Word: comical
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...last time. The performance is given for the benefit of the 'varsity crew, and as the price of tickets is only $1.50, everybody who cares to help the 'varsity crew to that extent, and at the same time see an admirable performance of a tuneful and bright comic opera should buy a ticket...
...Poor Jonathan," a comedy opera in three acts, is given by Rudolph Aronson's Comic Opera Company this week and next at the Tremont Theatre. The motive of the text is excellent and more or less original, but the music, taking all the numbers into consideration, is less pleasing than that of other well-known works of Milloecker, although there are one or two catchy airs in the opera. Camille Darville and Fred Solomon take the leading parts...
...composed, except Schubert's other, in B minor, and some of Schumann's, that can rank with the best of Beethoven's. The magnificent passages for the trombones in the first movement, one of the finest things in all orchestral music; the opening passage on the hourns; the half-comic theme of the wood instruments, all were splendidly played. The andante conmoto, a long slow movement, is a trifle monotonous when played on the piano, but in the orchestra, with the ever varying varieties of tone-color of the different instruments, the effect is far differenct...
...Doctor of Alcantara," a comic opera, will be presented for the benefit of the Rowing Club of the University of Pennsylvania. The performance is in charge of a committee of graduates and friends...
Miss Marie Tempest, who took the part of "Kitty," is a remarkably good actress and singer for comic opera. She first acted this part in London, and there, as well as 11 this country, she has had great success. She so outshines the other members of the company that one can sorcery remember anything about them, when the play is over, except that they did not act poorly enough to be conspicuous...