The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
Audience Soon in Full Sym
pathy With Her Charm
ing Role.
DONIZETTI MUSIC
SUITS HER VOICE
Gilbert and Mccormack in Great
Favor With Their
Hearers.
By ROBERTA V. BRADSHAW.


Shedding the garments Of Lucia and
Nioletta- but not the peliucid, simmer
ing tones which are peculiarly her own,
Madame Tetrazzini last night dOnned
the dashing uniform Of a vivsndieTe,
buclzle1 on a drum, and bringing buoy
6ncy and fnSenuousness 10 the enseTa-
be blftheiy essayed the role Of Maria
SIZE pouted prettily. made faces Ike
any spoiled girl, and Cspered about
with delightful insoucianCe- Indeed. one
could readily understand her being the
pet Of the regiment" she 50 easily
brought the house into sympathy with
her and her work
The DOntZeJ1f music runs well FOR the
pTima, donna's voice. and her rendition
Of the picturesque score fas character
ized chiefly BY the scinuiIlant brillianCy
snd effectiveness Of execution. Her clear,
liquid tones literally poured over the
house In a stream Of melody. As for
her conception Of the role Of dashing,
petted, pamDered AIsfia. the pride and
Soy OF the 'Unconduered twentieth"
that left nothing 10 be desired No
matter how many Nariss one has seen.
10 matter how vivid their roles II ay
remain IN ones memory, Madame Tet-
TEzzini viii find no difficulty in hang
ing her picture Of Maria '-on the line"
Request From White House.
Her scenes with Sergeant SaIpice were
delicious. and her fashion, ID the reel
tsStvs. Ct introducing q drolIy juvenile
quality OF tone vas sinsularly apprO-
pirate and effective
The Presidential box was especially
interested in Madame TetrazzinTs work.
and az q request from the White House
SIC interpOIated the --NEignon POIOuaise.''
q selection which gave her an ideal
opportunity to show all the fine points
Of her voice and her technique. Recall
after recall followed her efforts. and
an encore served only 10 whet the
appetite for more.
II Sergeant Suipice. .Nr. Gilbert found
a very acceptable vehicle for the ex-
ploitatiOn OF 2 beautiful voice and a
keen sense OF the comedy possibility Of
the score Genuine pathOs marked his
Inter- probation which realized 20 the fun
the UnctuoUs huIn0r Of the character
Tenor In Superb Voice.
II Mr. McCorm ack's Tonic the audi
eEcs found no less satisfaction than IN
Tstrazzini's Maria The young tenor
vas in superb voice While peculiarly
well fitted for the part. his work was
entirely free from a certain seIf-cou-
? sciousness which sometimes was an
parent in the roles he essayea earlier
IT the week
throughout the evening his ef,r5-e
enlisted enthusiastic appreciation. the
climax coming in his spIendidTv given
plea to the Marchioness-
Throughout, the cast was most salts
factory, Nine DUchenuefs rich voice n
PearinE to advantage as the MAJ
chloneSs and Mr. NicoIay giving a clever
role or Major DOmO- The choruses were
gaEucuiaTly cOmmendabIe and AIr
Sturani and his orchestra at their best
Double Bill Ends Week.
LeoncaveIlo's well known L Pa-usccf"
FORMED the latter part Of the double bill
which last evening brought the uveeJ-re
series OF opera 70 a conclusion and SOL
dom has the tremendous work the com
poser laid out for those who sing his
picturesque and traGlc composition been
intrusted 10 q more competent cast.
An ovation awaited Mr.. Sam1narco as
he finished his maEicsIIy effective SIM
ing OF the prologue. which had 10 be re-
pe21ed- Indeed throughout the perform
anCe. Mr. SsmmarCO was 4 vigorous a7,5
convincing Tonic. bringing 70 his u9anv-
sided role a sDlendidly resonant voice
Ienls rAaDle no less Tor power and majes-
Mr. Zerola. whose dramatic Tenor voice
vas heard last night for tEp first time
IN WaShl0g To1. made , manly and eya-
fOTCefUlueSS- insight and power both 80
singer and actor, his climax in rhe first
act bringing the house 10 a tunl7IIt Of
braves and compelled his repetition of
To act With my heart maddened with
sorrow
A triumphant piece Of work, TOO. was
the management OF the scene on the
mimic stage into which a gripping note
Of intensity was introduced by the per
feet tOnal and dramatic art Of the DTin-
Cipals.
Madame Walter villa gave q salts
factory presentation Of Media. while Ar
VenJur1ni- as BeppO- and Mr. era bbe- as
sylviO, completed q weII-baIancpd cast
The choTuSeS, as usual, were effective
and AR Sturani and his men rose ad-
mira bly, 10 their duty tHToughoUt, the
evening