, 1873-12-18

D.rtolo, .........,............ d ,rtlarunu
To do tllo Marriage of Figaro" indifforonsly
wcll, Is not a dlserelit considering ts difficulty;
to do 1t we'll Ia groat credit, and to do 1t as wei!
M 1t waB done Inst night considering 1t was tAo
first timo trying, deserves good marfs for A1iHs
Kellogg aud her associates. Tiioro wore q good
many weak Bpots, OF coursc. Mozart wroto a!l
tho partB for artists. It ia virtually an opera
without any secondary partB Don Basiao
mud BdrtoIo have two Of tho finest
numbers iu their roles, tho "Darling
Vengeance" md the auperb tonor aria, Dasitio's
| song, I'm tho Yoera Whom Calm noaoction,"
botll Of which Ind to bo cut for Tho ovilant
reason that ncithor Alr. Dartlomaaa nor Mr..
Til!a aro competent to do tilcna Rather than
hayo tllom dono badly it waH wiao upon tho part
it made n aad break iii tho continuity Of tho
maeh m 'g" good " mas! @nf s TSe long s''' aud
exceedingly difficult tnalc to tho second act,
also little mixed in tho performance. tile trio
aud qna:tette. which .aro offset ,aasainstt oach
other, not being we'll balanced. Tho orchestra
I itsof WAS distraction, which, added to tho OK
trosno difficulty Of tho different tcmpos which
run through this number. Added to THIS,
some Of tho singora being not absolutely
| porfoct in their parts, their anxiety
made their efforts almost pniufnl, Notwith-
standing these drasbacAs tho performanco WIS
aud aomo OF tic beauties Of t1a music wero
brought ont US they noyor have hcon before by
tho English tronpos. from tho fact that llr.
Poake'B dccp md strong voico made his part dih-
ttnct aud that for the first titno, tue part OF tho
Countess was not givcn to light soprano.
Miss kellogg's Susanna was one Of her best
acted parts, and her familiarity With 1t addict
greatly to it's effect. IL her part IN tho iiiao
aho h,t,tainod hofsolt spienaidly, anu tic purity
OF her voice amply compensated for tho lmnonuo
power which ia required to carry her rart sue
cessful1y asainst tho others: Mrs, sogntn'.,
| Che,,sbi,1o was inimitable for its archnesa aud
| roguishncsa. Hor by-play, III fact through tue
first act. especially in tho march at the close.
snved tho act from dullneBs. and created
a burst Of enthusiasm which brought ali tho
artists before tho curtain. Hor TWO songs,
which arc tho most beautiful in tho opera,
4'Whcn tho Spling Wcpt" and Thought cannot
Reach Thcc,' woro sslng with exquisite feoling
and finish, and tue last received very c1lthn-
sastic encore. She was IN fact The central figure
of tho performance. AMI her rollickng fun NIL
urcl,noss relieved it OF tho duIlnoss which muBt
otherwise hnvc attonded much Of tho represcn:a-
tion. Alra Van Zandt gare thu part OF tho
Countess, which little HerHoo ,rnod to slng along;
sIo tho Zig Parepa. with admirable effect. aud
her clear mid powerful voice brought out new
beautios in tho music. which have Hitherto been
concealol. l1er frat number, " Couldat Thou
Love-" wae go beautifully SUM-; that an encore p
was called for, to which, however, shc did
not reply. MIR. pealcs ind tho role Of
Figaro which is utterly unlike anything he has
oyor before attempted Considering tint 1t was
first performance it was remarkably good. It
ts character 10 subtle mud glib and constantly
In motion TINT wo mnY woll despair Of evcr
seoing any ono on tho English atnEe do 1t eonl-
plcte JUSTICE but it is proof Of Alr. Poakes YER
Batllity that lo could take up character Of this
kind, 10 unliko tho heavy villains. robbers, mud
brgn,,ds to which ho is usually doomed, md got
through 1t 80 we'll. Mr., Carleton VAS worry cro1.
i.ablo in tho hard part OF the Count, but he will
do it bottor when hc gotB moro familiar with it.
Tho other parts do not call for any special mem
tiou. This evening tho second poi formanco will
10 given mud great improvement may be OK
peetol.
4 vocnl and instrumental concert will be given
at the United Evangelical Lutheran st. SLe-
! pIon's Church, corlor Of Wentworth avenue and
Twenty-nrth street, with tho following pro-
gran'no: c.-.
l. organ III; H. i;t.
oh':Hs afens 's's aa t!sss tsssiss S&s
0 ~ Mtssrs. Schultz ar.a Fait. ..u,,
= ''p''A' ''l, Itst . Ia';:s .stti:a:i. '' ~ ou,
g. prsycr-Double anartetlo o:;...'..''...'..o' .o'lo
g. Trio for two Plnnoa-" Fantasin on Scotch ,....
zs Az Stlis s;;ss s. a;::;; ssSat: aaa if S5:'
T. Tenor solo III: ii: &. ;ig 'N4sls'
Piano III. ia,t ss,a:;;:
lIiss Hte{sHer.
TO- Grand M1rch from "1anulauscr ~. ... Wagner
issfa snolo anu iPaeeer, and easrs FaiE and SEhnt
II. Chorrs-"The Chapcl". Becker
EIohHuH and TtutaEid Societies,
A3lArECE CONCERT.
The season OF English Opera in Chicago IL to
, bo supplemented by one performance OF . fa'
yorite selection OF ftaiian Opors.. Sunday even.
iug, u. IIooley's. Tho troupe will not DO Maret.
xofie, uor strakost'B nor oven Kel1osg's, but
will to composed Of the bost amateur talent i!
i the city, undsr thu leadership of slgnor Farni
:, Tile proceeds from tho sale Of tickets will be
, givea to tho German Aid society, a:!d tho per-
= formanco win 10 under tho especial patronage
; Of tic German population Of tho city
a inr opera Of II Trovaiore has basn kslectol. il
!. il probablo tint the house will bc filled. The
! followiug-,,u1n amateur nrtats will take part
i Manager, Il, IIirshfo!d Soprani. Adelaide Mum
: zolli, Grucc Colda; Mczzo:soprano, Abhit
! l,autol; CoAtrdNo Katie Van, Woraragon
y Tcnori, Horr q. Huessln, l. Cau.pboll; Baritoni
fAH A&U