The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-22
The Ariou. ns Opern s,necr-

No TtCtub event uus 50 profoundly
stirred tue Teutonie mind rs the announcement Tat
the Arions were TO sing the Der Freiscl ltz."
his Club is dear 10 the souls OF our German How.
citizens, go Is Der FreiscLhtz-poor, wocful Mar,
crossed in love, has their utmost Iiiy. while tic
grim Ccspdr, with his magic bullets and dealings
With the evil one, Is to them the ombodim ut OF the
romantic aud the DELIGHTFULLY."- sensational. What
wonder then that "Fre.sehHtz" and the Arions to-
gcthcr should create Gn excitement.
The matter has been the staple OF German town
talS for the last two months. Tue buzz Of expccta
ton has been heard al the lager beer saloons tue
very German balbors, especially those WAC bclolg
to the Club, tik OF 1t while they shave one and the
honest raus and ir1ulcns naturally partale u the
general enthusiasm. II need therefore scarcely be
said that tie Academy was full Last evening. MAJ
and Mortz. and Aoolph, aud Gustav. aud Heinrich
we're there with A"nnchen. and Gretchen, and Kat.
rina, and Wlhclmina, and all the rest. The German
singing societies, OF course were also there to hear
how II would fare with their comrades in song
Me" 90 the rs"'ou'. ant inc 90 r'nAuiu, the sennrr
bund and TIC MoEirtverein, stood abou In anxious
and critical groups discussing the situation.
Among them were seen the grim men OF the Lpider-
krlnz. the great rivals OF the ATions, not over
anxious perhaps for the success OF the aglir.
1t vas audience that icl that the opera was a
family matter, in which II was almost rs much con
ecrued as those on the stago-a feeling that the
chorus partook or WAS illustrated by one fellow
who, So marching around In tho procession, took on
his hat, and made quite point OF bowling TO his
friends IN the 40 lienc,.
II Nas also musical audience, AMI knew what
was whit smiling patroniz ne. and friendly approval
when thing was particularly well done an growl.
ing and struggling its shoulders at false notes IL
explanatory audience, and during the pauses
u the music IL nniniona with unch No.
dom. "Ach Illmmo.l u "Das ist goetllich Z" "Er
hat das ausgczeignet gesungen - md similar CT.
prcssions re~lundcd on every side. II WIS quite
Ike tho Ventabls faleriaud." The centre Of IN.
ter's was OF course the chorus, and that seemed
excite the enthusiasm OF oil aud to satisfy every c..
pectation. The audience vented Its delight In tho
deepest octo-sy'abie rutturas. "Ilimmllseh and
Unucbcrlrcflch," were the milLest forms
Of expression that were used. Al the close
of the chorusses there was always = double
r,uud OF applause. Next In interest to the
chores singing vas doubtless the tenor, Mr. Canli.
dus man TO wSom the society his long look "a 10
With rridc first tenor tic Ike OF whom is
net TO be ound In the ranks OF any other OF the Ger.
man singing societies. THIS gentleman is an ANA
t,ur aad FOR an amateur to attempt so important a
role as that OF Mar, Is an undertaking o. no slight
magnitude. The result certainly has shown that
he Possesses no srCcal fitness ior It. As q singer
his Deficiencies nrc many and great or the art OF
phrlslng, without which no man can hope
ever to be q successful vocalist, be eyidcutly
has no conc pton whatever, The mere quality
81 LIS voice is good, but Incapable OF any
dramatic power or OF the EXPRESSION OF
any emotion. lie smrs IN a hfccss way, almost
always mc7zo rorc, lie seems also u lack the
power II cnlargng bic tone, and Is as innocent Of
cteFeeBCo rs octave flute. Nor does he make
~ for n lack Of animation In his voice bv IuJt,oG
it into his action, for in tins direction he Is iccbcr
| even than Brgnol. That gentleman, wooden a. he
was, Lal spasms Of activity. but Mr. Candilus IL
as tame as lay figure.
Much was promised and looked for ~ the way OF
scenic eject IN tho wolf glen sconc but the same
Old Roman candle and owl story was rchcaried again,
witt tho effect Of making the sudience laugh only,
| There was abundance OF flowers passed uron the
stag, but most bunglngly and always at the wrong
omcut IN fact. the management Of the afair
seems to have been supdly con lucted IN very many
| respects There was lack OF ushers, and IcGs0ns
| lpd dn'cultv In finding their seats
The UIeIlin sever respects was well east. Nine
Frrdcncl sang very well Tor those Wno are not par.
iculat rs TO sCmi-iont so In the matter # pitch
| Nj AUic baum, tall gentleman m rcd who reure,
stntcd he eva one, evidently had a very poor ide
o. tie ~, Tor he stalked aOout the stage like dc,
mtutcd Il Wiugo maNing u c uaTt simuly grutesluo
rstud o. sutnulc. In oct there was an ar Of anna
| Nlrshtess about tie whoc opera that vas Nery
! ItrctlLoe und lot altogether artistic,