The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-23

STADr THEATRE-WACHTEI~-The celebrated Ger.
man tenor came out last night In MS true character
and proved himself deserving Of everything that
his most enthusiastic admirers in Europe thought
Of him. At his deout every one was disappointed
not ON account OF his abilities, bur for the good
reason that he had nothing worthy Of him TO sing
''The Position Of Lonjumeau' Is one OF those
trashy French compositions that excite only dis
gust In q musicians mind Last niaht Mr.. Wach-
tel sang the role OF Manrico, In 'n Trovatoren He
sang 1t under the most terrible disadvantages. The
Leonora (Mme RossettD and Count dl Luna, (Mr.
vlerng) were the worst we have ever heard on any
stage and every one knows thet these two people
exercise very important influence on the opera.
But the genius of the tenor overcame all obstacles
and he received from the immense audience stand
ing room only such torrent OF applause as rarely
falls to the lot of any artist In New York. The adj
quea pra" that piece de resistance OF all tenors,
was sung by him in style such as has never been
heard on the New York boards since the days OF
Salv. There was no installing his at de pofriue; 1t
was genuine in alto, and Lefranc. Who sang 1t
semitone lower, was entirely forgotten when the
clear, ringing note OF the German tenor came out in
the second verse. Then his acting was deserving or
OF the Trou6aelonr is, Wacitei redeemed much OF
lis absurdity by his artistic acting and superb sing
% ne ~ tine n aa ra MAS hers Ss ne
evidence OF The fact that he can sing
better in that beautiful LANGUAGE than in the
horrible TeutOnic tongue, which seems 10 make
purlesque oil all Italian works. Although the event
Of The evening the ADJ quella plla," yet MI.
ensembles as .Del superbo s vana TTa,n "Mal reg.
gendo',m, IAN 81 hen MO- ana -, "Ah che ia
OF such high order that no one VINO listened TO
him the other evening In Adams trashy music
could have recognized at first the artist. There
Is only one thing necessary, ana on behalf of the
public we call upon the manager, Carl Rosa, to sup
ply the want. MI. Wachtel should appear at the
her season, which commences on October 2 and he
must sing IN Italian: The German version OF
Verdfs works is an absolute nuisance. rake, for
instance, that magnificent HsaIe 10 the second
act commenced by the prima donna, when she Is
Count by her lover 1t Is OF the most intensely
dramatic scenes ever set to music by Verdi. In
siclan cannot help laughing at it. German rscIia-
tves, especially to people who know Verdl's music
IL 81 %ps Of Mr.
better In Italian than In German, and he
should be made one Of the leading features Of the
magnificent voice, and more than that he has it
under complete control, The only feature of inter
true artistic rendering Of the role Of the Gypsy
by Nile. Clara PERL Her acting and singing were
deserving OF the highest praise, especially as the
soprano and baritone were SO execrable The gen
t!eman who undertook the roe OF Fernando made
up anu appeared as the exact counterpart OF Boss
the music. But the immense audience went solely
TO hear Wachtel and they were not disappointed in
mold, In "Guillaum TeL,' OF Raoul In Les Hueue-
nos." AT all events, he is lost amid the sauerkraut
atmosphere oil the Siadt Theatre. which Is disgrace
TO the name Of German, and which should be abo
lshed at the earliest opportunity.
WALLAcK's-LYD1A THOMpsON's BENEFIr.-Last
evening house crowded to the dome grew enthu-
slastc to the top of KS bent over their pet blonde
She looked well and acted with all her abandon anu
freshness. We cannot critcise the far 0enGdciare
because every one was in such good humor that
even breakdown in song was as welcome as q
breakdown in clogs. Bouquets formed plentiful
feature OF the entertainment "A Day IN Paris''
opened the performance, followed by Byron's bur-
cs1ue or 'Lurline." The light nature Of this pun.
ning production Is eminently suited to the leg celeb
rites, whose Iun IS ineXhaustlbe, particularly
Beckett Miss Weathersby, as Lurlne, sung ''Be-
ware'' With good effect, although why IL was intro
duced is puzzle. MISS Thompson's Sir Rurert was.
OF course, applauded. and she aid her best to de.
serve it, which, with Lydia, means great physical
labor. She starts on her tour on MONDAY. Con-
noys orchestra was not up to It's usual excellence.