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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1910
Page
4
The Manhattan Grand Opera Company presented Lucia with John McCormack making his Boston debut. Mme Luisa Tetrazini returned, drawing a large, friendly audience including Mayor Fitzgerald and family, with frequent hearty applause.
An audience of Boston society attended a Boston Opera Company performance, and the promenade between acts was described as a brilliant spectacle.
The article contrasts Strauss's Elektra and Donizetti's Lucia in scope and audience. It argues Donizetti appeals to the intelligent layman with melodic language, while Strauss targets the musically educated few, and notes Lucia's accessible emotional drama captivated Boston audiences, highlighted by John McCormack's debut and tenor voice.
John McCormack, a young Irish lyric tenor, captivates Boston as Lucia opens with Mme. Tetrazzini in top form. McCormack impresses with warm tone and refined phrasing while Tetrazzini delivers a strong, technically skilled performance. Mayor Fitzgerald and family attend. audience enthusiasm peaks at the sextet.
Mary Garden stars in Griselidis at the Boston Theatre with the Manhattan Opera Company second novelty of the week. The prologue is forest and three acts unfold in Griselidis tale with Mephisto temptation and a famed child’s loss. Garden also performs Jean the Juggler this afternoon with Renaud and Villa in the casts.
An advertisement touts Poslam for spring skin troubles including eczema acne herpes and itching. It claims rapid relief from first application and notes non greasy concealment for the daytime. The product is sold at several drugstores and free samples offered by Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
The Metropolitan Opera Company staged Puccini's Madame Butterfly at the Boston Opera House last night with Miss Farrar in the title role. Richard Martin appeared as Pinkerton, with Scotti and Sharpless in supporting roles. Minor parts featured Rita Fornia Kate Pinkerton Helen Mapleson Goro Angelo Bada Yamadori and others conducted by Vittorio Podesti.
A detailed theatre review lauds Miss Farrar and the cast in Puccini’s Butterfly. It praises dramatic power and ensemble balance, notes strong performances by Bada Fornia Gianoli-Galletti Wulman and Podesti, while critiquing acoustics and some orchestral phrasing. The piece frames the opera as a vehicle for singers and comments on Puccini’s stylistic direction compared with earlier works.
A critical look at Puccini's La Boheme and Farrars performance with the Metropolitan Opera. The reviewer praises Farrars dramatic depth while noting some stagecraft precalculation in Act I, and highlights the Russian ballet stars Pavlova and Mordkine alongside the Boston Theatre program. The piece mentions Caruso and other principals amid a full house and strong ovations.
This afternoon at the Boston Opera House the Metropolitan week offers Flotow's Marta with Enrichetta by Mme. Berenice di Pasquale and Bonci as Bada, followed by the first Boston appearance of celebrated Russian dancers from the Imperial troupe.
Advertised corsets claim direct Paris fashion influence with a wide range. The Kabo Maters ity Supporter and Kabo Form Reducing Corset promise stylish lines and comfort without binding, aiming to satisfy customers and support dealers.
The Boston Stewards Association Branch 16 held its first annual concert and ball at the New American House ballroom. Over 1000 members and friends attended. soloists Miss Ellen A McLaughlin and Miss Katherine L Cullen received encores, with W C Walsh also featuring. Officers included Floor marshal Louis R Warick and committee chairs M A Hickey and E B Trescher.
The legislative probe committee voted to reopen hearings in Southbridge over the large defalcation of Treasurer Hall at the bank. The committee intends to continue examining evidence and witnesses in the ongoing inquiry.
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