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bach's. The accompaniment in the orches- Republicaine of France, conducted by M.
"THE SERENADE."
The Bostonians have, at last, an opera tra is deft and full of color. In detail there Wettge. Both are composed of picked
worthy of their talents in "The Serenade," is the abundance of spontaneity. In con- men, artists who have served a long ap-
which has scored such a success at the sequence there is delightful absence of prenticeship in other bands previous to
Knickerbocker Theatre, this city. Harry those conventional stop-gaps 'which the being honored and gratified by being called
B. Smith's book is admirable; it abounds major part of comic opera composers util- to join these. And when upon state occa-
in humorous lines, situations and compli- ize to get from one rare idea to another sions, such as trooping of the colors on the
Queen's birthday, the Guards' bands of the
cations, which afford Messrs. Barnabee, yet rarer.
Frothingham and Brown ample opportuni-
The flow of melody is fluent always, and Grenadiers, Coldstreams, and Scots Fusi-
ties to display their cleverness both vocal- so far removed from the reminiscent that liers are massed together for combined ef-
ly and histronically.
it may lay claim to an originality that one fort, or the full complement of the Garde
Republicaine is pouring forth glorious mel-
The serenade which gives the piece its had feared almost grown obsolete.
title is sung by Alvarado, baritone, of the Jessie Bartlett Davis, MacDonald, ody under the trees of Paris' great parks
Madrid Opera, to Dolores, the ward and Cowles, Miss Clark and Mr. Philp have a and gardens, one can fully understand how
fiancee of a jealous old Duke, these parts number of catchy s^ngs which have already it comes to pass that their fame has ex-
being played by Messrs. Barnabee and "caught the town." Mrs. Davis' Angelus tended so widely.
MacDonald and Jessie Bartlett Davis. and the Postillion song are gems, and Mr. Our American orchestra, conducted by
The scene of action is laid in Spain during Cowles' character songs are enthusiastically Mr. Sousa, is avowedly an imitation of the
received nightly.
the beginning of the 18th century.
great French band. Lieutenant Godfrey
The opera is beautifully costumed and brought his band to the great international
Victor Herbert's music is, beyond ques-
tion, in advance of anything written by mounted. It is a credit to the talented festival held in Boston during the year
a contemporary composer of light opera composer and librettest and worthy the 1872. This was the first time an English
in some time. Summing it up, a Western clever company of artists who interpret it. soldier had appeared in uniform in Amer-
ica since the days of 1812-1816. Questions
critic puts it truthfully and correctly thus:
were asked in Parliament as to the advis-
First of all, it is the work of a musician
rUUTARY BANDS OF EUROPE.
ability of the step, and a special act by that
thoroughly in sympathy with his material
and cognizant of the value and needs of
The two leading bands of Europe to-day, august body was necessary to enable the
the forces engaged. The quality of hu- which met in honorable rivalry at the band to leave the country. Belonging, as
mor, even more seldom in comic opera French exhibition in London during the it does, to the personal establishment of
composers than in common mortals, dis- summer and fall of 1890, are those of the the sovereign, Victoria could have done us
tinguishes Mr. Herbert's score.
Grenadier Guards of England, conducted no greater honor than to send to us, clad in
There are pages of sparkling melody, as up to a recent date by the world-famed ^earskin and resplendent scarlet and gold,
pure in the comic opera quality as Offen- bandmaster, Dan Godfrey, and the Garde her favorite musicians.
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