The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-03
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If it is recorded in future history that
a light opera shall have eternal life,
certainly The Chimes of Normandy"
is entitled to that distinction. Plan
quette has given US this one beautiful
work. whether he intended it so or not,
as an heirloom, and it will most likely
go running along with generations I'M
born, even as it has with at least three
that have already passed away
"The Chimes was rendered yester-
day afternoon and evening at the Grand
by a specially selected cast, lacking lit
tie else besides a name. The matinee
drew a large audience. and at the even
ing performance the house was taxed
to capacity, demonstrating anew the
live interest in and popularity of this
! Hamlet" of the light opera field. As
a whole, the present production COM
pares favOrably with its predecessors
in this city, which is saying a great
deal MusiCally, il is. perhaps, superior
/ TO all of them, with special reference
to the chorus. Director Mcclellan has
drilled his picked voices with more per-
feet results than ever. The chorus al
most lifts the roof off the theatre in
some of its climaxes. Better still, its
attack is strong and ready.
The pTincipals-it is almost enough
" AEAEA A1iE LEduEA 80 TIE list MISS
/ Rosemary GlOsz is the SerpOlette. It is
q part that fits her as snugly as the
| peel fits its orange. Her performance
was full of the abandon, chic and dew
| iltry of the gOOd-fOr-nOthing and bogus
marchiOness, without which the char
/ acter becomes very like a river with
l out water. 1t is extremely UnfOrtu-
nate that Miss GIOsZ should be strug-
Cling with the effects Of the dreaded
| spring cold. At times it seriously i'm
/ paired her rendition of the beautiful
music allotted to SerDolette. Vocally
( she was not at all able to do herself
/ justice. Mr.. Goddard discovered him
! self similarly disabled yesterday morn
/ ing, and was forbidden by his physi-
clan to appear. Things were blue, in
| deed, around the Grand for a time. But
/ with true fortitude, backed up by a
/ dressing room apOthecary, the two
principals went on in their parts. Miss
! GlOsZ got through remarkably well un-
/ der the circumstances but Mr.. Cod
dard, whose attack seems to be more
acute, was forced to abandon some Of
( his heavy numbers. The marquis is
/ the strongest part Mr.. Goddard has
/ ever sung in local opera. As ever, his
/ performance Of the same is admirable
! Miss Luella Ferrin, as Germaina.
/ added q stunning blossom TO her boquet
/ Of popularity. She was always the
: sweet and winsome peasant girl AMI
/ her numbers were rendered with beau
( tiful effect, in perfect voice
B. 5. Young, who has not appeared
+ before the public since said Pasha. "
+ carried off the individual honCrs of the
performance for his magnificent acting
/ as Gaspard the miser. Mr.. spencer s
/ cd part. 1t is q pity. indeed, that such
/ dramatic talent as Mr.. Young UndOUbt-
/ eddy possesses. is not more often exer-
/ cised, His scene in the haunted castle
1 was gem of realism, such q one as
makes the cold shiveTs chase Up AMI
/ down the back. being for all the world
reminiscent of Mansheld's DIR. Jelyil
and Mr.. Hyde"
Fred Graham's plaintive. sympathet-
/ lc and altogether pleasing terror voice,
/ was never so delightful as in the part
I of GrenicheauX the fisherman It IS
/ an opportunity Mr.. Graham has long
/ deserved. and certainly he makes the
! most of it. His reception was extreme
( " cordial Ed Alidgley makes a good
\ deal out OF the bailee. to whom falls
the low comedy Of the opera. He has
t in him the instincts of a capital come
+ dian. The Quartette of peasant girls.
/ Mrs. Browning Miss Barrow, Miss
/ Pouiton and Miss Johnson, were pic
/ lures before the foOtlights.
/ Besides the familiar numbers Of the
/ opera, the quintette ia the second act
/ the ensemble and solos. a hearty greet
( ing was given Miss Ferrin's rendition
/ of Il Rise From Dreams of Thee,
I which is the composition of Dewey
/ Richards of this city The beautiful
orchestration is also by Mr.. Richards
Director Mcclellan is to be congratu-
lated on the general excellence Of the
musical part of the production. The
4 orchestra numbers sixteen pieces. Sc
lected from the various local organiza-
J tons. and its work while it showed al
D the afternoon performance fearful
want Of rehearsal was little short OF
( sUperb last night.
The Chimes Of Normandy runs IoI
the remainder of the week and neXl
Monday and Tuesday nights.
Those members Of the salt Lake OPP
era company who are not taking parl
in '@'he Chimes Of Normandy viewed
the performance last evening and ex-
PRESSED themselves rs keenly delighted
f IT is conceded that the oDera never was
4 given with as good effect, musically, II
this CITY
The seat sale for the Frawley en-
eagement opened YESTERDAY at the The
atre The order Of the repertoire has
/ been changed somewhat Owing L
/ Miss Bucklev's Illness -Blue jeans
viii not he produced until next Nednes-
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