, 1873-12-07

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THE orEEA sEAsoN.
Some fonr or five ycara since, Tue TRIBUNE
navscd sliss Kellogg to embark hor fortunes in
| English opora, and quit tho Italian stage, which
| had already commenced to show signs OF docal-
enco. Wo bolioyed then. aud bclicyo now, that
thoro iB prosperous future III store for English
opera. Italian opera. at the best, IL I'LL cxpon.
sivo luxury. As at prnscnt managed (anl VIC $40
no indications Of change In tho style Of man-
agonlont), it is impossible to organize . troupe
with moro tllan tmo or throo ilrst-uto artists in
it. The rest must bo moro makowoights. Tho
result Ia that tho operas must DO performed very
inpcrfocly with excellence In two or three rolos,
and mcdiocrity, or oyon worso than that, in tho
remainder; and, oven undor thcse discourage
ing conditions, tho prices muat nocessari-
" bo very high to loavo any mar
gin Of profits. English opora, on tho other
hand, III inexpensive as compared with tho Ital-
iun. aud can be put upon tho stage will, more
oven excellence and tho day Is not fur dislant
WHOM 1t will be so handled that oven tho operas
Of tho Italian atago may DO produced in very
credisablo way. This Las already been accom-
plished with "MarIha, "Trayiata," "Faust."
"Troyatorc," Lucia, /" " Rigolotto," Norma"
and oyon with IN opcra as masuivo rs tho "Hr-
guonota." Tho grand scheme which Theodore
Thomas ia engaged upon will still further
develop this fact. aud show that it Is pos-
sible to givo oven tho worls Of Wober,
Wagner, G!uck, Mozart, and Beethoven
successfully in English. Miss Kollogg there
fore, i'll adopting tho English stage, las
bright outlook boforo hor, and sho has
identified heraelf with it none too Soon to get D
ilrm fooshold mud ESCAPE tho wrocl; Of Italian
opera, which must como in thH country whom
Mr. Thomas great aeheme is fully developed, as
1t will bo two or th1oo years from now. Miss
Kellogg's vonture this season, wo arc informed,
has been tnado with special reference to tic or
Ganization OF layGor and stronger troupe next
seaaon, II tho present season holda out lie
proper Inducements.
No nye incinod to think TINT Misa kellogg
will regard the experiment as satisfactory
one already, although the Bcason has but Just
commenced. The largo und delighted audiences
which havo thfongel tho thcatro. notwitlytant-
lug the wolet possible weather aud tho financial
strinSoucy Of the times, must CONVINCE hor that.
in more auspcious season, sl,o will haye moth
ing to fear. Tlore is nothing in the present
seasou, and thore has been nothing IN tho past,
to discourage her. Parepa made great deal Of
money in her English Seasons, aud II Mira.
Snt1f ard 1.Hk u
was no business management at tho
head Of hor troupe, and tic wholo
enterprise wes left to run itself. Mr..
ncss, tho preaont manager of this troupe,
although heretofore his business has boon main
ly OF dramatic nature, has shown good judg-
mont md tact in lis direction, aud has succoodod
In giving opera with at loast no absolutely bat!
HpotB nit. Tho works wlichhave bceu produced
have Loon enjoyable because tho troupe is not
mato up Of two artlsts and twonty sticks, as Is
too ofen tho case aud because there Is IN evident
determination upon tho part Of cvory ono on tho
stage to lend thor b:st efforts to t}.o perform
ance Of their dutes.
Tho business Of tho woek ahows tint the
Fcop4o alo apprctlasnB Tue ouoFta or tho lnln-
ngoss to giyo EngliHh opera in good style, AMI
Miss kollosy has overy roasou to fool compli-
mensed al tho rccoptson,-a compliment, also, OF
which Mry. Van Zandt may taio q handsome
pharo to lorsolf. Tho repertoire for the present
week, whlc, ia published elsewhere, is very at
tractiyo ono. md tllere in oyery reason to believe
that Tho troupe, therefore, will not 90 away
ompty-handsa. Tie encouragement for Miss
Kellogg IL ample, and Blo las oyory
reason to believe that tho public will n1slnin
lor in her prosont Eeason, aud woleon,o her |
noxt scason ut tho head of troupe oyon largcr
and bottor than the pgosont ono.
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