, 1873-02-11

sonnotimoa scored With all Tho brondtl and mia
eiyonesa OF grand oporn It Ia rather
remarkable TINT in tic luos un1
trios, Of which thoro aro n
esGy {deGs n Isr thnso IL IL tho ,,52' o2'era 9spe-
x lie ggepon oi0 81 oo%od IL hpevta6o pstoH i%nrS n ons
OF two bita Of chorus t',oro la nlKo distant hint
Of Offonbacl'g rollicking lnusc. Az a whole.
however, tho work Ia worry effective and abounha
In characteristic 11alodiosg, which will nlways
somo OF theln aro not on oyory piano forte and
In ovory amatour's ,eporlot,e 6oforo many dnyg
aro ovor. Tt wns received with great enthusiasm,
and tho '1ianlmona verdict WAS in itB fnvor
lnndo hit hero upon their first presentation.
Il9 cast vas yory, strong QUO. Mad. Lucca
and hlisa Kellogg having tho two leading char-
aoteya of Mignon, tho glpsy waff, and Fltaa, tho
sonatione eho las os yot givon ue. It airorla no
opportunities for coatumfng, is aonlerhat barron
n nolod'oH, but In oxtromoly dramatic, md In
THIS respect the music Ia oxaotly adapted to
rreaaivo tones. The poraonntion Of tho pas-
aionato, jealous littlo gipsy, especially in tho
pathotlo paanngcD. wan n1aHtorpioco OF action.
IN tIlis peraonatton thoro WIS not traca OF tho
Lpcca It was essentially distinct from tiem
Al and In this attribute Of losing herself in tho
character, and not botraying any Of lacr own por-
ponal chareotoriasos, Is ono Of tho strongest
Thero io no slighting of tho smallest dotai1, no
halt In tho action to mike points, no alurring
over Of rocitatiyo for tho sako Of coming aria.
The symmotry n1ld harmony Of tho character aye
con,ploto, and Lucca is never Lucca, but always
M1gnon. ,oxceDt In one or twn nf the entr actoB,
whore Hio waH peculiarly Lrcca. and Kollogg
was peculiarly Kellogg. II is hard, therefore, e
y aay ~ what spoelnl point lucca oxcollei, since
6ciontious in yocalium, Tho popular apn|auno
was glyon, however, to tho toilet scone Wherein
tho chango from utter wrotchodnoas to forced
ssea ah na ns spsy sa sSng THso
latter fairly brought down tho house. and tho
applause was kopt up with such porsiatont GU
tLusias1, TINT Lueca was compelled to repoat tho
doabo1 go oas hs ~od / m
suol," Goethe's exquisite " Konnst du das
Land? which wcro gung with Infinite tonter-
negs and pathoa, and tho charming Swallow duct
with :Lotario, which aro two Of tic finoat nun
). Kollogg's fIlina ie one Of her boat persona
tionH, although wo could still wish that thoro
wero moro Of Tflina and less of Kellogg in It.
The character ia that Of q Buporcilious, daBhing
ssssssto sss hsn1ess Of tbS 5 Tsf saS @ and
Tho gorgoousncss Of tho character was made
manifest in her toilots, which wore elegant, but
the real points Of the character wore only super
he%ayyos heSy ,ou'h9a t0r dr1n a The music Of The
in brilliant vocal niehia, Aahs reauirinss
q very high and flexible voice, ind tllua wns |
as exactly adapted to her as II tho part hud been
made but littlo-and indeed 1t ia of but littio !
Importance, especially In comparison with tic |
intensely dramatic reoitative Of 1fagnon, which
Lncca gave with such vigorous dramatio powor,
but tho melodies set to hor part wore superbly
rendered, especially the Polonaiso and the :" Gai
Compliment" Tho former won for lor very |
enthuaiastio oncoro, which abe richly deserved
Tor tue splondld nannor am in which eho exo-
ested es wa t19 o,d fdl dentio7 1e & Sf tho aris
which Rho addod to it. It was ono Of the bozt
pieces Of pure brayura enging eyor heard on
our ,operatio stage. The support Of tho two
artists was very effective. Janet poraonationof Of
and dramatic featuros, and Vizzcni'B G,sglelnlo
WAS vo-y handsomely dono, considering the
amount Of work ho has boon called upon to do
during the soaaon His promptnoss and relia-
him a decided fayorito. Tic The e,tilsr otIor
parts, Frederico (sanzl Giarno (Du-
breul), and Laerto uyalD woro crcditably
did its work in a yory oxcellont way. foaturo
Of tho performance, not down in tha EillH, wns
the aprit nnaulfeBted BY tho two primn donnas
h responding to the calls before tho curtain,
was confined to tho stage, Us tho audience
seemed disposed to award ita applause in oqual
measure. The contest ended, however, il
battle ana ths Of she occasion
Kollogg will appear in "Trovatoro."
HooLEY's OPERA HOU8E.
For tirst performance an unusually largo
audience was in 1fooloy's Theatre last evening,
Bon'a pleasing little comedy Of David Gar
rick" Tho pioce is essentiaiy RobertEonian in
with no very elaborate plot, but
sparkling ~ dialogue md ab.ounding in ploasing
Incident. It is already familiar to many Of our
theatre -goors, but not sufficiently 60 to DO OK
eludcd from tile long list Of novelties to many
more. It ia e1ccllontly adapted to tho company
1t Hooley's, whose strength is not miraculous
n hoayior or moro intricate pieces md doyolvos
.ho acting il oven, aud tho interest is sustained
throughout with 1ttlo apparent effort. hr,
8laisdoll ms Dauid Gn,1Ick was acceptable, but
t ia oVident that he has not studied the part
7ery closely. Ho docs not appear to roalizo tho
humorous points which .Huggesta themselves to
ho audience, and omita littlo points Of {. bust
,oss which would greatly eniiyon tho picce. In
le assumed drunkonness Of tho groat actor, Mr.
3aiadoll is exceedingly unovon,- Stimulating in
IS temperance advocate rather than an actor
His etaGgor is not q Buccoss, and little moro
'aro III his oloouiton would seom desirable.
As Squire Chiuy. John Dillon givos us.a real
cal intoxication Of tho fooblo-mindod Squire
md tic assumed drunkennoBs OF Dauid Gaiyick
q SO marked aB to induce tho belief that Dauid
Tould not hayo created o grcat furore in Chi
leal Of natural hnmor and kept tho audience In
! delightful condition OF merrimont without
ucoumbing to tho temptation to bur-
csQuc. AS Ada Iagot, Miss Neck was
1p to the standard Of excellence, and asastod in
lolping tho picco smoothly through. AIr. Boggs,
II Simon Inyot, tho careful man OF business,
,ro}u1cod against actors, and happy in tho be-
lot that Shakespeare WAS not to be compared with
lin. wnH commendnblo. In tho concluding
cono, however, Mr. 8oggs exhibits wenriness
II tho play, aud SINNERS down to the belief that
'layors are not auxiliaries Of tho enemy with
!, worry commonplace air. His preiu-
lice ylolda worry much aa butter dooB
Q the knifo with tho thermometer In |
ho nineties. A little close study would not bo
miss. Tho minor characters were worry fairly
;lyen, but the barricrB botwoeu acting mud bur-
caquo arc not very attontively observed. Thero
9 very little to condemn in the presentation Ut
DO play, mud much that III to DO commended. I
-hoao who desire to enjoy an oyenng cannot do ,
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