The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-01

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sssr sfsfaetlen. ~ SATURDAY.
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rskiisreis lrhe strnillnk rlaysFsl
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VII hear RE er~fas between II
a n. and = m
Though hey are Mt always
presented - semrsnlen sttras.
tim. the tss ereFs. ~ together
- admirably thai they are re.
fsrrsd n /. n. spsman snd
rythias- ~ me liam sna Fsss
- opera Some simiiaritis. IN
tire pins account faE thls fitting
together. and 4 |. : eelaesisnes
that bath wsss written IN = pFlss
contest sponsored ~ Milan
music publisher. seeking : eae at
opera With q popular appeal
rirtro MsseaKni. an obscure
mu-e teacher sith an undevelap.
81 talent fer composition. entered
the enntssi. Taking fur his ilhrst.
II the Decentralization NJ little
slelllsn tale. sith slight naiies
court flavor. Aasessni applied
himself diligently and tn eight
DAYS wrote scavslleris Rustic.
ana Tho tale II love. Irritation
and jealousy. set n powerful
mnsle. sith = happy hlsnd NJ the
old and tho new. wan the prlss.
II Was . success frnm the start
The stnry NJ csssileris Rustic.
ana - II viIl he sung SATURDAY 10.
briefly
rriddu. q young aieiilsn peas.
ant. returns from the war 10 find
his sweetheart weddrd 10 Alfla.
The village truck driver In his
despair he makes love Ia san.
tuzza. another VILLAGE girl. rbs
old love 1. strong. however. and
when Alfin leaves the village on
an outside Job, Turiddu call. on
hls old sHe~thrsrf. santusxs
stumbies upon the tryst and with
the fury Of = woman seornsd, she
tells Alfia Tho usual dusl fol.
lows and rufiddu u killed.
Through al the mlsforsnnes
which Tufidaus eseapshss nftnr
him. the love n his mother IL an.
failing and Hhr 10 M irss synpa.
thetlo with the wronsed nan.
tuna. This, and thr simple pirty
Of the peasants At Easter tins iift
the tragedy out N the common.
place
Members Of the cast. In ihs
order In which they win he heard,
are sanfusss fsahn-toess- ah). sung
by the Rumsnlan soprano. Stella
Roman.
Namna Lucia ffao-ehes.shl 10
sung by the Maine enntrsito.
Doris Doe
Alfio. tho carter fAhl.frs-nhl 10
sung ny Tho American baritone
Leonard Warren.
Turid.i. tToo.res-d nal f.leia's
son. IL ths American tenor. Frsti.
eflek jsgsi
Lola. wife Ia ALTA. 10 tbs fun
n~etleut eonifal,os Anna ksakas
In tho rostest In whish
Mas.Axai's ''asssIissia Mos-
tsssns+ ~en tbe first award
for thu best sae-aet opera.
another sntyans Ma RuExless
teoneaseilo with = rasti-
seei." The Issdges gave the
graduation virtually the ssn~
rating ~ the fsrves but ~
sas disquaIified hsesnse the
contest rules spseifisd . sne-
aei spesa and Il raxiiaeei''
uAs In tws arts. The suesess
Of "Gssaiieris Rusflesnss sss
~ great. however. that ihs
promgssrs bought - ragu.
aeeis and put n In pssAas-
tisp.
In the first act strollins player.
arriy. II the village II hDntaIto
10 psffofm IN an opsn air tbsalsf.
The leader Of the company. eanlo.
a jealous hustsand. announces 20
the villagers that there must Dc
M flirting With bis attractive
zifs. While ths ~lfs. Media. u
isft alone. Tonic. = player. makes
lovs ~ her bat IL rsp,ased eish =
sship. Hs IL followed by the vi.
lager AliYlo. Nss = more ssae.
e@ssffl in MA ss8inF. rsalD.
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