, 1865-05-18

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Fra Diavolo .ast night was one Of the most .trL
umphant successes OF 'hc seasou. The brilliant,
sparkling nusic Of This genuine French opera
wsa an admirable relief to *he heavy works here
totore produced, and kept the audience in the
best of .huuor from fret to last. Roars Of
laughter and storms Of applause swept through
The horse alternately. uoW oeca aFfoucd BY the su-
pefhnees Of the dtan.tic rendering and now by
the musical. Its entirely unnecessary to ana1yze
an opera ~bieh Is one II the "Reminiscences Of
old opera goere. aud has bed the etsre firmly By
It's wealth OF harmony sud It's nelollous reclta-
i've. We can Only po:e q few OF the gems Is they
were brought out.
Bell1rt. az Lord Roebure. gave Us one OF the
most magnificent pieces OF action We have ever
Witnessed Heretofore bis roles have orer been
bn6o, and tho transition vas effected
with tic utmost ea.e. No one would ever
vile Ss Ssss r. e. DoS
Juan Of the night before. The disguise was per
.fect and his action can on'y be described oy the
zerlini'a chsmber kept the audience. almost
ec1esmipg w1thYanghtef. Restless as g1obulc OF
mercury, he ran. epun, danced, w6irled and hew
tbau Ike Bellinf. Applause fairly rainsd upon
HIM. Bis yccaffzaoon Was as perfect as hts action.
In the Qual placer describing his robbery by
Dfnrolo, the indig nation md wounded pompo.lsy
of,he Euelithman ehonc out consptc1orslE, and
IN the dpsle ol the second act the audience conld
hardly refrain from shouting. His superb aeuon
appeared. evtn the sedate and conservative Muai-
cisps OF the orchestra rope aud app1auded, Joining
their plaudits 10 the tumultuous applause OF the
Nazxo1cni's Fra DIavolo was tia most perfect
thing Of The season. In the fourth scene OF the
frat act the peculiarly staecato character Of The
qu1utctte Caye him an opportunity Of displaying
Its voice At its bert and tie effect was wont erfui
The del non,e sgo vas greeted with storm 0! ap'
sss a. %ss bnS sse eese
We have never heard suythiu. surpasS those ex-
| p]oeivc high note5. They Were The very acme oi
osg k T5e eesene s h ~ z ;;9 a.,
! were naeter pieces Of tone patntEg- The senh'
ncnt ". rs visidly portrayed as II spoken on the
eostt ato 9e e :ss
opera +, their fps.NeI sctaon. Their By play IN
Zerl,na's chamber IVES snimttah
asloDisl,ea the audience with her rendering Of the
Cr fon lSoka. 1t was . display of musical pyro-
her before. Tic long su: taiued trills were a5-
we're they executed. Kellogg achieved splendid
ed to her votcc and style Of singing, while ia &C
ticn che LEFT no'hirg 10 he wished At the close
Of tho aria Of which we have spoken she went
which lnGtcd feemcd 10 be her iate throughout
Morensi was as charming, ii not mnre charm.
who Vi eioped viii ihe E1ciiehman ind fsli in love
With Diasolo. She entered heartily into the hu-
ruorous side Of her role, and made an admire Bile
counterpart fer Bell:ni. In this respect the cast
pieces her rcb. delicious voice and fine execution
icld yery effectively. and In action whether gong
exc.Hiatpg sw9ene ~ most ~
lead Et1f, OF rn1nllfeung tender hIecA0n 1ot hct
| "co,c," the came fuiy up to the requirements OF
~ nft.rd in the nroper p1acc to riyc Loriui