The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-20
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SrEiNwAY HALL-VIENNA LADY ORCHESTRA
me nrst season IN this city OF this novel ana inter
| es'hg musical organization Is now drawing TO O
CLOSE only three nights remain, as on Thursday
the young ladies' pay visit TO Brooklyn. They
nave been received with undoubted favor by the
metropolitan public ana showed marked improve.
m III III each performance. Their programme last
night comprised some OF the best selections OF
Strauss an very pretty arrangement Of schubert's
'Wanderer" The appearance OF ladies In an orches'
tsa, which has hitherto been the exclusive province
Of the sterner sex, Is subject calculated to excite
discussion and attract tive attention Of all musi'
Clans The result has proyed favorable, as the
ladies have exhibited rare desicacy and grace In
their management OF the various instruments that
compensated 10 great extent ior Eer
want OF power. In a smaller hall than Ian
cided. and the absence OF brass instruments
would not be SO much felt. The experiment. has,
the advocates Of woman's rsntswwhetasr the gen.
tier sex can take the place Of those horribly stupid
iooks people from H G. VINO generally make
prima donna Mile. Elzer. has already become real
lavorlte. Her fine, sympathetic, highly cultivated
voice, and broad dramatic school OF singing. APP
peals alike to the critic and the public. II her his
tronic abilities In course OF time prove equal to her
vocal she must be valuable addition TO The opera,
as we have but few prime dome OF that school on
the stage at present. A finer baritone than Herr
Muller has not been heard on our boards IN many
Opportunity or displaying talents the operate
s sss s N ab5r
whose performances with Stigeli aud Forme1
VIII ,b be remembered has been t postponed
arrangement may be erected between Mr. Rullman
and one OF our operatic managers to enable this
fanny feature IA German opera with Herr WachteL
rs the present prIna donna, Nine. Rotter, has 10
and Mile Pauline canissa, WHO has just returned
from Europe, would strengthen the German opera
company TO al incalculable extent. strong eyi-
dence oil the popularity OF this troupe Ia tns TACT
that they have given concerts here every night Tor
nearly two weeks to large audiences taveraelng
sucnl, ana the difficulties o producing such result
are known TO every metropolitan manager and 10
the pubic. Even Bateman, VITA his concert troupe
at the opening OF StelnWay Hail, did not meet with
such encouragement.
NIBLo's-CARL, THE FIDDLEn-To what further
dramatic inanity an admiration for broken English
will lead 1t Is difficult TO predict That Mr.. Charles
Gayer, the champion OF the fragmentary
drama, Is the man most lfaely to solve the
problem, we are fam to admit. This unfor-
tunate being has led himself into the
delusion that he can construct drama from the
threalbare incidents which have amused the play.
going public for three generations, provided his hero
talks the language OF Chatham street. To
analyze such a play would be as likely
to result in a success as the same process
applied to the veal pies IN "Pickwick" in the
hope OF finding whose kittens hal been sacrificed.
It is the Old story OF stolen Child recovered
through the means OF song OF happy Childhood.
which We Thought we mao heard the last OF III Onc
Ioucn OF Nat. Nature" not to SPEAK q the legend
this Is grouped number or mechanical figures which
MI up what remains OF three mortal acts. The
stlted dialogue OF order Of romantic drama long
since relegated to the Bowery and the transporting
theatres oil London, has been ransacked to lind dla-
logue Tor these automatons. Tne o % 6ad,
wed a llberline, the poor but proud youth
VINO, loves the wealthy scoundrels supposed
oil wi inh hAiv
IN spite OF the Villains tolls, the wronged
woman who has suffered IN silence for Twenty-Five
are dragged from their Oriental graves Then, Of
course, comes the triumphant broken Engllshman
wS N sooe The aes at aevoe S 20
stealing OF the child. the second act dis.
covers her ten years after educated to
Dora Bates The daughter OF Harper Bates, VINO
promises her hand to mercenary idiot thudson
the IDIOTS uncle Dickson Scrawl, lawyer. But
she is loved by Payton Boyd, and in the most frgd
manner declares that she returns the youths pas
place by night or day, Tor the young lady Is
described as wliking IN the garden IN u view OF
way. Is not tddler but guitar player IS
heard hear singing wtaout py the guests who
Dora's birthday lie Is sought and states as
well az ne can be understood that he Is looking for
chin and takes an early opportunity OF Singing the
so1g OF The girls childhood which by dramatic
freak, Is wholly lTOu HeI IuemOTy W UdJ
follows need be told. The william. beset all
SIDES, rushes or in the third act follow ed by the OBJ
jectionable lawyer and his idlotc nephew The con-
Guiding happiness comes rs matter OF course. or the
acting 1t may be SAID that Mr.. Emmett Is worthy OF
belter fate; he supplies the only element OF
dramatic intensity In the piece and that only in the
recognition scene. The saue regret may be
spoken for MIR. A. II. Davenport who Is
crammed into the part Of the nephew, q
vulgarized dilution Of Lord Dundreary, WHO culm
mates his otrenslveness by appearing upsy IN the
last scene. Mr. Hastings as Harper Bates is II pos.
sibe, more angular than the, part The heroine is
Miss Minnie Madden In The first act and Miss
frankie Mcclellan IN the other two. The latter
lady has much to learn before, her sim:
p.city Ia more than mawkish. The injured
Polly Seares, VINO IS disgustngly forced into an
admission OF her moral shortcomings, Is played by
Miss Ida Vernon with as much finish as the dis
graceful theme OF her part will admit There are
some ''iadies" and gentlemen" introduced. who
are fair specimens OF shifters IN seedy gar
ments. Since the play has appeared we can only
rest our hope IN its early demise. An overture COM
posed by g. Operti was played before the piece.
HERR WACHTEL makes his second appearance at
the Stadt Theatre tonight In "Thc Position Of
Lonjumeau," ana his third appearance on Friday In
FRO