Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-14
BOHEMIAN GIRL
SC0RESSUCCESS
CAPACITY CROWD ATTENDS FIRST
AMATEUR GRAND OpEEATIt PER
FORMANCE EVER STAGED BY
BROWNSVILLE TALENT.
ONLY PRAISE Is HEARD
PERFORMANCE PASSED BEYONI
EXPECTATIONS OF BOTH TIL
Producers AND TIE ACDIENCI
OF a THOUSAND.

OF \ THOUSAND.
Splcndidly acted. brilliantly cxpound
ed. The Bohemian Girl" a. produced u
the Dittman thcaicr last night by Oh,
Treble Clef Club was an unqualified SUE
cess in more WAYS han one. The rcndi
ton Vas perfect the voices were in excel
ION wa perfect. the voices were in "a
cclleEt pitch the house was crowded I,
its capacity. The play was certainly
credit 10 those who have been working 4,
lis success for many weeks past. and
was - credit To the city in which il wa
organized. rchcar>cd and staged
OF the thousand people who attcnde,
there was not one who did not speak q
the production i'm words Of only the high
est praise. Therefor this praise canine
bc said 10 hc merely the love If Il news
paper for its home town and its hom
people, but praise for Il sncceSsful pei
Torrance hy home talent that il dcsrrv
ing Of praise in every particular. TIL
Bohemian Girl" was cordially received
and it was highly complimentel. IL there
fore follows that il was successful.
could not he more: ID could not bc less.
The principals and the chorus ioinef
hy an orchestra that gave every cvihcnc
in its perfection of much and careful
training. worked in perfect harmon
throughout the performance. There were
no breaks. ne awkward pitch If voice no
instrument ~ mar the smoothncss ~ th,
musical waves. Since these condition,
were true. the performance ended will
the unanimous opinion hat ID was fai
and above the average amateur operate
performance.
&. l.. Scott as Count Arnheim. the gov
crnor IL PrcSburg. acquitted himself fav
orablv in this difficult role that required
vocal a. well ~ hiStrionic ability. Iii
baritone though perhaps 4 little light
was clear aud h. carried il well through
out the performance. lie was especially
strong in the first Scenes in which H. af-
fccted deep sorrow in the loss Of his
daughter. Airline.
ANY audience j. inclined to look with
favor upon the lover. and the average ac-
tor who has a part Of that kind il inclin
ed 10 take advantage If the audiences
favor. However. Y. \ Duncan ~ Thad-
deus. the cxilcl Pole. did not relax his
vigilance for 4 moment. The opera here j.
somewhat "uff color" for ID fails To tx
plain how an apparent d~c>crter from the
. austrian dffHN ttt III W. Nufh ~ Ebi
liant Young man ~ Thaddcus proved him
self when he rescued Airline from the in
furiated stag in the forest. However tina;
may h.. Mr.. Duncan's Interpretation Of
the part was excellent. His rrdition Of
Then Nou1l Remember Ne received
much applause.
To III. III. Banker was assigned the com
H. part ~ the opera. Florc>tcin. nephew
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his uncle's court. and interchangeable but
unrcwardcd lover ~ the beautiful Airline.
The original FlorcSicin ia his inebriatcd
condition could certainly not have been
relieved Of his valuableS bv n band of
gyp>icS with less concern on his part than
was shown Nv Mr.. Banker. lie carried the
role pleaSinglv. and brought laughs from
the audience. the purpose of the part.
One ~ the most pleasingly carried out
parts of the opera. vet one of the most
difficult. was that II Dcyilshoof. chief Of
the eypsieS. which was interpreted by r.
q. Siegman There WAS no uncertainty nv
faltcring on hi> part. aud a. the villain
he was successful in his audacious kid
mapping of airline. the baby daughter %
the Count Arnhcim. Mr. Stccman was y
Great assistance with his has. and he
tl>t liilfN wv f~ih-I iuf niNAfAbui "
quiremenis Of the part.
Miss Alberta Archer was peculiarly
fitted "a the part II Queen of the Gyp-
sics. She brought out WILDLY the com
handing spirit the ~vivacity and decisive
ness That would he expected ~ Il gvpsy
ouccn. Miss Archer sang n solo Bliss
Forever Past" and a duet with Devils
hoof. This j. Thy Deed" She received
much applause and was the recipient also
OF a number of beautiful "oral bouquets.
Little Rh@la Hicks. the fourvear old
daughter II Mr.. aid Mrs. Edgar L. Hicks.
appeared in the first acr a. Airline. the
daughter 81 Count Arnheim. when she
was kidnapped bv Devilshoof. Mrs. Hicks
appears in the second act twelve wears
later. and she scored the success of the
evening in her solo I Drcamt That ]
Dwclt in Marble Halls Her clear. full
soprano made itself distinctive even with