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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1915
Page
18
Verdi’s Otello was performed with dramatic impact at the Boston Opera House last night. The reviewer notes an exceptional fusion of factors and circumstances that contributed to the vivid, effective staging beyond mere luck.
The Otello company repeats the same stellar cast and scenery design, led by Zenatello and Baklanoff with Villani as Desdemona. Moranzoni conducts a sweeping, detailed reading as the chorus delivers unprecedented dramatic power.
A compact critique lauds Zenatello as a heroic dramatic tenor with a refined voice. Baklanoff earns praise for Dagea Iago, his edge, technique, and exceptional subtleties. Villani’s Desdemona excites with passion, while ensemble passages and Moranzoni’s conducting deliver a vivid, balanced rendering of Verdi's drama.
Mme Caroline Hudson-Alexander gave her first Boston recital in Jordan Hall last night. The performance drew high praise for her voice control musicianship diction and stylistic range. She sang Handel Brahms Duparc Debussy Salter Lehmann and others to enthusiastic applause.
The Leyland liner Devonian departed Pier 4 East Boston for Europe carrying 1100 horses for wartime use. The ship wore black hull and gray upper structure with smeared lettering. A crowd waved farewell as tugs guided the vessel into the harbor.
A captain’s sealed destination remained secret until Boston Light as officials at the dock intensified precautions. Guards and customs checked every approaching person, a photographer’s gear faced minute scrutiny, and no package entered without inspection. Freight horses were moved to stalls, hatches closed at dusk, and the ship departed for parts unknown with officials insisting they knew nothing of the voyage.
Edward W Hazewell 62 a Boston Transcript editor died yesterday at his West Roxbury home. Services will be held at his home tomorrow at 2 pm with Rev Harold G Arnold of First Parish Unitarian Church officiating. Burial is private. Born Concord May 12 1958 he worked for the Traveller Journal of Commerce and Transcript and notable with Lincoln history Napoleon library and many clubs. Survived by wife Letitia E Walker.
Harvard captain Mahan made a surprise Broadway debut during a weekend New York visit. He sat backstage at Chin Chin with Fred Stone and appeared in a Chinese costume as a super, stepping onto the stage to blend with a 2500 strong audience. The show staff kept his appearance secret and the premiere was kept low key.
Boston Methodist preachers meeting adopted resolutions urging Governor Walsh to stop the licensing Board policy allowing cafes with liquor to permit dancing. The move calls the policy offensive and inconsistent with public morals.
New York November 29. Charles S. Mellen testified that he alone held the Billard Co. stock from 1909 to 1911, contradicting claims the New Haven line controlled the firm. He described blank indorsements, large loans to newspaper figures, and personal obligations paid by the Billard company. The testimony disputed government arguments that Billard created the company to evade law and control Boston & Maine stock.
Mayor Curley will join notables at a Hollis Street Theatre benefit for Charles Joyce of the Navaho Club on Sunday night December 12. Edward Brennan, Navaho Club president, arranged a strong program with vaudeville stars. Joyce has been in poor health for months and friends aim to support him.
Michael H. Corcoran announced the Boston School Board’s steadfast opposition to erecting moving picture theatres near schools after Rev. Michael J. Cuddihy protested the Harbor View Street School site. Corcoran planned to oppose the theatre at Friday’s Mayor's office hearing.
Joe Mitchell Chapple plans a theatre on vacant land near his Dorchester publishing house beside a public school. Father Cuddihy cites proximity to both public and parochial schools within 200 yards. The West Roxbury Women's Club opposes continuing use of Mt Vernon Street School and seeks a new 12 room building. Roland E Page calls the school unfit. Earl M Benson Junior is appointed master at English High School and Winnifred C Folan takes a year off for travel and study. Newsboys Court members are named and Peter Chi-carello becomes clerk. The superintendent may suspend Continuation School sessions during Christmas. Non resident evening class tuition at the Trade School for Girls is set at 50 cents.
Over 200 Pilgrim Publicity Association members gathered at the American House for exhibition day District 3. The event mixed staid publicity men with a rollicking spirit as laughter filled the hotel.
Captain Eddie Mahan feared not Yale’s team but balked at delivering his speech as the crowd, speakers, and a lively Pilgrims program filled a campus event. The evening featured a beefsteak dinner, the Yale skule quintet, and efforts by leaders like Gallup Huntington Chapple Lawlor Thurlow Curtis Orr.
The Massachusetts Militia cavalry branch plans to arm with lances and adopt scarlet coats and plumed helmets after two years of debate. For 79 years the National Lancers designation has referred to Troop A of the Massachusetts cavalry squadron.
A journal box fell from a car on the elevated line at Sullivan Square at 12 30 this morning sending sparks along the third rail. The lights went out and passengers rushed for exits as smoke filled the station. Power was cut and trains delayed until after 1 am while officials restored order.
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