, 1873-12-05
ADJUSTMENTS.

Gerntn . town as hlllWnukca.
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE OPERA.
II Miss Kellogg wero In ncod OF any iado.Be-
mont 1t the hands Of opcra-goors for lor excol-
lent Judgment III Appearing iu EaGliah opera,
or vere doslroua Of receiving popular manifest
alton OF that in3oraen,ont, slle could not Aayo
asked for moro decided or onthusiaytio ono
than tha. which sho received last evening. Tho
Theatre was crowded to overlooking with m au-
disuca which recalled tho palnay days Of Italian
opora and this demonstration Miss Eeog:
may vol claim as 4 pcraonal compliment to
her, and not altogathor tbs roault Of Gounol's
fayoslto work, popular as it IL. The dross, and
glitter, and brillanoy OF the rndeuce woro also
significant, as showing that however hard tho
timos may DO, thoEo a sono money loft ret, ind
that people intend to be pleased however strin-
gent tito season is.
Tho cast Of tho opera WAS ~ follows:
Marguerite. .M'ns Kellogg
3leoe4 MiH aeGun
Fhisat. ..HshemaAn
= .H
M"Shss sfnhs s; Asrtsn1
Wo havo written 30 many times OF 11iss Kol-
logx's MaryueriIe that there is litslo loft ua 10
say which would DO new. It is altogether tue
bsst character in hor repertoire, aud Que OF which
abe has evidently mado rloso aud careful study,
without Initiating othor arsists who hayo attained
celebrity In tliA role. There 10 no trace Of hor
| own individuality in tho personatlou, and it ia
| thoroughly consistent and harmonious to tile
| end. Notwithstanding tho conventional
white. draperics anu blonde bruls, neat-
| ly blao-rlbboned her nako-up, willie it
II &rASn r1a ~hn}A in IN 1nrry az.
tent original and her own, fashioned after tho
| poot's own description and the acknowe ;t;cd
| representations Of tho groat German pnnsars.
ln this respect wo have, therefore. n Maryuert:e
| pleasing and effective picture. 1twoull nat
| DO possible for 10 cxcsllons vocalist to
oYenl tho cur; Hor method Of singing,
| and hor quality and easy aoxolsy
E1ceeut as s'lo is vocnlly throughout tltc opera,
her greatest s,lccoss lies in tho Garden n..aic
and in this, from tue ballad al tie srinnnG-
wi1oet to the lnnl outbusst Of passlouate lovo nt
ths real spirit Of tie i1teneoiy poetieol and d.
| licions music, aud gives it an Interpretation
which is thoroughly artistic without being
At any time forced n;,s,r or oyer"rousht ,; sEdro
thero the s' Is = tsmptatioa to oSerao. hho o1'y
ornament which she Introduces In tA8 aria is the
trll At tho beginning aud clohe, and THU il uafd
with such aGIl that it il IL s1act Keeping with
cry Of lilo jewels. Her dramatic representation
OF the character 10 very aRootlye, and therc ID
| nothing in it Which ,jars upon tho idoa OF
Ma;Hs' Tho nreass 3Ssssse iG tho ,psv por
ono Of details. aud thore 1llas Kellogg.
makes in looping with tho character III
its general outlines. 1t is beautiful, synpa-
thetie aud poot1cal picture, in nlich tloro IL no
forgetfuness ara worthy OF all praise, especially
| in comparison with somo Of hor other persona~
tions III which sle is not 80 successful in parting
] with hor individuality: It il matter tor moro
American artist Should havo. GO completely
| appropriated d character which tbs Germans
usually ciaim as their own, forgetting that thcro
are Gretchans tile world oror, md that tho Btory
| IL al old nH the world, aud commenced with the
| first combat botweon tho powers Of Light and
Darkness.
Mr. llabelmann mads Lin appearance in his
| old character OF Faust, but III new version OF
It. bq!ng tho first timo that ho has ever dono it
| serious obstacle to hin, aud, at times, he
| Ind to atrugglo very hard to set words and u,u-
| sic togothos, especially in the Garden aria,
whlol, aeon,n more familiar under Its Italian
true, but often his voico rang out With
| its old-timo force and swootness, and In tbe
duos, Notwithstanding tho difloulty Of tho Ian.
guage, 10 sang With admirable effect. The lap.
Mrs soguin was charming blus and blonde
| Sieoel and sang her one aria, the Flower
| Song, so beautifully that ahe had to
repeat It,. Mr.. Poakos was tht
Mephisto. In which ho is ati COM
parativoly new. It uaa trying rolo for hlHi
but ho Is to be credited with many excellent
| ideas in the businoss Of tho character. In the
make.up ho runs into tho German 1ohool,-thet
IL, tho representation Of tho doyu with nearly al
Of his Internal attributes, thus presenting pio.
turo which to calculated to torrify raths!
than to blind and deceive. Dellini and
who was tho yery soul Of auayity,
| gallantry, pollteuosa, aud elegant cynsciam. and
tbis, wo tako it, comes nearcr to the eoorreot ideA
ot tic character. III his physique he Is adm!ra~
| bly, adapted to tho rolo. and his naturally-pow-
nortuntty q doing }ns't5ss to h.s seSre Mo sang
though tho orohestra pulled against
lin seriously with its dragging tempo,
| and tho eerenado also went we'll, but whor6
does he got hie authority tor playing hts interns
| loyo ditty Oh hiH sword instead Of tho guitar Z
Taken all in all 1t was very oroditablo porson-
attain, especially naiierlng tho tact that be hsp
boon singing It but short time.
Tho new baritone, Mr.. Carleton, who had tho
part OF Vale1'!l's. 10 QUO OF the best artists who
has oyerytlitng IN hia fayor,-a goo1
biy smooth, sympathetic, aud swoot voice, Of
average power. Ills method Of singing IL that
Of an Artiat, aud lila dramatic talent admirable.
Tho even harmony OF hls vocal aud dtanans
powers will mako him 9soas f&vosits bssorA ~
ssaaon II over. .,..,,,.
Thit a1shluk, "HAakAAAs