The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-18

ENoIlsn OPERA AT THE FRENCH THBArRK-The
Parepa- Ross company produced tho second opera
of their repertoire last evening-Balfe's charming
work. The Bohemian Girl" Introduced, a. 1t was,
with but little preparation, ana literally no rehesr-
SAL the opera was most effectively given.
heard 70 more advantage. The new tenor,
MI. Nordblum. made most respectable debut He
IN ss s wsa sSHa
excellence. Campbell was apparently suffering
RON s ns,, coa n and dd not sing with his usual VIM
3 %Ss 9Ss ~S ons OF @ but such e
good, but his voice lacks power for the demands Of
the composer. The chorus was in q good state Of
Of English opera Many o. the Concerted rte pieces
were given admirably. II we would select 1t would
the duet the secret Of Her Bsh Both ana
which were delightfully."- rendered. The house was
Ms ed p VERY ,n and
Rose Hersee, will appear as Amna In '.Somnam-
bula." she brings with her from England an excel.
blonde, OF evident genius. which viii have to be
tested here Tor the urst time tonight by an Ameri-
can audience.
STADT THEATRE-GERMAN OPERA.-Though it re-
quires small attraction to dvest this theatrical
wilderness Of the dresry aspect which usually
rounds II, hozart's magic Fluten proved quite
magnetic in It's influences last night and before the
curtain rose nearly every seat in the house oc-
cupied. Indeed the audience was unusually select
and appreciative. and, as II anxious TO
give the heartlest encouragement to the
production OF German opera, the few faults
wncn cnaracterzed us presentation were Almost e
REGIMENTS of warm "a apnrobaton' That The aMasic
Flute" demands considerable care and not little
sHpepse lor us proper fepresentaton neeu scarcely
aver witch vera SCARCELY mn to This MARI Tho
opera fairly placed upon the stage and evidently
gave much satisfaction 70 the crowded assembage
limitation rho fons acts WERE zone a. ,brouoS wn
Reasonable despatch While the Orchestra performed
powerful occasionally for the efforts OF few OF the
artists. Mr. Franz Thinner as Tamino though not
the possessor OF a very strong voice has peyerthe.
less a sweet one, and acquitted himself admirably
Miss Johanna Rotter displayed constderabiee exc.
Interpretation Of "The Queen OF the Night:,,
nor was Miss Marie Friederici less successful as.
Famine beng thoroughly al home il tie roe; Her
appreciated, and throughout the piece She sustained
tie Character with much spirit and truthfulness.
SorastrO found a good exponent in Mr. Joseph Vein
iich, who, though evidently suffering from slight
cold displayed his fine basso voice to advantage
both In the second and last acts AS Papageno Mr.
efficient and went through a difficuIt part
satisfactorily The other minor characters were
fairly Represented, while the male chorus was sui.
fc,ently strong and we'll trained The chorus OF
PRIESTS in the third act was narficularlv well timed
and merited the encore which il received. II would
bu, Inc Tne, Mss pnttar ana ~ VIZ
haS,nnng with y, "a ua,i ,vorhv ~ nsn
ton for me snirit md humor Unused into n Alto
se.r"n VOC crefttah,v nresentad 'oA "a AAA' ~
'iau, "aa oi'u,'aus p,esen.eu'
oIENwAf hALL-IHE fkANko fAMiLY.-Ihe
performances OF so called infant prodlgiesr are as
8 rue both tedIous and uninterestino which arises