The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-25
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The famous light opera company,
The Bostonians, appear at the Hype-
rfon to-day, matinee and night, with
its unsurpassed array of talented sing
ers. Among the favorites who win APP
pear here are the genial and veteran
comedian, Henry Clay Barnabee; the
stalwart baritone w. H. Macdonald;
the beautiful prima donna, Estelle
Wentworth; the handsome young tenor,
Albert Parr; the graceful contralto,
Adele Rafter; the distinguished basso,
John Dunsmure; George rockingham,
w. H. Fitzgerald, Josephine Bartlett,
Vernon stiles, Mabel Pierson, Charles
r. Hawley, J. ]. Martin, and others,
supported by chorus of fifty voices
and a trained orchestra under the d.
rection Of S. L. Studley. THE Sere-
made" will be sung at the matinee.
1.-THE Serenade" is happily constructed,
not only in lyrics and story, but the
melodies are so widely divergent that
all classes OF music lovers are pleased.
THE Angelus,'' cupid and !" THE
Serenade," II Envy the Bird and the
topical verses of the comedians are SIM
ply opulent in harmony. The opera is
divided in three acts and the scenic
embellishments and the costumes are
rich in the extreme The Duke OF
Santa Cruz will be sung by Mr.. Bar
nabee, with Mr.. Macdonald as the adj
venturous baritone of the royal opera.
Sixty singers will be employed in the
production. robin Hood" will be
given at the night performance. Seats
rapidly selling. Prices, SOC, 75c, 81 and
$150.
Playgoers are eagerly expecting the
promised appearance of Miss Maxine
Elliott as the lady of Belmont in N.
c. Goodwin's production Of THE Mer-
chant of Venice" The characteristic
trait in which Portia perhaps most
strongly differs from other Shakes
pearean female creations is high or
der Of intellect, never at loss in an
emergency, however trying. Perhaps
better illustration Of her quick clear
ness Of thought could not be given
than her action at the receipt of An
tonio's letter on the eve of her marriage.
She had just previously to the receipt
Of Antonio's letter given herself to her
husband with the same delightful noble
sincerity. "Happiest of all in that her
gentle spirit commits itself to yours to
be directed, as from her Lord, her gov
ernor, her King" With an alacrity
that sees all possibilities Of danger and
how to meet them by power of com
bination, the right course to pursue
comes as flash of inspiration: What
10 more? Pay him six thousand and
deface the bond. Double six thousand
and then treble that, before friend of
this description shall lose a hair
through Bassanic's fault. First go with
me to church and call me wife, and
then away to Venice to your friend, for
never shall you lie by Portals side with
an unuuiet soul.' Again with no
thought of herself she exolaims 20 love,
dispatch all business and be gone the
remarkable clearness OF her vision and
keen penetrating insight have perhaps
their most brilliant exenlplification In
her bold reduction to the absurd in the
problem of the bond Essentially FEM
mime, in spite Of her apparently mascu-
line characteristics of graphing with
abstract theory and keeping direct
line Of action, she relieves her surpass-
ing cleverness by warmth and open
ness of heart, and extreme generosity
of feeling which show themselves in the
every day life. With all her knowledge
of the means at her command her HUI
man and kindly spirit attempts by ev-
erv persuasive argument in her power
to arouse the better feelings of Shy
lock. Tt is only when she recognizes
that all pleading is futile that she pours
on him the strength of her intellect and
grasp of the technicalities Of the law.
These are the qualities for which Miss
Elliott is peculiarly fitted by tempera-
ment, experience and training. Her
appearance as "Portia" is hardly less
of vital interest to the Usage than Mr..
Goodwin's "Shylock." In the cast are
Ffffe Ellsler, Annie Irish, J. e. Dodson,
w ]. LIE Moyne, Maclyn Arbuckle,
Aubrey Boucicault, Henry Woodruff,
Vincent Serrano. William Courtleigh
and Frederick Perry. But one per-
Torrance is to be given here at the IIy-