, 1864-02-02

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In the hands Of this troupe the dramatic caa1acte
CT tie opera found fine exhibition, and the Incl
] denis, which arc abundant, WcEc well brought on
I and elaborated.
| Vera LosiDf Is m artist Of Intense dramatic
power, and vocalist Of the first order. Mthou.b
1ahor1rg under severe ChIcago cold, which does
not spare even prfna donnas, she garp strong
hint OF rich, round voice Of great yol1me of fine
quality throughout the entire register and suport
In the lower notes. Her Lucrezia Is. q, csnfts]
piece Of action. In the scene with the Duke
where she pleads fot the life OF Gena1ro, tealter.
nations between hope 1nd fear vere spfcuaId]y
marked. Throughout the whole scene she msszed
herself into the character Of the horrible BoEeis
and clothed It with reality that was thri1Enu.
The aria M odi, 0hf m odi was very beautifEye
sung, and commanded the hearty applause of he
house.
Morcusf should be cht1stened "The 1Iapnfa.
cent" Her hne form md face were sunerbly se,
of in male dress and she bore herself throughout
royalty Her Il segreto, the well known drinking
song, created q genuine furore, and was received
With the heartiest Of applause. Since the last sea-
son her voice aeems to have gained both tn qi1au
t1ty and quality, and to have developed with 8
breadth and richness ne we're not prepared to ex
peet.
stefaui is the most excellent tenor re have eve,
heard here, taken As whole, although wa sh.
probably be set down rs radically herutfcnl II, sat
| ting him above Btgnou- While some Of the lat
tes's notes may possess Of tho a{yesy oualit,
ofswectnees, yet Stedani has ro1ce even through
out and Of splendid quality, sweet, powerful, sym
| pathetic and thrilling, and be IL, what Brignol
never waa good actor and faithful, couselentlou
| artIet.
| Mofcll1, Is the Duke, WAS very effective, No
br1lliant as IN actor. he is. however, even aat
careful and Sings very well. The terzettt
Included this artist, ste1an1 and Lor1nt, and VIA.
the most effective thing Of the evening, receiving
| an euthusiastfc encore
The orchestra was thin and sometimes badly oui
OF time and tune. 1t needs polishing up and some
| careful training, 30 aa not to mar the singing
which 1t did ut times,
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AcADEMY OF TIE NEW GFa1NAsT1Cs--A
beautiful, well lighted. airy ha1f. its wide area
giving free ecope to the graceful exercises Of the
elass; the wall fffnged with delighted spectators
the class Of ladies' and gentlemen, and youths Of
both ecxes costuned as heatto give uurestricted
and easy movement In the evolutiona aud exercis-
ee, made In exact time, and to music; nothing to
suggest tho pondcrous athletic problems Of tha
gymnasium the c1ass arranged with no distlnc-
tIons of scx or size tho practice. whether with
the wooden ,inre the 1ipht fn,nh-hel,s the vana,
or frcc p7nnast1cs without annarotua r.,t,no =,
n1av without wearv1np evc+v r1nsc1a wfth M ~,
hanstlon or harsh fatIeue. the nrecison tbs hcs1.
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or the f}anee and the military dr1t-a, thpqo era
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