The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-16
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ITALIAN OPERA-"MARTHA'.- FlotOws sparkling
little opera, which bubbles over with sprightness
and humor from beginning to end and never
fails 10 please the popular taste, drew an immense
house TO the Academy last night. The quartet In
the cast consisted Of Miss Kellogg, Nine Himeia,
Carosel and Susini. Martha Is one OF Miss Kenogg's
most popular roles, ranking with her Zerlina and
Rosina. she brings to 1t vivaclty and dash that
lights up the opera throughout, and keeps every one
in the best of humor. Nine. Himela appeared to
better advantage Nancy than as Siebel and, with
the exception OF want Of that irresistible grace
andc oquetlsnness that one looks for In such
q role, she met with fair success. The only
iault we could nnd with Caroseli as
Lionel e was una. b nu hs SINAI small ~ proportion
the opera. This may nave been caused either by
the extremely light quality OF the gentleman's voice
more probably by the incessant and overpower-
ing din oil Slgnor Nlcolao's orchestra. This con-
ductor evidently mistook the opera for one OF Wag-
Suslni was excellent Plunkett ana his big voice
was kept within pretty fair bounds On Wednes.
the terrible man that 6utchered Mepnistophees on
Friday night. 1.-THE Scllian Vespers'' will be pre-
sented on Friday evening, and the season will close
with q representation oil "RoOert lie Diableu with
Miss Kellogg as Alice.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.-There was a new sen.
sation at this house last night In the new comedy,
In three acts. by Henry J. Byron, entitled "Not
Such Fool as He Looks''--a very sugg estive title
In being suggestive OF an indefinite number OF
plots and OF only one character In the lot The
plot OF Mr.. Byron Is OF the modern English sensa.
tional school Of Miss Braddon and Charles Keade,
as contra-distingushed from the French morale
ties OF "FrouFr The characters OF the play are
as follows:-Sr simon Simple, not quite such a fool
as he looks, Mr.. Charles Mathews; Mr.. Daniel Muir.
gatroyd, solicitor and bill discounter Mr.. q. f. De
We're; Mr.. Mould. worm, Mr.. W. Davidge; frede.
rick GRAVITY, the young man who was In Mr.. Murga-
troyd's service and In Miss Fecia's heart, Mr..
George Parkes; Marker, one OF Murgatroyd's vic.
tins, Mr. II. Bascomb; Miss Felicia, young lady
who would have her own way In love, Miss Linda
Deitz; Mrs. Merton, modern and model reformer
Miss Fanny Morant; Mrs Mould, the wife OF the
worm, a lady IN the 'mangling" interest. Mrs. @.
Il. Gilbert; Jenny, Miss vollmer. Sir Simon
Simple in the outset Of his checkered
career is given In charge as q waif to Mrs.
Mould, the washerwofAan, who with her rude but
subdued barbarian OF a husband lead q sort Of cat
and dog life, the cat being the master. till the dog
tortured into rebellion, turns the tables upon the old
woman. Mr.. Murgatroyd, through the assistance
OF the old woman, gets possession OF the boy and
10y successful device, and by regular allowance
OF backmaIi to Mrs. Mould, has him educated as
simon Simple, the heir to baronetcy and eco, 900
a year. The object OF Mr.. Murgatroyd (and we
have the same scheme In the "New Way to Pay Old
Debts Is the marriage OF his niece, Miss Felicia, to
SIR simon in order TO have her called My Lady
Simple, &c. But the young woman has made .
different arrangement, ana 80 tells her dear uncle.