New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-13
MUSIC.
rRovAroRE AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

TRovATORE AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC
The reopening of the Opera-house IN Irving
place. and the return Of aforementioned favortes,
La Grange Brgnol, and Miss Phillips, TO the scenes OF
their early riumphs celebrated lost night Dy one VI
those rare good audiences, imposing In numbers rauiah
in gay costume and prodiga Of applause, such as
genuine pleasure 10 look upon Mr. strakosch in leaving
pixies new theater has not as some feared he would,
left his prosperity behind him. The crowd which De-
seges doors IN the old operahouse proves that te
attraction in the not the spendor and esh
ness OF the building but tho excellence OF the singers
The familiar faces OF tho habitues OF the
Academy, rarely or never the other
side OF the town. radiant IN the Hobbies ana
bloom IN the balcony The boxes rustic with the aceus
toned silks and the ripping smile runs around
the Of pretty faces The welcome extended 10 the
popular artists bas been cordial and as substantial un
der the auspices Of the stockholders as under those or
Mr. Pike, and the point thus far TO succebsfu
season The performance last night was admirable La
Grange, Brigno and Miss Phillips well known IN
"Troy Atore" that criticism their singing would DO
superuous They the best representatives. OF their
respective parts whom have seen. Brlgnoh had
an nspirng reception from his many old friends ana 10
see graceful form staggering under nosegays, and po
ely struggling with La Grange to modety cast of tho
honor OF the scene sight worth at least the price OF
reserved seat He IN dne voice, and well deserved
his abundant laurels Orlandini unusually good as
Di Luna and his ba called forth an enthusiastic en-
core the rotundy OF voice TO which some
what accustomed in the begereDt Count, but his tones
are agreeable and sufficiently strong and he is IN artist
OF admirable culture The chorus and orchestra have
both been enlarged the former has improved by the
change and the latter has done just the reverse. The
principal efforts OF Mr. Nleoa the conductor, were APP
parently drown all the voices in which he often sue
and TO keep the chorus and the instruments TO
gether in which lie often did not succeed.
"Rgoletto" will be performed on Friday. and "Tra-
yata" at the Saturday matinee and the Ballo in Mas
enera will be revived Monday with Ia Grange and
Mics PHILIPPE in tho chief parts. All the resources OF the
wardrobe will be called into requson on this interesting
occasion.
~ Bditor er IN. Tf1osHG
SIR: In your valuable article of this morning
entitled 1.-THE Jaryes Collection OF Early italian Pic
lures" which beg leave 70 point out
"The whole gotafion for the transfer and settlement
OF the pictures managed between the college aud
Mr. Jarves" not By me, But by MI. Luther Maynard
Jones.
Mr. Jarves came 10 America from Florence last Spring
10 dispose hnally OF his collection He could have had
but little hope that any public institution IN America
would enough for early Italian art % buy his pic
lures but be kindly waited while the experiment should
be made applied 20 several educational ln
stitutions in each calling for aid npon those who
the application 70 Yale was successful and he DID tho
actual business OF the transfer Mr. Jarves hmsef ar
ranged them IN the gallery, and am at work upon Il
catalogue. which win soOr be ready
Very sincerely yours RUSSELL sTuR0H. r.
No 20 BgoaGsay, Nee York. Feb. "a, 1858.