The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-16
GARRIck.

The most noteworthy Offering OF tn,
National Grand opera companys pres
ent engagement In the Garrick thea
Ter was It's presentation OF Verdi.
eyer-popular III Troyatore." Wedncs
day afternoon. The company showcJ
To better advantage than in either ol
the two preceding performances This
was particularly true of tho chorus
whose shortcomings in the way OF per
hohal charm ana graCes were not
nearly so apparent. The awkwardness
so noticeable In Lucia" was almost
wholly lacking in I'll Trovatore." and
the voices blended beautifully in the
ensemble numbers In fact, the pre-
sentatiun. from overture to final cur
tain. was practically 1awless barring
perhaps an absence OF anything IS
pecially praiseworthy in scenic effects
The principal roles were all In com
petent hands The work of Miss Fox
rs Azucena' the gypsy, stood out
prominently In her singing as well
as her acting she proved herself to be
an artist OF unquestiOned ability. and
she is the posscssor of "A voice Of nm
usual range and sweetness. Sig Bat
taini's ManriCo was brilliant and
served TO further entrench him in the
good graces OF Detroit music lovers
Nine Frery, as Leonora. was emf
nently competent. and her liquid so
prano won instant favor Secci-CCrsi,
heard as the count. was I'm his usual
splendid form. MIR. Oteri was satisfac-
tory as Fernando, and Giuliani as the
messenger.
I'm the honors of the occasion. Mr..
hngelini. the musical director, is also
entitled 10 n liberal share Under his
leadership the musicians did their full
duty.
III Trovatore" will be repeated Fri
day night with the same cast.
Another OF Vcrdi's operas, La Ira
viata." the musical version OF Camille,
was "Wednesday evenings Offering,
md was received with great favor by
n somewhat larger audience than has
been I'm evidence on the two preceding
nights As NiOletta, a role that mas
always been n favorite with prima
donnas. Nine Zavaschi was given an
opportunity TO display her vocal tai.
ents To excellent advantage. AZ Lucla,
I'm Donizetti's masterpiece. she demon
etrated that she is an artist Of moro
than ordinary ability. She proved it
beyond all question in "Traviata, and
her audience was liberal with its mani.
festations OF approval
Amadi who was first heard IN
TMcia." waS the lover Alfredo Cor
mont. The role seemed perfectly
suitable To his voice and he was more
than equal TO the dramatic require
ments Alessandroni. as the older
Gcrmont gave good account Of him
self Mr. Oteri as the doctor, and
Nine. Del Campo. rs Flora. rendered
adequate support
Miss Fox will sing the title role In
Carmen" Thursday evening. Her
work in II Trovatore" gives promise
OF a musical treat.
Carmen" will be presented in
French by the National Grand Opera
company in the Garrick, Thursday
evening Following is the argument
Jose. brigader OF dragons at Sc
Vile. is waiting the arrival Of HIGH
aela. a peasant girl with a letter and
nurse from his mother. y band or
girls arrive at the cigar factory oppo-
site and Carmen. the prettiest and
most coquettish. throws him her bou-
ouet. Jose falls distraCtedly in love.
a quarrel ensues among the girls.
Carmen. declared the aSsailant. Is
ordered to prison She fascinates the
hrieadier until he connives at her
escape and is himself arrested for II,
Carmen returns 10 her gypsy life and
tennis Jose who meets her outside
the walls. 20 desert lie refuses. but,
ouarrelirg with his superior officer
about Carmen. is forced to join the
smueglers. Carmcn's love grows cold.
Escamilo. the popular tOrcador. wooe5
her while the Jealous Jose departs 10
visit his dying mother Carmen Is
faithless She goes with Escamillo 10
the bull fight at Seville. Jose pursues
her and. frantic at her desertion and
love for Escamillo, stabs her to the
heart
One Of the world greatest 'cellis's,
August Van Biene. will be on the
Temple thcater's program OF varde-
Vile prepared by the management for
Christmas week Van Biene. the top
liner OF the bill is the famous actor
musician OF rho Broken Melody re-
nown. n play in which he appeared
hundreds OF times throughout the
world He will appear IN the IempIe
in the oneact play. The Master Mu-
slcian." by Thomas Broadhurst, and
will OF cource. play his cello The
program promises 10 be rich in laugh
Ter for il introduces as its feature act
Stuart Barnes, the monologist, who
never fails to hand ont some fresh
comic material One Of the most vel
come entertainers will be Bert Levy,
the famous sketch artist. who throws
his caricatures ON a huge screen as
ne draws by means Of patent lantern
device Vivacious Nellie Y. Nichols.
clever little star. is still another
feature. Miss Nichols will sing and
demonstrate her powers as a comedi-
enne Other acts will he: Mr. and
Mrs Jimmie Barry in Mr.. Barry's
rural sldt. AT Hensfoot Corners;
Hugh Lloyd. the marvellous performer
on tho bounding rope; the Carroll-Gil-
lette troupe. novel acrobats; Ryan
White. artistic dancers and the
Mooreoscope
"a Mayors Vacation" a two-act
musical comedy with no reference %
"Floral Phil" or any other local fiG.
ure. will he enacted I'm the Avenue
theater next week by The FroliCsomc
Lambs" The Lambs are not members
Of the famous New York club for
actors but lively burlesquers who love
10 gambol, and they will do SO to their
hearts content I'm the musical vehicle
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