The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-12-14
PHILADELPHIA OPERA HOUSE

The double bill consisting of '"The
Daughter the Regiment and "Pagliacci,"
will be sung at the Philadelphia Opera
House this evening, with Nine. Tetrazzini
in the title role of the Donizetti opera,
which is one in which she is heard and
seen at her best. Mr.. John Mccormack,
the young Irish tenor, whose popularity
has grown steadily since his debut in
Philadelphia, will again sing the music of
Tonic, while NJ. Gilbert will be, as be-
fore, the paternal Sergeant Sulpice,
whose interest in Maria finally unites her
with her young lover. The superior work
of this great artist is at all times delight,
but especially SO as the jolly Sergeant, in
the music of which part his sonorous
voice is most effective. The rest of the
cast is the same as previously heard, and
includes Nine. Duchene as the MarQuise
of Birkenfeld, and M. Nicolay as Major
Domo. The "Pag1iacci" cast possesses a
novelty in the first appearance in Philade1-
phia in the role of Tonic of Mario Sam
marco. Mile. Trentini will repeat her
capital performance of Media, and M.
Zerola will again appear as Canio. Those
who heard M. Zerola as Manrico in ''Tro-
vatore,' and were amazed at the effective
tiveness of his voice, know what to expect
from him as the deceived husband. Sam
baritones upon the stage to-day, and an
artist than whom there is none better
in his line He should make an excel
lent Tonic. Crabbe's mellihuous tones
will be heard in the music of Sylvio, and
NJ. Venturini will be the Beppo.
''Tosca" will be sung at the Thursday
evening performance, and Mime. Carmen
Melis will once more voice the measures
of the Roman prirna donna. Not since
| the advent of Nine. TetraZzini has can
tatrice achieved such an emphatic and un-
qualified Endorsement in musical circles.
Not only has this new singer voice of
beautiful quality, but she unites in her
rare personality extreme histrionlsm and
beauty of an exceptional order. Zena-
tello will be the Cavaradossi, part which
he sang in Philadelphia last year on
several occasions with great success, and
Remand will be heard as the Baron
Scarpia, a character of which he gives a
superb impersonation. The Sacristan of
M. Gilbert is too well known to call for
more extended comment. Others in the
cast will be Nine. Severina and MN. De
Grazia, Venturini and Fossetta. The
settings will, of course, be of the usual
Hammerstein standard, that of the
Cathedral in the first act being note
worthy example of the scenic artists
work.
"Trovatore" will be sung at the Satur-
day matinee with matchless cast. Nine.
Mariette Mazarin will be the Leonora,
which is one of her greatest roles and one
in which this great artist is thoroughly at
home Zerola will be the Manrico, and
in view of the great enthusiasm which he
created when he first sang the role, and OF
the unanimous praise by the critics of his
. f1o ca he
nized as one of the best opponents of the
role ever heard in Philadelphia. Nine.
Doria will be the Azucena, in which role
she won many laurels last season, and
Polese, will be the Count Di Luna Mile.
Egener, whose beauty and charming
voice have won her popular place In the
company, will be the Inez, while M. De
Grazia will be the Fernando Montanara
and Franzini complete the cast.
"The Juggler of Notre Dame" with
Miss Mary Garden in the name part, will
be sung Saturday evening, with the same
artists filling the roles as upon its hrst
performance this season. The comprehen-
sive artistry of Miss Garden finds new
revelation in each new character she as
sumes but it is doubtful if there is any in
her repertoire which she invests with so
many engaging qualities as that of Jean,
the Mountebank. M. Gilbert will again
be the kindly Abbey Cook, whose friendly
interest in the Juggler leads to his con
version and from whom the Legend of the
Sage Bush, one of the gems of the opera,
is sure of effective treatment. Dufraune
will be the Prior and Mn. Lucas, Laskin,
Huberdeau and Crabbe complete the cast.
M Sturani, whose brilliant conducting
of the various operas, has placed him in
the foremost ranks of modern conductors,
will direct every opera to be sung next
! week. The leading of FIVE operas in six
days is most unusual feat, especially