, 1869-01-26
4aEsEMEY1S,



The cJpt r1mcpt Of attempting opera boute, es.
pccIA.ly Udeuhsth'1 c4.raya:arzas. ia Encltsh,
tt al bctt hazardous experiment. In the trans.
planting Of any OF his works to auotscr stage
than the F1etch they lose their distinctive G1vor,
as dpllcasc wine loses It's bouquet after being
EIcorkcd. The ESSENTIAL clsmrnt. the atom,
the suggestive core or pifh Of The
opera IL lost, a1u.ost utterly, how
ever well the nn.tc may be rendered; tor tho clc-
Hcut Of nenon, csrce,a,ty Of French action.
~hieh IL 80 oluezent from the action Of our
E-hocl, constitutes as Important feature Of Of
tchbach'a drolle1se the music. In loo slng
forward, therefore, 10 performance OF the Gsaud
1)uctets, Pesbsps The moot Characteristic OF bis
works, By the Holman troupe, nc had only IN.
tittpaied faiurc. We arc nee to Confess th,t
The performance, however, happily disappointed
e. coIB1a.rtnx the d,t1 -uli,ee Of the Wotk and
Tie ,ouih s1a lns1psz 81 ths s;' m;%'e,s of1ae
,rom ,bc F,xneh standpoint, and while il
w., tu.I o. ciuaits,; a;sb .tf ans tas f".."9,s
Io,t:on. Of The work wera extremely we'll done.
Ihe tnntlc 10 the na:n wNs very is1rly given.
,reity. Petite and arch, atd has ffcts. resonant
to,c: aIth. ngn little hatd-a fault. By tne way.
Sh'eh wou.d Lot be =" conspicuous Z she tooE
a.a ,be. Sly 10 Him. in quicker tenpo. sho
sines ~. =, good ecsl Il I. ct,ns: and 6ecasion.
az VII ..sa e,ras'c 'p'.i a. IL the ~ E'meni
cntF't. waf heartily ttt0ttd In her action she
OF eourtc cvpIet much Of her hu.tpets fsom lhc
Frrneh, sEd ta pAnt3 from Tott.e, and a. must
iftvsta- ~ be III: cnec in the 1Tatstrtcnce sno
mistakes tue reality Tot tbs .uHRrrttoa, an1 c1nE.
setss q H.: s: noe,,a sG,.s . e.
p1e,,y and s.ry young. III her looks aid naxe-np
Etc uA'!fed = very charming picture Of th.
lFAasLt CIR al'h ugh Ia. vousnoss tcIAct:d fr,u,
Lrr pcEst nntior. hit ~ ths rot. is Mr. ltAru
tGett'al Hou'nl hasa very fresh nass soi:e oi
uaktt up u sctson. III. Nonm u by NJ mrans
bad. ard erfnc Of tbg u.nct. uf the role to 1nte
ulistEa, Mf kc1nry'e Udyon {'uek 1s very crsd
jtnb1n. MIR. A. u. Holman has little idea ct the
s;rtmatfc r. rqujscnt Its ri {ftuef jtni. Rcft II
eolo srndcrcu h,a voice a'rn sst ttauninlo hus vi
ri ould 3ndAc lha', Win IN vo!ec. hu Is sct1
tocd AtfEtt. Ar II was, hn cout do k'msclt nc
ja4sce. While his lora ot yo|c ts7ly roaTsca ih{
Corsplts,t.s' tstot. Mr.. Ihchsrd. IL \ Ind, vci1
had. Nrto1suc, AL1 ostYd0er TITS Fo!< 10 An r1ten
HhltL rtoll.,t. Mf. .hatltrFun Il an A!mIfa5!
frtts. ana might easily c'n.cti The psim wit.
1he,c. q tho Frcreh 'foup;. IL h4s elea,
h1e tMtt. 1h: n'noE parta wrrn fAil1y ttkeu
ntd The Le'trs seese. which war *utsstnct b
Aone th!tft exclusively, wcut Oh vety well!
mife noeto, Rt!LitR. flr sumo feaEo, or othtr.
hir1c, ot tseoFt'. Tue trcnr,tra pfrrrnicd Il
rnihtr novel fcasurv ns = lady (Mrs. Ho1man a
I've piano. fteE vigorous p4iysng had = yerf dc
cdto ttancIec upuL The psonucliun OF thu picce
The ofrhrn ~. especially lhs btnssra, " cd ut.an
ttht. AID tsp.ciu Il Leeds The otor ND hatsoon
liz audience wac - ~ ia1pe unc, aud yer
% ne ntstc PC; q q the tfoupc made an uEu
ethl!y favorable tTap:c.slor, Il VIC may tu isn nny
tAlsE from tue tneotr*, viii II we're very frcaYsn
hnc rtr.tt"p'. The pTrti} little UurAst1. win tlt
III IN VI Ire. Frats nlta hts really d,Gttl II
t.upI1E. stnhlshcd thtn5. lvr. uhtniAtea mi
Hv"nt.*. Ihc t"A.on ha~ bee'4 u4u suraca ri.