The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
MTSIC AND MUSTCTivS.

II Is readily conceivable that Thom1s's as
meralda" winch was sumo AZ tina Me'ropoli-
tan Opera House last week might be popular
If the public had an opportunity to become
familiar with Il Possibly the impre.ario
who undertook such a missionary task would
have TO he a rich man as Mr. Grau said when
he was reproached for not producing Yer
dis "Fal,tar- more Frequently. Familiarity
with any opera nearly alwa $ Increase the
enjoyment to he had from hearing it and Is
mernlda' is not peculiar in that respect But
it would lie liked much. sooner ihan some, other
n%ovel''es seen her" la,GiT, At ~" Lower
IIarbor" for Instance. which was also intro
duced Oy tngii-h, sinners could neverte made
Suincil's opera wIth all its scientific rrch"s-
,ration and dramatic intensity does not con-
tain nearly 30 much music "a Thomas work
which T. not nearly so modern In Ntyl" but by no
mean 80 antiJlatcdi in form ~ II has been called
some Of the nliinler' are ch9rm'ng :, an IN
usual degree in the stvle Of the composer
sorrs aud the flow Of the melody l. 81. riIl
and tl1art throughout.
II WA interesting 70 boar "Nigron" on tho
night following the first pr3dn''l"9 ~ "t-u'-
ralda" aa1 Lnte tho re-erh'ar'" l"iW"'n tie
I've WORK Ti.oh We So mr.n aug" N Sen.
a. well a. his master. and he swallow song"
and one. oin"r n'imorr .,,c"'d mite Is, worthy
OF long life as part- ot "Nignon' &c Hamlet "
The composers talent il no' in the least dra-
matte and the relation hC'Veeu tie music
and the action - never strongly suggested.
The tragic incidents Of Victor HVgu's novel
md no echo i'm the score which Taveg!' no
evidence that the COMPOSER ever could sue
VpSSiulIy treat 4 slhiso' 80 serious The
text was certainly uniu>Wrirg Tie arrange
iic1t OF me incidents Wt~ -t-alrh'tufWaid
enough and III" acton progressed a! er -"
too lcasiuv opening scenes Wet" over WIN
Tho tc.t IL Worthless and wore verse fever
was "mn1llnei in m ~op"rn.I" lcNf Some
OF II wa TAI "r.ug AMI literal irtI>Itlon from
tl" original iNrics Nnt'eu by hugo for Nile,
R"rttH'- opera on the subject lie prepare
thus entire lIret'D II 'hI' time II was looked
upon a. one % the Cgrip-iies of literature
that a wrjer "' iiu.p's genius could have
caliy 'dc stony ot hi romance So Theodore
Mar .idl> may NJ lo altogether resuuu-inle
for ~" pp1li'y "t the English ~liyro'tO Thomas
0d write one other opera This was Nj
G".h IA which H." Cyrl Rosa Inmpiny sang
In i>Si II wl> Tho Colleen Wet" performed
first In Liverpool M 1879 that was cumpl"l'd
bN another com pu~'I When "tsmeIsl1d
was sung lis. c"mro,er was only 81 and two
years later "Nad-,Ada' was heard first
The Maurice Grau orera Company 10 coming
successfully through III experiment q carry
ing across the country such An expensive or
SANITATION The second week was devoted
IN la Bohemc. Don Giovanni. -1nnnhauser.
Romeo ct Julietto. les uusuenots." lohen-
grin" and Faust lha largest audience
during the first week gathered w. hear 'Loncn-
grin" which had never before been a particu-
larry liked opera IN San francisco, where the
Wagnerian works are only beginning to acquire
popularity. II Is significant that the Wagner
oporss have been more IN aenan AZ over