, 1873-02-13
AMuSE SEMENTS.

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Tho opora Of " Fra Dinvolo" Was 'Hitnoasod
last ovoning by an Immense audience, (which
completely flllot oyery part Of tho tbontro, and
boro vttnona mt onlv fo r,uccaa non,,,o.fty but
-, Aye -, ~ ou'
TO .ho STRONG hold Which this bright and charac-
toristlc work Of Aubor's has upon tho popular
heart. Tow Of tho old standard oporas which
,"v v ~ 'epe'*ot,s" ~ oonH'",'.'S," rr" Dn''o.
TO- VICAR SO vol. It also aat'od to tho intorost
OF tho occasion that L,1coa las n'ado European
reputation In the character Of zcrlina, which Ind
preceded llor coming to this country. 80 thah
ttcro .roo oo,,;sosah1a ,..,,ait,, ~ 49, t.as ,a
"aa eons'ootaoie oofloslty 70 ECO hor Vof"
s'on ., OF tho roic' which proved to be like every
thing u sho undortakoa-a conception OF hor owns
low In tho footstona of INV othor
artist Noor1,, NJ, 49, a.1sa zs,.,;uaa t.rss
n;nun,o ss.a3 s ~. m1s ruo "euso ze.'as' Hl@
olasolo ana Don Giovanni ~ woil' aro
more n or loas Gust in tho namo mould. Tho ao~
tfon and the buRinoeg of tho part arc more con-
los. bit Luccn starta mt N n notn ~ t,cr ovr,
mp,,inr. aua tIe further a,,o fn nrooro.aoa 100 tho
moro ,r,1av sho ararua 'Iu +so p'ostos' .ne
who have presented this character hore. Tho
osBontinl olemcnt OF difference botwoou her vor-.
elon and that Of other artists is IN tbe rich
humor with which Hho inveBta the chnracter,-u.
humor sometimes nroh and naivo, aorati,noii
broad md rollicking,-and yot she man ngoB to
preserve the easontial characteristics Of Eerlina
which aro those of IN innocent, Joyous, yillpgo
a0 aa ho 'h1 fse %o shs ss0 al as
daughter might ho supposed to possess. Blo is
mover anything hut natural, and in no situation
loes her action 60 beyond tho limit Of proba-
TO do, and does It In tho manner she would ON
ploy Il the Rcene was real. This utter absence
Ct artifice end effort Joined to her frDsh, viva
otnus and dolinoetlon Of the char
imaginable: sae haa apdiod tho part evidently
more from the dramat1o than tho lyric side, md,
iih4ooa, WIN tho angie exception porhaps Of tho
Ulavolo song, makes the music OF secondary
importance and, as dramatic representation
OF on Italian village gir!, :, possessed Of
certain gauoherio, hrini-fnll OF fun, and
notuness, anu yet easily frightened, up to all
sorta Of miscMef, oven It 1t bo little noarHe,
anu yet capable OF conductlng horBeh vpry dc.
murely when the occasion requires, tho per-
tormanco can hardly be surpassed, although Wo
have had artists hero who can Sing the music
more sweotly md with groater effect. Tho
strongeBt feature OF hor porsonation is IN the
bedroom Hcono, which ahe nakoa intensely hu-
moroue By hor irroslatiblo by-plny and animal
apir1te, which wera amply sufficient to warrant
the groteBquorie and eager curiosity Of tho ban
! dts behind tho curtain, who seemed to catch
! they were loft to their own RESOURCES.
With Lucca's Representation, words Of praise
must closo. Vizzani, although he aang very
smoothly and mado az much Of tho musc "a hiB
| vocal RESOURCES would allow, had not the most
! distant suggestion Of brlgnnd about him. He
| WAS almply IN eaBy-going civilian In top boots
| mud counting-room attire, whoBo appearance was
! no more calculated to alright Zerlina, than It
waB to Affect tho gll8Ceptible heart Of I19u ALL