The New York herald., 1872-10-15
AMUsEMENTS.
The Academy Of Music-Miss KeSlosy A.
LoOn0ra.

The Academy Of pIusic-AIiss KeNoss A.
Lo0nora.
The appearance last night OF Miss Kellore " the
role OF Leonora failed to awaken any very mavked
enthusiasm. The Academy was well vt.
tended, but could hardly be ssid to be nlleGl
ana there was not the same briluancy
OF costumes that is 20 noticeable when somo
popular favor!se takes possession OF the boards.
The cause OF pubic indifference is vsriousy 40
counted for The friends OF Miss KeIloxe. and uey
are energetic if not numerous, attribute 1t TO y
weakness In the American public for runntnA.
after foreign stars, while native talent.
Of equal merit IL allowed to remain
without recognition. There may be somc
grains OF truth In this pleading; but II we are 70
take last nights performance az sample OF whst
Miss Kellogg can accomplish at her best then
must admit OF another and less favorable explains
tion OF the lukewarmness Of the public The roo or
IeonOra has always been fav0rte one with lyric
artists. 1t gives opportunities for the display
OF brilliant vocalization and full scope for all
the dramatic power prima donna may possess
Agreat actress with voice of ordinary power hight
become immortal in pcturirg the tenderness ana
passion which eliminates In the death scene.
and no one who has not the dramatic instinct wen
developed can hope ever to win the public affections
or come up to the sublime ideal Ia this r0e.
matte talent She fails to inspire sympathy. ana
no amount OF talent will compensate for the want
Of this power. There were moments last nighs
when passion found fitting expression, but some-
how 1t lacked that sympathetic quality wbicA
eiectrifes an audience and secures success. Her
vocalization brilliant and pure and she
never fails to impress her audience as thoroughly
cultivated artistic. The aria "AmOr Sul All ROsee's
was given with q tenderness and sympathy quito
unexpected. at the same time that It arorded an
Arfn Wh fnNnpn nunA En- Alossin kwI1
liant vocalization. The aria ~ Detti Me, SgnOre"
was also delightfully."- sung In the last act especially
Signor Abrugnedo as Il Troyatore would un-
questionably have been great success had he not
been be- ms suffering rom rom % the enec1 ne Of severe M cold
notes; but here the cold asserted ITSELF and ON
occasion his voice voice gave way In A the n latter sots
IN brilliant style, but without awakening any re-
sponse.
ing Tor the n0tG ahGc0ta with which Waohtel was
wont to bring down the house, and as it did not
song, infinitely bettergiven from an artistic point
OF view to pass without the slightest acknowledg
Perhaps they could not forgive him because his
voice failed him once But the real cause is that
New York M wants sensation. and whoever can
Our r motto nc ito Isl "Art Is loud" The stupid old Ro
mans used to think 1t was 'long," but We have
MoTiami did better as the Count de Luna than we
expected. II Is true he was not quite up TO our
the "Il baen' was honored by a recall; but We
confess we did not appreciate II. There was not
quiste tenderness Of the air rendered BY the artist
Sonora Sanz, who has quite recovered from her
elena" This lady displayed dramatic power Of
high Order which lent intensity to her vocal inter.
probation Of the role Her voice Is rather light for
audience were not once reminded OF the fact. Her
SG; lion Is at once and S
the rendering OF the air "X Nostri Monn" Was
astlc encore The choruses w were e. satisfactorily
given, especially the soldiers Chorus, " which was
S d % Is tine
artists were called before the curtain and were
warmly applauded.
Opening OF the Opera BouHc Season.
Last night was real gala night at the olympic
Theatre. La Refine des B0u0ess, Marie Aimee, cOm-
menced q season, under the auspices OF Ofienbach,
OF those champagne-like entertainments that once.
under the management Of Bateman & Grau, set all
New York intoxicated. Theatre-goers will remem-
Der the charm that attracted every one blocks out
Of their way, from Madison square down to those
unknown regions were Pike constructed his stately
Opera House. There Irma and AuJac, after their
departure from Nlbo's, created desire among the
westsiders to see for themselves what this de-.
spoke so enthusiastically about, amounted to. The
Perichole OF the saucy little Irma and the Piquio
of the daShing Aujac gave q good start to Opfta
bOufg on the west side which bad management
subsequently neutrazed.
Last night there was a new departure. Mile.
Aimee, herself favOrite and artistic OF no mean
dimensions brought out number OF new faces
and new voices In La Perich0le,n which, perhaps.
has been one Of the most popular OF Onenbach's
operas In this city. The house was crowded to
excess from parquet to dome, and owing to the
especial excellence OF the performance, the ap-
pause was OF the most uprOariOus description.
The cast was the following LA Perichole, street
Singer, Mile. Aimee; PiquillO, NJ Juteau Don
Andres de Ribeira NJ Duchesne; LIE Comte dc
Panatellas, NJ. Julien; Don Pedro, M. Salvador;
Guadelena, Mile Grenet; Mastrilla, Mme Juteaui
BerJinela, Mile. vandame. NJ Van Ghele, Musical
Director.
There were two notable features In the perform
ance the Perchoe of Aimee and the PquillO Of M.
Juteau. Both artists sang and acted superbly, and
1t is not too much to say that never before were
the two characters represented SO admirably. The
chorus was superior to anything we have ever been
acquainted with in this city In opera bOtDe and
M. Van Ghee made the orchestral part Of the opera
thorough success. The opera was given with no
stint ofexpense or labor on the part OF the manage
ment and seldom has there been SO auspicous y
commencement or o season. The entire company
was received with the utmost favor, and the
audience went away pleased and convinced that in
Mile. Aimee and her company there are worthy and
artistic representatives OF opera b0u1e. la
Grande Duchessen and 'Genevieve de Brabant'y
are already in active preparation.