The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-09
A III u s e M e N rs.

would come to terms or that some milllonnares
would advance them sufficient funds TO Start
on, Abilities came forward, relying entirely on the
public, and lnauguraed a season OF opera which
has SO far proved unprecedentedy successful. With
genuine, reliable American prt,na donna and a
fair, well balanced company, ne has presented
. different opera every night in a style
mat calls for praise, considering the pow
erty OF stage materials that unhappily exists In
our opera house and the unwiiligness OF Its direc
tors to assist any operate enterprise. Last night
was the eliminating point OF success. Verdfs
"Rigoetto" IL unquestonaby his best opera, and
Miss Kelloggs Gilda her best roe. The work Is IN
terestlng even In It's minutest details The
orchestration is descriptive and artistic In
every particular. and vocal solos and
choruses give an intense dramatic character to
the many exciting situations OF the plot. Those
who have seen Booths superb impersonation OF the
Kings jester In "The FOOLS Revenge, can appre-
ciate the aptitude OF the tragic story for music and
1t could not be framed in more thrilling and haunt
Ing measures than those OF Verdi. 1t Is more
than eighteen years since its first production,
and 1t has been long ago pronounced
the very best Of the prolific masters works.
Miss kellogg was IN fine voice and spirits last night.
and she invested the role OF the testers daughter
with charm and dramatic intensity that sur
prsed even her admirers, ana their name is legion.
the second act, when she first appears trying
ana exquisite expression OF fathers love
ana ana, aaughlers devotion the ease ana sureness
passion and emotion was artistic In every sense Of
the word. Again, In the succeeding duet with the
Duke, she made the long and labOred cadenza at
the END distinctive character Of its own. Many
prime dome pass Il over. Then came the loveest
melody that ever Verdi wrote ''Caro Nome,n and
into THIS she threw world OF passion and tender
ness. Shame, love aud despair. were mingled
when her father rescues her too late)
from the polluted palace OF Mantua. In the last act
opera, including the immortal quartet Miss Kellogg
was iully equal to the exlgencies OF the music aud
also his best role. His fine baritone voice was
marred at times by an unconquerable huskness,
cen s suca pure @eca 0r organ Is more per-
he sang his solos, regi,d o donna and "Corugiani,
''Vil Razza Dannata'' and the duets with Gilda ad-
mirably, anu his acting was full OF fire and inten.
slty. In the Hnale or the second act when he dis
covers that the Idol OF his heart, his daughter has
been snatched from him, he gave the last words,
Al! Ia Moiedtztnaei a terrible meaning. 1t was
tine wall whar Of father heart In the next
Jester, he seeks his daughter in the Dukes
palace, his acting was superb. The Don Juan of the
zion on thus occasion thah in any other role he has
yet appeared In III this CITY, The upper notes of his
them with The Judgment OF true artist. La
Donna Mobile was given with reckless
IN the words and the Bella H1t,a OF the quartet
was invested with all the passionate ardor OF The
tive Maddeena, and was as coqu -ttlsh and seduc-
tive as the sister OF the hired bravo Sparafuclle,
ing laugh OF Adelaide Philips in the quartet,
but Mile. de Gebee ana everything relating to her
pae as wen n as ga % s
lessy rendered, and Nicoao Kept the orchestra up
to their work faithfully. The success of the opera
was such that general demand Tor It's repetition
was buzzed in the lobbles. There was an enthusiastic
encore, and that for the quartet. The audience
that would not encore such II matchess piece Of
music must have no souls Tor the divine art. On
Wednesday MRe Agatha States makes her second
appearance in the "Sicilian yespers.n Martha"
VIII be given TINS evening at the Brooklyn Academy
OF Music. MISS Kellogg appears on Friday US Mar
guerile In "gaust," !,
WALLACKs.-RANDALLs THuMB.-At this theatre
was produced last night for the first time, three.
act comedy, by W. s. Gilbert, under the above title
Curiosity has naturally Deen excited TO know some
thing OF Randall. rather his three-act thumb. 1t
may now be safely intmaJed that Randall Is a
stereotyped stage rulan OF the forgery order, and
that 1t Is not much his thumb as what Is
metaphysically under 1t that distresses the
hearts Of the audience. Under this right
hand extremity Is injured innocence in the
person OF Reginald Buckthorpe. The agonles under
It's blighting weight and the devices which the In
tcresting Young gentleman puts In play, or those
which others practice in his behalf TO get him from
under it, form the interest, while the manner in
which Its superincumbence IS triumphantly re.
moved brings about the d6n0uenen. Injured inno-
cence, as 1t may have safely been surmised marries
the gr l9r q f9qrss f,g !; A. Interesting hs Lady Lady
from tue commencement, Tor ruilians always meet
with their deserts-on the stage. Besides the young
lady above mentioned there Is testy old bachelor
whose usefulness IS not visible until the last act,
when by the ald OF dinncrgong he removes
the thumb. certain doctor. guardian Of
the young lady, Is dmiy useful, and an cx-Crimean
nurse, VINO turns out 10 he an ex-pewopener, puts
her foot nnally upon the thumb. Outside OF these
are two married couples, who play capital farce
Out OF these materials Is wrought a comedy over
which an audience can and did laugh heartily
heavier work, or al best only an attempt. The
p SIsoe the u newly married couple Mr. and MIS-
flamboys, oapitaly played by Mr.. owen Marlowe
and Miss Emile Germon, have decided, by means
quainlances at Beachington into the idea
that they have been lve years married. As an-
theses TO these the other couple, elderly and thirty
1--WE years married, through the medium OF pre-
arranged cOong in public, try 10 delude Bleaching
weeks OF their honeymoon. Mr.. Jonn Gilbert as MIR.
Scantlebury plays this shameful piece OF tergversa-
his spouse Is odlously amiable as possible, 10 Mr..
Charles Fisher falls the lot Of Randall His f0rger-
s sar Is IS STACEY Paicuiary tne thumb; ana Is
appear natural. Let HIM try, however. The
heroine EdMh Temple, IS good, colorless
as much human force AZ the part viii permit. Mr..
y. T. Ringgold makes gentiemanly Buckthorpe.
The part or the dinnergong thuuderer, Joe Bungles.
the Old bachelor, is the best character sketch III the
play, ana Mr.. j. IL. Stoddart, both In makeup and
acting brings out all It's best points with his usual
careiulness. The cx-pewopener, Miss Mestayer,
plays her tormen:ing Bangles-hunt with vlvacity
but little ogerstraned. Taken altogether IT Is play
which, without any nut the most TRANSPARENT plot,
holds It's comic command over the audience through
out. The play is running with success In LONDON,
and That Is supposed 10 warrant success here.
Thanks 10 Mr.. Wallack's management, scenery and
excellent company, 1t VIII have splendid chance.
Ii Will remind every one IN iis writing OF the late
Kobcrtsons society pieces and that he has been
closely approached ~ excellence Is saving good
deal Tor u comedy II will run until further orders.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.-Tte Joint High Com
mission, pretty well FUSED up" no doubt, with
their never-endng but still beginning discussions or
English roast beef and plum pudding and American
salmon, Goldfish, mackerel, shad and oysters. during
the last two months, signed yesterday, at Washing
ington, treaty OF peace between England and the
United States They say that, after having 'used
up" the High Joints, this treaty Is so broad SO