The New York herald., 1873-12-02
A NU S E II E N rs.
Italian Opera-Gli Ugonotsi

Italian Opera-Glt UgOnOtt1.
The last performance OF the onetd'ouure Of Mey-
erbeer took place last evening before very bril-
liant audience. The strakosch opera company
might rest their well earned reputation Tor excel
lence over oil predecessors in their magnificent In
depreciation OF this, the greatest OF lyric works.
without reference to their triumphs In other
operas. The general symmetry OF the performance,
an elegant and artistic mounting to the peerless
gem contributed by Mme Nilsson and Signor Cam
panlni IN the grand duo OF the fourth act, chal-
lenges admiration both for the sake or art and
city. The very badinage of the friends OF Nevers,
In the first act, Is given with the same glrsh and
artistic spirit as the "Rataplan" or "The Blessing
one OF the grandest and most trying OF operas
has been hitherto unknown in the his
with without the epfa transcendent talents displayed b
Nine. Nilsson and Signor Campanini In the r0!es Of
and Mss wSd os9d Be
Messrs Nannetti. Maurel and Del Puente were In
excellent voice last evening. and 1.-The chorus and
Muzto were sans reproche The usual Juror Of ex-
ctemen prevailed the close or the fourth act and
were recalled several times. Mr.. Strakosch is en-
titled to the thanks and cordial support OF the en-
5e has n
organization since the celebrated Havana troupe
played at Castle Garden. "AYda" will be Given on
Wednesday evening.
Musical and Dramatic Notes.
Miss Nelson was to appear at Quincy. ILL.,, last
night, and Miss Clara Morris in Philadelphia.
The new Sebue in 1.-THE Wicked World" at tho
Union Square Theatre, is Miss Mary Griswold.
The operatic concert for the Scandinavian poor,
in which Madame Nilsson participates, takes place
this evening at the Academy or Music.
To Mr.. John Z. Owens, In the performance Of
Major De Boots and Scion Shinge. the patrons OF
Wood,u Muaaurn last eveninU wera tndahtad r
great deal or enjoyment. 1t would, indeed, be .
dull audience that Mr.. owens could not CRAFTY;
but 1T would be duler congregation that this en-
joyable comedians present company could satisfy
with dramatic art.
The cast OF .sThe Ticket OF Leave Man," In which
Mr.. w. J. Florence made his reappearance AZ
Booths Theatre last night Is better TINS year IMAM
last owing to the fact that Mrs. Florence AGAIN
playing her old part OF Emily st. Evremond. II u
be true as the playbill asserts, tnat MT Florence
has played Bob Brierly 10000 times. the pub
hc has had an1opportunty Of becoming pretty
thoroughly acquainted with his acting In the part.
Under such circumstances criticism is supernuous-
we read in the play bill that 'the popular origk-
nal comedy entitled "a Lifes Dream In which
Mr.. w. H. Lingard and Miss Alice Dunning ap-
neared at the Broadwa Theatre last night, has
been eplayed by them over 400 times.n II 1t had
not been set down In the bill we should not have
believed it. Had IT been the FIRST we should have
suggested that It be the last time 1t has been re-
marked, we believe, in private circles. that Mr..
D'Orsay Ogden is very bad actor, but Mr.. Ogden
has found his match In the Lingards and In Mr.
Thomas Whnen. the leading man OF their
'dramatc organization" A worse performance ~
is impossible to conceive OF, though It is some
what relieved by Mr.. Lingard's "sketches," which
follow the play. All the real honors OF the oeca-
sion we're carried or by Mr.. II. MolIenhAuera who
last night assumed the direction OF the orchestra.