Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1929, Page 5

TWOOPERAS GAIN | EiEmusss heard ht. 5 ‘Manon, DE JANEIRO - 7 | mibbett SeoresiSuceess. or 1627 i ; I 1 ; ; , em Lawrence Tibbett, the young American volce. X 3 fe baritone who came from California to| Mario Basis ; ° eventually win fame overnight in a per- . l e ] ,| formance at the Metropolitan several itones, tm » i o Alfly s the wo preceding Srtist | SoPime of dhe o ] role of o as WO Ing ar 14 e role was ol Rofla _Ponselle- a"d Edward were in theirs. He showed much im- m gmds and his ease in shading <4 s vement both vocally and histrionical- | every line and gesture showed a mas- Johnson Triumph in Pres- v in nis characterization. " | ter’s interpretation. : : i | entations at Poli's quate as_Lola, singing her little |heard in Washington before with the | fl & g 0 : Giving VAl,"e is always the policy: § . stornello, “Fior di Giaggiolo,” admirably | Metropolitan forces, umwu(}l‘\ she sang Sk Y 2 at HERZOG’S. And, when we talk off-stage and her few phrases on stage | here several seasons ago with the Wag- 2 3 i equally well. _Her mellow. contralto | nerian Opera Co. and has of EXTRA VALUE, we assure you Two American artists, Rosa Ponselle, [ quality of voice should appear to spe-|in Moza uctions with J that . e et e oSt A s Tt e Jo e T ey that Yo will Sl semetiint nec a . audience in the o G - o " ). Qian by Birth, walked away & Philine Falco i the smaller role of | Nedds. To those who have heard the y o : : fide'!“ that you will find something blaze of glory with the stellar-honors, | Mamma Lucia was admirable in -her |incomparable Bori in this role, the in- lpecul. respectively, of the two operas present- | pArt, although she was handicapped with | terpretation last night was not astound- ' ed in the second night’s performance of | abominable make-up. ing, simply adequate. She sang the the Metropolitan Grand Opera Co. of | The chorus sang the famous “Regina | “Bird Song” well. e . [New York at Poli's Theater last night. | Coeli,” and, led by Ponselle, presented | ~Angelo Bada was good as Beppe and e ar S, ) Again Mrs. Hoover and her party led | the Easter hymn “Inneggiamo, il Signor | George Cehanovsky was a .m&el and o the enthusiasm of & very appreciative | non e morto” satisfactorily according to | convineing Silvio. audience from the presidential box. |traditional methods, The present-day| The comj lays in Baltimore to- Again the house was filled to the lastfauditor cannot help but wonder why it|night, but pg:,‘:nym?mv};' they .present the ] 5 inch of standing room. The casts of | is in these times, when completely |final opera of the current Washington v both operas offered stirring presenta- | artistic choirs and choruses are tour-|season, Ponselle, Telva, Lauri-Volpe, | % tions of the roles in the famous oper- | ing the country, that even the chorus of | Pinza D‘Angelo, Basiola, Tedesco and atie twins"—“Cavalleria Rusticana” of | the leading opera house should sing £0 | Doninelll ate listed to appear in the wa Mascagni_and “I Pagliacci” by Leon-|woodenly and with: such total lack of |roles of this opera, which Verdi wrote cavallo. Vincenzo Bellezza conducted |dramatic finesse, both in action and |by order of the Khedive of Egypt and both operas, and did so in a highly ar- | vocal production. Surely the Metro- | which received its first performance in tistic manner, guiding his orchestra 5o |politan could. acquire a choral master | Cairo, December 24, 1871, Tullio Seraf- AT that the singers were never threatened |such as 'John Finley Williamson—to |fin, haestro-conductor at the Metropoli- 7 with submersion beneath the instru-| mention an American who has done |tan, will conduct tomorrow's perform- Fh 3 mental tonal waves. wonders for artistic vocal work in|ance. H. The eloquent sweeping phrases of the | choruses—and bring its chorus out of famous mxmen;.elzlmdm the mggugé&gt fiie nm-c%nljh :e%hs in which ’k still S e . were given ful ue. ingers. should no an impos- i uakes. showed not only complete sympathy 10 |sible task. Perhaps the secret would talian Towns Feel Q Re ularl 40 every nuance In the colorful Scores, bUt | be to have & veal vooul conductor and| ROME. April 19 (P).—Earth shocks g y 4 also showed & finesse in never letting | not an orchestral conductor train the | Were felt this morning at Bologna, the interpretation drop to merely senti- | chorus. odena, Fidenza and Parma. No sub- : mental levels. . stantial damage was reported. g Real hard-finish- ? A E— ———— The Price ed worsteds, chev- ® +Ponselle in Fine Voice. A‘(wr nflwelcnme lx:ermlslon for re- Is L a % X - The first of the two operas, “Caval- | Setting the stage while the audience s Less iots, mixtures, etc. 3 leria Rusticana” was excellently cast|chatted in the foyers and from box to AVE e . > throughout, Rosa Ponselle was in fine | box, Leoncavallos'equally violent trag- money on_y than ; All models for & e e ts| edy of love, with even more fatalities . g ¥ I Ol A o over-act. at the bes | {0 the square inch, gling the stage | entire list of new HALF L young men and more — ning, she soon overcame them and |# typically Shakespearean effect at the | ildi Materials = e nea i dramatic efiectivencss. Her|finale, was presented. All honor should Building conservative dress- Jolce is truly unique. There is no volce | g0 to Edward Johnson for a supreme The ers. A complete size of exactly that mellow timbre in the | artistic impersonation of the unhappy low notss with the besutirully sounded | Canie, bieter B8 (10 emitehy riwicn- 1} ) I Styles range, and we will ¢ velvet of the topmost notes so admirably ! | . balanced and blended. ~ This young | ington, unless possibly by Caruso..Vo- < ‘Are NEW ‘make alterations at E OG l American is rising steadily in . her | cally, Mr. Johnson's voice sounded light ho -a d d it iona l nc' growth as en artist. She Teached one | In this robusto Itallan music, and iz — o a of the two peaks of dramatic-vocal| there was a suggestion of fatigue ‘And S arge. & effectiveness of the evening in her sing- | voice. His aciing was superb. [/] ing of the “Vio lo Sapete, 0 Mamm 1 there thought for & moment A h Covered Buttons on F Street at 0 Her duets bb:m ;viltlh 'x;xriddusnhnd Al | s re the flo were beautifully done. She W given a huge bouquet of red roses, which See K elly for W eaves she gracefully handed across the foot- lights, even as Bori had handed lilies|\\'! LUMBER MILLWORK s P the night before, to Mrs. Hoover, Who Let Us Estimate - § received them in her charming manner | {{{ PAINT HARDWARE | List ’ W laciee B i and smiled her thanks while the audi- | BUILDING SUPPLIES | uy on the ence applauded. & p Ch - Armand L’A‘lokntynn is p‘n{'t‘iculafly COAL . - arge e . Budget noted for his interpretation of the tenor 7 WY , Yole of Turiddu in this opera. He more o Y 7, 174 N .1325.F. STREET Accts. - by 2% Pha than lived up to his reputation last| atever Tour Veeds v - 4 i E # :\lxh‘t. dH; sang lheE role llnl a seemingly Talk With Us First! ~ 4 . 2 nspired fashicn. . 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