Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-13
AMUsEN1ENrs.

NATIONAL THrArrR.---The French Opera
Troupe appeared last evening at the National
70 asmal but appreciatve aud enthusiastic audience
The programme upon the occasion was advertised 10
conBist Of Ia Bose dc s. Fiewr and Jerusalem but IN
the rendering IL was sally mutilated. In the
operetta Mile Darcy sang and acted in her most
pquant and agreeable style, and we fully realised in
her performance of "Pierrette" all that we had been
led to expect from the excellent manner in which
she acquitted herself on Tuesday evening She s of
the puro French school, and az the Opera comiane
must have been decided fayorto. Her acting is
admirably adapted TO make her popular and al
though her voice has not great deal of compass and
very little power, her facial expression and charms
Ing style fully overcome these defects and tho singer
Is entirely forgotteniu the actress.
JerHsalep, sung last night at the National con.
sisted Of a solo BY "Gastcn,' (Genibrel) an aria BY
"Heene,' Madame Philippe an aria BY "Roeer -
mons. Phlllippe,) tenor and soprano duott and
trio. We can not tell, but for the sake Of the
opera-goers of New Orleans, we sincerely hone
IoHabdrdi was sung differently in that city.
There is something to us very like presumption
and impudence In the idea Of attempting to cheat
citizens into the theater for the purpose of hear
ing opera, and then outraging their musical tnste
IA this manner. The performance did not even sue.
gest the opera, and was second edition Of the
"scrap entertainments given by q well-known
Mons. Genibrcl Is avery good singer and an excel
Ont actor; Mons. Philippe has tho merit of clear
and distinct enunciatlon and fair voice, which
however,, no manages very badly Madame Phillipp,
has small, sweet voice, which, during the execution
OF Vordis music Is continually drowned BY tho
blatant brass instruments and yet these three per.
sons pretended to sing opera This Is fair state.
ment Of the case, and its ludicrousness must be ap
parent to the most casual observer
The entertainment last light was not wholly dis.
agreeable; but compared with the pretenslons Of the
company aud full performance of grand opera, Il
sinks almost to the level Of an ordinary operao con.
cert, and fthus announced would have been in this
respect at least, unobectionable.
SMITH & NIxoN's HALI.-The concert for
the benefit of Madame siominski, last might, at
Smith Nixon's Hall, was, we are sorry to state.
musical fdsco. The audience was not half as large
as the merit of the benefoiairo would have led her
admirers to expect and the effect of this fact upop
the performance was not very inspiriting
Madame s. plays the flute IN admirable style and
with great expression Her notes are clear full
round and sweet her trllls wonderfully regular and
smooth, and her lingering rapid and delicate. She
executes the quickest and most difficult passages
with remarkable precision and every note Is heard
with distinctness.
We.do not admire Miss Raschigs rendering Of the
beautiful finale to SoHnanbula 1t is wholly beyond
the compass of her voice IL sung in the proper key
and she executes It without spirit and with tim
ldity which mars the music very much This ls nat.
urd enough in one so young, but n fault which
must be overcome before merit can be attained
Charles Kunkel played in his usual capital style;
Madame Rive sang with less than her ordinary
merit, while Messrs. warwood and Tosso fully sus-
tanned tho reputation they have already achieved
As whole the concert was not suceess-a fact we
regret both for the sake Of the audience and per-
formers.