, 1873-01-12

cially IL mn in familiar will, the English
ORIGINAL.
Isaw
xpo.,,-o ,>,r r,rru~rn
,,ivan IN tbA 1,or,1 Tha.tra +ha otbor aren,ne,
and was re.1ly chnrmed with it. Ihaye never
saan +ha ,.-+ - 1,1ot '..Lox> ~ -1a11 Tha 1,dv
WIN actad II VISA in +ha f7rst ,1aca very nand-
soma--n nr1;na 7ecr,;a;ta for a .n,1iet than her
pasaionata nower from beginning to end of the
p1av. waa irrea;tible !. Tn the loye-sceues she
acted 1nnst tcndar1v md haantifn11v and her
wild soliloouv bafora, she takes the potion was
renfared With ,haoln+a1v thr;11;no force and in
tena;tv f,e.tnra .avrIaea,on tona all xraro
perfect. and It w,s1 reatIv hard to inarne how
her acting of thu nor conid hare 1,een i,nnrored
unor,. The Ro1neoxzaa alan varv cood. and sone-
times even roaa to:,roetnaaa Int 7 have saen the
mart batter dona IN Anar;c. Tho nart of tba
old N,.rae 1yaa ,noat admirably taken. Rnt it In
nsa1ees IN nart;r,raarizo. all waa we'll dona and
tha sraner1 r. .n5. aoat,,r,as rra~a rarr h.sn+iyo1
and appropriate. ).
:, Not long since, II saw
~ ..,.. Two coHfn1rs
ciren ut TIM xaroatbaatre and fhev vere an we'll
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ginning to end there wAs:not one single thing to
mar the completeness OF the performance.
Everv actor eeened 3 f4rst-c,ase artist. How
diffarent from mr. dramatic entertainments in
:. 4.oAA ouA VI @n4aS4e 7n%0A Aa4.A4oA'o -, -
America, where We see perhaps one Or two excel
lent performers, and al the rest either deafen
us with their rant. or mike Us sleepy through
their intensa stnni1itv
>.-< TIE OPERA
here this winter il not particularly tine, 30 far az
tho principal singers are conce1ned. Madame
Lucca has broken her contract here, and gono to
Amor;ca as von tnow-. nroccefginp which baa
very much troubled the Berlin mind, and
awakened storm OF Indignation. Madame
Ma1Iiuger, who is considered by many even
finer si,,eer than Madame Lucca. is in St,
p.ta,ahnr1 for +ov months and thu Rarl;n
1o'e1 io1 4oN noa1as' @no tno oe1 -. n1
stage is lete aheototes3 destitute OF any feaAy
remarkable soprano or alto singer. Nor
aro 1.-THE tenorB very fine. Herr Nie-
mann was once a magnificent ginger. but
'.ann "o9 o .A.ss:'.,
OF 1Ate n!s voice nas stea''s oe'ei1o1aeeu'
He still acts superbly, and In some parts no IS
really grand; but his singing ls very VaI1aolo
and unrelable, and at times extremely hafsn
tarfor here, for none Of the rest are at al 70.
markable. among the oassos 90 We nna u 1sst
. really tirst-class singer, and that as Helr
tf1cke, whose poadeEpns PASS voice Is % une. n
lts Wny, as any eVor:hcaro' no ls q tnotough
artist, too, and always sings with perfect pIecs-
ion and q great deal OF expression: Herr betta,
the baritone, is also very fine. But il is well
worth while to go toithe opera hare, If only to
hear .-.-
play. Such absolute perfection Of orchestra
music have never heard. Every man IN tho
orchestra is . distinguished performer, and they
have played together so constantly, and under
STAND eaeh Gther 60 @ Ihorougn .t .nas n,sten
1t is . very large and powerful orchestra, ana
capable Of playing the oTe1tures and all the
instrumental solo parts with the utmost
grandeur, and with r1cn, sonofous pef1ec'
equalled elsewhere; and yet it is mover too
loud in playing accompanimenta, never browns
the voices, never makes itself too prominent;
In fact, it is the perfection Of an orcheatra and
amply repayB one for visit to the opera-honso
Then, too, the choruses >, are always hne. me
members Of them are wen @ framed @ ana sins @ Mlth
ruses of the London opera No fault can bo
found w1th them: as 70 me R scenery, II Is rs rs
me- describe to you, If can,
THE 1ScASTATlos-scESE !;
IN der trolschutz: Prec'pltous ana con
fused masses or IocK surrounded the stage, o7er
77ided by tie rocks into two cascades. On this
sW1ftly-IusMng water snone the moonlight, ana
made the little waves sparkle LILO FURNISHED
silver. The fuu moon herseh appeared Mgh n
light for an instant, and then pass away
again. Into this wild mountain gorge comes
Caspar and begins bis weird incantations* |
Soon the air begins to ~ with ghostly shapes.
Hideous monsters, breathing ire, and WITH nam
Ing eyes, rush ACROSS tho stage. All eoTts OF
strange, unearthly and fantast1e hgnres M swarm
over the rock5, and IN mid ar, until tne "nole
ecene seems peopled with demons. At last ap-
pears the gigantic figure Of the Btacs, Hnnts'nan
himself, with great blaze q fiery light. AZ he
rises from the earth, with al the teKroIs OF hell