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WEDNESDAY. APRIL 26, 1916
Domizetti’s Old Opera Still Holds Its Charm, Says Meltzer
Artist’s Personal Magnetism and
Finished Singing Bring Her
Great Triumph.
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOLR.
Opera in HU':{' acts- ¢in Italian).
Neore by Gaetano Donizetti,
Luctg ... . .....-". Marie Barrientos
Alisg <i.osuéviies . Marie Mattreld
Edgardo ...... Giovanni Martinelli
Lord Ashton ..... Giuseppe de Luca
Raimondo ........... Leon Rothier
APPWID Sii W i s oATIGro Bade
Normanno ......... Pietro Audisio
Conductor—Gaetano Bavagnoli.
By CHARLES HENRY MELTZER,.
“Lmeia di Lammermoor,” the |
melodie masterpiece of Donizetti,
was performed at the Auditorium
vesterday afternoon.
If the composer of that work
could but have left the church in
whieh, they say, his ashes are en- °
shrined at Bergamo, he might
have liked to know that, after a
whole century, he was popular in
Atlanta.
Four thousand lovers of pure
musie, of the flm‘.id kind, ’\\m‘e
present. When the chief artists
in the cast camie to the end of the
unwearying Sextet, the andience
clapped and cat-called till the
whole wonderfial number was
sung :I;':..lin. .
The “Mad Scene” gave the sig
nal for moge transports, " But the
Lucia of the hour was not com
pelled to recommence that amaz
ing episode.
So age has not quite stated the
favorite opera. And even if it
had. we should find tens of thou
sands eager, from historical and
sentimental .reasons, to hear a
wolfk their forerunners had raved
over
Why not? There is room for
many stvles in opera. There are
some of us who swear by modern
music. And there are others who
still think “old songs are best.”
- Mr. Gatti-Casazza, the manager
of the Metropolitan, dislikes Gallle,
art. But Mme. Alda, his bewitch
ing wife, delights in it. Let no
one co® a stone at Donizetti while
there are ears to hear the heau- '
ties of “Lucia.” Some things in it
may now bhe out of date. But only I
deaf folk could deny the heavenly
charm of the Sextet and other
numbers in the opera.
One mayv love Donizetti with«
out scorning Wagner And vice
versa
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The world takes far less inter
ferest than it used to do in the
causes which first led the “Bride
o Lammermoor” to forswear her
love for Sir Edgact Ravenwood
and then, after going mad, to die
of grief It is not much more
concerned in the fate of Edgar
the Edgardo of the opera—or of
L.ord Arthur (the librettist names I
Bim Arturo) So little did New
Yorkers care what happened to l
Edgar after Lucy (or Lucia) lost
her wits, that, till quite lately
they went home without even
asking why the management of
the Metropolitan omitted the last ,
scene-—which shows how the sor
row-stricken hero kills himself |
In many ways the libretto is
preposterous But “Laucia”™ does
. not live by common Sense, It lives
because of lts abounding wealth
of melody “fiand-orgar melo |
dies ' And f they be, that I
only proves that they delight the l
crowd a n h as those whom i
Maestro P cco would describe |
as the art-loving aristocrat |
Those melodies themselves {
\gain, depend for life on their
interpreters, It takes great voices
and good artist 00, to ross
the charm that lles in Donizetti's
waors
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Alda to Sing ‘Aida’ Here for the
~ Fust Time at Thursday’s Matinee
_ Mme. Franeces Alda, in private life Mrs. Gatti-Casazza, who will have her greatest oppor.
tunity in Atlanta in ““Aida’’ Thursday afternoon. She scored a wonderful success here last vear.
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which had been voted poor and
tackneyed became pearls of price.
In Mme. Maria Barrientos, the
Spanish soprano who imperson
ated Lucia for us at the Audito
rlum yesterday afternoon, At
lanta heard for the first ti
believe with joy—a wdflhytc?
cessor to the great singers I have
named.
