The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

Cavaleria Rusticana is known to every
body and every phonograph owner in
town has in his collection Of records the
famous Lament from PagIiacci, as sung
logue, sung by Tonic (Signor Pacinii in
tonlght's caste) is also a familiar and
popular number at amateur concerts.
Inc stories or the operas are highly
dranauc- CaValeria. Rusticana (Rustic
Chlvalry) is a story of Sicilian peasant
me Iufrlddu, a peasant goes to war
and returns covered with the glory and
glamour or ms military career. In his
absence his sweetheart Lola has mar
ried Alto, village teamster. Tur-
rlddu enters upon an intrigue with an
other peasant girl, Santuzza, and be-
trays her- Afterwards he meets Lola
and their old love reviveS. His DISCARD
ed sweetheart Santuzza learns their
secret and betrays them to Alto who
surprising them at one of their tryst-
lngs, challenges Turriddu and kills him
in the duel which follows
1 Pagliacci is the story of a band of
strollng players in an Italian village
/ Pagdacci corresponds to our Merry
Andrew in meaning. The principal
harlequin. Canio, the leader of the COM
pany, Media, his wife, Silvio, her lover.
In the first act they have just entered
the village and are surrounded by the
peasants curious, as always, about the
strolling players. Tonic sings the pro-
logue in which he forecasts the tragedy
which is to follow and relates how
often the actors quips and jests cover
a breaking heart. Canio is jealous or
his wife Media and Tonio'S attentions
to her but when Tonic. in the absence
of Canio makes love to his wife, MEDIA
repulSeS him and strikes him in the
face. Her accepted lover Silvio jumps
over the wall and joins her and Canio
discovers them but Silvio escapes so
that Canio is not sure of his identity.
He suspects Tonic and in the second
act, which shows the players on the
stage and the villagers in the audience
the inevitable tragedy is enacted and
the situation, as the audience gradually
realizes that the acting is not buffoon-
cry but real and that they are Witness
ing the genuine rage and a despair of
jealous husband is tense and exc1t-
ing Media seeks to escape from her
husbands wrath in the audience but he
pursues and kills her just as her lover
Silvio appears on the scene to keep an
appointment with her.
Signor Tore will sing the role of
Turriddu. in Cavaleria Rusticana to-
night, Signora Duce Merola, dramatic
soprano. will be the Santuzza of the
caste. Signor cara will be the Alto,
and Signor Merola will conduct. In
Pagliacci Signor Bari, dramatic tenor,
will sing Canio. Mile. Diamond Dom
ner will be the Media, Signor Pacin1,
dramatic baritone. will be the Tonic
and Signor Fornaris will conduct.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Hoch will not
leave Topeka permanently when the
retiring governors family returns to
their home in Marion but will remain
here until Mr.. Hoch, who Is a senior in
pleted the course. They have rented
the cottage occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Kellogg on Lincoln street,
where they will be at home. Mr.. KEEL
W. in
flee, and Mrs. Kellogg will go to En-
poria to be with his father, Judge L. B.
Kellogg, while his mother is in Europe.
Mrs. L. B. Kellogg and Mrs. George P
Guernsey Of Independence will sail in
February from San Francisco for a
trip around the world.
Mr. John Harrison who has been in
La Paz, Bolivia South America, for
two years, arrived in Topeka Saturday
for an extended visit to his parents,
Col. and Mrs. T. w. Harrison Mr..
Harrison is a mining engineer working
for a mining syndicate and is interest
ed in a rubber plantation near La Paz.
Professor w. H. Carruth of the chair
of German of the University of Kansas
was in town last week for the annual
banquet of the Unitarian congregation,
and was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas F. Doran.
Captain Joseph c. Waters has re-
turned from a trip to St. Louis
Mr.. Fred Crossley, who spent the
holidays with his mother, Mrs. F. NJ.
CrossIey has returned to Kenyon col
lege, Gambler, Ohio.
Mrs. A. Hayslip and Mrs. Robert
Scholastic have gone to Bartlesville,
Oklahoma, to visit the formers daugh-
ter. Mrs. Jesse S. Leach.
Mr.. Albert Wright of Atchison is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs w. S. Hayslip.
Mr.. Harry w. Thomas and Miss M.
Snola Heaston were married Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock at the home
of the brides parents, corner of Forest
and Indiana avenues. Only the imme-
date families were present. The Rev.
F. A Whittlesey officiated.