The New York herald., 1866-05-19

Now, who are the partiesi That u the question
which the public are Interested In; and how
much have they pocketed by their sharp prac-
ticei Let us have q rigid investigation and
the truth told regardless whom 1t hits
The Excitement About the Opera-Pro-
grsss OF Manager Grsu's Coup D'Etst.
The fates have conspired In favor Of Manager
Grau. The clerk of the weather has become
his faithful ally. II is as natural to 60 to the
Opera upon one of these cool evenings a. It Il
to gather around CRATE Gre during wintry
storm. The merits Of Grau's troupe are now
admitted by everybody. Those who were
loudest in denouncing the company before 1t
appeared are now enthusiastic In their praises.
The Bohemians are forced to eat the bitter
leek with their lager beer and to eulogixe the
artists whom they condemned unheard. The
fashionable world has experienced decided
sensation. Trunks which were locked and
strapped for the watering places are being
unpacked. The ladies, with wonderful taste
and skill, are getting up the most elegant
toilets at the shortest possible notice. All the
world of New York has determined to stay in
town for another fortnight and assist at
Manager Grau's performances. One of the
most rampant Of the Bohemian organs, whose
criticisms We republish this morning, con-
fesses that the audience at the Opera on
Wednesday evening was "brillIant, fashion
able and crowded" Strangers in the city,
who are anxious to see those fashionable peo-
pie and those superb costumes Of which they
have heard SO much, swell the number Of
manager Grau's patrons. After weeks pro-
baton everybody has arrived at the conclusion
that this troupe, which we declared to be un-
equalled on the continent when 1t first per-
formed at Chicago, is fully worthy Of our
praise, and everybody now sees how just were
our criticisms upon the Italian company which
preceded 1t, and, with the single exception of
Signor Maxzoleni, who is o fine artist, made so
deplorable failure.
The artists whom manager Grau has brought
to us at the close of very dull season are de-
serving of the furor which they are exciting.
The Bohemian organ from which we have just
quoted says Of Madame Gazzaniga that "she
unquestionably enters fully into all the emo
tions of the character she assumes. She makes
q study Of the motives Of action, and seizes
hold of the strong points, but does not neglect
the details which serve to make the picture
perfect We must again express our apprecia-
ton Of the wonderful Improvement she evil
dences In her vocalization. Its smoothness
and finish are truly artistic, and she is more
Adj vnir In hon w6
she appeared here before" The beau
tifhl Boscheti is equally lauded to the
skies. She presents o new and very excel
lent reading of the character Of Marguerite.
Her innocent but irreprsssible delight at the
sight Of the exquisite jewels was most felicitousy
displayed. The whole Of the third act was
charmingly natural piece Of acting. Through
the last act, where the situation becomes more
tragic, BoschetH displayed dramatic power
and an earnest, passionate expression superior
to any artist who has vet attempted Goethe's
heroine"-MiM Kellogg, Of course, included.
Upon this another Bohemian frantically rushes
to Miss Kellogg's relief; but his stomach Is
overloaded with oyster stews In the DAILY
Bateman style and his head Is muddled with
lager beer. He says that "Boschetti gives us
dreamy, listless, sentimental Gretchen, In &C
cordance with . certain German idealn-which
we consider very probable, as Gretchen is sup
posed to be q German woman. Bri in another
paragraph this poor Bohemian declares that in
the same part "Boschetti presents very skill
full picture Of Partisan coquet," thus leav-
Ing II to be inferred that in his bcmud-
died condition he doe not know the
difference between 20 Parisian ooquet"
and "a dreamy, listless, sentimental
Gretchen" He complains that "Boschettl
has formed her part in classic mould" while
Miss Kellogg is more Gothic; but the slightest
acquaintance with architecture would have
saved him from this unfortunate comparison;
for the Gothic style, in contrast with ths clas-
sic, ID extremely angular. This Bohemian had
better get sober. He only Injuries Miss Kellogg
by unnecessarily dragging her into his criti-
cism Of Boschetti.
With troupe Of such artists and with "bril-
liant, fashionable and crowded" audiences,
Manager Grau can now finish mp his brief sea-
son In triumph. II will last but two or three
weeks longer, which Is fortunate for the sing
ers, who would suffer greatly II they were con-
fined for any length Of time in the catacombs;
but while II does last the excitement will
steadily increase. The Bohemian organ very
truly says that "ths public is beginning to ap-
preciate the excellence Of this company, which
came among us very modestly and at the time
and season of the year when the people had
been overdosed with music, but whose merits
have translated indifference into enthusiasm."
Enthusiasm is pretty strong word; but It is
justified by the fhcta Ever since Manager
Grau's company first appeared in this coun-
Try and we published our telegraphic criti-
cisms upon II the New York public has
been eager TO hear it-all the abuse
Of the Bohemians 70 the contrary notwithstand- |