Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11
LA BOHEME'' ADMIR- ABLY SUNG
BY WASHINGTON OPERA STARS
Production Under Georgescos Baton
Applauded by Fashionable Audience
Chorus Work Is Praised

pletely natural-as soliloquy-thatftt
umph of real art.
The Musetta was sung by Rosa
Low, another young American ~
fact, the consistent youthtulnesN q
the membership of the entire east was
subject to be highly commenced
Miss Low acted her role in thoroughly
capable fashion. Her singing OF the
famous Waltz Song was much ap-
plauded; indeed, so much so that the
audiences appreciation seemed to
throw the singers off their poise ana
there was second of dead silence
in the orchestra before Mr.. Georges
co motione for the repetition of few
bars of the music and they swung INTO
continuation OF the scene The hesl-
fancy was probably due to doubt as
to whether or not Miss Low should
repeat the melCdious aria.
Ivan Steschenko was delightful both
in the comic role Of Bsnoit, the land
lord, and in the equally amusing role
of Alcindoro, Musettas '"butter-and-
egg man" He has the Russian knack
at combining dro!lery and music most
effectively.
Chechan0vshy Is Praised.
George Chechanovsky, who has
sung with the company previously
and is one OF this years additions to
the Metropolitan Opera roster, sang
the role of Schaunard with aSsur-
ance. Wilfred Smith and George
Buehler were in smaller roles.
There is little choral work in PUG
cini's LA Boheme." The chorus OF
the local singers. however, appeared
to advantage, giving life and gayety
to the second act and adding I'M
mensely TO the effectiveness Of the
atmosphere in the third act. Incl
dentally, all the settings We're very
good but that for the early morning
of Wintry drearness used in the third
act was especially good. The cos
tunes, too. were completely in the
tradition and colorful. Bernard Can
tor, stage manager. deserves men
ton for the handling of this phase
of the production.
Those in the chorus were: Nina
Allen, Virginia Amberg, Mary Apple.
Norma Bell, Neta Boone, Alice Bren-
nan, Florence Brady Swanee Crofton,
Elizabeth Dickson, Mary Dowd, Maude
Eaton, Lisette Follmer, May Foute.
Phebe Gates, Alicegene Graves, Cath
crime Hines. Ruth Hutchinson, Ger
trude Kaufman, Margaret Lane, Elsie
Lang. Edith Mack, Louise Metcalf,
Muse, Eulalie McEachran. Ruth
Perry, Leona Riley. Ethel Roddy,
Frances Royal, Kathleen Schiup,
Josephine Sonkop, Patricia Sullivan,
Dorothy Tyler. Nettie Van Doren.
Dorothy Wadlei@h. Helen Walton,
Emily Watts. Florence Yocum, Paul
j. Beckert George Beuchler. Henry
Bless. Roy Carly. Jose Corominas.
Joseph Di Meglio. Raymond Escherich,
Willis Fisk. Carl Horn. Herbert
Howell Richard Hubbard, }. M. ).
kaufman, Edwin Ludwig, Ramano
Mascetti, John O'Brien. Arthur Par
sons, j. B. Peat. David Ramsdell,
Edward Rous. Issac Simon, p. W.
SoIem, Wilfred Smith, 'Adotph Turner.
The orchestra achieved some excel
lent effects in the presentation OF
this beautiful score under the skilltul
hands of the Rumanian conductor.
The Washington Opera Co. will give
Delibes' opera "Lakme' January "a.
Lucia Melius. American soprano of
the Chicago Grand Opera Co., who has
been much talked of for her roles
there last season and the present one
especially, has been engaged to sing
the title role, and a famous tenor is to
sing opposite Miss Melius The re
mainder of the cast is to be announced
at an early date. II. +.