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this they carried the audience each
time with them. In commenting on
the work OF the four it is difficult to
state preference. Miss well as AZuc-
ena did some remarkably good work
put she scored her greatest success
through her dramatic Interpretation of
the role of the gypsy rather than by
her vocal expression of it, although
her rather throaty eontralto has a re-
markable humannesS that sends it
straight to the heart. Her clean cut
ana forceful enunciation which be-
trayed her thorough appreciation of
the dramatic possibilities of her role
was a noticeably good quality of her
| acting last night. Miss well is a Min
neapolis girl, and at the end of the
second act in which her duet with the
tenor scored one of the pronounced
successes Of the evening, she received
TOUR immense baskets of flowers
Mr.. Sheehan. who sang the role of
maurice, has a beautiful lyric tenor,
robust in quality and remarkably ap-
peallng. The two solos in the fourth
act and the tower scene in the last
act and the final scene in the prison.
OF course, gave him plenty of oppor-
tunlty to display naturally beautiful
and finely cultivated vocal organ
Miss Norwood, who sang the role Of
Leonora, did not at first display her
voice to its advantage, for she was
very evidently suffering from a cold
Because of this slight indisposition hel
appearance in the first part of the
opera was little bit stiff, her singing
somewhat disappointing. But in the
opening aria of the tower scene Miss
Norwood amply demonstrated not only
tnat she possesses a voice of unusual
depth and sweetness, but that she has
the dramatic gift as we'll. Her pianis-
slmo tones, in which this aria abounds,
| were delightfully."- sweet, pure and far
reaching.
OF the four principals Mr.. Golf. who
sang last night the role of Count di
Luna, evidently possesses the best vo-
cal art. The Tempest of the Heart
song was sung with fine simplicity and
refinement of sentiment as we'll as Of
enumeration that gave to il the promi-
nence that 1t deserves in the opera.
The tenor and contralto duet in the
second act and the trio in the first act,
sung by Mr.. Norwood, Mr.. Sheehan
and Mr.. Boyle, were both sung with
splendid effect.
The chorus of the Castle Square OPP
era company has no great volume. Tire
best bit they sang was the soldiers
chorus in the fourth act. The anvil
chorus was more anvil than chorus.
but the stage picture of this scene was
one of the prettiest in the opera.
The opera was sung in English, and
doubtless it was for the purpose of
making further appeal to popular
taste that the tableau which closes the
opera was added. 1t showed the exc
cut1on-Or the moment before the exc
cut1on-Of Maurice. AS a piece of
rather tawdry realism it might appeal
to an ordinary gallery, but a grand OPP
era gallery is not an ordinary gallery.
and the tableau made no appeal last
night.
A COnstderah 11, a,,orr,aota5 orobos+ro
was directed last night by Mr.. Eman~
| uel. II TrOvatore" gives the orches-
ira little opportunity, for the opera
was written principally for the human
voice. But Mr.. Emanuel deserves
credit, as does his orchestra, for the
fact that it furnished one of the har-
mon1ouS part Of a harmonious whole.
| Faust" will be sung tonight in Min
neapolls, with the following cast:
| FAUST .'.................. Mr.. DAubigne
E Eaiehtlne ..;.''.............. Mr.. Carrier
t 4Myeph1stopheles ................ Mr.. Boyle
Marguerite -. Misses Rennyson Romano
sNsl ne bel Misses DuFre, Albright
see4!brus of Students. Soldiers People s De-
EassA - mons, Etc.
RI Note-Miss Rennyson will sing Mar
neaerite' on Tuesday and Friday evenings
and at the Saturday matinee. Miss Ro-
An1ano will sing the role on Wednesday
Ievening.
Re In spite of the disagreeable weather
last evening, James A. Herne's Hearts
OF Oak" attracted a second large au-
dience to the Grand opera house This
| offering at popular prices is one Of
exceptional merit, and the splendid
patronage accorded it on it's first two
performances indicates a thorough ap-
probation of this fact on the part of
local playgoers. The first matinee per-
Torrance of the anCS oranoant will 90
cur tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O.
The Grand's offering following the
engagement of Hearts of Oak" will be
Maurice ]. Fieldings melo drama, "a
Ragged Hero"
The Bon Ton Burlesquers are giving
the bill at the Star this week to salts
fled audiences that have filled the
house at every performance so far.
The programme is replete with good
things in music and vaudeville.