Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-05
AMUSENI ENrH.


Pnrepa-Rosn Troupe.
L1rt evening fino audience assembled at the
National to greet the PArepn.Rosa troupe, and
the reception given the company was most cor.
dial and hearty. MoTart's master. piece, "rbe
Marriage OF Figaro" was selected for tho open.
Ing opera, AMI tho manner In which II was
rendered must have been gratifying to the
most critical Of tho audience. Madame Parcpa
was In excellent voice, and In her great role Of
susanna, achieved another triumph. Her clear,
blni.like notes are given with sweetness which
charms, and never fails TO bring forth hearty
applause.
Miss Clara Doria, as the Countess, was most
acceptable. She possesses q good voice, under
perfect control, and sings, apparently, the most
dlihcult passages with the greatest ease. II Ia
almost needless to say that Mrs. Soguln, as
Choruoino, was excellent. She is an established
tayorite here, and always receives a genial vel.
come. She Is, beyond doubt, the most pleasant
contraltO singer In the country and the con Mt
wear upon her voice has impaired none OF It's
Figaro, was capital, and sang with his usual
excellence. The other characters were all we'll
suatained. Tho chorus was strong, and given
with smoothnoss and good effect. Carl Rosa
welded the baton to good purpose, as tho har
mony OF tho orchestra fully testified.
Tonight MIR. Charles Santley, the celebrated
city, in Hofold's romantic opera Of "Z,mpa, or
the Marble Bride" Tho music or this opera
abounds In boautlful gems, and will give the
his musical abilities. That no will have a ihrSe
audience to welcome him II requires only a
reference to tho box shoot 10 prove.
The Jubilee singers.
The performance at Lincoln hall last night
aside from tho novelty OF the entertainment
was the most pleasing and enjoyable affair Il
has ever been our pleasure to witness The
singing Of this company Ia, to say the least, ex
collent. and tho rendition OF tho sacred songs
and music peculiar u this race Is worthy Of tie
need bcHtOWpu Thu
Of the "Old MaA DroIms," by Miss Minnie
Tate, was loudly encoTed, In answer to which
she sang most sTeotly Flee as q Bird TO the
Mountain" "GO Down, Moses, Go Down 10
Egypt Land, and Tell Ole Pharaoh TO Let MY
People Go, was most loudly encored, and called
forth repstition. Tho solo and chorus, Look Not
Upon the Wine" was most pleasingly performed.
MY Lord says there's room enough" q
chorus sang In beautiful style, encored 10 tho
echo for which tho audience was treated TO
y. DiokeIson. The duct, by Misses Porter and
Tate, "Merrily o'or the calm blue sea-" was
truly the gem Of the performance.
Taxing the performance as q whole, II was
the most interesting wo have ever witnessed,
giving, Us tho performers ID, In q cultivated
sense, the songs, both spiritual and common, Of
d S al who SSve nGe b we S,, TSTa
ance Of this troupe 10 avail the mselves OF tho on
pOrtunlty OneTod tonight, and We predict ior
thom an evening OF unalloyel pleasure and
pfUht.
Days Company,
from the Flth.Ryenus IN. Y theatre, opens at
the National 10 "DlyOroe" On Monday evening
next. Tho mere mention Of tho fact is recon.
menlatlOn.
LoGrcnin, the Royal CoBIurcF,
performed To large audience last evening at
Odd Fellows hall. The entertainment Is very
Interesting and varied. The tricks Of logorde
main are Of themselves worth tho price Of al.
mission, but the wonderful performance OF tho
learned canaTies and the Russian cat" GurpAEs
all belief Tho performance 10 truly wonderful
and will more than doubly repay all who may
favor LoSrenia" with call during his stay.