The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-01
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Dreamh should have drawn large and fashionable
audience. Our Brooklyn neighbors evidently are net
aware OF the entertainment prepared for them Messra
Juignet and Drtvet Therefore take this early
sion-and we feel assured they will thank for Ito
toll them they are missing what they rarely have op
portunity to enjoy The opera which we have already
criticised at some length OF the very best OF IL
KIND The music Is not very original, reminding -
times OF the compositions Of Haevy and the lighter parts
OF Meyerbeer. But 1t Is varied, pure meiodious ana
contains gems Of song choice bits OF orchestr
ton that cling to the and finger long In the memory
and the parts they pay ars absurd ' Ra,
are nothing unless ridiculous They have particuiss
fondness for transferring Par 70 the Island or Madagas
car, and making Louis XIV. chief eannibal II they
could put William the Norman In command Of Brook.
Ign ferry boat cruising after Danish kings In the hay
OF New York, and transform Rochefoucaut into JUDGE
OF the Jefferson Market Police Court with the beautiful
and accomplished Duchess de Longueve arrayed beforo
him drunken vagrani, we feel persuaded they would
be happy They would believe hey had reached the aps1
Of their art, and would long for greener lauroas
al the same time IN the Midsummer Nights Dro.s
When he is not making desperate love TO Queen ExabA
he besay drunk and when not drunk he Is resolves
upon running through the body some honest gentlemAA
that treads upon the poets shadow. Divine bard =
this the reward superhuman geniusf And dos
team bed Of the librettists Tho parts OF Elizabeth,
nnakspere, Falstan, Lstimer and Olivia well ron
Che oueen ssn" S soa
hind the scenes In the second act TO the flute obgato
hei rs and roulades very artistic and decatot
IKE. Her voice is high soprano, partakng or fhs
mezzo somewhat In the lower register reveals care
has good tenor--swes fresh and quite free from shs
tendency 30 common TO tenors sudden breaks into
stan) and De surmont 1atmer, are fair actor
and singers, and were frequently encored.
The chorus was far better than choruses generally
and the opera was well put upon the stage We regret
that the audience not at all what il should have
BEEN and cannot believe Brooklyn will fall 70 show
have fortunately fitted them over the East river
The extraordinary time between the should be abrev
ated as Is quite sufficient TO tire the most ardent q:
all employed TO give the fair artistes lisurs .
dress aud VIC cannot believe that French women require
hours To change their costumes than do Amer
cans; nor will we believe 1t upon any amount Of
ocular demonstration.
This evening Les Mou'que'aires DE- Ia Reine (tAs
Green's Musketeers), will be presented at the FrendA
theatre.
Inauguration Of the New Stefmway Hall b.
tho Bateman Concert Troupe.
Two important musical events took Place last night
namely the first public opening Of thencw seInway
Hall and the debut OF the Baemau concert troupe
The ball Ia built In connection with and Immediately u
the Of the piano Of Messrs Steinway 3
Sons East Fourteenth street. Tho main entrance b
through the elegant marble porco Fourteenth street.
which Is supported by four Corinthian pillars Night
Of stairs conducts TO the ground floor OF the hall proper
starways leading TO the balconies each being indepenl
ent Of the other. Surmountng thom b . spa-
cious vesbuie. well lighted and ventilated
Through this vesbule which extends from the ground
hoo TO the roof two grand entrances lead into the sn
floor Of the hall The dimensions OF the new Steinway
Hall may be recapi.ulated foows:-Its depth includ
pleasure through the medium Of sliding partition doou
Is 123 feet It's width 75 feet and ts hoight ~ feeA
substantial. The foundasions are The solid SeS q ~
which extends from Irving place TO Fifth avenue t6o
basement wallis are Of solid granite three feet In thick
ness the brick walls 10 the roof two feet eight nchoo
in thickness with heavy external supporting butsressss
and the whole Of the walls from cellar TO ceiling are
laid In solid cement 10 addition to the strength Of TIE
exterior walls the main floor Of the hall Ia supported ~
two walls beneath II 70 give II strength, ana
.a1ss excessive vibration and elasticity
noor On the western side Of tho hail
thore an additional building Fifteenth street. Goa
tanning the artists dressing rooms and the bellows wind.
chest and heavy work OF tho organ The seating capacity
Of the hall 10 $780, the seats bong roomy and comfort
ample standing room for 500 more people n needed
The means Of ngress and cgcs very capacous the
wards and enabling the hall 10 DO cleared by it, namsr.
Gus sairways In q very short time No attemps -
ng the hall can 30 made until next summer whsa
II will he decorated IN tho highest style OF The stoo
generator for beating the building Is placed in outside
building At some distance from the hall preclude ne
possibility OF accident The hall is lighted from the
roof BY two enormous sunligha imported from Londsn
Want Of compes NJ TO give but the main features
enterprise and public spirit OF the gentlemen who buiN
IL ct their own expense, and supplies want thss hss
been keenly fell in the metropolitan musical world
The only thing about which could BE- any douba
last night were the acouscsi qualities II Was Of couss
impossible 70 Judge Of those before the opening nigga
evory seat 10 the ball He'd, and there were May
persons ranged along the sies and vssbul unable q
procure seats Tho acoustics OF the hall exceeded even
the sanguIne expectations and IN cvery part Of ~
hall the rays Of sound seemed TO form focus The Bate.
an. a'f tour q. y ss
est recommendations They did mot dsappolaS
the audience, but, on the contrary, sxeeods1
ton both before and alter his Martha SOLO Moppari
He was encored In II and also In Donzes romanza He
fully sustained his reputation Of being the beat enos a.
grc1ic in America. We heard Madame Parepa nna
70 such advantage az In the luxurious regal music q
o'clock In the Morning. her voice seemed freshsr
fuller and finished evcnncss and decacy
Her povfamoac and execution OF trdrvro passages show
the finished artist. Mr. Carl Rosa's best and mos
successful piece the Sourenir dHuydn By
Leonard His grai BREADTH power and cearness q scns
played the Inst movement Of Schumsnn's only piass
cosoer,o and Iisxts Midsummer Nights Dream oue
made their nrsi appearance before New York audiences
Tho former has Tight pleasing baritone voice and The
latter q good buf'o singer, only that HE Largo a
Irc;of's was By no what expected There II
probably ioo much and too exiravarant rnercurial
spirits ebcu, him when he undertakes RoSsni's
charming music FOR an American audience.
Mr. Thomas's orchrstra played the magnificent over.
ure 10 the iannhsuser the spohrish Jcsonda overture
certainly accord tho hahest praise 10 ths piano scoos.
panlnents OF the genial clever composer T. Hatsoa.
which added much 10 the merits Of the singers he
coniranied ON the WHOLE the d,ba Of the BatemAn
troupe Wa and augufs well for their Ia
New York They viii appear again tonight in s,einway
Orann Exhibition uud sacred Concert.
An organ exhibition aud sacred concert took place la
evening al tho Allen Presbyterian church. Tue
programme comprised sacred pccos for the organ
vocal quarcites by Mcniessohn rlo,ow and Alard aud
ies solos The formed the entag.
,sinment. Mr. Frederick stems 20 whose splendid bA
voice anson has frequently been made IN thee col
nmns. gave knights !. Rocked In the Cradle Of the
Deep" with tho breadth Of expression that characterize
All his renderings Mr. jules a. Lumbard whose choice
oi songs was rnsneI sogusr also evidenced the pos
encorcd a psrsistently Mn. stens Mis- Ella
Mayer, the soprano, Mr. VIM. Tobias and Mr. g. r. Wsr.
shs .ocsi,sss h, rhsr9. -, .n. ysss