She is not an artist of an ag
gressive type. She is very dcfl-_
cate. Some singers try to.take
our- ears by storm Mme, Bar
rientos, on the other hand, ap
peals and woos. The graces of
her art, her charm and taste, are
what one beging by liking and
soon ends by loving in the new
Lueia, Her volee ils small and
light, yet ‘warm and sweet.
Though very tenuous, it is always
true: Mme. Barrientos has it wel?
under control Not for a moment
do we feel alarmed as to what
will happen to it. Not for a mo
ment do we trembie lest, in the
middle of some vitra-florid pas
sage, |t should prove wanting
To svine extent it may be a
“made voice™ That It Is beauti
fully young and rare in quality
olr ears assge us, The volce ite
self In strangely virginal, Yet
Mme. Barrientos is no debutante,
though, til! this season. New York
had not heard her. For fifteen
years and more she has bheen a
favorite in Europe and in South
Ameriea. v
Moreover (and | am sure this In
not fanciful), thers s something
in the volee—and in the art, or If
vou will, in the personality-—of
the Spanish sdprano which will
unquestionably steal into the
hearts of ‘all Atlanta operagoers,
That something is peculiarly fem.
inine and strangely l"nulhom.
The suecce«s whieh Mme. Bar.
rientog scored in Atlanta yester.
day afternoon was fully earned,
1t hegan when, in the earlier
scenes with Edgardo, it was
found that thoueh she had not a
vgreat® voledl the new Lucla
could produce bewitching tones,
of exquisite tenderness. They
were mellon tones, despite their
want of velume, and they wers
heautifolly “colorad © There were
eclonuent tones, which suggested
many moods. They seemed most
suited to the expression of pathos,
In the Sextet, perhaps, thé
lightness of the Luecia's soprano
was a handicap. But what was
lacking in power was redeemed
by art. And, though the Edgar
do, Mr. Martinelli, at first sang
flat, the number, as has already
Leen recorded, arcused enthusi
asm.
The crowning triumoh of Mme,
Barrientos came with the “Mad
Scene,” in whith the finished
style. the technical surety, the
pareonal graces and appealing
tones of the haraine proved irre
sistible. ir the staceato passages
the singer's voice seemed free and
musical, The abs Mute eaxe with
which Mme. Barrientos rippled
-through the florid episodes in that
“Mad Scene” added greatly to the
pleasura of the audience. And
twice at jeaust the singer charmed
the musical by her command of
,What is known as messa di vooe-..
the art of swelling and warming
tones, »
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Mr. Martinelll, as FEdgardo,
shared the success of the Lucia.
Excent at the beginnifg of the
Bextet, he was impecachle,
Hin singing was throughout de
lightful. and at the end. 'n which
he had things to himself, he
showed his talent as an aector,
Kince last year M. Martinelll has
made wonderful progress. both as
a singer and an artist
In M. de Luea Atlanta made
the acquaintance of a new bari.
tone. M. de Luca had no chance
of really giving the full measure
of his art in the character of Lord
Henry Ashton. He proved. how
ever, that he had a charming
voles, which had been beautifully
trained. We who have heard him
tn New York know, from experi.
ence, that M. de Luca is an ac.
complished actor and a singer of
exceptional ability,
The cast, an excellent one, in.
cluded M. Rothier, who was more
than equal to his reputation
Maestro Mavagnoll, & eonductor
who has rendered valuabie setv.
icen thin season atl the Metropoi
ftan, Alrected the performance
with spivit and intelligence
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
A new Aida will be heard by At
lantans Thursday afternoon in the
person of Mme Frances Alda, the
fine soprano who has sung so weli
in several Atlanta appearances, Those
who remember her Desdemona (one
of her famous roles), her Roxane ih
Damrosch's “Cyrano.” and especially
her Micaela in last season's “Carmen.”
are .anticipating the matinee with
more than ordinary interest.
