The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-18
.4MUSEMENTS.
The Legitimate Drama.

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Mr.. Harry Seymour, tragedian who mas
made some reputation in the West, supported
by Miss Efie Johns and the members oil the
Holland Dramatic Company, will make their
bow at the Academy tonight in Richard Ill.
They promise to produce the tragedy with
great splendor. Mr.. Seymour is highly spoken
of by the Augusta papers, which regret his de-
parture. and recommend him to the Charles
ton public.
The Opera Saturday Night.
The German Opera Troupe gave their bonne-
bouche on Saturday night, and went out in
blaze of glory The "Freyschutz" is one OF
the most popular OF operas, holding its own
amid all the improvements" of the modern
French and Italian lyric drama. In Germany
it has long been question whether
Mozart's Magic Flute" or Webers
Freyschutz stood appermost in popu-
lar favor. The question is still unsettled,
and both these operas continue to delight
German audiences all ever the habitable globe.
The .'Freyschutz" is, however, not dependent
upon German appreciation alone Its music ls
written In that universal language OF the heart
| which s Its own Interpreter on the Ohio ana
on the Rio de Ia Plata, as by the vine-clad hills
of The German Rhine. The music-loving peo-
ple of Charleston showed their appreciation OF
true artistic merit by the fine house they gave
the troupe, and by their frequent applause and
hearty raps for encores. Habe.mann, as Max,
was in excellent voice, and rendered with par
tlcularly fine effect the despairingly senti-
men, al aria "Nein, LANCER trag' ich NIGHT die
| Qualen.'
Caspar, the villain Of the piece, had full JUS
tice done him by Mr.. Weinlch, the prince Of
bassos and superb actor. His drinking cong,
| .sHier i'm iri'schen Jammesthal," was received
with rounds of applause and an encore.
Agathe, the devoutly sentimental heroine,
was personated by the priua donna, Mile.
Rosetti, who acquitted herself admirably. The
"Maidens Prayer ("Leise, letse,") brought
down the house. Nile. Dzluba, however, In
"Annchen," was the star of the evening
Her voice was pleasing, and her acting per-
fectly natural, entirely corresponding to our
conception of the character
The air sKommt elm Schlanker Burscbge-
gangen,o "a German counterpart OF Coming
| Thro' the Rye,') was encored with so much
energy that the fair artistic had nothing for 1t
but to repeat the entire song. This perform
ance was complimentel with shower OF
bouquets. One of the great features OF the
opera was the famous Hunting Chorus" In
the third act, in which the company was
handsomely supported by the Charleston Sem
gerbund, who, in their green uniforms, anu
with good, honest faces, formed a group OF
very spectable-looking hunters. The chorus
was so we'll done that the audience asked Tor
more, and the ob!iglng troupe repeated the
| treat. An enthusiastic admirer threw came
liza upon the stage, which Mr.. -, of the
Charleston Sengerbund, picked up and offered
to Mr.. Habelmann, who, however, gracefully
declined the proffered compliment, thus in
timaiiug that the offering was directed, as 1t
| was due, to the Sengerbund.
The troupe left Charleston yesterday for
Savannah, where we hope they will meet with
the same appreciation and success they en-
joyed during their weeks sojourn In our city.