Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1930, Page 3

. THEATER CROWDED FOR OPENING OPERA Brilliant Audience Attends “La Boheme,” First of Se- ries of Three Here. Every one of the 3,600 seats in the Fox Thuter was filled last night for the performance of the Met- Topolitan Grlnd Opera Co. in Wash- ington. It was a brilliant and repre- sentative audience of the National Capital that gathered to hear Puc- cinl’s “La Boheme,” which seemed thoroughly dellghwd with the new Setting for audience and production. ‘The acoustics of this theater are ex- cellent. The effect of congressional and diplomatic leaders and the many smart women of Washington descend- ing the beautiful stairway of this the- ater to the orchestra floor preceding the performance was strikingly like that achieved in the most famous opera house in the world, the Paris Grand Opera House. In intermissions the Jobby and foyers were filled with chang- ing throngs, all apparently highly en- thusiastic over the performance and the house. The Vice President, Mr. Curtls, vs the ranking official present. The an mbers of the Washington Opera As- & ciation, Inc, may well congratulate themselves on the marked success of this initial production. Three stars with great drawing power all over the world sang the leading roles of “La Boheme” last night. The most beautiful singing of the evening was done by Beniamino Gigli, whom many compare to the great Caruso. Gigli was excellent voice and gave his custom- W beautiful spun tones in the rich clodic_passages of this Italian opera score. If there were those who thought he put too much of the “sob” in his singing in the third act music, they perhaps lost sight of the fact that the character he was portraying was a temperamental Bohemian, & poet living 4n the Latin Quarter of Paris. Bori Was Charming. ‘The heroine of the opera was charm- ingly sung by Lucrezia Borl. Mimi is one of this star’s most popular roles and her artistic style and pe: ;:.t;:rm l;‘ru:ed it particularly effectively nig] The third in the trio of leading roles, that of Marcello, artist friend of Ro- dolfo, was ld.mh'lbly sung and acted by Lawrence Tibbett. ‘There is no doubt ‘whatsoever that Mr. Tibbett’s personal success in the sound film so recently shown in Washington had considerably mroused an additional audience eager to hear him in opera. He certainly made the most of every opportunity ot his role last night and was quite the m&n Teal of all the characters on the & It is interesting to note that half of the quartet of singers in the more prom- 4nent roles were American. In addition to the young Californian, there was Editha Fleischer, an American soprano, who made her first appearance in Wash- ington in 1923, when the Wagnerian Grand Opera Co. brought her in the role of Cherubini in “Marriage of Figaro.” She made her most pronounced hit since being with the Metropolitan in the most prominent feminine role of “Johnny Spielt Auf” last season. She was a very good Musette last night. and sang the famous waltz song acceptably. She substituted on short notice for Nanette Guilford, who, according to an announcement made from the stage by Billy Guard, was too ill to appear. Soon to Join Talkies. Ezio Pinza made the most of '.he noted “Farewell, Old Coat,” in the lasi act, showing a bass voice quite as Idl- quate and artistic as was his remark- ably fine make-up. It is understood that Mr. Pinza is shortly to join the talkies” forces in a film. ‘The ‘smaller roles were well placed with Millo Picco, Paolo Ananian, Max Artglass, Pompilio Malatesta and Al- fredo Gandolf.. Vincenza Belezza con- ducted, giving an unusually fine read- ing of the score and holding his instru- mentalists down always’ so that even when Gigli gave a singing whisper in art of his singing he could be distinct- B ‘The only criticism would be to mnut that the prompter evidently must get more accustomed to the new Thouse, so that he is not audible to people ‘even half way back in the house, suggest- ing a disembodied volce actually parti- cipating in the action. Such prompting destroys all illusion and seemed totally w.acuessary at the time it was most no- ticeable—in the third act when Gigli, Tibbett and Bori, all thoroughly ac- »Muainted with their roles from many ~@ppearances in them, were on the stage. 