New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-15
CITY ITEMS.


WIgrYv GArpYs-THy JEwEss-Whhe 81 Moses'
il at tie Academy, "The Jewess" holds hs genial
sway at the Hibernian Arboriuin Whatever brilliant
success Fabbri and stigelE enjoyed at first they
have been heightened by subsequent performances.
The enthusiasm is vast--a regular stampede, 50 to
sreak follows at the close of the first and other
acts Mr.. Sigeli is called three times in sequence be-
fore The curtain. His representation is admirable.
Tie orchestra is ar,iscaly led by Mr. Anshutz. The
soft general information is often too loud for the voices;
and there is a want of toningsound in the brass de-
uartment. A loud passage, marked, has many sig
nficatiops of intensity according the situation. For
exsnple Why do the brass instruments play AZ fercey
during the little maidens dance as when the agonized
erros Of tragedy suggest big blasts The audiences
are good, and grow in sLe and feryor.
AcaDENr OF MUs1c-RossISI's Moses Is EGYPr.-
The drama when il was favored by the Church pre-
scented many religious subjects, with a NEUROLOGICAL
ohjectivity which would stare the spiritual
tons Of Protestant community. The church in this,
however was rival Of the secular drama which never
died out ~ all the received authorities on the dark ages
tell US, but fourished under the Troubadours and
Ministries in a rimple childlke form. In these early
clulch as IN painiinRS,
mmaterisl character however awful, even Omnipo-
,ence Itself deemed beyond the sphere Of repre-
sentation in the esh But with the growth of Protest
antisn The religious drama extinguished and the
Oraforio tok its place. II was deemed impions to
offer Bibla characters the stage but in the concert
room in citizens dress they could lie represented The
first attempts to invade this Anglo-Protestant custom
shockei the sense Of the American audiences. Mehurs
joseph denounced in 70 far as it, characters
were drawn from the Scriptures. Rossinis Moses
was at fur. inadniende the English stage, and was
given oratorio, for which it was not designed.
The plastic character Of our people, however, made
them by degrees accept Biblical subjects in the opera
"Mcses," with certain of the mysteries left out was
played in English in several American cities beside
being performed by the operate pioneers of
the United States, the French company in
New-Orraps. Its success in English the stage
was very llalting and il was Withdrawn. After an
interval Of many years it has been brought forward
at tie Academy in the Italian language. Tho version
differs somewhat from the original score, which opens
with the scene of the darkness spread over Egypt.
The plot is very simple, rather it is no plot ut all
the libreto being very feeble. The miraculous event,
consociatei with the efforts of the Israees to effect
their exodus, are mixed with waery loye-sory, de-
void of life or logic in such company, and ont Of
place ne declaration in pew. II Brignoli cannot
make love-as Pbaraohs son-n the midst Of such
difficulties be il not 10 be blamed and IL Miss Patti
a. sugsr-pum Of Jewess, dressed in the most heart
rending STYLE can only hang down her head, or raise
il TO emit lot of fast notesbut cannot effect charac
teration it is not her fault as there is nothing 10 rep
resent Ii Pharaoh has no dramatic action, Ferr is
not to be condemned. The only approximation to a
character IL Moses by Susni. The presence Of tins
aItis is magnificent, and bis efficient defamation and
singing leave nothing to he desired. The music of the
whole opera is very admirable and beautiful the COM
poser has compensated himself for the defects OF
he poet. Never was the illustrous Rossin
brighter or more fluent than in this work. He
has exhibited the style of ford music which
he perfected, for he gave new life to the style which
Gluek essayed to kil-namely the ornate, or many
notes 10 few syllablesin contradstinction to the
decanatory, which is musical note for each syllable
or thereabouts. With this basis and with the highest
gift for melody, Rossini ruled the musical world Of
Europe. But in those, beside the aorld there is as
beautiful music of various styles rccitative and large
and grand strains as was ever imagined. The lyrics
assigned to the Prophet are without iaw The
quartet NJ nanca la rocc is of Incompatible beauty
lie ygor Great and various merits are found through
the Instrumentation. In addition TO the artists
toned, tie Charming Miss Patti, ETC., the good success
Of Madame Strakosch IA Mrs. Pharaoh may be indi-
Gated. She looked the Eyptian-imperial. The
chestra is excellent-led by Mr.. Muzio. There are
some picturesque scenes. The miracle of the Red
Sea is good except the waves which TOO much Of
the pointed order of damp architecture. The wave
makers should take few lessons in saltwater. The
scene Of the land Of Canaan is charming view, and
might inspire equally emgrants now as then.
Moses ought to have run because it has the
merits, abstract and practical, which ente it to win
favor.
The AssIyERsAnIEs.-Now that the Anniversaries
are over, we give comparative statement OF receipts
for 1853 ard 1852 Of some of the more prominent Of
the Societies:
1883. 1859. Increase. Decroase.
AEa. Antislav sy. Sass IS sI23s IL 49,. sa53 &C
Young Mers Iris
tisn Association. 1895 10 sla9 l4esG4 49,.
Ar,.r Eorl hrs