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duced by Leopold's wife to save his life
by assuring the Judges that the accu-
sation was a false one.
The Jew and Rachel are led to execu-
ton, and just as the latter Is cast into
vast cauldron Of boiling water. EIeazer.
pointing to her as she disappears, in
forms the cardinal that she was his long
lost child.
Gounod's musical treatment of Shakes
peare's Romeo and Juliet Is character
lied by exquisite nelodic beauty The
FAMOUS waltz aria of the bail room scene.
the impassioned love duets, the duel
scene and accompanying aria for the
tenor. the trio between Frere Laurent,
Romeo and Juliet In the sacristy scene,
and the pathetic and powerful numbers
OF the last act are as fine as anything
that the illustrious composer wrote for
Faust"
The latter, which is probably the often
est sung and most popular opera on the
opera stage of the world, will make a
most acceptable selection for Wednes-
day matinee. 1t is beautifully given by
the company, and was included among
the best offerings of the Chicago and
New Orleans asons.
Another notable triumph in the cities
named was "Salammbo," Reyer's superb
spectacular opera. This was sung three
times in the Auditorium to sucessiveIy
the Theatre de la Monnaie, Brussels, in
$780, and it has ever since been incor-
porated in the repertoire of European
operate seasons.
The plot of "Salammbo," which Is based
on Gustave Flaubert's romance Of the
same title, IA as follows:
Salammbo was the daughter OF Hamil-
car, Carthaginian general who lived
in the third century B. c.. After a sue
cessful war with the Romans, in which
the Carthaginians were aided by hordes
OF mercenary soldiers, the allies camped
near Carthage. One of tho barbarian
chiefs, Matho, Lybian, meets Salamm-
DO and love enters their hearts. With the
aid Of a Greek slave Matho gets into the
Temple of Tanti, tutelary goddess of
Carthage, and steals the zaimph, a mi
raeulous veil, held In a profound rev.
erence as the token of the city's great
ness and safety. Matho takes the veil
to his tent, outside OF the walls or ear
thage. Salammbo and the high priest,
Shahabarim, enter the hostile camp and
Salamnlbo tries to retake the zaimph;
but Matho woos her so passionately
| that she weakens, and whilst they are
in the midst Of their love-making the
camp is surprised and taken by the Car
| thaginians. Matllo is made a prisoner
| and condemned to die by the hands Of
| the high priest at Tanits altar, while
| the WeQQtnS OF OaldnnnDO TO MARI t1aVaS,
a Numidian king, is being celebrated.
The populace cry out that Salammbo,
having rescued the veil Of Tanti should
| be the one to STAY Matho. She takes
the sword, but instead Of plunging 1t
| into Mathos breast she stabs herself.
Matho, breaking the bonds which are
holding him. rushes to the dying Sa-
lammbo, and, taking her in his arms,
snatches the sword and kills himself.
| Reyer has provided for the strenuous
scenes music OF peculiar fitness In its
| expression of deep feeling, and for the
pageants and the religious rites he has
written music that Is characteristic of
the time, barbaric and Oriental in color.
A brilliant ballet by Palladike, taken
from his ballet spectacle La Patrie, pro-
| duced in Paris some years ago, is In
terpolated in 'Salammbo" The de-
licious lightness and tunefulness OF this
music affords relief to the more somber
and serious score Of the opera,
Following is the cast in full FOR the
season.