Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-31
OLYMPIC PARK OPERA
OPENS WITH 'BOCCACC|O'

Two performances of Franz Won
Suppe's opera "Boccaccio" served to
open the summer season at Olympic
Park yesterday and, both afternoon
audience that left the big theatre at
the park.
The Olympic Park Opera company,
under the direction of the Franklin
Baggot company, has made good
right from the start and another sea-
son of delightful light opera produc-
lions such as has become the vogue
at Olympic Park is promised the pa
irons
| Manager j. NJ. Beldon is to be con-
graduated in having such a favorable
opening for his season. as the Olym-
pic Park players produced "Boccac-
clio" yesterday as though they had
been playing it for years instead
of only having been assembled to-
gether as company for a few
weeks. 1t augurs we'll for the remain
der of the season when it can be said
that the company as a whole made
an immediate hit.
Opera Is Very Tuneful.
Won Suppe's opera is very tuneful
and has a number of catchy airs, as
well as several very fine sextettes
and choruses, all of which were well
and carefully rendered by both prin-
cipals and choruses at yesterdays
performances. The chorus is large
and composed of young and good
/ eri~I h. ~ ha
stage that one so often finds in sum-
mer opera choruSes.
The principals promise to make
the clientele of the park forget the
members of former opera companies
that have played summer engage
ments there as soon as the patrons
get better acquainted with them.
And that promises to be but a very
short time, if the manner in which
the members wormed their way right
into the affections of the two big
audiences yesterday is any criterion.
Youngest Prima Donna at Park.
Miss Ferne Rogers, the youngest
prima donna that has ever led an
Olympic Park company, became a ia
vorite in her very first appearance
and her foffowing is very likely to
eclipse the huge one that Stella
Tracy had last season at the park.
Miss Rogers is young. good-looking,
knows how to act and has voice
that is of wonderful range and sweet
ness.
She is ably assisted in the female
portion of the company by Miss Til
lie Sallinger, an old favorite of the
Olympic patrons, she having been a
member of one of the Aborn COM
panies; Miss Adelaide Harland, Miss
Minnie Emmett, Miss Anna White.
Miss Olga Aberly and Miss Helen
IHardwick, the latter being a very
capable dancer.
OF the men in the company the
stellar honors go to Arthur Burclely,
a tenor who cannot only sing but
can also act and make love on the
stage without making it the woful
task that some stage tenors make OF
lit. Mr.. Burckly Is sure to become q
lfavorite. and so are Dan Young, JAG
Henderson and Overton Moyle, VIII
besides being more than capable
medians, can also use their voices
to advantage in the singing end OF
1.-THE game. especially Mr.. Moyle, who
has a pleasing deep baritone voice.
George Poultney, Sherman Miller
, and Charles Fletcher Ali In a com.
pany that on view in their first pro.
duction yesterday seem to be about
as competent a set OF performers az
. have visited local stage for man.
moons.
The production of "Boccacoio" il
|. we'll staged and the scenic effects are
! perfect. A new plan has been adopt
ed at Olympic Park this year, in thai
the scenic effects of all productions
! are to be built right at the park ant
will be brand-new for each produc
i. ton. The lighting effects will be un
der the direction of Henry A. Finter
. the park electrician. who accom-
plished some very pretty work In thu
opening production.
The orchestra is under the direc
ton of Joseph Andre Tressi. a capa
y BILE director, for many years a mem
9 berA of the forces of Henry w. Saw
d age, the New York producer. TIL
) present bill, "Boccaccio.' will b.
e given nightly until Monday, June
4 when THE Bessar Student will sue
naad It ~fDe,