The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-03-28
EGYPYA A GREAT SUCCESS
BRILLI1N7LY PR RESENTED AT THE
 HYPERION LAST EVENING.
Nearly One Thousand Taking Part in Presentation of the Operetta Distin- gushing Features of the Occasion.

| gushing Features of the Occasion. If a numerous and demonstrative au- dience, a company of players aggregat- ing near a thousand, clad in handsome
 oriental costumes. the best vocal talent
 obtainable in the city, with appropriate
 scenery go to make a very notable sue
 cess, such certainly were the conditions
 existing at the Hyperion theater last
 evening for apparently every seat rom pit to dome was occupied.
 "Egypta" is described as an oriental
 operetta, and while the music is not
 original, being culled from many well
 known melodies, 1t serves we'll to pro-
 tray the story Of Moses from the time
 he is placed among the bulrushes until
 he successfully appeals to Pharaoh to
 relent his oppression over Israel.
 The principal roles are those Of Pharaoh's daughter and Moses taken
 by Mrs r. Howard Russell and Frank Edgar respectively.
 Mrs. Russell has been identified with several very successful public perform ances, but none has been greater than "Egypta" It is to her that much of the pronounced success of last evening is due Her voice. stage presence and acting were exceedingly good. Mrs. Russell, as the princess, and her attend ants In the lullaby Sleep My Little One Sleep were effective.
 Baby Bell' demanded as much at tention as the infant Moses as any. Moses as a boy was Birge Bushnell, while Frank Edgar as Moses the prophet was particularly well cast. His voice is baritone of pleasing quality, and his former histrionic experience en- abled him to give the part almost pro fessional finish.
 Misa Louise Daniker, one of the best contraltos in the city, was very satis- factory as the mother of Moses. She sings with considerable freedom and sympathy,
 Little Miss Ruth Lichtenstein as the child Miriam displayed much ability and sang sweetly and with assurance, while Miss Florence M. Loomis enacted the same role in later life. Her voice Is evenly developed and at times powerful. She had considerable to do.
 Miss Saidee M Thompson did well in tue small part of .zipporah,''J while Mrs Mary Loveridge Robbins was par ticularly good as the Messenger An gel' Her voice deserved much larg- CT part, being one of the best heard last evening.
 Riley E. Phillips, jr., made good deal of the part of the king singing and acting with dignity and Master Lor- ing Burweil, the Prince sang clearly and sweetly.
 John lGrisbach, a comparatively new tenor, has an exceptionally good natural voice and filled the part of Aaron we'll Fred B. Adams was another good tenor as the herald; Carlos w. Worcester has a voice well adapted for the aged character of 'Amram,' and Francis s. Hamilton, jr. (Egyptian overseer, and A. William Sperry (Jethro) showed good bass voices. Masters John Norman Russell and Ralph Read were the kings attendants.
 While some of the chorus showed a lack of sufficient rehearsing, on the 1 whole the performance went remark ably smooth for so short period of study. Particularly good was the trio In the last act. sung by Miss Loomis and Messrs Grisbach and Edgar. The attendants of the princess sung their parts we'll, the intricate marches were we'll received, but one of the most beau .iful sights one can imagine was the entre of some 800 little girls from three | 10 six years of age. who sang their ,horus parts sweetly, and with much | volume.
 "Egypta" is good Lenten diversion, md will be repeated Friday afternoon | It o'clock: also Friday evening.