Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10
BRILLIANTLY CLOSE SEASON.
Aborn Opera Singers and Chorus
Give Great Concert.

With it's full corps of splendid princi-
pals and the combined choruses of the
Washington and Baltimore companies
the Aborn English Grand Opera Com
pany last evening at the National Thea
ter brought its season to close with
one Of the most brilliant musical festi-
walls ever given in Washington. The pro-
gram, comprising sixteen numbers, in
Guided the brightest gems Of the operate
season, and they were sung as never be-
fore by the singers who sang them when
the operas were presented in the seven
week sea son just closed.
Opening with the enjoyable third act Of
1.-The Tales of Hoffman," which served
especially to display the sweetness and
brilliancy of Miss Lena Mason's colora-
tura soprano in the role Of the me
chanical doll" with Miss Louise LIE
Baron, Eugene Battain. William Schus-
ter, Morton Adkins and Philip Fein sing
ing the parts allotted to the remainder
of the cast. succession Of delightful of
ferings followed. Miss Elaine De Sell EN-
sang 'Knowest Thou That Fair Land"
from "Mignon." with such charm she
was recalled vigorously four times to
bow her Acknowledgements. and Pilade
Sinagra sang effectively and in fine
voice THE Stars Were Shining from
La ToSca.
A favorite number. and one which shared
with nearly all the numbers of the pro-
gram in the applause and honor of re-
call. was THE Miserere,' from III Tro-
vatore.' by Miss Edith Helena, Eugene
Battain and the combined choruses. THE
Meditation. from That's was beautifully
played by the orchestra, which also shar-
ed again in the honors Of the evening
when Miss Stella Valenza played the
harp solo from Lucia di Lammermoor.
After the prison scene from Faust.
by Miss Johanna kristoffy, Albert Amadi
and Herbert Waterous, In which Miss
Kristoffy's voice appeared to better ad-
vantage than at any time before TINS
season: came Rudolph's narrative. from
la Boheme.'' splendidly sung by Mr..
sinagra, in place of Mr. sciarretti, who
was scheduled on the program to sing IT,
and could not because Of a cold tiiat de-
prived him of his singing lice for the
evening greatly to his regret, as ex-
from la Boheme.' sung with superb
artistry by Miss Bertha Shalek, and the
toTeador song from Carmen, sung by
Mr.. Adkins and the chorus.
Mss Edith Helena won the real ovation
Of the evening with a brilliant rendition
of an aria from La Traviata.' with 1.-The
Last Rose of Summer for an encore.
Her numbers were the really sensational
features of the program, so brilliantly
and beautifully were they :. sung Etc. u,,.,
Inc program W do Otou6ha " q SAO'C " TN
Canio's Lament from 81 Pagiiacci," by
Mr.. Battain; Rocked in the Cradle of the
Deep" sung by Mr.. Waterous. and dis
playing the richness and range of his
glorious bass voice. and the sextet from
Lucia sung by double cast and the
combined choruses. the principals inclLd
ing the Misses Helena, Mason. Kristoffy,
Biggers and Coughlan, and Messrs. Sin
agra, Amadi. Adkins, Luckstone, >. ater-
Gus, Schuster, Green and Fem.
CO hrs atf he
that filled every seat, with scores standing
through the long program that an encore
was demanded of every number and given
with rare exception.