The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-26

tho Queen into public life. Mapleson, Of Her Majes.ys,
has secured among other novelties Miss Kellogg and the
tonor Baraga. Of whom report speaks highly eye has
engaged 0bin from ho Grand Opera In Pare as subss
tuto for Former
Verdis new opera La ForEa del Destno," will be pro
dnccd In London this spring At Her Maestys theatre.
They are actually painting the scenery for IL.
Tie Harrison aad Pyne English opera troupe arc get
ting ready Gounoade 'Faust with Parepa and Perrcn
Thus far the has been losing one for them and
among the dts is the that there win be
luto Of partnership between tho worst English tenor
and tho best Ens lish prlna donna.
The nomination OF Terrcn TO the important place Q
director Of the Grand Opera in Paris hailed the
bngcr Il better times for that brilliant Institution
The present attraction Ia tho ballet, "The Star Of
Mcssins" which It's success to the mastoyy dancing
OF Ferrars
Adcna Patti pursass even tenor OF her runpns at
he ltlens. Her create hit has Thc Barber oS
sevglia" with Mario as Raoul. sho leaves in February
for Vienna, and viii appear in London IN May.
Tho Opera in Germany in very fourishng state
with the exception OF the tenor, Wachie Lucca, tho
handsome Bera prinn donna, aud Beck the Vienna
tone. There a present augsrs or Germany
Madame Fab5ri, latc u Now York, has appeared in
Berlin, aud made miserable failure in Lucrezia Roga
She has been recognized third singer OF Ham
burg whc-csLe appeared several years ago anGcr tie
name Of schmidt Extracts from tho New York German
press which her husband causcd no published aro u
mercifuty ridiculed.
Inc musical lows from Italy, where the great ~,n.er
carnival coma,oncod December 20 Is not favor
able Ib.s rar the operas have failures particu-
larry n ifilah AM Florence andwere j. the
miras'e dancing Of focrhin and Boschctti, and the
enthnaafc reception OF the ballots following operas,
the fresaro could not have kept their theatres oron
MS hoped that Bosghkmamo vii redeem the Of
tho Scala which would be the greatest proof Of her tatcn
as the rest OF tho company pronounced TO be
mediocre. The San Gallo in Naples IL even Ia worse
plight All singers have been Kissed OFT tho stage and
the doors have 10 be closcd They win reopen IN january
with the Ttens Es tho attraction.
II may not DO aiss to here that Rstorl is now
playing farewell engagement the principal towns OF
Italy prior TO hcr departure America and hsr definite
retirement from public life. The enthusiasm caused by
her said 10 be immense, all hor plays full Of TO-
tin. illusions, which seized with avdity by he
ra'terrs She is In Turin, playing Gindetta end
Medca After ncr great with sHoloscrnes in tie
first named pccc she called before the curtain not
less than sixteen tines which Is twice than
"fourcon memorable cns Of Adcliua Patti on her 6rst
night in Paris From Turin she will 70 10 Naples where
she viii have to contend with rtisns at Tho Opera.
Theatrical.
The sensation Of the past week has Nen appearance
play, "Lcah, the Forssken.n The theatre las been
crowded every evening during the week. and all tho TO-
served seats are bought up for two days advance We
have previously expressed opinion OF tho play At
somn length, and cnapge that opinion
The piece has, however, the merit OF success, and
n accordance with onr suggestions, IL has been
somewhat Abbreviated; orc or two Of the extremely
silly carpenter scenes have been rearranged, and
soliloquy BY Nathan (hr wallack) is sub
sttuted for the vugsrtog Of the village barber (s,r
lamb SUI, even as amended the piece docs no credit
70 the translator, who has made mclodraatic hash Of
one Of Mosenthas best dramas ana who, therefore, de-
serves the Same fate which wodd await tho youth
who should "adaIs" shak.percs "Hamiet'' or Knowles
Hunchback" sheridsns "School fc- Scandal or any
other standard play, by cutting out the beet scenes re-
writing the dialogue, mixing in s'lllesses or his own
giving the concoction now name, and oGcrog II TO AK
audience presumed 70 DO unfamiliar n the original
version.
As IL In, tho great popularity OF Misc Batcman
and Messrs waack and Adams, The bcauti
full and characteristic scenery, Mr.. Robert stoc
pcl's quantity descriptive music, and tho One
situations In the third fourth nets give the piece
is temporary success Tie Introduction OF the little
child In the last act has also great deal DO with ~
for, however much people may dislike children on the
stage, the moment pathetic little prattcr appears 10
hind the fooghts tho ladies bring ont their handkcr
chiefs aud tho gentlemen applaud and see dmy Az for
Miss Baeman the star Of the occasion, has neither
gained nor lost anything By her rendering Of Loah
Her immense popularity IL her greatest praise,
and her nervous, vigorous style Of acting always
rlcases the masses. We must say, however that
y rs quite time that her able iustructor-Bate
rerc-devocd his attention to teaching hor
how express tenderness, affection and love- as well
she expresses jealousy, rage and hate. The aih
act Of "Leah" 10 very touching but Miss Balcman part
in that act Is almost pantommic. In the second act
she makes verbal love 10 Rrdolf, she s cx.
tremey violent that she would Brighten any simple,
honest country Dutchman, such Rudolf supposed
be- out or all o. his wts he CHANGED 10 meet her alone
in the forest and became tho victim OF her tigresske a.
fectcn We fear that advice will be but lightly regard
cd however fond fathers cannot see their daugh
ters' !aults especially when the public overcrovs the
theatre 10 those daughters act. We remember
when Mise Batenan was playing "Fvsngclincr at the
Winter Garden some time ago, the audience applasded
the beautiful which she lay sleeping bank,
while her lover noatcd past her tho river singing
sweet German song, snd that Basman rere enthusiastic
cay declared, mo .other woman in tho world sleep
bank Ike my daughter Decidedly, therefore, VIC
blame him ,or believing that other woman 10
the world can make love like Leah.
40 Tie Winter Garden tho business has been excellent.
and the brilliant engagement Of Mr. Couldock ard tho
beautiful Cubas "a to be continued. "Tne Chimney COR
rer" still keeps It's place on tho bills, but cees,es
Indian spectacle, " Naramattah," IL substituted for
"1he French Spy" The manner IN which the plays hav
been placed urcn Me stage during this sngagcme pt IL
greatly " the credit of Manager Jackson lhs MA srw u