, 1864-04-30

Tus CxAr Asp ZnduEr:,AS.-The Opera Of the
Cur srd Carpenter Tas repeated last c!coiag In
r. 81 1sa'! w1tis slight Improvement In poia. OF
effectiveness ovcr the first effort The Hall was
e'aot:slly fl',4' ard :Ee audience sa5 a. sp2E:-
bashlnines:-1r l.cihaps If r1oald be called cog
t5t-'n'.a:c; 70 r.t :Sps' ct rst,7oSs t
Tnt!e WIS :.et w2Et of eo-nE,.7atioN. No one OF
thai sudeI.e aho l,Ed Hot 3.en Informed Of 1ke
I.c1 ecrd have to!3 that it Was not i company ri
professionals WHO rtre easzEirs to his easst:as.l-
Meut.
Tie orcrs Itself deserves more than np:ssins
11lc. ersring to Us as It does with III The eharla
e: oatryelptt*: VIC unietstaud it.. There are no
lt1iir worr IL tcog the mind Of The 1i5teasr. sua
distract bis attention fseE tho n'leis and seeoes1
I'D s1 n f. vain sor; :, 10 sSp;sfSsnd IL
,.cu: with voice aad ccs.:1e. For this ro arc In
Gcbtcd to Hans Eaia.ka, sho has la-s.s 10 outrage
md e to u oa ~ ,o ss
dictate lis jndYmcnt. Better than ihi7, ws have in
tic uless 1tstfA plot suiricase enough: to he a:c7
r:alit!. Ind above ali, one in which sonettla. liz,
sone,;in. worthy cf study. For this We are in.
fth1ed to LI1izarg. the ccn;:Oeer.
Il II nc: czc which 3sEders TO the talAc d.ooa1c3
recruitment Which ixt'e..x has t:Aoa she p!.c. c!
rloGe1acrsaies CT uli.sic1! atlculstIun; they arc
constructed with reference to the one dea Of dlal
Cult execution. Once In nhile one meets with
lttc itnI wI.ch Ike IN oasis III the SaAarau desert
Is ,res:y us;ceme 1ccansc Of The dssosation which
srnoEnt* it. lrt Q. $ rule bhriesInss ind s.ampcr-
:aae, d. ri1c4 by tie ,.ac OF bz:.rusa ere the
s sris r- rfs II r.
Rase ~ enabling tic misses to show tneir dexter
i:y aYd capacity for rapid change: al eac Is t.
to establish a relation between sonnd and
sentiment. to silk the Instrumental in The
e1rEsssional, to allow the feelings avowed IN the
t:ons The work, 1t Is trrc, does not aim to bring
CIT TIE patht t1c, and 3et-con'ic though It be-it
EFF ,an 1o5 1he Is s o. y m95e a
tpc':e which Eavc heretofore been tfotscd ont to
:lc view OF tic w:stcrn world. ThIs VERY Quaal,y-
i.e ro:t recommending ,7:t--hss hccn taken cx-
ctrtic, 10 By zc,ou Pseudo critics who think that
Ii is clown aud heavy They know not OF
wlat ttcs snetS: they :rur'1 find sa::A with tho
n week instead Of II n,ocln; they ar. iacspah!e OF
snprrc!attpv The majesty Of lns;ho:icai musion.
The ope;n is not f,Ened for :hs purpose 9f :iT;Hg
IL lie Jar tsc! ground, Of ;asaing out nos; and
tttn ]ieh,ni glare Only to lcaEo the sky more
l.ack ard tic dalkIcss more !ideous; it Is full Of
OF excellence. Yet il Il rot without It's share ol spe
clal heaaties. Ainons these l,ay BE- 1nentlonclIhe
s.lare thee w.ls N. Flaadzlsh naiden,,' genuine
s;ele, very ekilislly relasrcd the zst
Ecc.e nj the record act. rot cqualed in comp ic1
tieu By :1J OF yoar standard operas; the interest
with lis iwezd. eiaa 1ae aria ;. In childhood d.!
lied and scycra, other spots which .rtand OFT
qnite disanct,t;y sgtm III lody ofthe piece. 1h.*a
pscselt very 1las orpoHnaiiea fos the mnst etlsc.
tive acting ~ well as singing, and they have been
wrN improved.
nd the manner in which It Is produced Is wor-
" effective has never jet given forth operatc &C
comFanimeEt in the West, and we haye witnessed
rluch |oss. attempts at scenic representation in
cur city. travelling opera troupe might be proud
to own such chorus s. sings IN the elective pas
euses In the Car and Zimmerman, and II the lead
err do rot nightly tread the boards, It Is not fur
want Of ability to peer Witn mnny who shine In op-
cra. Special EXCEPTIONS may be taken In each case
but the maEc-E Ep Of Lu1nt:fa as the Bu1gou1aster,
cannot we'll be e1celled, and the acting Of Miss
Tie other Characters are susceptible Of hgh prasc
but VIC have not row time to cnumerase them.
Viewed ss whole, the production Of the Car
forms IN epoch OF no mean magnitude In the
musical History Of Chlcsco Tint Society has
demonstrated the fallacy Of the idea that an I'm
mi production Of first clasa opera BY tlllns the
billitself, and hns rendered public service In
| achieving not only an undouoted success in the
1t an audience Of which a regular operatlc msna-
| ger might be proud. This triumph over fashion,
able prejudice which has so long ignored home
talent aud home talk and natural e1prtesion Is ot
iteelf victory which will give the Musical uu.on
/ a lattsng title to the gaatitude OF the Chicago
people: :n.. .;u :. .,n.., ~, ,,,, .,aa,nn ~, -
4 AAG ofSAo 4GPt"*SA =. S.S-AAAEt eAA ~
| the evenings Of Monday and Tuesdsy next. We
advice Ill Of those Of our cizcne who have not yei
seen and heard It, that falling In this, thcy Wil
nies m opportunity of seeing for themselves whist
Chicago talent can do towards giving form, volume
| ard txp1ese1on to the thoughts whicA find theil
| appropriate vehicle IN Eong. We need not nrge
them 10 attend; the only feRr ie. not TINT the Mu
eical Union will not be welcomed each ofthe tnres
| succeeding nights by good audience, but that
R.yan nsl1 VII III not be large enough to contain ali
MutEua-Tbe Ticket-of- Leavc-Nan will be re,
rcattd at the Museum this afternoon for the grat
fcat.cn OF the little ones, accompanied By thelt
| mothers. md On this evening, after whichit will
be withdrawn, 10 make room for other novelties
| 1t hae had run Of ave weeks-thsrty-fivc repre-
| pentations-nnd It seems no less popular and A.
| tractiye to-day than at the commencement. We
doubt not that Col. Wood will be compelled TO, oc
| c1slonalIy at Least, offer it Tor public approba
tian.
McE1CKERs THEATER.-The famous dramatic
| spectacle Of Mazcpra, will he repeated ut HcTfek
ere this afternoon md evening, The former for th1
| ceEedt OF Indies and Children Miss Kate Fisher
"a n+ua1, will personate the hero Of the Play. Ma
| zeppa hes been running for the week with muct
| EuteesF.
AcADrMT OF MrsIC.-Take. .it-and .Leaye- n an,
with other novelties will be played at the Academ!
| this afternoon and evening. In the first Instance
for the pleasure Of ladies md children. To-day al
fo5s ,he lat opportunity for seeuS the trsses.e
l will be found an attractive one, and will draw
crowd to this popular place Of amusement