The Washington herald., 1912-05-07
OPERA Is SUCCESS.
Renaitiou of @Fauste At columhIa
Theater Meets with Approval.

Renditiou of aFaust'' At coIumhIa
Theater Meets with Approval.
washington music lovers had q gem
uine treat yesterday afternoon in the
presentation OF Gounod's faust IN the
columbis Theatsr. under the direction Of
Herr de cortez wolnungeh. by an sx-.
cellent local chorus and splendid pro-
fessioual soloists.
The performance was long. with the
customary waits OF a drst performance.
and with amateur performers The cur
tain was more than half an hour late In
going up, due to the temporary illness
Of the director, who took the part OF
Valentine He recovered suficientiy 10
give q credltable performances. The or
chestra. though small was exceptionally
good. ell local players, and the staging
and costumes were more than usually
good. on account OF the latsness Of the
hour, the church scene in the third act
was omitted, and in other spots the
opera was cut considerably.
No better Mephistopheies has been
heard than Henri scott's. His voice.
singing, personal appearance. and grace
are all beautiful, and his work stamped
him a great artist Miss Helen War
runs Marguerite was exquisite. Seldom
has there ever been a more IDEAL Mar
guerite in looks. manners. and quality
OF voice. Miss Elsie B. Baker. as Siebel.
was a surprise and delight Her singing
Of the Flower Song in the second act
aroused great enthusiasm. but no en-
cores were permitted. Alfred shaw, the
English tenor. as Faust. warmed up to
the part. and was much better IN the
second act than In the frst, and was
even still better In the last His voice
II exceedingly sweet and Of good timbre-
q "a ~ ,Hyfft.
rare charm. singing the favorite Jewel
Song with skill. sprightliness. ease, and
much color. Harriet Foster made an ex-
cellent Marta. far better than the opera
going public is accustomed to.
Mr.. Wolffungen, as Valentine, did ex-
ctedlngiy well under distressing circum-
stances, far he was worn out with the
hard work he has put into the produc-
ton. and which is a very emphatic credit
to him. The chorus is a rousing good
one, composed of young. fresh voices so
well drilled that they are letter perfect
in their parts and could never be taken
for an amateur chorus. F. c. Schaffer
sang the part of Wagner satisfactorily,
and at the repetition OF the opera this az
ternoon Eugene L. Walter will sing It.
The performance will be repeated this
afternoon at 3 O'Clock. Signor c. Gnarro
formerly with Savage, Is musical al
ager. and Mr. Wolfungen is stage d.
rector
Patrons OF AFFAIR.
The patrons Of the anfair were: Am
bassador Count Won Bernstorn. Miss Ma
bel Boardman, Mrs. Herbert wadsworth.
Mrs. H. C. Perkins. Mrs Sinclair Bowen.
Mrs. A. NJ. Blair. Mrs. Clarence B.
Rheem, Madame Chang. Mrs. Matthew
T. Scott, Mrs. Charles ]. Bell. Mrs. Ar
thur Lee, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs.
Fred. E. Chaplin, Mrs. George Ed Foss.
Mrs. Edwin w. Higgins, Mrs. 7. L Mac
Donald, Mrs. John NJ. Gitterman, Mrs
Isaac GanB Mrs. Suzanne Oldberg, MIRA
Victor Kaufman, Mrs. Winthrop Muir
ray Crane.
The members Of the chorus are: Mrs.
NJ d. Lindsay. Miss Valery Polio. Mrs.
Norman Vought, Miss II. H. Selah. Miss
Maria Halverson, Miss A. T. Harding.
Miss Virginia Robinson, Miss E Cat
lett, Miss E. W. Vierbuchen, Miss A.
H. Weaver, Mrs. Alonzo Tveedaie. Miss
Ade Craver, Miss z. Day, Miss Isabelle
johnson. Miss Grace Ford. Miss Dono-
van, Miss Edna HIllyard, Miss Helen
Clary, Mrs. Francis Bowers, Miss E z.
Nicholson. Miss Frances Mclaughlin,
Miss Holly HaIverson. Mrs. c. A. Nc
oulgg. Miss NJ. Tedrow. Mrs. w. NJ.
Penn, Miss Blanche Miller, Miss Ruby
NJ Dedge, Miss Berta Mathews, Miss
Gertrude Carroll, Miss Marion Boyd.
Mrs. NJ. Macy. Miss NJ P. Swing, Messrs.
c. r. Allen. B. R. Cady. E. S. Jarvis.
G. T. Kirkpatrick. 7. Mears. H. r. Aid
ridge, H. r Davis, II. o. Kuntz. L z.
Devars, L. p. witcomb. r. @. Grout,
e. d. Hermann, DR.. Madert, W. r.
Carter. Z. L. walter. II. L. waggoner,
J. Z. Schmitz, J. y. Wilson, r. NJ Smith,
r. Z. PaIcho. G. W. fnke, }. K Scho-
field, F. Perkins, G. W. osgood, C. r.
Hanan. DR.. G. Gartren, z. c. schaefer,
and H. Isel.