Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-06-18
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ART.

opera nor concert, and although very largely at
tended we're extremely unsatisfactory.
To give an audience that has been fainishing for
music for year part Of an act from an opera with.
out either orchestra or chorus, is like making gift
OF bouquet Of wihered leaves aud dscolorod STEMS
aiter tho flowers had been exrunged, furnishing
fever-parchcd patient who was burning up from
thirst and starvation, with single drop Of water
This, however, did Mr.. strakosch, and, Of course,
tho musical public became dsgusted. About the
worst punishment that even the Deity could devise
would be to place a soul in the Internal Pit and al
low 1t to gaze on Paradise; the worst possible bore
that could bo inflicted upon lover Of music would
be to promise him an operate entertainment, and
afterward furnish nothing but costumes aud scenery
The inipressario did not to interest or amuso
his audiences. lie knew that tho child whose exc
cution ten ago had delighted the country II ho
could make people believe she had become bona fds
prma donna, would draw largely, and that the Treas
urer's Office at the 0pera-house wonld be bosieged
for tickets and seats; he that he had an oppor.
unty TO cheat the lovers Of art and ho consented to
do II. There are some persons who may be satisfied
With business transaction Of this kind, for II Is
nothing less, but We are not Of the number He
promised an operatic performance, and upon going
TO hear Il we found that he had violated his contract
public singer does not deserve to be called a
prma donna, who has little to recommend her save
agirlish figure, great ncxiblity Of voice, and re.
markable execution. These are but fow Of the
Qualities requisite to make great artistic, and en-.
title her to place in the front rank of lyric per.
formers. Mr.. StrakOsch knew this very WE'LL aud he
is further aware that the pet of his troupe although
awonderfu singer for of her years, does not dc.
serve either tho laudations that have been heaped
upon, or the place he has assigned her.
The fusome praises of infatuated scribblers, or
job-ofeo critics or asinine pennya-linors may ex.
cite public curiosity, but they can not control the
opinion Of the reel lover Of art, who has sufficient
taste to enable him to discriminate between genuine
merit and Fictitious celebrity, knowledge enough
to discover the difference between a lyric and dra-
matte artistic and nero vocalist.
WooD's THBATER.-The regular dramatic season at
this establishment was brought to most inglori.
GUS termination last Saturday evening. The houses
for some time have been ghastly, and the emptiness
of the boxes have given the best evidences that the
efforts of the management during the past week have
been fully appreciated. The only good audience of
the week was ON Friday night, the occasion of
complimentary benefit to Miss Hannah Simmons,
and the performance even then was execrable. The
London AssHroHee the play, and It was fairly put
upon the stage. There was not however, in tue en-
tire cast well-dressed man. "Dazzle" was clad in
dirty, badly-ftting garments, and "Sir Harcourt'
looked like dilapldated colporteur. The whole
affair was extremely shabby, and altogether dis
grace to tho dramatic art. .. -..
This evening Mr.. Ellsler will commences short
summer season, and has effected an engagementlwith
Marian Mccarthy, late Of Laura Keene's and Felix
A.'Vncent, of the same establishment, The former
is clever comedian and vocalist, the latter, in his
line, quito popular and pleasing actor. The enter
tanment will consist Of Too Sides 10 Picture and the
farce Of Jenny Lind. a
NEW foRK.-Both musical and dramatic matter In
Gotham arc, for the present. pretty nearly played out
The oUerlaHd Route keeps tho stage at wallacks.
The Academy Of Music will be opened on Tuesday
evening for the purpose of giving the Japanese an
opportunity of hearing an opera.
BosroS.-The Cortesi italian Opera Company will
return to Boston during tho present week and open
the Academy of Music fora short operatic season Oh
Wednesday, with II Ndbuoo. Cortesi, Fabbri, Ad.
elade Phillips, Musiani, Tamaro AmodIo, susini
and Barili are momSers ofthe troupe and with such
performances as they able to give we doubt not
the modern Athenians will be delighted.