Mme. Alda was one of the sensa
tional figures in Atlanta opera last
vear, though she was cast in a part
in which a more temperamental and
welf-conscious star soprano would
have refused, for Micaela is asecond
ary roie in the Bizet opera, the Car
men having most of the spotiight
But the role has two arias of not
able beauty, especially the famous 1
Am Not Faint Hearted” in the smug
glers’ camp scene, and when Mdl‘
sang this the audience gave her an
ovation which had not been surpassed
even by the applause given Geral
dine Farrar, the Carmen. There was
curtain call after curtain call for Alda
and when the opera was over it wul
conceded to have been a dual lfl»‘
umi)h. ¥
“Mme. Alda s the Paisy Bolivar
of opera,” said one member of the
Metropolitan Wednesday., “As the
wife of the general manager, Mr.
Gatti-Casazza, she is given compara
tively few blg opportunities, lest other
stars should rise up and declare what
fuvoritlam is ruining oghra and true
talent has no chance”
The changes n the Atlants pro
gram fortunately give Mme. Alda two
Appearances instead of the one first
tcheduled. She is to sing Mimi in
Puccinl’s “La Boheme” on Saturday
night. It i# her favorite part, she
said Wednesday When Farrar be
came iN in Boston last week and can
coled her "‘!’anmm Mme, Alda
was in New York. =he was reached
by telephone, caught o train in an
hour, and sang n “La Poheme” that
right. She is accustomed to taking.
on 4 moment's potice, the placd of
Gny SOPrAne who may develop a set
of nerves and it was a matter of
course with her,
Bishop Candler Is
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Clinging to Overcoat
‘flw weather man can't pin a 4 honey.
siekle on Rishop Warren A, Candler and
tell him it s gpringtime 4
The bishop was downtown Wednesday
wrapped 10 the ears i & great soat of
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Martinelli Proves His Steel in
Difficult Arias and Duets
With Barrientos.
Continued From Page 1.
it has excellent carrying qualities is
evidenced by auditors in the rear
most seats, who told me they heard
every note with ease,
~ When the aria was ended, with that
wonderfully sustained note as its cli
max, Mme, Barrientos' hearers paid
her the sincere compliment of wait
ing until the last sound had died
away. Then there was'sm‘h a storm
of appiause as the Auditorium walls
had not echoed in many a month. The
prima donna smiled delightfully and
bowed again and again. Then Ba
vagnoli, who was conducting, like the
artist he is, with every care for the
singer, swept his orchestra into the
even more admirable aria, “Swift as
Thought.” Here Barirentos had even
more opportunity for those “bird
notes” which have made_ her famous.
Then Martinelli, the Edgar, éntered,
and they sang their series of fine
duets. When the act ended, the pair
were called before the curtain again
and again.
Audience Goes Mad.
The second act, opening with the
wedding scene, was splendidly sung.
Then the “great momenf” for devotees
of “Lucia” arrived, the famous Sex
tet. It was sung by Martinelli, de
:l.um, Barrientos, Rothier, Bada and
Audisio. When it closed, the audi
lence went mad. In vair the Fdgar
'and the Enrico drew their swords and
ilwgan the action of the next scene, ‘
* Rothier signaled that Barirentos,
' whose face was pillowed on the
basso's chest, declined to sing again
'But the audience would not be denied.
It “broke up .the show" until at last
Barrientos nodded and Bavagnoli
again took up the familiar notes
which mark the opening of the Sox-‘
tet. It was sung once more and then
‘the matinee crowd was satisfied to let
'the opera go on 5 |
‘ The third act, though opening wili
A basso adr splendidiy sung by Ro
thier and a chorus of exceptionhi
beauty, practically is all Barrientos.
It is here that Lucia, having slain her
husband, appears in delirflum and
'slngs the famous “Mad Scene.”
Such marvelous. scintillating runs
‘as Barrientos sang! She swept easily,
fwnhum apparent offort, into cadenza
)\\hA h soared into the clouds and
|down to earth again. The orchestra
| was silent as she showered her vocal
pearis There were no words here,
for not even the liquid Italian could
be sung to such roulades as these.
