The New York herald., 1872-11-30
ADJUSTMENTS.
Olympic -"Kcnilworth."

Olympic Observation-Disclosures
"Kenilworth' was given for the first time this sea-
son at the olympic Theatre last evening by the
Lydia Thompson troupe. The house, notwithstand-
ing the severity of the weather, was quite well
filled, ana the audience was apparently in most
excellent humor. The play passed or smoothly
The piece has already been played in this city bv
the troupe, and its merits and demerits-and it
certainly has many Of the latter-have been fully
discussed, so recapitulation Of the little
odds and ends. laughabie and otherwise,
that 60 to make 1t a moderately respectable bur-
lesque need not be given at present. Miss ThOmp-
and Edouin were. Of course the chief attractions.
EdOuin as Varney made capital rough and
ready ildoer. but at times rather over did matters.
Miss Thompson was In good voice and spirits and
went through her part In q way that was evidently
highly satisfactory to the audience There was really
puns Of wittcisms, and & a great many Of them were
exceedingly farfetched, to say the least. Still we
suppose Is very hard nowadays to get up nything
new in the punnng line since the demise OF Tam
many, the wind-up OF the election excitement and
the present dearth Of politics and city and national
that most Of the hits were of old cloth and that the
article to be pronted by was the late corner
in WAL s there " were funny
laugh heartily, and the music and the snging-the
latter, as a general thing not of the best-went
great way towards killing two hours and more
rather pleasantly than otherwise.
The Academy OF Music.
The representation of the "Hugenots' at the
Academy was last night much smoother than on
former occasions. The chorus worked together
better, and showed decided Improvement In
spite Of q slight indisposition Senorita Sanz sang
in the role OF Urban investing 1t with the graceful
interest which OF right belongs to it. Her rendition
of the charming air "NO no, no" was marked by
aret to saw that the audience were not as liberal in
acknowledgment as we should have desired. The
chief interest, however, centered IN the dtpa
sweetness tenderness and power that fairly
captivated the audience. The great triumph
OF the evening was the duet, "ruo mio sospr,",
which was rendered with remarkable force and
dramatic power. Here Madame Lucca found full
opportunity for the display OF her unrlvaed dra-
matte talent. She was well supported by SlgnOr
Vizzani, whose Raoul improves with repetition.
In the final passages he was effective beyond ex-
baton by burst OF enthusiasm, that was the more
marked on account Of the unsympathetic feeling
manifested through the performances.
Musical and Theatrical Notes.
The production OF "As You Like IT, at Booths
this afternoon with Miss Nelson as Rosalind, and
the opening OF Niblos Garden this evening are two
very unusual dramatic events for Saturday.
A pleasant incident occurred at Booths Theatre
on Wednesday evening while Miss Nelson was
playing Juliet. As she was in the act OF stabbing
herself, in the last scene, lady in the audience
gave scream OF horror that was heard all over
the house, and then, as II becoming conscious Of
the Illusion, she supplemented It with sigh Of
relief equally audible. The audience roared with
laughter which could not be suppressed, and It
was as much as the dead Romeo and the dying
Juliet could do to keep from sharing the merrlment
According to some OF the French critics Capoul
is not precisely in his right place at the Italian OPP
era. His enemies call him Capoulini, for 1t is i'm
possible to suppose his friends would thus inure
him. His style Is that Of the Sale Favart; his ele
giant phrasing ard pretty acting are not in keep
ing with the traditions OF the Italian school, but
he will not believe IL. No one can take Capoul's
place at the opera Comique, whereas there was
at least one tenor in Parls-Signor Brigno-who
could take Capoulinis at the Sale ventadour. Tn
fortunately IL Is of the troubles OF France that
the right man never Is found In the rlghL place (;
therefore Signor BrignOli signed an engagement
with the director OF the scala, at Milan, and Mol-
sieur Capoul went on playing Eiyuo's part IN
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