The New York herald., 1869-01-12
AN UsEMEHTs.

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THEATRE FRLHoAIs-LUu CREvs.-Lsst night
was not very auspictous oooasion TO introduce q,
new opera, yet . large audience. with goodiy
sprinkling OF lades braved the torrents OF rain to
hear the first work OF tho parent OF ODevd 0Ot1e
1er produced In this city. Hitherto we have hsd
Onenbach, we might say, ad nauseam-the same
unvarying round Of polkas, galops ana waitzes the
eternal sixelght and twofour measures. Last night
Hery6 appeared In the neid - competitor for the
oos<5s championship. As far a. the music
goes he u decidedly the superior or 0Gen-
bach; but be should get some one else besides
himself to write his libretto. In "LGfi Grove" he
brings number Of very extraordinary characters
together In succession Of scenes through which
runs the thinnest kind OF plot. Some Of his
dialogue u Ineligible to few Frenchmen even. for
It abounds In locaisms and the patots Of the green
room Of particular theatres in Paris In some Of the
societies or clubs Of artists In that capital there may
be heard bon nOts and Jokes which are resatled In
this OPERA but the point Of which Is unntegble to
the audience. H6rve also has but poor idea Of
dramatic enect In closing Z scene, and the
curtain rises and falls on the nrst act without any
further eect than the introduction OF some Of the
principal characters. But his music compensates
for all The choruses Of "LGu Creven are Infinite
" superior to anything that ever Cnenbach wrote IN
this line and - Mr. Grau's greatest strength Lies in
his FULL well trained corps or singers this brancn Of
the music contributed much towards the success Of
the opera last night Let Us look ct this music in
detail Even in the overture, which In all French
operas u moro potpourri OF airs, the talent Of
Herv6 In orchestration Ii shown. He introduces
q; e Il. 4 no oSs. sss y &c one
encored last nightl and adOrno t with vari6-
ton e the bsss sccompanipsnt which |. perisct!y
be termed here sspretty waiter eiris commence the
nrst act with solos and refrain in unison, which
Oy ne! vs M Rosa and Brios ams
who appeared last night under the most serious
disadvantages, showing unmistakably that her illness
ps1 STRIKING and which wOud Ds Vas %
proved II taken In Quieter tempo. The entry OF
their chorus is the best thing In che rss acs The The
duet between NJ Carrier and Mime. Bell, which Is OF
higher order Of music than what 10 generally
effect Il deserved last night, principally on &C
count OF the Indisposition Of Nine. Bell ana
the tempo. This gentleman should study tns %usc
OF his re better for be missed some OF the very best
points through manifest inattention ana want of
Lobster :, sung BY the Marquis QBecssrsh is capI.
ns Is noned to % 'h too much az
times. The finale q ne nrst act Y very
in her handsome Costume. and who made enc great.
est success n the entire opera sang very pretty
between her and Pet and aeno IN nss cna
e s n r
character from that IN sGeneviAye" HIS first
solo with ns triple roll .,s q as
The succeeding chorus, "Fete Nouvelie." was
spoiled, owing TO the premature commencement q
here after the Introduction until the entire body Of
singers have entered. While the shooting ts going
On s.9p aya 2 the
some really nne music In this and the
wen If MT. stoepe, the~ admirable leader
OF the orchestra would cut the finale short as after
ira The duet between Carrier and Mic. Desciauzss
la Poonsise ct rHirondeIle,n - was very well sung
and was encored. The second cot ends with can
leading part. He has very nne solo In the third
act the beginning OF which s Midas song in scala
a. @
best song IL his .sTyrOliennen sung IN the prison
i commences IKE the prayer IN Mas.aniellc. Mlle
are also very nne. The song Is preceded BY very
nne clarionet solo. Tho opera was placed on the
splendid. Mlle Clementine and N. Mussay, Is the
Marcnioness and Duke, were very drol In their char
acterzatlons. There s little doubt after prun-
ing and improvement, that "SEn Crev6 win have Q
long, run.
WALLACK's TuEATRE-Tnere are two things LEFT
upon record By our dear old uncle Oliver the Gold
smith, worth kings ransom, and third that Is
beyond price--the drst IL the sweet poem OF the
Deserted Village" the second the charming story
Of the "vlcar OF Wakefield" and the third that ir.
resistible comedy "She Stoops to Conquer.r How
freshly It brings the very age and body Of the timer
before us and how strangely It reminds rs OF poor
Cody, DR.. Johnson and the landlady. All yes. II
the poor writer OF this nne old play could have been
how k the scene would have warmed him~tne IL G run
ana the opera 0oss6s and the Tammsny,
omnium 0dther'uTn, and other things OF that sort
the Itself us % 6 ne
hospItable homestead OF that "nne old English gen
tlemsn" Nj: Hardcasts; e. the reader wen knows
and Holland, and Rose Eytinge, Mrs. Vernon and
Miss Jennings in the play, and It s only necessary
laughed over the performances and enjoyed mo SAif Il
Just the same as II It were made up or the
sllse q frontier settlement VINO hsdn seen .
Sose ss oS mss sonsS" z o.
dred years later, but by skctcher only secOnd
in merit to such as Goldsmith
PARK THEATRE, BRooKLyx-Never ceasing novelty
and good acting BY an excellent stock com.
pany IL the true secret OF the success or
the msnageress Of this theatre, ana one whicn
Mrs. Conway evidently appreciates to an extent
which wins for her Golden opinions, whether a.
an artist competent and liberal patroness OF the
drama Last evening the audience assembled at the
Park theatre, though not a extensive In point or
numbers % would have been the case had the
weather been more propitious, was very fair
gave and frequent evidence OF their discrimi-
nation by repeated demonstrations OF approval.
which went far, doubtless, TO compensate the
efforts OF the performers for the reduced number Of
spectators The title OF the drama, presented here
for the 1rst time, u Lost In Londonb and is from
the pensof Watts Phillips. Mr.. y. b. Conway, who
royd, miner, and Mrs. Conway that OF Nelly
Amroyd the errng but repentent wife OF the honest
miner, were both admirable w. Harris. a. the
wealthy and unprfncipled miner, acted well his part
Blinker, London tiger ~ personated by walter |
Lennox, great favorlts with habfSs OF this house,