Evening Star Newspaper, November 21, 1928, Page 23

P gt ey 'rmr FVENTNG STAR, WNTTT\"G'FO\' (o NOVEMBER"™ 1. WEDNFSDAY. 1998." SINGING OF MARTHA DELIGHTS AUDIENCE Company ot Young Amerlcans i Proves Success—Give | “Faust” Tonight. i = | An audience equally_enthusiastic as | that which witnessed “Carmen” Mon- | seemed to_enjoy thoroughly the p!‘f[nm?\'\l‘v of Flotow's charming | light opera “Mariha” as presented by | the American Opera Co. af, Reith's Theater last night. The vouth and grace of the principals. the easy non- | chalance of the capable chorus and | the colorful costumes and ingenious ! stage settings. said to have been de- i signed by Edgar Bohlman. all contrib- | uted to a delightful evening's enter- tainment | The company of voung A'nmcans who are making “opera in the lan-| guage of its audience” both practical | and popular will close it season of three performances in * the National | Capita! tonight with their original suc- cess, Gounod’s “Faust.” There are opera who have wearied n they have seen of that work company here last season, thev would do well not to miss | it tonight see it lasy n. for such | individuals have already sed the feeling of the true pioneer discovered new country National Significance Stressed. The national significance of American Opera Co.s efforts cann be stressed too much. With the Rus-| sien feeling for the dramatic values that Viadimir Rosing brings to his di- | recting. the exactness and thorought ! ness of orchestral interpretation thet | Frank St. Teger, the Englishman, has | brought to his conducting, and the | American vision and multitudinous help | in detail that George Fleming Houston, American basso and assistant director, | has, from the first e current offer- ings, infused into theze productions. the : troupe of youthful, earnest. Americanl singers are planting a seed that is! all_their own. | Cecile Sherman was the dainty, petite | Ledy Harriet (Martha) last night an she sang her “Last Rose of Summer with individual “stage business” and ex- | treme eflectiveness. A storm of ap-| plause rewarded her and merited an | cncore. but these young Americans be- | lieve in the artistic values and do not | permit encores, so the Lionel, Charles | Hedley. who has an excepuonallx love- I tenor voice, yet was obviously sing- ing over a bad cold last night. con- | tinued the action with his part of a | duet. Brownie Pcebles was the Nancy | and a buxom. fine looking lassie she was. indeed. Her contralto is rich and | warm and in this comparatively small | part she brought distinction to a sec- | ondary role. She sometimes sings the | lead in “Carmen” and should make a | most satisfying singer of that . role. | Program for Mrs.. Coolidge. | Mark Daniels, the Plunkett, was! thoroughly up to the biuffness and virile | vocal needs of his role. These four | brought the climaz (of beauty to the | famous “Good Nigh Quartet.” at 'he‘ end of the second act. Howard Lar- | amy was a good Sir Tristram and | Charles Margolis was quite in the pic- | ture as the sheriff. Jeffrey Harris con- | ducted the orchestra and singers with | admirable effect last night. s(nglnz the leading feminine roles | #n “Faust” tonight will be Natalie Hali, \ soprano, who, with Patrick Killikelly, | 1 also in mnmn's opera, and Gemte Houston, basso, presented a short pro- gram of songs before Mrs. -Coolidge | and the Womau's National Press Club | mrday, when the club entertained the First Lady of the Land at a lunch- eon at the Willard. Others in tonight's cast will meme\ Clifford Newdall, John Gurney. Allan Bui, Harold Hansen, John Upmnnxu and Brownie Peebles, with Mr. St. Leger | cunductmg |t N LINDBERGH DELAYS HOP. | | | MEXICO cm Novembtr 21 (®).—| Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, who has been | the guest of United States Ambassador | Dwight W. Morrow for more than & | able weather. He now plans to leave | shortly after noon today. 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