The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-10
pfg AMUsEMENTs.

tIKEs 0PERA-HoUsE.-The audience last
night at the Opera house was large aud brilliant
and ths play passed of admirably, aud apparently TO
me entire satisfaction Of all who Witnessed IL An
M1mense amount OF labor expense and care has been
bestowed upon it " the management, saG the enic
effects ere in eveywav worthy the establishment The
eers ofthe company, but unfortunately some of the
hnest passages in the play were omit ted. fault,
certainly which, when the actors bee me better &C.
quanted with their parts, will doubtless be entirely
It !. high praise to give any person who may per-
not shock ones aesthetic nature for no reality can
ssppf9ach the ideal, but we can say more than this
Her 1.-the and graceful figure, her sweet and ex.
pressive face, her naturalness and simplicity, com
bined with as full appreciation OF the task she had
her audience at least SO far as 1t can be done her
IDEAL a tended to render her imperson alton of this
beautiful character quite as charming as the most
Msuolous taste could require. She was neatly
dressed, she read her lines CORRECTLY and any one
VINO saw the performance must have felt when she
swors by her modesty, that it really the jewel in
That delicate sprite. the dainty "Ariel," was ad.
mitably performed by Miss Viola Croker and
rsatSs and d 1. with he. GSf
the part we saw so much in It to admire and she
spPessed 50 - like what the Illusion WOULD almos!
stcs it, We saT be able to Somlsn
nand," were all finely represented In the persons Of
MessrS. Conway, Davidge, Sheridan and Chapiin
the closing which drew foft an en- thSsastit
burst OF applause.
WOODS THBATsR.-A good audience as
sembled at this popular place Of amusement, last
evening, to witness 4. NJ. Powers's new tragedy oi
stage and, We understand well rendered BY the com.
pany. We saw only little of the play but that was
very fair and we learn from those yho witnessed the
many elaborate and beautiful passages.
The FATALIsT, though the scene Is laid in Spain
pending for its plot and catastrophe upon the usua
amount OF love and poison, duels and death, inter
sisted by the introduction of Cathedrals, midnight
affairs, and mysterious Pl tests.
+. A. a. whole however, the tragedy Is highly cred
has bis by hs Sn
In literary field, In which he has not heretofor,
been suspected Of laboriug. We have spoken of tn,
have seen We will speak more ofits merits.
NATIONAL THEATBR.-The Escott and Mi
randa Opera Troupe opened the National last nigh
to fine audience, with Balfe's beautiful opera o
The BOHEMIAN GIRL. This work ofart is familiar t.
in our mouths as household words" The perform
once last night was quite good although it had man,
voey aSy E EscSst @ M an excellent aeress and aa
gipsy girl, "Arlins," was admirable. Mr.. Mirandt
and Miss Annie Kemp are already we'll known to on
geared opera in this CITY, and the latter In concert
To.night William Vincent Walace's opera Of MARI
TANA will be produced, and the character of tn
composer Is so widely known and his music so gen
orally admired, we have no doubt Its represen atol
will fill tho house.
MELoDIoN HALL.-The Buckleys had
large audience last night at the Hielodeon which al
ternately delighted with their music and their com
calities. Tonight they appear with entire chang
OF programme.
SMITH & NIxoN's HALL.-Magio and Cola
tistc Art represented in the person of Prof Jacobs
drew quite large house to Smith d Hixon's las
| great satisfaction. His entertainments are boil
pleasing and wonderful, and deserve to be seen B.
all interested in legerdemain.