The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-08

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4 TECHNICAL. CRITICISM
Mi. Gookins Gives His Opinion
as to- esterday's Opera. 83,53
|F6#A..l S TroVatorc,' that wond erfully nlelo-
tllous 2and5itllnef,l favorlcH OF NJ he lover
of the bel IA canto'' school of art was
sung tln8the afternoon, Id II, d "A 5
The cast introduced MI. Joseph shee-
ham d new tenor, not heard during the
present 8engag cement Mr. ShtehanS scored
tan eouY success III the charnc-
ter OF Nlnnrico,Yth 'Trol,bndour, and cree
lated the greatest enthusiasm by his su- y
5perb work Ills voice rs II pure lyric
tenor OF $npparently lmitlcss range, and
III G!Troyntore affords him an opportunity.
5iilfl which he evidently Sreycls.
tfi Miss Jean Lane Brooks appeared as
sLeonor.l, and only dcepened the 8iHlprok-
sion she mado$the evening before in Car
men, She 4 gave d most artistic reading
Of sthc&role 8ofBthcs unhappy countess and
firmly aestablishotl herself lin the hearts
of athc&audiencc. The other8mcmbers of
the cast have all been heard lin the pre-
vous performances, and need no special
encomir,ns at this tln,e.E Suffice It e
say. that II 3Trovntore was given such a
superb presentation that tho great audi
ience was reused to tulnultuous elfthusi-3
5asIll which eliminated naturally the
famous prison scene Nothing could he.
moro Silnpressive .i more nppenl Ing III thai
this III, Nlserere,'t surrounded by the t.
5lnospherc OF the dungeon and the. doom
of death. Il a & .s.5 "a Is 3,g$5g
iTannhaeus II3ls5
agncr's great Or opera n Of # Tan La ellser
was sung iii tho evening. y he artists,
chorus and }orchestra seemed "a In heir
8lnpplest mood and entered into their
work witt al zest that carried very
thing before hem 25 ~ u 8,
H lliarnsy Vegeners wa s. the Tannlla euser,
and 4 t is safegt to say that 3a better i'm
snersona ton Of the knight and Hminne-.
singer has seldom been offered Ito Il any
public. IA Mrs. agcner no sonl sings asl
Eir he believed every sever word bllt IS
8ns IT, he enioEcdy$ or suffered every lin p
athatghe sings. He tlsSsnot an 5initator---,
&rat her n creator. i8S9sss sss
Gertrude Rennysoil' s charact ter Of lIliz-l
&abetl, was cS1nisitely rilwn and ear
srlcd witli5consummate grace. And as TO
8hcr voice one could listen for hours md
never tire of her velvet tones that 50
a''lingernE and wandering on ms $lo th to
#Iie.,'f Mr. Deans singing Y Vol fran
was III n fine piece o 4 work, particularly
8ins5 the production OF his upper egister.
voice. FL S8i ii5ss 3l5
ono 81 The best features Of these evening
8was the splendid singing Of 7 he men IN
the pilgrims Chorus. The gorgeous 2in-
strumcntation Of the opera. was In the
main well brought out by the orchestra!
under Conductor schenck, though3a $ little
closer attcntionS8tos details ~ I rehca rsnss
would have enhanced the beauty 9 the
accompaninents,s5%S S55,5 s@ 5sg tss} l$
GEORGE lie. G. OOKINS. 5ss