was
accustomed art felicity Of expression and
versatility of style Beethovem's wonder
ful song was an entire exposition of It's moods
Paesiello's Znsareo was huoynnoy Itself
and there was sweet feryor I'm the seldom
heard song by Mari" An nuetie. Mir lsiiore
Luckstone accompanied in most sym pa
thetic manner
Al tue opera Romeo ct Iulistte" was re-
peat ID with almost the -am" cast as on III"
opening night. the principal change being
tho substitution Of Mr Gilbert for Herr
Plancon In the part of the much-be draped
Cdpuiet. The DHhc sas sang by Mr Dulrlche.
whoss voice tremblpi with anger and his
usual tone production when he banished
Romeo. Melba was In excellent voice spirits
| and had t. refuse repetition OF the Nal-e
song Mr.. Saltza the programme has be
come intensely Fugli-h-was an ensrgeti"
Romeo. delivering the theatrical music of the
Exile" air most effectively, Signurina frde-
well sang well. looked will. and Fra Luigi
Mancinelli conducted with his usual verve,
la the evening Aida" was given AZ the
frat regular popular performance, II wcs
a very fiery. II not remarkably refined read
ing Of verdi's always welcome opera. The
newcomers In tho cast were four: Miss
Minnie Tracey who Quite undauntcd by
more the stage of the Mct-opol!tan-Mad
Louise Homer. Mr.. Journet and Mr. Imhar
de Ia Tour Two Of these are Americans;
the male singers are Belgian and French.
Miss Tracey sans very we'll Ia spots "Patria
Mia" was admirable until the close, when
the top tone went under a. To pitch Many
Of her high notes in climax had th!, defect
She did not spare herself and ia ia" duo with
| Amoncsro acted and sang with the utmost
abandon She was warmly received NJ
de la Tour Is n small man with 4 large voice.
which he uses rather rockessly He held
himself In until his third act entrance and
then sang most vigorously II not always
artsully HIS legato Is not good and his
voice il often white" aud "bl"at-" IN forte
pass lnges But he proved himself dramatic
actor and favor.te
NJ dame Homer has studied In Paris for
seven years and only needs stage routine to
develop into something Her voice is n
powerfui mezzo-soprauo. full OF color, with
a tendency TO the open production. She
does not ecopomize her forces and her voice
Il forced SO mach that IL often becomes me-
talio. Her famous scene was well executed
at times though lacking cohesion. She has
temperament and Is conely of appearance
She was heartily welcomed. Scott was u
superb AmonIsro. lie Is an artist OF fine
cali5er Muhlmann was the htng and Jour
net the Rdmfs. The latter il capable singer
and actor. NJ Fon, the new conductor.
showed himself be a safe and experienced
man. though he let his brass play too loudly
The stage tabeaux were brilliant. the cho-
ruses uutringy sung and the baliet> Of un-
usual interest The audience was far from
numerous. but in a thoroughly appreclatlve
humor