The diva sang as 2 mo« king bird, rip
pling, staccato notes, free as air.
| Toward the close, where she reached
'the supreme height of her vocal “fire
works" a flute in the orchestra joined
!Hm Vvoice and they sang Im union.
| When the curtain fell the audience
:lono in Its seats and cheered. Bar
rientos was forced to acknowledge a
| dozen calls by bowing before the cur
tain,
i Martinelli True Artist.
While the Lucia must always be the
?nul»:amllng figure when this opera is
recalled, due praise must be given
'Glovanni Martinelli, the excellent
tenor who became such a favorite last
season His scenes with Barrientos
in the first act and his part in the
sextet and the dialogue which Yol
lows it were splendidly sung. But It
was not untll the last act, when Ed-
Bar is pouring out his soul at Lucia's
tomb, that the tenor had his best op
portunity This act was aill Marti
nelll, even as the third was all Bar
flentos. | have never heard Mart
nell' sing with such color and such
Sweetness as in the lovely alr, “"Oh
bell” alma inamorsta”?
De Luca, the new baritohe, though
in a role overshadowed by tenor and
oprano, made a most favorable im
pression. He ls evidently a most fin |
shed artist and his voice is & beau
tiful one. His scenss are In the first
Iwo acts, with several fine arias and
ets with Lucia, and his fine ba
tone fairly dominated the ...-.'!
Ime. Barrientos was not eard to|
advantage in this, her volce being
wmrd) suited 1o combating » n n
flood of sound Ange Hada Lhe
brief role of Arthur sang | o
aria beautifully |
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Joe Hill Hall Slated
.
For Macon Judgeship
—— ;
MACON, April 26.—~The appointment |
of Joe M Hall, for sixteen yonrs & rep 1
resentative in the Georgia Lagisiature
from RBibb County, and candiMats
Governor in 1912, a 8 Judge of the ity
Court of Macon 1o take the Mace of
judge Nobert Haodges, vamed sos 'h'l
Court of Bppeals 1o succeed Judge Mieh
ard B Russell, in regarded an 8 cortalr
! &re loday
The appoigtment probab -l W a
nounesd 5 Governor Marsis fsllow -
hig retarn 16 Atlanta froen s Meown ai
Pay speaking appointment at Dub ' )
ay
N. Y. American’s
dtory of Operd
The New' York American today
published the following :
ATLANTA, GA., April 25, —At
lanta is in the midst of its sev
enth season of grand opers, with
the Metropolitan Company and
recognized musicians from every
)vart of the South, already ac
claiming it by far the most suc
cessful from an artistic point of
view, ; ‘
The largest throng iliat ever at
tended an operatic performance in
the Sputh saw the premiere Mon
day night, when Saint-Saens’
“Samson et Dalila” was presented,
with Messrs. Caruso, Amato and
Rothier and Mme. Ober. !
It was the famous German con
tralto’'s first attempt to sing the
part of Dalila since she joined the
Metropolitan Company, and her
debut in the ro'e was little short
of a triumph. After her great aria
and duet with Caruso in the sec
ond actyshe was asked to respond
to no less than a dozen curtain
calls.
The great tenor, too, was in
gplendid voice and was given an
ovation. Amato, as always, sang
in faultless fashion.
Barrientos Makes Debut.
Mme. Barrientos made her At
lanta debut today at matinee in
“Lucia,” substituted at the . last
moment for “Butterfly” on ac
‘vount of the illness of Geraldine
Farrar, The audience was hard-
Iy smaller than on the opening
night, and was decidedly more
demonstrative. The brilliant col
oratura of the Spanish prima don
na swept the throng. The old
Donizetti gcore has been heard
here time and time again, the last
time with Frieda Hempel in the
soprano role. Despite this, Mme.
