Word: fatmah
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Dates: during 1896-1896
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...ever seen in Boston. The remarkable fact about the production is that the prices remain 25 and 50 cents for all seats, while the cost of staging the piece was twice that for any other Castle Square opera. These artists were engaged at enormous salaries: Mary Linck, Anna Lichter, Fatmah Diard, William Mertens, Charles O. Bassett, C. William Schuster, W. H. Clarke, John Beall. It is not surprising that the patronage of the week has been very large, and patrons have been enthusiastic in their praise of the manner in which Verdi's work is staged. Next week the same...
...opera selected for this great week is Meyerbeer's "The Huguenots." Preparation for this in every department has been thorough and the production will be the best ever seen in Boston. The cast, which is an unusually strong one, follows: Marguerite de Valois, wife of King Henry IV, Mlle. Fatmah Diard; Count de St. Bris, Catholic Governor of the Louvre, Mr. William Wolff; Valentine, his daughter, Miss Clara Lane, Miss Nina Bertini Humphrys; Count de Nevers, Mr. J. K. Murray; Cosse, Mr. Arthur Wooley; Thore, Mr. John Read; Retz, Mr. Albert Regas, Raoul de Nangis, Protestant gentleman, Mr. Thomas...
...this city before. The stage setting is exceedingly harmonious and beautiful, and the costumes of surprising excellence. The performance as a whole is far ahead of many other productions by more pretentious grand opera singers in the past. The laurels of the performance crown the new stars, Mlle. Fatmah Diard and Miss Nina Bertini Humphrys, who has come on from New York to join the company. Mlle. Diard was received with remarkable demonstrations of enthusiasm Monday night and is established a favorite already. Miss Humphrys is petite, demure and very charming. She is the product of the best foreign schools...
...action takes place partly in the castle and grounds of the estate of Lucy's brother, Sir Henry Ashton. The chorus are costumed as ladies and knights, followers of Sir Henry. The prima donna soprano part of Lucy Ashton will be taken by Mlle. Fatmah Diard. Mlle. Diard's natural abilities and foreign training are directly in line with this part, and she may be counted on to be seen at her best. The many patrons of the Castle Square who were entertained by her singing in "Mignon" will look forward with pleasure to her appearance next week. The part...
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