2o The most brilliant of all American donnas of the present era, Rosa 1le, will make her first and only appearance in the Washington “season” SPECIAL NOTICE. RIL 25¢h, 1930, X FRIDAY, 4T Tl O Db auction. within ouF fireproot warshouse, 418430 10th st, nw, d household goods of every Charges due and m suites, les, chairs, are, linens, s, Tefrigeratois. 'etc. UNITED STATES STORAGE CO., 418-420 mn ST. N.W. TERMS, CASH. WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY debts oth:r han those contracted by myselr. HERBER ORDON, 3800 14th st. “FOR _RENT_SUITAB ? uets, ncrvuom bridge parties rom '10¢ U ay UNITED €T al STORAGE ¥ 1 | osophists, 8iand I streets, 8:15 pm. NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT C! rolet; motor No. 3180330, will be ‘sold rar :gp- rs. B. 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SCENES AT OPENING OF GRAND OPERA SERIES of the Metropolitan forces tonight in the leading role of Giordano’s “Andrea Chenier.” Giovanni Martinelli, another le-dmg Italian tenor of the company, will sing the title role and Giuseppe de Luca the leading baritone, will sing the role of Charles Gerard. This opera is new to Washington opera goers and should draw a very large audience on that account, as well as on account of these three famous singers. Also, this is the only opera to be conducted here by the leading conducter of the com- ny, Tullio Serafin, The performances g:gln at 8:30 p.m. H.F. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ‘TODAY. Dinner, Phillips Exeter Alumni As- sociation, Army and Navy Club, 7 pm. Dance, Gamma Chapter, Lambda Zeta Gamma Sorority, Hotel Roosevelt, 10 pm. Meeting, Alumni Association of the ‘Washington College of Law, 2000 G street, 8 p.m. Meeting, Martha Washington Re- bekah Lodge, Odd Fellows’ Temple, 419 Seventh street, tonight. Dance, the Marching Cluh of Co- lumbia Lodge of Elks, I. B. P. O. E, of ‘Washington, Masonic ‘Temple, Tenth and U streets, 9 p.m. Operetta, “Peter Rabbit,” junior chotr o( St. Mark’s Church, plrlsh hall, Third and A streets southeast, 8 p.m. Card party, Keane Council, Knights of Columbus, K. of C. hall, 918 Tenth street, tonight. Card party, Bureau of Mlnu audi- torlum of the United States Chamber of Commerce Building, Connecticut avenue and H street, 8 pm. Sermon, auspices of Vineyard Club, ; | Vermont Avenue Baptist Church, 8:30 pm. Preacher, Rev. W. A. Johnson, pastor of the Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. Free lecture, Ufllfied Lodge of The- Hill Building, Seventeenth Subject, “Psychic Phenomena.” Meeting, Chemical Society of Wash- ington, Cosmos Club, 8 p.m. Itcture. Church of the Pllgflm& 7:45 Lecturer, Rev. Wade C. Smith. Sub)ect, “Thoroughbreds.’ T FUTURE. Easter party, White Ribbon Recruits, District Woman'’s Christian Temperance Union, Sixteenth Street Reservoir Play- grounds, tomorrow, 1:30 p.m. Card party, benefit of Southeast Mother’s Club, 730 Seventh street southeast, 8 p.m. tomorrow. Luncheon, Alpha Delta Phi Fra- ternity, Hotel Gordon, 12:30 pm. tomorrow. Luncheon, Wom: Guild of Amer- e T gy Upper left: Members of the opera company, as they arrived at Union Station. Left to right: Charlotte Ryan, Hen- rietta Wakefield, Mme. Phradie Wells, Mildred Parisette, Ina Bodrskaya, Rosa Ponselle, and Pearl Besuner. Upper right: Center left: Senator Hiram Johnson. Center right: Mrs. Tracy Dows and Mrs. Fred A. Britten, wife of Representative Britten. Left to right, Edward Farley, former head of the Ehlpplnl Board, Senator Thomas J. Walsh and Speaker Longworth. Lower: Left to right, Brig. Gen. William E. Horton, Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, Vice President Curtis and Mr. Gann, —Star Staff Photos. fcan University, club house of the . A. U. 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