The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12
Music
Alice Gentle to Appear
Tuesday and Thursday

Miss Alice Gentle. who In 20 appear
with the Scott GRIND Opera com.
pany. which opens an engagement OF
four days here beginning tonight.
was formerly a Seattle girl. whose
rise To fame has been eagerly watch.
cd. but IL II only during the last
few years that she has really reach.
ed the height OF success and been
acclaimed by critics 10 be ono OF the
leading singers OF tho age. Last sea
son she wns guest artist with the
Scotu forces and received merited
praise for her work. She In now
also n member OF tho world famous
metropolitan Grand Opefa company.
Alice Gentle was discovered by
Oscar HammerHtein In 1909. In
1890 Miss Gentle discovered herself.
She was led 20 this discovery by
teacher. and. strange ms Il may seem.
teacher who does not want more
pupils. and one who shuns publicity.
And this teacher IL responsible for
the new and added beauty that every
critic is finding In Miss Gcntic's
glorious voice.
Miss Gentle viii appear here
twice. tomorrow night as Floria
Tosca In ''Tosca." with Antonio
Scott In his famous role OF scarpia.
and on Thursday she win introduce
Massenets one.act opera, IA
Navarraise." TO the Seattle audience,
appearing AS Anita. This opera was
produced In London for the first time
In 1895. and In this country in the
summer Of 1890 at Ravinin Park.
Chicago. with Alice Gentle.
The scene II laid outside the lines
Of Basque village In Spain during
tho Cariist war OF 1874. A battle Is
going on and at the rise OF the cur.
tain. soldiers are falling hack wound.
ed. Anita. a girl from the Basque
provinces. IN seen In the foreground,
with women OF the village. anxiounly
awaiting the return OF her lover.
Araauli. a young sergeant Of the
Biscayan regiment Anita ~ dcsti.
tu,e. All OF her people have been
killed and her village In In ruins.
She finds her lover among the re
treating and wounded soldiers. lie
~ safe. and. during the love duet
which follows. his father. Remigio.
enters and interrupts them. lie has
long known and dlsapproved OF his
sons affection for Anita. The scene
ends with his forbidding his son TO
see Anita again. lie makes further
relationship between them more DIFF.
ficult BY telling Anita when she can
bring TO him a dowry Of 1000 douroa
she can marry his son. This.
tho father thinks impossible. for
Anita In pcnnilem. A moment later
Araauii Is taken further away from
Anita By being made lieutenant
by General Garrido. Anita's despair
IN Increased thereby. for she realizes
this promotion makes her mar rage
more impossible. AraauIi and his
father depart. leaving Anita Ia
despaIr. The general In seated at n
table In front OF headquarters. study.
ing the plans OF attack for tho NOR.
row.
Ramon. a captain. enters and tells
tho general OF further atrocities OF
tho opposing General zucarruga-
Garrido. swearing vengeance on
lZucarraE1,. says that he would give
fortune and the cross Of war TO the
soldier who would XIII him In battle.
Anita. apart. overhcars him and con.
celves tho idea of killing Zucarraga
herself. thereby winning the dowry
and insuring her marriage 20 Ara,
Gull She tells the general that shc
will free him OF zucarraga II he will
give her two thousand douros. Gar.
lido listens 20 her. half increduousiy.
believing her demented. Anita mis-.
takes hts silence for consent and
runhcs off to fuifiil her compact
Tho scene has become dark. the
soldiers group themselves about the
fire for a few momcnts' rest Ramon
enters. telling kraauil. Anita has
been seen entering tho camp Of tho
enemy. Araauii. stung by jealousy.
rushcs Off 20 find her. The soldiers
sleep. during which there is a beau
tiful intermcxxo by the orchestra.
Shots are heard. the general appears.