The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-06
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BY Leased Wire To- Tie Tribune,
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.A romance OF
three nations and extending over almost
three centuries is built around The com
Ing to America of Luigi lliica' 'nG nprer, r',,,
tst of Mascagni's "Hsobel.' IL nesah
IN Washington in the eighteenth century
Its scenes shifted 10 London ana Mlian
in the nineteenth, and strange 'urh "l
lifes spinning wheel brings II back TO
New York and Washington i'll INC tWcn-
ticth. Luigi Illica. famed the world over
for his librcttos Of "BohCmc,' Madame
Butterfly LIN Toscn. Andrea Chc-
nier" etc. etc. is coming home as those
OF o,Ir own native born population IN
the fourth and fifth degrees oi descent
return To the birthplace of t'eir pro. pro-
gcnitors across the seas lie has tne
hluest or the reddeSt as You VIII, ot
American blood IN his veins, ana he mas
hardened 10 its call. Moreover, ne rn,l
most jealousy exclusive and rleWiS
guarded of revolutionary war societies
BUT II Is on no more pleasure launt
or idling holiday that Illica Is coming 10
America. He accompanies pictro Mas
casni 10 round out perhaps the mos, per
feet musical event that the United states
viii ever have seen Ysobel: tne new ~
anxiously awaiting, and the joint WORK
OF Mascagni and himself, is TO receive m rs
first presentation upon any stage at the
New theater on November II.
Apart from the tremendous Importance
attached 10 new composition by tho
author OF iCaYalleria Rusticana, ana
with the added luster OF the book or
yilica attention centers upon the fact
that music IN America has arrived at
suoh dignity that its taste Is consid,
cred sufficiently competent and crlticai
to give the first passing upon OF WORK
or this nature. Who would have dreamt,
in the palrny days OF Mapleson. Mt tho
academy, and OF Abbey, Schonel and
attempted! Had any musical enthusiast
voiced the thought he, would have been
ridioued as an idealist or scorned as Il
Ph!lstine, but here in this year OF grace.
ninetcen hundred and ten. comes Il grand
opera from the very cradle of all grand
, opera, Italy, thousands OF miles across
| the brine, TO have foreign people. pass
upon It's merits. even thouSn sung IN us
Italian vernncular.
; But once before has an Italian grand
! opera ever had its original production
outside the boundaries Of the klngd0m: ON.
given in Cairo, by special command of
tho khedive, but the associations. SUR
roundipes and the play itself were OF
taken it's place among the musical cul-
turc OF the earth when such a consum-
nation can be brought about. as that
set down for November u. at the New
thcatcr The directors, moreover. OF That
admirable institution must be congratu-
lated upon the broad artistic perspective
which secured the admission OF The Mas
cagni opera within its walls The an
nouncement is In ideal keeping with tho
high aims and accomplishments of the
Institution.
Nor will "Ysobel' he any common pro-
ductfon. Mascaeni has lahorcd upon II
for three years. Illica has worked with
him in conjunction for two years, and
Miss Bessie A0ott. who will create the
time TO the closest study OF the work in
ron junction with both composer and
Htre'tist.
Advance reports from Italy would
,nI fn t1nf AiaS on
last accomplished something worthy OF
,he author of "Cavalleria Rusticana." OF
Ilira-s books II is needless TO speak He
is In Il class bY himself. in whatsoever
lnucuage tie librettos are written. Miss
Iscesic abott who will. head the COM
pany which Is 10 bear her name IS re-
rrmbcred ~Itl much pleasure and de-
ltehl by musical people. who have fol-
lowed her career since she first delighted
them as q young gr! singing in con-
certS
nous legends H. all history for the theme
nf his story The Lady GodIva ride Is
cven more famous than that OF John
Romance have clothed 1t with a fascina-
tion that has no similar peer In litera-
ture. In equal high keeping with the,
standard of the score and the book Is
the scenic investiture and costuming. The
scenery is the work of the most famous
scenic artist living-Rovescalli OF La
Scala, Milan. who has been RESPONSE
Die I0r all the stage mOunrlnsS Ul lne
more important grand operas done in
Europe for the last twenty years. The
costumes, copied from designs in the
celebrated Trocadero collection in Paris.
are all historically correct, their lmme
diate work being from the facile brush
OF that master designer. Hohensteln;
they are completed by Caramba, also of
La Scala.
Liebler & Co.. who are responsible for
this affair Of international moment. and
who in 1t will make their entree into