Notwithstanding the fact that Adelaide Phillips
is announced to appear in Boston on Wednesday the
Bee Of Friday says that "Miss Adelaide Phillips
who sailed In the Arabia for Liverpool, from this
port yesterday goes to Europe for her health which
has been much impaired since her visit to Cuba
We are assured that II is with great difficulty she
was enabled to fulfil her engagement last week with
tho Cortesi Troupe" As there is no announcement
Of any other contralto in the Cortesi Opera Com.
pany aud as IL would be quite difficult to perform an
opera without one, conclude that the Bee Is mis-.
taken In regard to the fair Adelaide.
sr. LoUIs.-The French Opera Tro upe, after play
Ing during the winter at the New Orleans Opera.
house, have opened the 0pera-ho house at st. Louis
The company is composed Of the following persons
pS6 Mad odtI 1amSnt Meii%TakSSr iTa soprano Mad Phil
louise, second dugazon; Mons Philippe, first tenor
6asso; Mons. Soto, barton bass Mons Cbo ms, H
ruettei Mons. Mesmaker, first comiQe chantant
chestre. ' S"'' " "a
We are not certain but are inclined to the belief
that the first artists of tho troupe are not mentioned
in the above list.
The NEw THEArER IN ILE.--The Mobile Ad.
rertissr, Of the 18th says:
We are Informed that every dime that Is necessary
temple has been subscribod and that by the ist Of
July the workmen will commence unroofng the old
portion q the outer wall The work upon the p IN.
terror will Of follow rapidly, as to carry
for the use Of the public by or Before the st Of De-
cember next Some few alterations have been made
IN tho hrSt plan by which the proprietor will be en-
abled to seat one hundred more people, and from
every point in the building on uno6struced view OF
DISTINGUISHED PIONEER THEspIANs.-A recent
number OF the Montgomery (Ala.) Daiv Post sketch
ngthe early history of that city, dates the advent Of
the drama there back to the year ls22 when the first
Thespian Society was formed. The first theatrical
entertainment was given the 18th December In the
Courthouse, and the play was the tragedy of julius
Cesar. The following were the Thespians som.
Of whom compose the dramatis persone In scenes
In prominent theaters Of action at the present
day.
The present distinguished Senator, the Hon. Benz.
Fitzpatrick, personated "Julus Cesar !" the lato
Ex-Governor Towns, of Georgia, that Of Octayius;
the late Supreme Court Judge, Henry Goldthwaite,
that Of Mark Antony" DR.. Asa Hoxey, of Texas,
that of Brutus;" Edward W. Thompson of Hayne.
Vile, that of "Trebonius - the late s. ]. Stewart,
that of Calphurnia;" and the other parts by
Messrs. Edmondson, Blakey, Wilkinson, washburn,
Baily, Manning Smith, Ross, Casso, Brown, Mitch.
ell, Gibbs, and Sayre.
AN AcroR IN LuoK.-The New York SUNDAY Time,
tells this anecdote of an actor in luck.
Several years ago, Mr.. Eddy, the tragedian, while
traseilng South, met man ON the cars from Marion
acquaintance was formed, and during the Journey h,
dse3yeTed that his acquaintance had not sufficiently
ington, his place Of destination. Mr.. Eddy oifered
which was accepted, and to be sent to New York
entirely forgotten by the tragedian, when, a few
weeks since. he received letter from Georgia, en-
esEsing lottery ticket stating the Inconvenience Of
ging his acceptance of the ticket as an equivalent
aluch 70 Mr. EDDY surprise, the ticket has turned
up q prize OF $500.
The EFFECT OF MIsE-ES-scENE ON oPERArIc AR
rIsTs.-A German paper gives the following charac.
tcrStic answers, alleged to have been made by Jenny
Lind, Henrietta sontag, and Wilhelmina Schroeder
Deyrent, when they were asked how they regarded
the stage decorations In their performances:
Jenny Lind said, "For me there exist no decora.
tons do not even know to what end Ihay are thara