, 1869-05-23

slaughter, ent2ilrg needless suffering
upon the poor scNtutea "1ud. .dsp1!Y1nx them Of |
Life, without cz11sc--N II had Killed those nve
hundred pigeons It seems to nc should lust a !
certainly hare worn them about ny neck With tne |
ssnee CALLING Wai2hs and the aane CALLING va, a.
aaaicted The Artant Mariner, who rusnlez1y kiued
tho Gh4t162A nttat made tbs Heexe 10 hloHr
and. hid +satrxear It. about hts :; xuau
neekt LItaaF G8sre are thasa xAn viii ~sr1Ile Il
this weakness over the killing Of nFe hundred |
pigeons, but could not let The opportunity n4as
without utternx my.ptotest aSal1st HhAt "a tocis
npel wicket daughter. whether Il b Of suy &sau
or. not
Some few weeks stnce, you may remember, in
the course OF a paragraph On criticism, tntm1sed
that might, II some future amA, tpeak or Our i
slngez1 Rnd setoea u teey deserve That Hna
has M y cszoe, sAnd now propose 70 speaE-can-
tldly md plainly sooas the leading people In our
theStTeA When l have got through With the
acaorR, shall take up the sngr1x II will take me
some weeGa to hAVc my ray out but ! trutt that
the genera result win be favorable to the Improve
ment OF the staye. In this letter shall derose
myself to the ladlea ct the Opera House company,
re<ctvtnF the senttemen for ncIt week
1asstgu the n.st place 70 MrA Oa,es ~ she Is the
tcaitng spirit Of the ,h1resqae IN coune of pro-
dutttnu 1t tnt hou2A 'sha EaS 1dzne 14al1nK quail
ncattons tcF eaneaqaA ttz>: Jou&n. good .,oots
xps1ghtnezs, grace End considerable musical cui
lure II least more than usually falls the lot
Of tho actor who has alWaJE been N the atmosphere
Of lhe dramatic stage. And ytl with ali tnesecs-
senttsl1 ID succcas, Mn. Oatex Is not actoT ID
any seuse Of the te1m4 She II simply smazt,
W1fe-awske,. prompt sfktEhuy little WOMAN,
Hhose spontanelty forces ltsen UPON you, notwtih-
standing the absence Of nj She doeR not merge
herself In = character, but Is Always Mrh Ohtes,
Although full Of merrurisi spirit She has Little
OF no idea Of reading. md r., mur-
ders emphasis and Injection with apparent
guGtd> She pluu&Ea~ headlon9 into ths hnes
and dashes them OF II such red-hot rate that Ii
II we'll nigh iDpot11hle to understand her At all
II Is a pecular1ty, toQs ct her delivery, both IL
speaking and singing, that sne commences fortis-
ssp.o md maintains that tone Of voice through
qvey variety OF senttmtut until Rne gets through
Notwithstanding these tsrlts. and tney arc very.
graxe dnts, there Is "a kearttneaE tn her HaEe-
preseace which VI very retreaRm2' sha Il not
only thoroughly prompt At taking her c1es, but
she seems actually 10 enjoy the performance her
se1t and chastcrs away In her high key
Ii delightfully."- sz,rulous manner. AZ u vocalist
she has naturally = high and rather sharp soprano
voice. very pure In home parts Of lbe registers and
Of good compass, but without endn11ace, npm tie
tacs that ane e1hsusta herien by he1 Jtvsssrinso
manner Of which have spoken, which has the
further tendency 10 rob her aingtng Of all expres
sion, when ahe attempts . purely sentimental
commonplace themes, Of q descriptive character,
which ere rutnous to any ssnerrs asy1e- A few
itssopz unter Some teac her who would instruct
her how to use her votce, wop1d deFe1op ReF Into
m excellent singer. She dances but little, bat
that little Is always well aud gracefully done. She
d good dresser and aiEhys appears 70 her best
advantage without oycz-ase of, the nysteHes nf
the aeaor's toilet
Aisa Kaua Putnam, wno has made herself very
popular. rather, high up In the Open House, q
stu 70 crude tha1 cAn hardly ten where she Will
end. At1Hcsent her fo1es are confined " SoQbEette
parta4 which she p1anAgea 70 make popular By =
too frequent personal appeai to the sad!snce md
By committing herself TO purely popular effect
Some oi her character personat1ons have had un-
doubtel merit, but whatever talent ehs ms "
thoroughly undeyelopcd ~ yet She has some
enthusiasm OF manner; q distinct, although un-
pleasant, Eoice; presence Of only mediocre ~
i1aettyeness, although her race has childish
pleasantness about It She should eschns dancing
nnt1 she can learn TO use her arms and limbs
In some other manner thsn nght-a1gled traug'e4-
There Is q peculiar stiffness and PdsacaeTse About
her dauctng, xnd an absenee OF suppleness and
flowing grace, which c@teEds even To her ongefa
II she ntends 10 cont.nue 70 sing she sh0uld ~
Ill means take tngtng lessons, a. she has yet 10
combat naturallJ h11l, Ftty, rsspy volce, the
asper1tiea Of which may be somew what overcome.
