The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-06

noted Carl Rosa opera company. Of Eng
Iand. with which organization she was
Tor three years, singing AL the leading
mezzo roles. During that time she be-
came the most popular concert singer in
England. appearing at the great orches-
tral concert IN Queens hall, London. and
at all the principal British musical fes-
uvals. In 1901, she became a member OF
the Royal opera, Covent garden, London
where she has since been the leading
mezzo- soprano. Her only visit to America
was In 1909 and 1893, when she was a
member OF the Metropolitan Opera COM
pany, or New York. under the direction
or Maurice Grau. During her stay here
she made many appearances in concert
with great success. and when b. J. Laing
gave 'Parsifal'' In concert form In Bos-
ton, she sang the part OF Kundry.
Nine. Lunn has rich. vibrant, mellow
voice OF unusual compass. She is a ma
tive OF Manchester. England. and began
her vocal studies in that city under the
went to the Royal College OF Music. Lon
don, where under the INSTRUCTION OF Al
berto Vlsetu she won the national scholar
snip. since then she has spent a year
with Bouhi. in Paris.
Her first public appearance were made
when she was still student In operas
given by the Royal College of Music. Her
repertoire IL wide and comprehensive in
cluding all the classical mezzo roles and
many OF those written for dramatic So
pranos. Nine. Lunn is an actress OF great
tistn sient ordsr a. well nd as Mr singer Of hish ar
self most fortunate in having been able
10 secure her services for his season of
"Parsifal" in English.
Perhaps no vaudeville act OF the san
son has created the furore that has been
aroused by the famous Marcel Living Art
Studies and Bas Reliefs. which will nav
its long visit 10 Keith's theatre
next week The act was one OF the fea-
lures OF the Paris Exposition, and after
n.
the leading theatre IN Paris, IL was
brought last season to America TO he ex-
hibited on the Keith circuit. Here, too
IL made a sensation, and ran for so many
weeks at each OF the other houses on
the Keith circuit that the vaudeville
season AT the Providence Keith theatre
had closed before the act was allowed
20 get here. Mons. Marcel r. an artist OF
recognized ability and nccomplishmcnts,
having been prominently connected for
il years with the Academy OF Fine Arts
at Brussels and Paris.
He has spent several years perfect
ing these living reproductions OF famous
statuary and bas-reliefs. until today II
IS pronounced by critics on two conti-
rents the greatest act OF the kind ever
seen. An entire carload OF accessories
are employed in the exhibition OF these
art studies, and the men and women who
pose for the pictures are all French
professional models. who remain 30 mo-
tionless that the audience invariably is
skeptical and believes that NJ. Marcel
employs marble statuary. The bas reliefs
and statuary reproduced are the most
famous OF the world OF art and are treat
ed by NJ. Marcel with the reverentlal and
appreciative spirit OF the true artist.
Alan Dale. the noted dramatic critic cf
New York said OF them: There In an
A. Il xsals Il
r. a minimum OF nudity and a maximum
cf artistic reverence. They would scarce
~ disconcert your properest OF aunts."
Although this act has been retained for
peveral weeks at every theatre In which
IL has ever appeared, their engagement