The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-02
TAMAKI MIURA / AGAIN 4 SENSATION
 AS ''BUTTERFLY'

Tremendous applause from an ap- prec1atfve audience greeted the per
 form ance of the opera Madame But terHy," which was presented at the Palace theatre yesterday afternoon by
 the members of the San Carlo Opera company, consisting of 85 splendid singers including several of the most prominent operat1c stars of the day. The opera contains that familiar plot of the American sailor who falls in love with pretty little Japanese, Butterfly. She returns his affections with love that is as pure as the
 white gown she wears on her wed ding day" and as conf1ding as the their nuptial eve. But. the sailor goes back to America, thinks no more of the little Japanese and marries an American woman: But Butterfly warn her of her folly she believes that
 her lover is true and he will return. But instead of the joy which she an- ticipated on his return, there is only brought with him to the Cherry Blos- som land, his other wife. When Butterfly hears of this she decides that death with faith in her own love is better than life with bitter memor- ,ies and she stabs herself.
 The title role was sung by Madame Tamaki Miura, the very dim1nut1Ve Japanese song bird who has created
 
 by her magnificent voice. In Ma dame Butterfly she does not depend for her success, entirely upon her votse. but displays great dramatic ability. In every gesture, in every step she lives the part of the happy and the trusting and later the for Saken little Japanese girl. Madame Miura played the role as only Jap anese could do it and demonstrated why she has been known throughout several countries of Europe as Ma dame Butterfly" rather than Madame Miura." It was small wonder that in the first act she won the heart Of the big American, Pinkerton, for she seiged the hearts of all her audience by her baby ways and happy songs. The other two acts were played so appealingly by the prima donna that the audience really hated Pinkerton when he returned with the other woman.
 tionally strong, clear and flexible. The high sustained tones, resemble the ring of a beautiful bell while in the runs there is fiute-like quality. The duet at the end of the first act between Madame Miura and Romeo Bossacci (B. F. Pinkerton) was with out a doubt the best in the opera. way Deafening applause were given after this aria and the couple were called back several times.
 Stella Demette. well known Amer 1Can IneZZO SOpIdlAO, pA<lSOo IAAS AS of Susuki, Butterhy's maid. to perfec- tion. Mario valle, who was seen as the U. s. Consul, Sharpless, has baritone voice which has received much favorable criticism from well known New York critics. Other well known singers who par ticipated were Frances Morisin. as Kate Pinkerton, the American wife; francesca Curci. as Goro. the mar riage broker; Nata1e Cervi, as Yam adore; and Pietro DeBiasi, as The ~ MT. and Mrs. s. z. PoI deserve much credit and thanks from the people for having brought such a. remarkable aggregation of ar lists to this city. When one realizes that the company has appeared in New York only a week already. and does not usually leave until the New York season closes. he may doubly ap- preciate the efforts of the couple who are solicitous of giving the public the best of music and drama. The pro- ceeds of yesterdays performance will be sent to the Queen of Italy to buy oil for the Italian orphans.