Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-02


Ing and departing carriages, the shouts
OF the drivers, and the merry CHATTER
OF the throng at the doors, we're quite
reminiscent OF scene at the Metro"
p0lltan Opera House on a smaller scale.
From a box office standpoint II Is
probable that few seasons have told
more eloquent story, and the receipts
certainly shot ahead OF anything the
Savage company drew on us last vlsit'
II they did not reach the $4,000 marx,
they could not have been far from II.
Probably never before In Salt Lakes
history have we seen better rounded
rendition OF Gounods immortal work.
We have had reuditious OF Faust re-
peatedly In the past good, bad and In
different the two that have lived long
est In the memory OF our opera lovers
were the presentations By Emma ABB
bott, and by the Emma Juch Opera
company In 1890. Juch herself was the
Marguerite; Mr. He1mont sang
Faust, and Franz Vetta was the Me-
phiato, They made a cast unparalleled
IN those days, and as far as those three
figures are concerned, they were per-
haps hardly eQnal.ed IN last nights
presentation. But speaking of Mr.. Saw
ages presentation of Faust In Its
entirety, and considering its orchestra,
chorus, scenery, and mOuntings with It's
principals, certainly II has never be-
fore been approached on our stage.
Mr.. Maclennan, a new Singer. sang
the title role and scored heavily with
his audience. The strictly critical
would note an absence OF perfect SYM
pathy IN his tones, but his tenor Is full.
correct and Raging, and certainly his
rendition OF the divine solos In the gar
den scene could hardly have been bet
tered. His work there aroused some
Of the strongest enthusiasm OF the
night.
Miss Rennyson who established her.
self favorite last year in the Wag-
nerian roles, sang Marguerite. Though
she seemed trine worn, and while her
opening tone production was throaty.
she steadily grew on her audience, and
In her Jewel Song" and In the int
passioned scenes IN the prison, she won
the most hearty paudlts Her acting
was admirable throughout, and showed
that she has broadened in that part OF
her art since her last visit.
Another artist, new to Salt Lake, Is
Mr.. Cranston, one OF Savages leading
bassos, who appeared last night In tina
part of Mephisto. He Is finished art
list Of excellent voice, good dramatic
Instinct, and with an admirable stage
presence. He Will perhaps shine
more brightly In other roles,as his voice
Is somewhat light for the part of tho
nend, and seems more OF a baritone
than bass quality, We have, too,
heard the famous serenade rendered
with greater effect and JUNCTION than
Mr.. Cranston conveyed to IL.
A most charming feature OF the cast
tho GieBnl ne Mice Ela,da A1hrighf
who In appearance, voice, and action,
made the ideal youthful lover. Her
Hover song was one of the gems OF
the evening, and she will undoubtedly
rank as one Of Mr.. Sayages most valu-
able finds"
The baritone role OF Valentine was
IN the hands OF Mr. Arthur Deane, a
strong and capable singer, who gave
the part with correct feeling, and
against whom only two objections can
be urged--one, that In makeup and
dress he might improve himself, the
other, that IN his death-scene he
smacked too much OF the methods in
vogue at the house farther down the
street.
II the critic were asked to place his
finger on the one feature OF the pre-
sentation OF the most undoubted ex-
cellence, he would Immediately indl-
cate the orchestra. Nothing finer than
Mr. Emanuels handling of his body OF
men, we are sure, Is to be heard out
Side of the opera houses of the great
musical centers. In balance, tone, ex-
ecution and shading, the orchestra was
superb, and when playing the bewitch-
ing strains of the waltz to the vocal
accompaniments IN the market scene,
the effect was exquisite in the ex-
tfeme.
In the chorus the male voices pre-
dominated, and Of the male voices the
baritone and bass sections were best
They made grand effect In the scene
where the fiend is banished by the
swords used as crucifixes, and In the
famous Soldiers Chorus"
The staging, costuming and electrical
effects we're beautiful throughout.
I Tonights opera viii be the famous
La Boheme," by Pucclni, and will
present an almost entire change Of
cast. Mr. Sheehan. tenor, and Mr. Goff
baritone, VIII have their old parts the
other roles being In the hands of Mr..
Bennett, Mr. Parker. Mr.. Jones, Mr..
Jungman, Mr.. Wood, and the Salt
Lake tenor Mr., Alfred Best. Miss
Rennyson vii sing Mimi. the waif Of
the Latin quarter; Miss Miner will sing
Musette.
At tomorrow's matinee. "Rigoletto"
VIII be sung with the same people as
In tonight's opera, except that Miss
Florence Easton, a new singer, will APP
pear Is Gilda, and Miss Claude AL
bright VIII have the contralto role.