, 1865-04-15

Academy. r.
WHAT IS OUR LOSS Is YOUR GAIN.
When The opera Company leave New York
Me oIaes have psafd zSs E Egrsst M 9hlnss aboat yoqr
10 cur academy. Lord knows, hope It is
Now, If Chicago doesn't support the Opera
when It c. mes there, hope Milwaukee will
ontsrow Chicago, Cook county, Illinois.
0nAU's TROUPE.
I hear that Gran has Issued. or Is about to
issu+, manifesto in regard to his en- erprise,
Hhen be will, doubtless, refer to his singers,
but I bare word or t0o Of introduetions
flom ''an impartial outsider" to which Mr..
Grau md his artists are welcome. To CON-
mence with the lower notes, S;g. Susini is
the prima bcsso If the company. Very big
around the waist quite active with his limbs,
splendid buCo. His voice Is good. Not as
| good asit used to be, for time And use h1re
1. Ecin upon It. But the tones are round and
musical. Ga.ibo1di Is sometimes substituted
Tor Susini. Gauboldi's voice is stronger and
reaches to much lower. compass than
lleh has a genial German bass voice,
nssal, sharp and unrnusica1. I guess he
generally does the best he can, so b. is pref
u we'll III: ught Of. Dubreul, who Is stage
n'anager, Of our Academy, appears in only
two o. three oper,s, but does well in them.
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splendid singer be is, having complete con-
troll over splendid voice. His acting, too,
is lar above that If most singers. 1t is
difficult tuing to pay close attention. to the
music snd 10 attend we'll to the acting, but
Bell,ni does It.. Lorlnl is another baritone,
It TEX has engaged Signo Ardayani, a sp4eu-
id baritone, but don't know whether hegoes
t" Chicago: The principal teaore Of the com
pany is Sjgnor G. Massiinilliani. He is
good actor and good singer, but in the first
p rt'culaI be is not up to Mazzolini, ana in
am.able fellow, but beautiful singer, Brig
nolL Massfmil!iani is much Better In The
high notes than in the lower ones, and has
habit Of " firing note o. Two into the audi
to.iu1n which gave taste Of his power'-as
the Times man says-hnt lie is always giving
heard him in Don Sebastian oQce last winter,
when he was 80 lame he could hardly walk.
Tie manager explained that he was4ame in
consequences OF fall upon the ice, and ap-
pcatcd under great disadvantage rather than
dlsappoint the audience. This secured for
hud tenors here who would have dieappoint-
ed Us II shelr corns had happened to hurt
MAss1M11L1AEI LooKs VERY MUCH L1KE GEN.
MCCLELLAN,
Which, perhaps, Is not In lis favor.
S!e. Lott is another fayorite tenore, gene
rail-. singing with Miss Kellogg, his roice not
being as powerful as hasstmllllani's. Lotti
has done splendidly during the past winter,
taking the leading parts In Faust. Fra Dia.
Eolo, Don Giayunni, La Figlia del Regimen
to. Fu'itani and several Other Of our Prime
favo1ites.
Mortnsi and De Geble are tic coutraltos of
the trouEe. The first is q native OF this coun-
rensi II nom de plume, or course. is splendid
tinge1, having voice entirely different from
anybody else's: She is tall and quesnly,"
and very popular.
The Pianos are Niss Clara Louise Kel-
lcgg. and Mad. Cariotte Carozzl Zucchi.
Ii t1lstc acting, and usually appears In parts
Whs1e fierce passion or deep sensational Act-
Ing are displayed Her vo,ce is great, power
Jul, snd, within certain bounds, magnificent
hut the too often scars beyond her compass,
aad then there are jars and scratches.
The most beautiful I had ever heard, aud
IN m instant it would be mp among
the SLY notes, and behaving so badly
as almost to drive one out Of hearing. Zu:-
CHI has that fearful trenauze pesyading all her
those who don't know to thel Contrary. tba{
It is impossible for her to sound full round
tone. This Is q quality peri uinine to nearly
oil Italian pTtn9a donna, and d decidedly
1aulty quality, !, Say: sS: Another decidedly
/ GAf1inr
Il may lend dramatic effect to some parts IF.
the operat but it is lending at the Expense Of
good music.
other p7ima donna who ever appeared tn New
York. The tones Of her voice asa pure.
sweet, clear, like the tones Of q silver bell.
voice is naturally adapted to, she seldom
makes dIscord or scratches Although una-
bic to ELL our great baiR Of an Academy with
ber tones, Miss Kellogg Is able to fill the
The knowledge Of her unsullfed character
and private worth, as well as her bsWitchfng
manner Il the stag. has set New: 4o4 X, up
toHu, dowp-town and across town, parquette,
then, to think that che is entirely an Amerl-
can production, 3 little Connecticut fankee
r;1l. educated in New York through TUG LIB
crafty Of one of Gur wealthy citizens. lHel-
lersays we have the s4pfoiessors Of mn
SIC in 1be wor1d.1 ~,
Perhaps you never -heand Of the test to
which Miss kellogg popularity s was Rut .;1s G9e
the assistance Of its bastard offspring: me
Pzoy Bill, assumes to an aulocracy Of theat-
MAJ and musical matters in New York, came
out IN m editorial containing slurs upon
Mles Kc'logg's abilities as q singer. aud fling
Ing out some hints highly scandalous in &c.
gald to her cha: :acter. Tho entire press Of
|1tse ci'y took up her defense. and Maretzek
tack. Il seems that Miss Kellogg had re-
Ica'tdly bsen invited to Mrs. james Gordon
y: :Dnett.s soirees but had always polite re-
FUSED, not wishing to asseciate with the
Class Of people who usually frequent Mrs.
btnnett's saloas!" Tho Htrazd subs1ded I'M
any defense Of thek little fayorite, whose