Barrientos suffered nothing, and
was hailed as the greatest of col
oraturas. She sgings again tomor
row night in “La Sonnambula,”
the old Bellini favorite,
Thursday matinee Martinelll,
Alda, Ober and Amato will appear
in “Aida;” Friday evening Ca
ruso and Barrientos in “Martha;"”
Saturday matinee Sembach, Go
ritz and Gadski in “Meistersing
er,” and Saturday night the seay
son will close with Caruso, Scott!
and Alda in “La Boheme."
Atlanta was never so brilliant
socially as this week. During thg
annual engagement of the Metro
politan all of the clubs in the city,
as well as many private res!-
dences, have been the scenes of
magnificent and sumptuous soclal
affairs
At Capital City Club.
The largest event of Monday
evening was at the Capital City
Club when the Atlanta Music
Festival Assoclation entertained
At a supper-dance the opera
stars and directors.
Edward H. Inman, president of
the club, ‘acted as ofMcial host, as
sisted by Mrs. Inman. Among the
Euests at this table were Mr. Ca-
Tuso, Mr. and Mrs, Pasquali Am
ato, Mr. and Mrs. Gatti-Casazza,
Mr. ° Polacco, Miss Leonora
Sparks, Miss Marie Mattfleld,
Miss Mason, Mr. Scott and other
members of the Metropolitan; Mr.
and Mrs. William Lawson Peel,
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Grant, Mr.
and Mrs. Hughes Spalding, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Johnson, Mr. and
Mrs, Ulric Atkinson, Mr, and Mrs.
H. M. Atkinson and Joseph Brown
Connally.
Governor and Mrs. John Mar
shall Siaton entertained a large
party in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Willlam Randolph Hearst, of New
York, and of Mrs. Delos Blod
gett. of Washington, D. . The
other guests were Miss Blodgett,
of Washington, D. C'.; Misses Ha
zel Bliss, Margaret Goodrich and
Virginia® Ireland, of New York:
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Murphy,
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Richardson,
Mr. and Mre. E. P. Mcßurney,
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Arkwright,
Mr. and Mrs. W, G. Bryan and
Mrs, Allyn Campbell, of Chicago:
Colonel John Temple Graves, of
Washington, D, C.. E. T. Barham,
of 1o Angeles: E. T, Lamb, of
Norfolk, Va.. Robin Adalr, John
Hardisty, Kenneth Mcßae and
Dr E G Ballenger
Mr and Mrs, Edward Alsop en
tertained Mr. and Mra, Stewart
Witham, Miss Mignon McCarty
and Rrooks Morgan
Visitors Guests in Parties.
Mr. and Mrs, William Kiser on.
tertained Mr. ahd Mrs. Robert ¥
Maddox, Mr and Mrs Josenh On.
tine, Jr, Colonel and Mrs. Rob
ert Towry, Dr, and Mrs. Phinizy
Calthoun
Cator Woanlford enteriained My
and Mre. W R Wonlford, of Ral
timore, Miss Annie Kilby, Miss
fenline Camnhell Fugens V
Havnes and Norman Cooledge
Mr. and Mre, Marion Harper
esteriained for Mr. and Mre Ross
Harver, of Philadeliprhia, the other
guesis helng Mr. and Mm. Wi
am Hawkine Mr and Mrs. A B
Simme and Mr. and Mrs. Pdgar
Duniap
Mra. B W MeTorren, Mr and
Mrs George W, Nicolson, Mrs W
W Kilhy, of Anniston: Mr. Kil.
Hen, of Richmond, and Mr. Neall -
formed A party
Me and Mre John 8 Coaher had
with them Dr. and Mra Willia
Weastmareland, Mr and Mpe Wil
lam Huntiey, of Buffale N Y.,
and Mr and Mre Laowis 1 Beck
Occasional ohufi in of
fice is good policy. Pow
ers be Omm‘?whth
Dr. and Mrs. W. 8. Goldsmith
entertained Mr. and Mrs J. B,
Héckaday, Mr. and Mrs. Sha L
Lamb, of Norfolk, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Hockaday, of Jack
sonville.
