The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-01
ADJUSTMENTS.


AoADLMY OF MUsIC-ITALIAS 0PERA.-A
fashionable audience witnessed Les HuguenotS last
evening, and every one present was grati6ed with
the performance in its entirety.
This evening 1.-THE last but one Of the season. Rccs
great comic opera, Crispino Ia Comare will be
presented, with RonconI, Bellini, and Antonucci
in their best roles. Clara Louisa Kellogg and
Natali-Testa also appear in the cast. This opera
has been the most successful that mas been gwen,
and we have doubt that the audience tonight
will prove that it is permanently popular work.
Tomorrow friday ny, last night of the
season, benefit of Mr.. Max Maretzek In Sonndm5ula,
one act of Les Huguenots, and II BLrbiere de la
Seoigha. These three will form operato enter.
tainment the like OF which has beon known
here During the evening Mr.. hafetzeks entire
troupe will appear. Seats be secured q. Tru.Ap
lei's during the day, and at the Academy to night
and tomorrow.
The GRE AT IMPR RssARIO- 1T Ia announced that
Mr.. Max Maretzek, the managing spirit of the
spler did opera troupe now performing at our
Academy of Music, will be the recipient of q benefit
horo to MORO evening. Elsewhere we have called
attention to the very attractive entertainment
upon the occasion: We wish TO recommend now.
Mr.. Maretzek personally TO our citizens He is un-
doubtedy the most distinguished and successful
impressdrio living He has recently sustained i'm
menso pecuniaty losses in the destruction by fire
OF the New York Academy of Music. yet by his in
domitable perseverance and business tact, he gath
cred together OF the st operate troupes that
ever visited our city. He has gwen deIectable
season of Italian opera, and he has faithfully tul-
filed every promise advanced There has been but
a single disappointment, aud that was scarcely
noticeable. Owing to the sudden illness OF Signor
Beni another opera was substituted for the ono
announced. Mr.. Marezek has given us two of the
creates novelties of the period tor the first time in
Philadelphia, CriSpino Ia Comare and L'Etoite du
Nord. lie has introduced two new American prime
donne, Miss Amalia 81. Hauck and SignOra Frances
Natal- esta two new Italian prime donne, Signora
Carmen Pooh and SignOrina Antoinetta Ronconi; q
new tenor di gr0sia Signor Baragi; and last, but
not least, the greatest living bufo Signor Giorgio
Ronconi,
1t is no wonder that we have to speak of this
operatic season as q most successful one. 1t has
developed our musical taste
In view OF all this we ask our lovers of music, and
musical and artis ic enterprise. to tender Max
Msretzek, the Napoleon his profession, substan.
tial compliment tomorrow night Let him see and
feel that Philadelphia can appreciate music and o
first-rate impresSdTio.
NEW CHEsNUT STREET THEATRE-MR. JOE
JEFFERSON as RIP VAN WINKLE."-A very large
and fashionable aud ence assembled last evening to
witness Mr. Jefferson rentree in his native city. The
audience was O critical one and was largely com.
posed OF persons who had seen Oe Jefferson at the
Chestnut cod DTury"l years ago; and there were
many present who had witnessed the sterling aching
OF "Old JEFF" the Philadelphia favorite, and fs'her
of the present distinguished comedian. To please
such audience would be great triumph. To
raise in such one hsrore of enthusiasm must be
the ultima thule of any artistic This Joe Jefferson
succeeded In doing last evening.
First, we must cay that Dion BOucicault (now an
American citizen has at last succeeded IN producing
a perfect dramatzation of Washington Irving's
classical and Tavshing legend of Rip Fan WinkIe.
This is indeed American play, based upon an
American subject, written and dramatized by
Americana and there but three others worthy of
this name that we know of. The play of Rip Fan
Wink1e now running at the Chasnut Street Theatre
| is an admirable one in every way. IL is faithful
transcript ofthe original Legend it is full OF charao
ter and dramatic power, and its sitnations are In.
| teresting without being harsh or Grade 1t is in
every way superior to the Rip Van Wiakle played
| by MIR. j. II. Hackett and Mr.. Frank Drew.
Every scene in the play, as prese c,ed at the Ches
nut Street Theatre last night was new, and painted
| expressly; and Mr.. Smith, the scenic artist has
added to his reputation by the studies" put for
ward in Rip Van WinkIe. Ihe mise en- scene In the
| second act vas q master piece The delUsiVe drop,
| "Woods in storm" was natural, aud the "SleepV
Hollow" was simply a magnificent mystery that
looked like reality ITSELF The Village of Falling
Water" in the last act, is also worthy of notice "a
also the four sett interiors"
OF Mr. Joe JeaersOn's acting in the part of "Trip
Van winkie," we can only say 1t was superb, COM
plete, perfect He transforms himself completely
into the gOod-natured, gOod-fOr nothing besotted,
truthful, and philosophical lump OF Dutch stoidity-
that Is "just the cheese" WHAT more can we say
in praise OF the man, who has been pronounced the
most eminent actor in the world by London critics
who have sat in judgment upon Suet oomedians as
Charles Mathews, Blackstone, Robson, Quin,
wIgan, Kean, and othsEsf Mr Jshsrson's recep-
tion was an immcnse affair. at the end Of the play
he was called before the curtain, and In & neat
speech made his most modest ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Everything passed on smoothly. and the enter
tainment was delightful throughout Miss JOSH
Orton was very good % Dame Van Wrinkle =
Mr.. MackAy excellent ~ "Derriok Van BoekmAn,' :
sa was Mr.. Michael Wool In the part Of Cookies >
Mesara, Foster, DAILY, jennings, and White plaYe'