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...Rienzi," Wagner 6. Valse Lente and Pizzicato from Suite "Sylvia," Delibes 7. Romance for Violin, (Mr. J. Hoffmann) Strube 8. Fete Bohente from "Scenes Pittoresques," Massenet 9. Selection, "Mile. Modiste," Herbert 10. a. The Rosary, Nevin b. Country Dance, Nevin 11. Waltz, "Rain of Gold," Waldteufel 12. March, "Black Bess," Strube
Following is the program for the Pop Concert is Symphony Hall this evening: 1.March, "Black Bess," Strube 2. Overture, "Zampa," Herold 3. Waltz, "Donauweibchen," Strauss 4. Selection, "Mikado," Sullivan 5. Overture, "William Tell," Rossini 6. Large, Solo Violin, Mr. Hoffman; Harp, Mr. Schuecker; Organ, Mr. Marshall. Handel 7. "Entree Triomphale des Bayards," Halvorson 8. Irish Rhapsody, Herbert 9. Overture, "Martha," Flotow 10. Two Entr' Actes from "Carmen," Bizet 11. Waltz, "Les Patineurs," Waldteufel 12. March, "Teufel," Suppe
...fairly bootless existence, and Mr. Snedeker deserves compliment for acting with discrimination and genuineness this part of difficult rapidness. Captain Goodlack, Spencer's friend, and even Spencer himself, are not in the play specially "convincing" persons: they are chiefly the means of proving to us that Bess is "a girl worth gold." Under these circumstances, Mr. Kenyon as the rather graceless Goodlack and Mr. Eliot as Spencer did their parts with judgment and success; Mr. Eliot's lines were particularly well-delivered, usually with genuineness and skill...
...Bess and Roughman seemed easily the best-presented persons in the play. Mr. Haussermann's swaggering was indeed "immense"; and the difficult transitions from boasting to cringing and back again he managed with a fine skill of reality. He played to the point of delight a part which demands very much versatility. Mr. Spelman's Bess Bridges quite exhausts praise. I do not remember seeing another man fill a woman's part so sufficiently. At times Bess was genuinely and girlishly charming, to the point of complete illusion; yet never over-feminine. She was most interesting, perhaps, in her masculine...
...Bess tires of her disguise and puts in to Mamorah where the King of Fez falls in love with her. Spencer comes before the King to intercede for the possession of the Spanish vessel which has been declared forfeit to the King. Bess enters with the King, and Spencer is thunderstruck. Bess sends for him, and the King is finally persuaded to consent to their union