, 1866-12-29

and are beginning to think and to compre-
bend the political situation. They have
made great strides in the direction Of equal
rights and republican equality. Toryism
must shortly yield to the just demands OF
the people or It Elll be Crushed to pieces,
and blown away as dust before the blast.
The Opera Of Faust.
No opera esc1 achieved eueh i sudden popular
SUCCESS as Gounoda Faust, which Was produced
lasteyeDtng, for rarty, By the ssrAkosch Troupe.
Even Vesdfs 1rovntote mad to wait for The verdict
Of time and LAfiicaiue, though rcsting upon the
reputation Of the immortal author Of "lobezt''
md :. Le P1ophe.e" has Jet to be pronounced
success. Faust seized the popular regard at the
very outset, The peculIatities Of Mephisto were
widespread themes Of discussion. The Garden
music was The delight Of sentimental young Ia.
dies Every basso In the land shook his
throat unavailingly trying to alng the serenade
and Cnlf Of Gold and every haud-orcsn, piano,
and military band, ground, strummed, and blew to
taite's the Soldiers March. All this was up-
douhtedly very pleasant 10 II. Gounod, but 1t
was surc Indication OF that decadencc which is
already commencing. II may be laid down as an
axiom tbsti sudden popular succeea In muse is
ru1ront, and Faust has proved no exception 10
the rule. In lees than dye yeals, 1t m1y be safe
10 presume that Faust will be ind mp On that
shell There lombard, the Turk In Italy. Narir
di Rohan, and Macbeth arc quietly reposlne, sooa
to be followed by Ctspioo and score Of other
feeble unfortunates now ttsualng thclr brief honr
on the Stage.
The real earscs for the decline Of Faust arc ap-
parent on the resy surface. Both ihc loretto and
the score IRE weak. Yhe hb,et,o I. evIdaDtlv
modelled on G@thesa immortal noc,n ~ ~ h.,
mono oftle charac,erls,ics Of tbc esrIier F.cnrh
German ard En~ai,h Eau.ts M xrn,l .,n..
Goethe1 day I. worthy Of mpn,lor bv Nc ia. NJ
work beture his d.y. exccot uamiet md ,he Isth,e
ever exccifed II in ihe anaiveIa n the trc.t .,1
rle Of lffe between GOOD md rr;i. enA =. ~,
copaiet i. The Lry nnte ~ ,ha nn,r1 ~. - n,sh.
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far n efsttaya ubrettn. In n. .tc,d ~ h,vs ~
enascnlated rer.,on. vio1sf1nr ,bs 1,t,tss
stxirn,d ri the .I,r,,ton, rn,-,r+.r. ,.t,haa. !.
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Views Of Fsn.t .r5 Ms,n1s,n ~ tas ~ In. .n.e..
incantatlou seepe ID Anrrbsehs crii.r
the mys'ettes OF TaInuryfs n5-bt the
AWFUL eccno in The C.thedral. when H.rv.yef
crushed beneath he. load Of stn. sfI6el h1 the
o,ean ;,est and thu te,rnr, ~ ~. nj, Ir1.
m 3cked BY the zhI.pe7iu1 deud NJ her ear iii,
sense1e.s to the cath; nor OF the ssd uri.no
scene. when Door Gretchen, In Intervals Of ss,Jtv
tails, as tn a broken dream. xhs storv nf the
mother dEufced to death, the slafn child sud ,b.
guilty love; pleads with The cxccn.
tIoucr for mercy; with Faust to restore
the old love: dctes ihe A,.nd and T.
;ayed, All these situations fn1l al th- moa. al.
eorttu9 interest. and ren1c,e nth fn,cn,. ~
matte power, arc almost utterly tpnorco. or u.s.
up Of Soerc cnurnon-n1.e.a. ~ l,hr.,,o e. n..,~
remarkable "a an crna.cnr..ion Tha sr,hn.
sar,s hardly II haxc bad a conrrnton ~ f.-rth.,.
work accurate enough 10 keep Tho thresd or tbe
story unb.okeu, a,shourh The thrral ID ca.IlY
enough followed BY the careful reader throaeb
ali the uystle,sass and local cl,cumsfsnee. an.
rounding IL, II Il wnat nIpht hn expar,e5 ~ =
French lth.sttist,
Weak as tho lIb.~atto Is, the music !. r,s,,
wraker. A GOOD b1ss a,1u. passahJe contr,Ito
aria. ono ro1itsry tenor a.1s. An adanted aonrano
mrlcdx. ona ronr.1n, .sa-, ~ ,hr.a ~ 49,.
measures, two or three t1iy1a, cho-n.s.. a nadle
dc dec march. and pspe after p.re Of drrary r.e,-
tAtlve, make ND the uusicsl composition Of
Facst The "calf of Gold'' is III reals:T a lec1n-
mate piece OF music, and The s.:enade rnnrx
aboTo most bass a.ias; tut they Would be more
elective u exercises lor The bass retI.ter than 4.
parts Of snch work. Tho Flower Song ID pretty
enoreh, but think OF Siebe1. the studect shoutluc
the students Ae5<r oscr lts Raetar4n nj Auar.
bacl.s, as Cethe tepfcts him. and stehc, .in p,n,
a aetntimental song 10 4 poeey. with . contr.no
voice. a. uouuod makes him, The G,r,,-n
music comes nearer to supoe!teness. mn
its chief beauty centres in the hall,d which
IL not original. ard Il tes1lv \ nfnor nf o-,..,
beauty ara pathos. The so1dIcr,, M.,rh s,,sr
claim to be bette. music th. Ws.hin-ton,s Grand
March and the uattle OF prsruc. bnt she -h.r,rt.r
ostt, couooti,oo rendcrs II =. unrh nnt Of ni.r,
Ia Fnus1 "A IT wou1d he In ne s1,h,t N,tar
Eau.t has thu enod fortnnr. sY,rr ~,d1nv .hror.h
tedjous recitaire h.lf thc cr.ntn1 ~ o., ~.
sr.-,he Aalrx dan,ora. vhtch +, , ro.i,;xs 1svnrs
.f,rr hin ,tnn,a r1ornrton .n5 - ~ . o,,-,a..
oYhumony in the ou.tno. cnnr115tn. II. c,rSsn
sceue, Tne choruses arr hardlv xosthv of r.n.
Tim and ar M h.t,., ror wn.,. %h.r w.- -.
fonnd IN ,nv r1c. hoo+ Tho ,,,..r.,.t-u. -
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