Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-17

1 Nurse. reliable and useful. as she has
The reputation of being
| And let us speak of MancinelIi. The
handling OF orchestra and chorus was
mlstarly We know that better than
almost anything Dse for We hear $50
much OPERA which has neither light nor
shade just @ Kind of fortlssimo and
pHuissimlo alternately The man az
the baton is a great man in this opera
organization. 10 Is long since we have
listened to "a chorus which never gave
us @ moments doubt. which did not
wsp us by shouting or make as mere
yOus by being uncanuy IN stage busI-
ness
THE OTHER BILLS
And what we heard last night was
hu. one division NJ three great depart
ments of grand opera, each 60 have its
turn leo the coming three weeks. Really
there should not Boz any falling or from
the audience Of the FIRST night az any
NJ the performances. Tonight Gadski
comes back 10 MS, young American is
OBJ be welcomed in Susan Strong ana
tne leading Wagner tenor OF the world.
Van uyck In "Tannhausor They are
worth a crowded house Then Nordicl.
our own American prlma donna, with
Louise Homer. Sc0tu PlanCou and
now tenor viii sing aida The
Faust" ON Thursday night win be the
baa. ensemble we have had and with
Media and Salezl Zoo the two pretty
roles. plancan aud Campanau n
should be q performance never tO be
forgotten Lucia" win have Melhl
and another new tenor Crem0u.ui 1t
ihp matinee. and 'LohengrIn' and
Nine. Sohumaun-Hc.nk VIII see hum
drpls turned away 10 ls % great se1-
som. the greatest san Francisco has
ever seen and Mr. Grau can have moth.
ing more artistic at any t.me 90 offer
us
THEE THOUSAND THERE.
!, was q $4,000 house and ana audi
ouoe of 1000 people From the stage
lHr great main door and the three gale
I.I.es and thD boxes presented "a bul-
liant appearance There was not q
break anywhere, 900 thICky was the
seating space occupied. 4 fringe ui
men stood along the wallis within the
numerous entrance doors on the first
and second floors ana added 60 the
h0uscful
II| "IN' NI NIIN N.I.IN..II.' ~ Hn Nil.|II'Nl"
ately ra1ssuring tD thr opera people %
gave hem the initial confidence Co be-
gin the performance. When some OF
The other and more generally popular
operas are sung then viii san Francis
co have ITS chance 90 applaud some NJ
the singers % the echo. The artists
have felt the pulse OF the local public |
and they have pronounced N healthy |
and discriminating appreciation that !
promises the right sort 0f approval Tor |
the happier and less pathetic things |
that are 90 come.
Sale2a. the tenor said OF the AUDI |
puCe. II am enthusiastic over the nee |
ception accorded u.s. ] watched the |
faces of the people closely. and / could |
see that they were much pleased al the |
performance That Is great encour-
agement 90 ON artists and 70 helped me
IL spurred me on 90 give To the people |
0f San Francisco the best I have, Nat |
urally there was some feeling on my
part on appearing before an audience |
Tor the first time | experienced some |
emotion some little nervous tension |
during the first and second acts but |
the appreciation OF the audience re8s- /
sured me. Now ! feel much more COM |
dlence 10 having dng before this nu- /
dieuce and in having seen the manner /
Ia which the people received me-
PlanCon, the hasso, giving his im /
prcssi0ns OF the audience. said. "Or /
course. ] was singing here Tor The first |
time and not Ia a particularly notable |
role butG found the reception Of the |
san Francisco audience magnificent /
Tho people showed sympathy with the /
singing ] look forward with much 1
pleasure 20 singing the part of Mephis- /
t0pheles. which I sang 100 times In /
Paris and In London and other great |
cities In manner and In facial eX-
preston. more than IN words. Plancon /
showed his pleasure and satisfaction, |
His eyes danced and he laughed and his i
enormous chest shook
Grau. the impresario Of the opera
company came out OF his box smiling /
and aftable. 1T was q magnificent au. /
dience. and the singing was worthy the
assemblare" said he Romeo and |
Juliet has not been sung better any
where ] am satisfied