The New York herald., 1872-10-22
ANU SEM MENTS.


which 1t unites reception, soiree ana party with
the attractions presented ON the stage.
But IL Ii luxury Of the most expen-
sive kind, and there must be an entire
entente c0rdiale between the manager and his pa
irons In order to carry season through success
fully. Therefore there must be especial eau
ton exercised by an impresarlo In making
out his prospectus, 80 that he may be
able to carry out all his promises. New
faces are looked to with considerable interest
and fresh voices always command attention. But
disappointment In sucn cases generally leads to sad
financial consequences. Opera can be supported in
this city when presented with one great artist and
q number OF lights Of lesser magnitude; but these
lights must have little lustre OF their own.
We have spoken at length before Of the Gretchen
OF Madame Lucca. It Is stamped throughout with
the impress OF genius Three scenes stand forth
as masterpieces of great artist. The tenderness
and passionate love with which she surrenders her
heart to her lover in the garden scene become
blank despair, human agony, when she kneeA
beside the body or her murdered brother. In
the church scene she is the poor pentent, seeking
happiness at the affairs foot There Is q touch OF
nature In the shrinking away from her OF the yil-
lage maidens when Gretchen kneels beside them.
and her soul seems to be poured forth
In her earnest prayer for pardon.
But the tempter is ever whispering into
her the dire history OF her fall and the prayer
becomes an agonized appeal Here NJ Gounod
changes the whole character Of the scene by an in
excussbie freak q tppsstrQ@sptat!9n. as oriaga.
tween the wind and string instruments, whicn
Is as uncalledfor as Il he introduced
scene n as by M%e IScca sucen
to crowd the Academy for season. 1t Is climax
to one Of the grandest mpersonstions ever wit.
will live as long in the memories OF opera
goers as the Desdemona OF Mali6ran.
OF Titiens, the Alice Of Jenny Lind, the Lady Mac
beth OF Medori or the Donna Anna or Parepa-Rosa.
and it is sunicient to cover up many Of the short
comings OF the other members OF the cast.
sebe praise due the Excellent
OF these roles The -vizzani-was even moro
ineffective @ n than % before in the title roe Betweea
seemed to be utterly beyond control. When vionist
the result is anything but credtable. AS for the
Valentine Sparapani, he has not the remotest idea
on earth has Mr. Santi done with the chorua
tnat TINS 1n valuable ,t ~ body should not Keep on
ooH eare the aer and
1t with satisfactory results. But those
We6ty singers from 0oyemt Garden az have e not @
have better chorus here, If properly used, than
anything they can send US fom London. The
sss a'a hsy destroy as the Sssss sa R s s
ruses. We have better singers here and more
onoa s &C. H ossy sy can anSssr S T ss sea u sas
ITSELF Why does not the management try to make
n the way Of scenic effect out Of
SSaa 9REzse s S HSas
Mahomet's coffin, betwixt heaven and earth, mars
every scene on the stage. But even this nuisance
leaving the auditorium in darkness during the
time the curtain is raised; yet It burns brightly
Ths the iooga g are wersd ana tos it .st sends
We can now speak OF the audience In one OF the
President Grant and his family. The orchestra
paid him the compliment, after the "Kermesse.n Of
him vociferously and he bowed his acknowledge
ments In due form. On Wednesday evening "D0n
Giovanni Will be given.
Brooklyn Theatre.
Last night commenced the third week and sIast
nights of "Diamonds ut this theatre. No stronger
proof Of its popularity could be given than the fact
that there large audience to witness the per!
formance last evening. Bronson Howard's play Of
"Diamonds" has been so frequently described and
criticised that 1t Is needless to report its slight plct
sketch the story Of the phase Of fashionable New
York society 1t is specially intended to portray,
Like oil these society plays, it de-
pends much upon its setting, something
on the cast and less on the acting. Mrs.
Conway has succeeded in presenting this play in
exactly that relative order. The setting is SUI
and the dress OF the actors and actresses the cast
Is well arranged; there are some old faccs that
Vine need age; the acting is about as good as the
play will permit which Is not very high praise; Mr..
Roche, especially, A Is Mr r.. Roche and nobody else;
this society frmanent and the rest twinkle and
glitter. "Diamonds' has the one great require
ment OF the present age, that 1t makes but slight
demand on the requirement of the understanding,
and has the advantage that It does hold up the mir
rOr to the manners OF the age. Next week will b6
given "Arrah-na-Pogue."
Woods Museum.
new burlesque extravaganza, under the title Of
'sThe Three Mus-ke-teers," was produced at this
theatre last night. The house was crowded, and
the constant expressions OF satisfaction the part
OF the audience showed that the management has
succeeded in sulting the tastes OF their patrons The
piece itself scarcely belongs to that class Of
dramatic Work wnicn Calls ror serious criticism bus
This 1t does successfully, though at times the puna
are somewhat obscure and the humor little broad.
Germania Theatre.
Entertainments OF the lighter sort hold sway at
this bright, neat little theatre, which, though re-
Gently sprung into existence, already enjoys con.
siderable popularity among our German fellow
citizens and their fraus and frauleins. Its situa-
tion fourteenth street, adjoining the Academy Of
Music) has been fortunately chosen, being st the
dividing line between the upper and lower por-
tions OF the city, and therefore easily accessible "a
the Tcutonic element OF both. The manager OF the
new theatre, Mr.. A. Neuendorn, In not unknown tn
fame as one OF the most efficient conductors Of
orchestra. The bin presented last evening en-
braced Q musical farce OF no less than six
scenes entitled "Lieb vaterland Kannst RuhIg
Sen." Patriotic songs about the heroes OF the late
war-Btsmarck, Moltke, unser Fritz and Kaiser
wilhelm-al 80 dear to the German heart-wer0
sandwched In at frequent Intervals, and applauded
to the echo. The principal performers did pretty
we'll the Others were rather crude. The audience
appeared to be highly amused, and wore that con-
tented look which reflects q good conscience ana
the conviction that you have got your moneys
worth.
"Breakers," society Play, at the
BOwery Theatre.
1t is but seldom that o society comedy II given