In Mr. and Mrs. Henry W, Da
vis' party were Mr. and Mrs. R,
M. Walker, Miss Katherine Walk
er, Mr.and Mrs. R 'K Ragnbo
and Miss Susan Allston, of
Charleston, 8. (~ who is the guest
of Mrs. Hendy.Davis.
Others Who Entertained. ,
Mr, and Mrs. James A. Thomas
entestained for Mrs. John (. La
tham, of Louisville, the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Howe.
Mr, and Mrs. Ernest K. Norris
entertained for their guest, Mrs.
William Taylor - Claiborne, of
Knoxville, others of the party be
ing Mr and Mrs. Frank Ferley,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Beam, Mr.
and Mrs, H. B. Scatt, Mrs. George
L. Morton, Mrs, A. W, Hill, Judge
B. H. Hill and Charles Trabue.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Nun
nally and Mr. and Mrs. George
Brine formed a party.
In another party were Misses
Marie Dinkins, Hallie Morton,
Helen Rhorer, Alfred Priddy, (‘as
sells Young and Carl Ramspeck.
Others entertaining were Mr.
and Mrs. Warner Martin, Mr. and
Mrs. Thornton Marye, Mr. and
Mrs. William Speer, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Collier, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rus
=ell Porter, Mr. and Mrs: Frank
S: Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Phillp
L'Engle, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Cal
laway, Mr and Mrs. James T.
Williams, Dr, and Mrs. John H.
Powell, Mr. and Mrs, Henry Wat
kins, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Rosser,
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bancker,
Mr. and Mrs. Havnes McFadden,
Mr. and Mrs. A, P. Coles, Mr. and
Mrs, E. H. Goodhart, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Tye and Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Johnson. :
At Druid Hills.
Wednesday night the Druid
Hills Golf Club will entertain
about a thousand guests follow
ing the performance of “La Son
nambula,” while the Piedmont
Driving Club and Capital City
Club both will have big events
that night also.
Thursday the Druid Hills Golf
Club will have its annual dance
and this will ‘ba one among the
gayest events of the entire seq
son. Following the performance
of “Martha” Fridav night there
will be; a sunper-dance at the
(‘lpflul,(‘i(.v Club, for which hun-
Areds of reservations already have
been made. /
Saturday night will conclude
the engacement of the Metropeli
tan In Atlanta. Follewing this
performance there will he a final
supper-dance and grand finale of
the social program at the Capital
City Club. Besides these larger
events, scores of smaller tea
dances and more or less informal
affairs are being given. Alto
gether the week promises to be
the most brilliant from a social
standpoint that Atlapta has ever
known.
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“LA SONNAMBULA"
(/a Iltalian)
Caount Rodolfo ...... Adamo Didur
Teresa ceesiisssanses. Flora Perint
Amina ....,...... Mariec Barrientos
Elvine .......... Giacomo Damacece
TARG Kooy s e Edith Mason
Aleßßio- .o, vy Ghille RN
\ Notary .......... Pietro.Audisio
Conductor ........ Giorgio Polaccs
Ballet divertissements—Rosina Galli,
danseuse, Giuseppe Bonfiglio and
corps de ballet.
Operagoers so fort nate as to
have heard Maria Barrientos sing
in "Lucia” will need no hint not
Lo miss “La Sonnambula” Wed
nesday night, for the old Bellini
opera was produced this year es
pecially to give opportunity to the.
voice which all Atlanta is dis
cussing today. As Amina, the
sleep walker, Mme, Barrientos
has a number of beautiful airs,
and her truly marvelous colora
tura should have its best exposi
tion in the two great arias which
mark the last act.
The music of “La Sonnambula™
is light, tuneful and pleasing in
the extreme. It is brimming with
lilting choruses, and it gives in:
dividual opportunity to several
leading singers of the Metrgpoli
tan. Adamo Didur, the basso,
has an especially fine air in the
first act, and Edith Mason, the
young American soprano, will
make her debut as [isa, who is
assigned several brilliant mo
ments, Giacomo Damacco, a new
Italian tenor, will make his At
lanta debut,
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