The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-09
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- AZ. my. and seventy-nve
u throw = the unusual ofrerins
the Detroit opera house manage
800 n the presentation this week
NJ. Joseph Sheehan company In
|l Troyntore." The opening perform
ncn Monday evening attracted fash-
Eon6b1e audience that filed the theater
+ ~ avery seat, and the efforts OF the
n6ividual members of the company
(. <ocolycd the heartiest applause.
NJ. 8heehan Is no stranger 10 DC
(. 1ro1t having established himself In
'fho {ront row OF favorites some years
nro as member Of the Savage Eng
Nnh Grand Opera company. and ne
Vas made TO feel Monday evening that
NJ was again among friends. More
robust than Of yore, MT. Sheehan,
however, is still far from the Hamlet
class OF fat and scant OF breadth,
and his fine, big voice rolls out Win
great seniority and effect. The role Oh
< Manrico is well suited to his vocal
and physical equipment and he makes
& handsome troubadour. The score
offors many choice vocal morsels, ana
! e must be said that In the several OPP
portunities Mr.. Sheehan has had or
0ingfng Manrico for Detroiters he mas
Always given the role a notable sing
inR and dramatic enactment.
Mr.. Sheehan's associate singers are
Of excellent caliber. and there Is no
REASON why the brief season or opera
20 be Given by the company In the
Detroit should not be one OF pleasure
and profit to all music lovers. Miss
Louie Collier, who sang Leonora. mas
rood voice and she gave Verdfs
beautiful music with care and technr
chi facility. Miss Elaine de SeHem'
whose voice is a mezzo OF pleasing
quality, gave a good account OF herself
q Azucena, although she 10 neither
vocaIly nor dramatically heavy enough
for the part OF the old gypsy. Miss
Christine Durfuss did very well as
IIeOnora's attendant, Inez.
Opera In English text means some
thing when given by an Ottley Grams
ton, the Count di Luna OF The cast
M. Cranston's fine baritone was heard
to sthe best possible advantage and
there was not one single word that
wa not ineligible. This singer ID
also an established ,favorite In Detroit
ana deserves to be shown every mark
% appreciation, for It Is seldom indeed
that 90 good an artist tarTies lons
enough within our gates for vocal stu
dents and music lovers to benent
-fhGcehY
u Herbert w. Waterous, the com
rapy has a splendid basso, nne
Of voice and majestic in appearance.
Al Fernando, the counts friend, Mr.
W2teruus sang the role In manner
that far excelIed the usual presenta-
tioh o. the part. David d. Duggan, a
former Detroiter, had the relatively
small part OF Ruiz, but It was sum
cieht to show his townsmen that he
hak the right operate stun in him.
He NM d good voice and showed un-
expacted ease and spirit In his acting.
He was given quite q little send-oh
all OF his own.
The orchestra numbered IL import.
Cd musicians from Chicago under The
baton OF Gustav Roufort. Considering
the fact that the men did rot reach
Detroit until afternoon, when put 9
brief rehearsal was possible. they did
very well with the score. which Is
filled with difficulties for the best OF
Orchestras.
The chorus, numbering forty voices.
Is worthy OF its, place with a roster
OF lrstc1ass singers. The staging
was adequate and In many details
save evidence OF unusual care and
rood taste. Altogether the perform
once was highly meritorius and the
stay or Mr.. 6heehan and his company
should be productive OF large and
weIl-pleased audiences and good per-
IormAuces Of standard operas.
Matinees win be given wednesday
and Saturday. Next Monday evening
"The Bohemian Girl will be the Of
fering.