About The Red and Black (Athens, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1928)
Page Six T X 1 V E It S I T Y ITEMS STORIES OF THE OPERAS (Continued from page 3) to whom he was reported as dead, is about to take the veil, and he rushes away to save her. Count Luna ar rives before the convent with the same purpose. Rut just as he seizes his prey, Manrico comes up and with the aid of his companions, rescues of Dagon, god of the Philistines. A lie refuses, she becomes frantic, and group of Hebrews is gathered in the open place in attitudes of grief and prayer, and they sing of the hopelessness of their lot as captives in the land of the Philistines. Samson reminds his countrymen of the promises of their God, and pledges himself to lead them in their struggle to break the bonds of slavery which bind them. They agree to fol low him. and, in a tight with Abirn- begs, pleads. Anally threatens. In the end, she is successful and Sam son, after much hesitation, enters her house where he is betrayed to wait ing soldiers. As Act III begins, Samson, blind ed and shorn of his hair, is seated on the Aoor of the Prison at Gaza turn ing a hand mill. Outside are gather- her, while the Count curses them. Leonora becomes Manrico s wife, jeleeh. Satrap of Gaza, and a band of led the Hebrews who reproach him but her happiness is short lived. Philistine warriors, Abimeleeh is j bitterly for his weakness In giving In the third act the Count's sol- killed and his followers are put to I, ay t0 the geductlong ot Delilah, diers succeed in capturing Azucena, 1 flight. ... .. in whom lie recognizes the burned The High Priest of Dagon tries ini U lt| 'e < l.tnge. gypsy’s daughter. She denies all 'ain to arouse the Philistines that I priest * and rulers of Gaza are gath- knowledge of the Count’s lost they ma >’ avenge the death ofjered at the temple of Dagon to cele- brother. and as the Count hears that Abimeleeh. but their fear of Sam- brate the capture and weakening of his successful rival is her son. she is restrains them. Delilah, deter-! Samgon . As day ls breaking, Delilah, sentenced to be burned. Ruiz. Man- n.ined to wreak vengeance on Sam- ^ {he ru , erg and H igh rico’s friend, brings the news to him. son f° r ' lis leadership against her Manrico tries to rescue her. but is People, comes, with a band of Priest-; Pnests - 811(1 8 gre8t thronB of peo * seized too. and condemned to die esses of Dagon. and, by her beauty by the axe. and *'er seductive powers, lures In the fourth act Leonora offers Samson to her home in the beautiful herself to the Count as a price for 'alley of Soreck despite the warn- the freedom of her lover, but, deter- 'ugs of the elders among the He- niined to be true to Manrico. she brews. takes poison. She hastens to him. Delilah is seated at the entrance announcing his deliverance. Too pl ber house in Soreck as Act II late he sees how dearly she has paid begins. She sings of her hatred for for r when after sweet assurance of ramson, and the vengeance which is love and Adelit.y she sinks dead at 10 be hers. The High Priest of his feet. Dagon comes to her telling of a ter- The count, coming up and seeing rible uprising among the Hebrew himself deceived, orders Mar.rico to slaves, and of the Aight of the sol- be put to death instantly. 'diers. He begs her to discover, if He is lei away, and only after the Possible, execution does Azucena inform the strength. thropies in the history of the world. Dr. Phillip Greeley Clapp, before he accepted the directorship of the Foundation, had made himself famous as a composer, and as the head of the Music Department in Dartmouth College for three years, and In the University of Iowa for seven years. Ora Hyde Miss Ora Hyde will be remembered as Elfrida, the leading woman char acter in “The King’s Henchman” by Deems Taylor. This opera has been deemed by authorities in the music world as the greatest opera com posed within the last twenty years. pie are indulging in an orgy of pleas ure. To add zest to the occasion, Samson is brought in in order that he might be taunted because of his captivity. Praises are sung to Dagon, and Samson is called upon to pour wine on the altar as a saeriAce to the god of the Philistines. As he stands, with the boy who led him, between the columns sup porting the roof to the temple, Sam son prays to his God for strength. His prayer is answered, and, as the two columns are pushed away, the the secret of Samson’s temple falls amid the shrieks and They plan for the capture 1 eries of the people gathered there. Luna s ow: his murdered rival was long-sought brother. of Samson, and Delilah spurns the reward offered her for her part In the - heme, vowing her undying BRIEF SKETCHES OF HANSEL UND GRETEL fairy story music by Hamper 's wrris by his sister: story Gr.mm s fairy tale of the same - renters Weimar. :>5>3: New :e tired o hildren of and his home to nd knit, working mother hatred for Samson. It is evening. Delilah, standing before her house, watches for Sam son's coming. Finally he comes, de termined to bid her farewell for ever. She uses all her wiles to keep him. and pleads with him to tell her the secret of his strength. As SOME OPERA PEOPLE (Continued from page 3) Phillip Greeley Clapp When August Juilliard left many millions for the cause of music in America, there was brought into being the greatest music philan- ' Hr aay xooa. ana Ar.dir.z them at play she punishes them and in doing so turns over the milk, which is their only hope of supper. Peter soon comes in drunk, singing because he has had success in selling his brooms. He inquires as to the whereabouts of his chil dren and is horriAed to learn that she has sent them out to pick ber ries in the forest He terriAes his wife by telling of a horrid witch. Ilsentein, who steals children. Meanwhile the children have be come tired of gathering berries, and start home but they are amazed to j realize that they are lost. Then they lie down by a tree on the moss, say their prayers, and the fairy sand man puts them to sleep. Fourteen angels descend on a heavenly stair way to guard them from danger. The dawn fairy arrives, sprinkles dew drops on them and they awake. Nearby they discover a beautiful gingerbread house . This is where the witch lives who catches little children and bakes them into ginger bread. She catches Hansel and Gretel, and almost succeeds in baking them, but when she opens the oven door they push her into the oven and shut the door. The oven ex plodes and the house is blown up. The witch was baked into ginger bread and all the children, that she has baked, come back to life. Then they begin singing and dancing, and the anxious parents arrive and are joyous because their children are safe and happy. SAMSON AND DELILAH The scene in Act I is the public square of the Philistine city of Gaza. 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