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| vclop even Into m average singer. shs Is ycone
to the stage, thoush and possessea plenty Of en-
| th11siAxm and presence Of mind, which, added to
csEeru1 study, may Jet make an Actor Of hcT. Her
popularity With the uuihtnking class Is her great
eft danger. p,
nts unnecessary to srcat Of Mss Emily Thorne,
I u she remains here but \ few weeks longer, and
| then returns 10 her home In England and rrttres
| from the stage.
Miss May Howard Is very fAnllitar to the pub
tic In the legitimate dr1ma- In burissque+ she Is
entirely cut Of place She has not stnEie qual!d-
cation Tor it. She has fear the fatal GIT Of good
| looks Her manner il languld and rather voluptu-
ous, her walk heavy aud too much the Halk Of tho
| street. and her whole appearance In Whatever she
undertakes too much that Of the belle Of the pert
Cd. Her reading u too precise, nice and affected.
| md Is accompanied by I puising mp Of the mouth
and constant smiling with her eyes; whlle hct e.
tampts at tnyectve or power are tEtvtA and child
| tsh and fall without any weight II she would
only be convinced that her personal prese nee alone
Il not enough, and thu. she must forget herself
and throw herself Into her eaaraetess With sorot
degree Of Truth and spirit An conytncet
Miss Howard would make t good actor, As shs
has good form, face which might be made e1
pEeastye, And i pleasant Sympathetic voiee. Du
she must forget herself and her audience befors
sne can command sucecss
MIS- NtozEie Telhin H. verJ pretty. and al
soHJ to add thas II saytng that have sld all
MIsa Marie Bonllact Is pretty little Tomau, |
good dancer, good singer, and, seouM Judge,
good Actors but she Is altogether too Light In al
these respects for the large stage Of the Open
uou<e. think she xoul3 appear to much bette
sdran,Asc upon smaller stage In sddltio1 Z
th!a her rote Of .spoia Is very nnsratcful. ans
hanlly g1yes one rtttng opportunity Of J1dgtW
her.
Thefe Hx lAdies comprise all who are worthy q
mention In the butics7ae NOW occupying tn,
| Opera House stage. IN MY next letter shall pa,
| my respects u the gentlemen, Who n1tr q roor
inviting Geld.
Before rAss 10 annscnents, let me tell 5uu
some new music which you ought to procure =
Root / Cadys: i" Homr Affection" AUD = Ma
Flower" br Stephen Heller; :" Introduction M
Rondo, !" for the pl6no, ~ Dudley Back. who HI
recently come among Us to Tive: :" Andrea"
noesulne, By Fa-7argez: Elm With Thee Nov,
song BY Mater; 1storte bella 4 LSg!cre, !" fruu
C1tspano; In terra q divtstero,' rounanxa b
Ne1cadsnte; Rosstuis boleco T. 1nv1so;" Ali
LIN woodland Bowers" Swedish song. B.
Prince GustAvuA
Amoug the musical entertainments OF tha co1d
ing wetk, The Or&tarao Concert, On Friday even
Ing, VEL be sare to drsxa crowded house. Asl
Px1rpa- 3o0 viii ttng The rvsts Of Gaers' H.
Ere; AE J. Soeihlom, the ncw 51edlsh tenor
viii take ths ru1e Of Ard; and Nj. J. F. Rudolph
sen, the Bo6trn hassu tacte II RapAesl md i ds1a
The soRotxts Will b asz.s.ed By = chorus OF t1'
hundred Aad rfsy voices, under the direction 9
| 4r. 9saatkA- and IN orchestra under the n,soo O
f2d Rnxs. 4 ha1fan matinee Wtn b given On SAT
urfar afternoon, and the second performance O.
The n1aiotio "a The following TUESDAY.
| On Ncuday evening pex1 the Tho Caph. cpu
posed Of pupils or IL. Iegfaadr VIII g3r
sasree II kimnau i mus.c seorr. win the follow
lnZ excellent programme;