The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-13

ben. Further hearing Of Greg
oretti only justiies ones first
pleasure in his work, IN the fine. sympa-
thetic voice it's artistic and fin his
conspicuously Intelligent acting. Re most
gratefully refrains from the beloved high
note. which is among the radical vices OF
the Latin singers. Altogether his work IS
notably free from exaggeration and never
mOnotOnOus. One needs no opera book
-as the TivOlfs small boys have ito
understand Gregoretti. His acting leaves
the words only lightly necessary. and his
vocal sympathy gives yet another key to
the story. The Rigoletto OF Scotu was
no better. Nor as sympathetic Next
week, as the Count di Luna In II TrOva-
tore" Signor Gregoretti viii have OppOr-
tunity to exhibit more largely his remark
able fiexibility Of voice. / don't remember
a good Count di Luna at the Tivoli. not
even Salassa, who sang it sulkily because
he didn't like it.
The little TrOmben Is a fral and fiery
little person whose vocal volume hardly
clothes her strong dramatic impulses.
The voice is fascinating pure a flute
in its best notes. going up alOft with ut
most ease and fluent in execution. But
her fortes frequently degenerate into
mere scream, and the Venetian nightin-
gale" must be more tender Of her delicate
throat or she viii not be long able 70
sing at all. Like most of this years sing
ers, she impresses one as being very COM
fortably sure of her parts.
The ''boy wonder" Alfredo Tedeschi-22
and married. De Spada whispered me-is
an attractive singer. His voice Is a true
tenor, quite light, but used with grateful
ease and mOdesty Like GregOretti. he es-
chews the rubber high note, and If he
keeps to his present policy Of quiet arts
try Master Tedeschi may some day sing
very we'll indeed. He has a nice little act
ing instinct.
Miss Deglow. a pupil Of Mr.. Steindorff's,
has made a pleasing debut this season
She has a fine mezzo-contraItO pOise and
a pleasant personality. / hear very nice
things Of her Marta that at writing 1
have not heard. Other Faust" echoes
are that Dado this year excels himself as
MephistO. that Agostini does Faust ad-
mirably and De Spada's sure vocalism is
welcome in the Marguerite role.
la Sonnambula" and IT TrOvatore'
are this weeks bills.
A concert in which folders viii be In
terested is that Of little Katherine Par
low, who is little no longer. by the way,
but tops her mother by at least an inch
. Of that Beethoven brow Of hers. Miss
Kathleen gives a recital on Thursday
evening next and viii doubtless have
something good to show for the honest
and earnest work she has lately been do
ing with Mr.. Holmes at her elbow. This
young girl Is perhaps the most promising
violin student of her age among the local
budding Nerudas, and the proceeds Of the
recitals are to help to send her to Europe.
Those who are familiar with Kathleen's
work through the Holmes chamber music
concerts will doubtless welcome this op-
portunity to aid youthful genius.
Perhaps the greatest modern SYM
phonist, in Johannes Brahms. will be rep
resented on next Tuesdays symphony
Girra II GphaaT -
Philadelphia it is said that that city has
become a Brahms stronghold The con-
ductor acknowledges to having done his
best that way. and the critics have said
that the works were interpreted in most
loving and luminous fashion. But Mr..
Scheel's Brahms is not new here, but
more eminently welcome to-day than
when he last played it for US. The SYM
phony Is the second, with its lovely inter-
mezzo, richly fashioned adagiO and
finale as fine as any movement in modern
orchestral literature. Some "ParsifaI'
excerpts are also programmed, and
the MendelssOhn Midsummer Nights
Dream is another number.
0s !: : : o
the crying of a child in the gallery. Il
finally became quite annoying and our
comedian stepped to the foOtlights and
exclaimed in tragic tones: Ladies and
gentlemen, unless the play is stopped the
child cannot possibly go on This made
one Of the hits of the evening and even
the child seemed to take its cue and
stopped crying instantly.
Miss Jean Lane Brooks, the young
American dramatic soprano, arrived from
abroad last week on the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse. Miss Brooks, who returns
to this country to join Henry w. Saw
ages English Grand Opera Company, Is
a daughter of the late General Edward
]. Brooks OF the United States army. Miss
Brooks received her musical education
under Juliani in Paris. She will make
her debut with Henry W. Savage's Eng
lish Grand opera Company in Brooklyn
late in September.
''The Bonnie Brier Bush goes out this
season with the same company that has
been presenting this charming idyl for
several seasons. There are one or two
minor changes. but they are so unimpOrt-
ant that the cast may be virtually con-
sidered the same OF course, J. H Stod-
dart continues as Laehlan Campbell He
has made that character a classic.
Mrs. Fiske, who is rehearsing at tho
Manhattan Theater every day. has seen
THE Earl of Pawtucket'' four times
since she returned to New York She
says that the clean, delicate humOr OF
the comedy appeals to her and declared
a day or two ago that she would enjoy
playing Harriet Fordyce, If she were not
so engaged with her own work
Rose Coghlan will play the role Of
Penelope in Ulysses" when Stephen
Phillips greatest work is represented at
the Garden Theater.
Chinese JUDGMENT Of EGGS