The Detroit times., 1916-12-04

Ii xbs remaining peTformaness OF
tho kix weskg season ANNOUNCED ~
the Inter state Opera company ~,
pstr2it prov. up 70 ,dnnsness me ssSsS ss,ur.
1sy. Ia the Lyceum thsster. nothing
bettsr could be asked by the most
critical OF opera lovers. BiAet
pccheurs de Peries The fs.d 80
Wsxn.Ts -rristan aud Isolde" IN
fhs svsnins. neither opsrA having
bean heard In this city before
scsniosIly. both were msrvsls sf
the ns~ stageoraft as josef Lrean
bns made II known 10 American tns-
afsrsoars. and every detail q the
production wAs in keeping with inc
Urban art which 10 riotously ee.et
full. or grimiy sornbre. a. the sap3eSt
fhs east for the Wagner music
drama or.red q list 81 artists thst
would have been difficult 10 excel IN
ntness Tor the roles anywhsiLe IA ,.,s s,.s
World o. opsSSa u.s. NM ssr.s.s Esown
10 Detroit IN q song reeita! rev
weeks age. was the Isolde ana
proved herself 10 be an artist. rich pa
voice and dramatic instlnct @
ssnr the music OK the Inflated irtsn
princess with n vocal opulence that
carried her listeners 20 demonstF :.
tion OF enthusiastie appreclatloh' -
ali tirnes abe made Isolde feshi, 'us
nAA4lOnAf0.
fentsr feeling. not the unreal puPpt'
ZOO often created by ths priFnA ooh-
mas who essay the chsrscter. -,
In beauty of person. and IN TolSo,
Nine. Elsanora dc Cirueros ora t,s..'
was . ittins companion 20 Mrle
Matxenauers Isolde. The two women
were ideally suited 60 the roles o.
the Irish princess. tourneytns an N
wiiiins bride from her I'm Tslu ,l'i Se'l1i
dom 20 the bleakness OF the Iornw wAl'
castle from which King Marke reign
"a and the faithful attendant " mo n
pity and love for her royel nisttssss'
gave the imperious. but ~ iiet- s.i
an woman. love potion shA's40
ne death drink she wilied for nersfil
sna the kriEht Tristan Tor WEoIn
she cherished such hopeless pssslou
The tints and texture of tnr
wor, nv Isolde and Brangarc n W
G,st act reproduced IN the rsch aTsp
cries and siiken cushions OF
couch. were hRrharic splas.
or agninst the delicate ofc Llu
,hs hanciura which sheltered w .
..,;nrsss and her aervit0r on the shln, .
elivrafx az hich with fhr sr"i =
man AZ the helm surroWnded nN tfln
ssr's men. were given when thf ~
,.ins narted for pranEane O. max.
trrw, 10 Eurwensi the wishes "I
hsr mistress rhAn was eqNA iif -,
.eesflil in depicting tho fnA-elN"
rets and walls ~ King Narke
~ rastle in the second act, "hefe
rs,las and tristan sing the love amet
which has made the opera islnoNh
Hsre the Illusion % grin FSstntSs
ana strength was perfect bIansame
watching from one ot me nlen 80
lovers In the garden below r gnf 70
seemed miles aNAN from the
audienrs 90 wonderful Was tne Fsf
so.ctlve In the third act, ~ t7e
,axne huge tree was used nost
socc.s~rulIv By r-rhsu. In giving the
,.nlv touch OF seeming life n thf
hlsah. fortified hsrrenness ~ tne
',ourtvard where the WOUNDED IT'S
tar lies deiiriously raving y tsnlof'
.na raved FOR bv h's faithful kur-
wenaI I
Aitho IN. version Of the opera used
was reduced 20 three acts and nuca
Iudicious cutting made. the perform
snce lasted from 30 q % ciecA.
Karl Iorn was the Tristan. and In
he third act especially proved him
ssif an exceptionally fine interpreter
,f the role. In the earlier scenes ne
was not 50 effective and seemed ~
% hampered By cold. But no fault
could be found with his singing and
acting in the love duet In the gar-
len, and in the death scene Of the
1ral episode.
The roles of King Merks, Kurwsn-
al and Melot were taken by Henri \
scott. Franz ERenien and Graham I
MARI resRecflveiy. and were yocally 4
md histrionically excellent. while the 1
relatively smaller roles % the snAp- /
capable keeping Of Henri I.aBonte /
and Jules Davenport
The orchestra. under Ernest knoch. i
while Disappointing IA lts rendition 1
~ tho prelude. constantly improved. I
suggesting the hope that with more 4
rehearssis and longer work together /
better results will be attained
The arplause az the end % the