The New York herald., 1872-10-08
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sion, sustained power and most trying scenes this
roe Is one that many prima donna or renowu
would hesitate before adding 1t to her repertoire.
The sole feature OF attraction In the opera or ho
public Is the role Of Seika. which Is a well-draWn
specimen Of dramatic portraiture. Five long wesry
acts with large proportion OF the. music In Q
labored, unMeyerbeerish style, with themes Of the
most fragmentary description, taken up and either
abandoned for others suddenly or diverted from
their key In an abrupt and causless manner, can
hardly be compensated for by the glitter OF pro-
cession, the grotesque spectacle OF Portuguese
vessel, or even the shade OF the deadly Upas tree.
As an instance OF the fragmentary character Of
some OF the musical subjects we may cite portions
OF the second third and fourth acts, where ct
times the natural dow Of theme is rudely diverted
to another direction. Marks OF severe labor are
perceptible In many places, and hence the unpoP-
ularity Of 'L'Afrcaine" as work.
But the genius ofsuch On artist as Lucca Is sum
Client to light up heavier subjects than those
"L'Africaine." The gentle tenderness which muir
murs forth the slumber song I'm Grembo Me-"
becomes electrified with tropical passion In the
grand duo Of the fourth act. and ecstatio beneath
phrases fall FROM her lips with clearness and In
like that with which Selikas music Is 90 thickly m
terspersed would prove very dun and heavy IL other
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the Lucia OF Lind. The grand duo Of the fOnfth
act when did Meyerbeer ever write an otesa
without grand duo y was terrible strain On tns
was In : iamentable condition through meteoF0lo-
the other half being indlnerentIy sung ~''.'r !.
The baritone, Moriami, was ahother victim 70
Tsah n Ss r ws s much
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small, OF, rather, comparatively small. part Of Don
Pedro. showed the spirit and experience of tgus
We would advise Mr.. Maretsek, the manager. I
the next time he presents an.opera Of Meyerbeeft to
Der than last evening. Forty.1ve INSTRUMENTS and
my M voices are not s1csnt to DO justice to work
q modern Should Justly sucS rsatment @ o
musicsally musical speak,ngE, E,, wlll never become
great and reaches te pinnacle of fame he ons
be content. But Meyerbeer attempted one step
On Wednesday evening Nine. Iacca vii appear.
for the second time, as Marguerite IN "Faust, In
Of hee ia IA
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steinway Hail. ssS.
The interest felt In the great Russian pianist
whose playing has been revelation to the profes.
sional and dtettan musicians Of city, seems tn
no way to grow stale with enjoyment In spite Of
the rivalry OF Lucca at the Academy Steiiwa3
Hall was well filed with an Intelligent and apprc
ciattve audience, and this fact alone gives proof Of
the great conquest which Rubinstein has made Of
the public heart. In the general applause
that has been showered on the gifted and uncouth
Tartar another musician of equal ability has been
passed over with scant notice. The cAsSG'
Of, Of this us, is that while XIen|swski Z
minds something Of prodigy. Most Of US hSvs vs
heard great violinists, some OF whom were equal,
to the Polish artist but
lation: No one can call to mind any man who ever
played like him. at least before New York publlc,
Concerto PHI ID ninor introducing fIsi his As own
he produced the crescendo passages quite
electrified the audience, while In the
preston which contrasted strangely with the un-
couth figure who reigned over his instrument with
s Aaeo du ds b
Considerable enthusiasm was manifested by the
people during the performance OF these artists and
they both received the honor OF several encOres,
marks Of appreciation that were well deserved.
Mile. Lebhart sang Handel's aria "Sweet Bird,'
Wolfe Meme Lebe Ergosse Sich." The last Rubin
stein concert will be given on next Saturday, pre-
vious to the departure OF the company for Boston,
The Mario-Patti Concerts.
The Strak0sch Company have returned from Bos-
ton, where they were warmly received and made
quite sensation, both Mile. Patti and Seiora Car
reho being great favorites in the HUB The Bos-
tonans were as tonished and delighted to see that
the child pianist, who had made quite reputation
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compished woman, as well as an artist OF rare
talent The Strakosch Company will only give one
ments IN Philadelphia compel them to
leave at once. The programme this evening Will
be varied and attractive Mlle Patti will sing
"Bolero,' from "Les vepres Siciliennes;n Eckert'a
Swiss echo song, and In the quartet from Martha !;
''ll Furioso, and the duo Mira Ia Blanca Luna"
with Miss Cary, and In the MARTHA quartet. Mile.
ana auo as n saars
Miss Cary Will sing aria "Nobil Sgnor, from The
a4e win Ma M Say AND IN tas
"Faust,n Wiendiawskis fantasia "Othello Ernst"
and duo "Tell y with Miss Carreno slgn2r Roncon!
will sing aria OF Don BartOlo from I'll Barbiere,m
and in the Martha" quartet.
Bowery Theatre.
1t is a notable fact that the patrons OF The Bow.
cry are fond of novelty. "Cagliostro' was the at.
traction last night; but somehow the "boys" were
restess-it may have been the weather, but Mr..
Franck's personation OF variety Of roles had
something to do with the uneasy motions at times
displayed in the upper regions Of the house. The
piece, by the way, was produced by Gotthod q few
years ago, at the Winter Garden, and was favor
ably received. Time, however, works wonders,
nights reireshment-and Mr.. Franck contributed
largely to the general hiarity that prevailed-the
the question. To the credit OF the management De
IL said that "The Scarlet Demon,n the alias Of
arrttA uQl I'm n tad nd hat th1
company was exceptionally effective in its support;
but frankly, the imposing chemist who sustained
the leading parts-four OF them by the way-got
things too much mixed, entirely, owing to the
colossal tones which proceeded from his mammoth
vocal organ. There was any amount OF thrilling
scenes and really excellent tabeaux, and at times
the assembage burst forth with determined tokens