Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-08

THE KELLOGG OPERA ooMPANYs OPENING NIGHT.
Miss Kellogg's English Opera Company COM
menced their season, at the Academy, in Phila-
delphia on Monday evening, with Faust. Miss
Kellogg sang Marguerite, and her performance
is generally highly praised by the critics. The
Telegraph thinks her scarcely equal to several of
her rivals, but adds that "she was in good voice,
and the novelty Of the occasion served to bring
all her resources into play 30 that she has pro-
badly never before given such commendable
performance of the part. The audience. which
was a large one when the eXecrabe state of the
weather Is considered, received her enthusiastic
cally and rewarded her efforts with unstinted ap-
plause ana generous floral offerings" In the
absence OF Mr. Theodore HabelmRnn, who was
assigned the role of Faust, Mr.. Joseph Mas
took his place, aud received qualified approval
Mrs. Seguin performed we'll, as she always does,
and Mr.. Carlton. a new singer to Philadelphia
audiences, seems to have made decided hit, as
Valentine.
The Bulletin, in a somewhat warmer strain Of
praise than we have indicated above, says of the
prima donna's performance: "Miss. Kellogg =
Marguerite returned, after an absence OF many
years, wearing the same charm as Of old, and
crowned with the we'll remembered purity OF
sweetness. The outward and visible appearance
of each Marguerite" is nearly the same; but
Miss Kellogg infuses iuto her personation ten
der simplicity, an artlees, winsome grace which
is peculiarly fascinating and which gives to the
figure Of the gentle but unhappy girl new lowell
ness and pathos. Her capacity for display of
tragic emotion has not been esteemed great
her ability as an interpreter OF the less intense
feelings; but last evening she proved by her
management OF all the pathetic passages which
mark the progress Of " Marguerite toward her
pfteous fate that she is capable Of expressing
with considerable force the mightier pas
Bions of the human soul She played the part
with admirable skill and sang the music elegant
ly. Whether in the earlier songs OF the third
act, in the eloquent passages of that tremen-
dous love scene with which the act closes, or in
the wild and passionate music OF the succeed
ing episodes the clear auty tones of her lovely
voice and her pure artistic method produced
effects which were exceedingly gratifying. The
character has been represented with greater
degree of power, perhaps, but rarely in man
ner which was more consistently and uniformly
pleasing"
Last evening the Company performed Mari
tdgla, with Madame Jenny Van Zandt, (Signol
Biitz's dAughter,) as prima donna The Pres
says: Her voice is moderately strong, nicely cul
tivated. and well adapted in quality to the ex
preston of emotion. Her singing, therefore
is always highly effective and gen orally very cor
rect and artistic. Gifted too, with youth anC
unusual personal charms, and possessed both
great natural vracIty and much histrionic exper
ience. her acting gives no less pleasure than he
sjglng Nine. Van Zandt made her first appear
ance in Philadelphia after her return from
Europe, in the opera Of "Maritana," October 20
1872. That was her first representation Of the
role in this city. Her SUCCESS then was most ue
cided. Last evening she succeeded equally we'll
and we are pleased to record that the effort wa
again throughly appreciated and heartily app
lauded.
Mr.. Wilford Morgan. an English tenor, ap
peared as Don Caesar and achieved gratifvin
success, while MIR. Carlton is again the subjec
of praise. The audience testified its enthusi
asm as on the opening night, both by demon
strative applause and numerous encores an
floral tributes, though this last evidence OF ap
probation was not carried to such an excess
g Martha will be sung this evening, with Mis-
Kellogg, Mrs Seguin, Mr.. Mas Mr.. Seguir
and Mr.. Hall in the cast. " Faust will be re
peated Thursday evening, and Mr. Habelmanl
having recovered from his hoarseness, will al
pear In the title role.
Question Shall we have the Kellogg Troup
in Wilmington, this season