"Il Trovatore"™
Although "Il Trovatore" in popular estimation ranks next "Rigoletto" and "La Traviata.
is unquestionably lacking on th trical side of Verdi's genius, which is shown in its most ravishing aspects in the last mentioned pieces. On Thursday on the Lyceum stage the Russian company again succeeded in demonstrating that, despite all changes of taste and fashion, the opera still holds its place in the hearts of the public.
The dismal tale embodied in the libretto gave the composer little scope. for refinement and characterization, Yet there are magnifico tunes. interspersed among others that are sweet though commonplace; and at moments the music swells into a burst of frenzied passion, as in the aria, "Flames the gypsy, a dramatic force and vocal confidence that was most re: freshing. Her performance in Act LI, when Maurice realized that he was not her son, was greeted with round after round of ap plause. Miss Mashir as Leonora the tender passages enlivened her numbers with bursts of unexpected strength. The concerted passages were rendered with excellent effect, especially the song of the gypsies.
Tue "Sinwanpao" reports that as the Shanghai-Nanking train was nearing Chinkiang at about 6 p.m. on Monday, a loud sound was heard. The train pulled up and it was found that part of the tuonel near Chinkiang had collapsed, blocking up the railway track. Telegrams were immediately sent to Nanking asking for assistance. 250 coolies from Nanking and nearly 300 engaged locally, under the supervision of a foreign Permanent Way Inspector, were soon at work and removed the debris by 11 p.m... when the train was able to proceed on its journey.
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