Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-20

fun also were tho great duet between
the tenor and soprano thai closed act
FIRST. the enhancing lullaby al the end
OF the second act, aud the beautiful fin
tsh that closes the play. when the
mother commits suicide and her little
chflc Is placed i'm the center Of the
stage. waving the American hag IN
greeting to its remorse stricken Father
The Characteristic suggestions of the
nattonallties involved In the play first
abe Japanese, then AN OCca sional snatch
OF America" and the Star Spangted
Banner We're all ingenious and most
fetching With the audience.
Every curtain Witnessed whirlwind
OF applause. and the principal singers
were called out again and again. The
honors go TO the young Hungarian sing
err, Madam S2amosy. II seems 20 re-
quiTG a foreign temperament to convey
the moods Of the Japanese girl, and it
would be hard 10 lind a trusr exponent
OF the role thar Madam Szanosy. She
has powerful soprano voice OF drama
TIC quality, and more than all has high
gifts as a tragic actress, without witch
all her vocal accomplishments in role
OF this sort would amount TO little. The
hit she scored WAS a tremoU dous one.
Mr. Sheehan, the tenor, though the
part hardly affords the opportunities
of roles IN which he as made his repu-
tation. was admirable as Pinkerton.
especialls. in the beautiful solo and duet
work In the first act He also acted the
part In effective but quiet fashion.
The other parts We're In equally
strong hands. Mn Richards. the BARI
tone. played ana sang the role OF the
Ane rican consul with great taste and
dignity Miss BehHee, as Bltttertly's
faithful maid. also impaired strong
feeling 10 her character, and the lesser
roles We're wei sustained The eos
tuning and colortng were most beauH-
fail The opera Is Utmost chorusIess. but
the little the chorus had to DO WAS
done well. The great feature OF the
evening, however, was the orchestra OF
% men, under Mr., Rpthwell. it's work
was revelation from beginning 10
end, and musicians in the audience could
hardly show their appreciation suts-
clently OF the beauty, force and feeling
With which the score was rendered,
New casts will be presented at this
afternoon and tonight's rendition OF
Madam Butterfly" At the matinee
role. and Mr.. Taylor. a new tenor, will
enact Pinkerton- Tonight, when the
curtain rises at O'clock, Miss Flor
ence Eastou viii be the soprano. Mr.
MaeI4ennan, the tenor, Mr. BrOwnlow,
the baritone. and Miss Houston the COM
traito- MI. t'elth VIII conduct.
The FIRST half hour In last nights rem
dltion of the opera was ruined by The
late arrivals Why a big section OF the
audience should deliberately ignore the
appeals OF the management to be in
their seats on time cannot be accounted
for, but II indicates the worst possible
sort OF taste; people who came In time
10 see the curtain rise were excessively
annoyed; the ushers ought to adhere
10 the rule OF refusing 10 seat late COM
ers until the act Is ended
Manager PIPER says that never again
VIII he conduct an advance sale through
she mails The Idea WAS that the Saw
age people who thought Il big part
OF the crush could thus be avoided. But
Shern has been nothing but a roar"
from beginning To end, especially on
the part OF those who for years have
been accustomed to obtain their seats
by personal application. and many or
whom Will consequently be found
among the Second nighters" for this
occasion. The moral is Read the ads b."
oTpheum--What Is generally con-
ceded 10 be the best bill yet presented
Mt the orpheum Is packing the house
nightly with indications that the S. Il.
o. Sign Will work overtime this week.
Hon. Fred j. Keisei Of ogden reserved
boxes last night for the members OF the
state senate who went as his guests
TO add 10 the hilarity OF the occasIos
n number OF gags had been delivered