, 1873-02-04


fol- for tho last tlmo, aud oyon thon they sacmod
delight pyor, and oyor again With the mott et-
tsaI ss%sa I IsSmEs ga 1s sa MR$sts M s s5 4 a & ses
Singer, .of arias;' but conscientious artistic !
Mho noBlsc:s ::::s ,i raass q ,aor ci,araoter,
It 10 systematically rounded throughout, oon1.
ploto lii evory part, oyysn to the smalest dotnil,
u nna performed reg"rdlaas o. tno faot tids there
noticeable In hcr courtooua unrooognitfon Of tho
call for an encore to tho " o milo Fernando" and
Oil ono or two ,othor oecasipits:, Il. Is 6asy
sns ssoEa e E 9sS H. 5s st 2hs r. st G;
yheS Ss III FL; of t iboaS arsmatp a
o. "lN'. ---~r. .ur ner Abslittea, and il il
bntt one thlng, my DO uet down as oortaln-that
but oAd ariisa las ever been hero (Ca-
tragic forde. H6f, norddbatlol through thd flrnt
It was not until tho last act that sa roaa I'd tho
full hoight oi hor power. Tho atart Of surprise
As ehe. hoard tho voice Of Fernando singing
pasaion and delight with which slo learns that
Fernando atifl loves. and tho fearful strugglo
In lcr mind between despair ut loang tho object
Of hor }oyo ind tho full tide Of affection which
llan once s more returned to her but too late.
forget everything bit tho inspired IedadFd bo:
toroe them, Her 1ntanse action aud dramatic
fervor In this scone manifested themselves not
alone IN tho personatio2n et tho character, but
richer, md fuller than ovcr.
II is simply pitisble that 10 great an artist
eh9u!d 6aye anoh weak support: Abrugncdo
bnsto, fadea Into iHatguihcanco by tho aldo Of
Other. .tonors who have boon hero. Ills imper-
eonation waa very ,fcoblo, mud Ills voice
a to b. s'h unrs.ba husky Whore condition souls
have boon most effective spnrapani, the BARI
torlo, has q lno stage presence, and makos the
most out Of q not very telling voice.. Ooulon,
tho basso, has but 1.-THE Of q voice. Tho chorus
been bettor had II boon lass noisy aud brasay.
It is to be hoped, however, that Ill thoso defeots
will be remediod by Wednesday night, when
Luoca appears as Marguerite in F" Faust, " one Of
tho .grandost imporaonationa. :. :
This evening Miss Kellogg will appear in
"Troyatore.'" !"
AoApElY OF MUSIC.
In spite Of tho drizzling rain, and tho fact Of a
strong attraction elsewhere for tho higher order
M eseng a h 1sdeny asa aif Mus ss'
tho occasion Of the appearance Of Miss Carlotta
Le Olorcq, who may pride heraoH upon the PROS
enco of 40 fino q gathering, in numbers aud
somewhat altered version Of !. The Lady. Of
Lyons" In which ali tho usual elomonts Of tho
plot are returned, tho revision having boon up
Piled mainly to the movement, which is decidedly
told That Miss Le olercq is = beautiful Pauline,
as she is still vividly remembered in her former
appearance, In conjunction with Mr. Fochtor,
Of whose Claude 1t was then sald TINT 1t was at
most, no bettor than Mias 1o Clercq's Pauline.
The ladys fresl,, fair faco fine figure, graceful
action, and 6uperb stage presence won for her u
high plaza in the popular favor then, and they
will do no loss now, for she con,es with ~ these
advantages ut thoir brightest, md with added
3 thoroughly beautiful woman, and d thoroughly
| hne aetross. With such o combination of at
| fractions, there, is little room or occasion for
aught but admiration, and yet, ii Miss lie
Cloreq's -Pauhne, tho critics occupation is not
| lightful picture Of the trusting gill, tho out
| ragged woman, and the loving, yearning wife,
| throwing in rare bits Of color in her neat and
her G GS 5 hSG vsiaa sa fS naRaaess
in blending word and action. Hers, IN fact, is b
school of action as we'll aa Of elocution-n school
in which turn Of tho arm, pose OF tho body,
takes the placo Of sentence, and snoaks mean
! sive than tho varying positions Of ler hoad az
| ehe Listened to tho glowing description of tile
"pnlaco BY tho Lake OF oomo;'' nothing more
touching than the struggle between loya and
| Claude. All this Is conveyed by action such aE
marks tho genius and culture Of a true artist
Couple with It full, round, sympathetic voice
and the effcct Is, rare excellence. It would be
perfect excellence but for tho occasional occur
renee Of emotional contrasts, 80 sudden and vic
| lent as to appear forced and STACY by compari.
Son with tho smooth, even, delicate naturalncak
| of the momont before. These instances of un-
performance less artistic, would scarcely be
noticed. Nevertheless, they exist, and II they
do not materially mar tho portraitu1e entire; It
is because they are 80 easily overlooked in the
| general perfection Of the work.
Miss 1.e Olorcqe support by the nembere ot
| the Academy company was exceedingly effective
Indeed, the piece has seldom been 80 finely
cast. IN h1r. Mobiles We havo Claude far supe'
! tho resources Of a stock company. Hit
conception judicious and well considered
md lis action forcible and appropriate. Il
a Panline- another ereditable achievement to b
added to tho liat which Nlr. Mobiles has been at
| quietly accumulating. Mr.. Uerne dressed and
actod Beauseant, as did Mr.. Webster Glauis
moat accepttably,, and MI, Deane gave an e1col'
lent rendering Of Colonel Dumas.
Tho fine music Of the orchestra was decided
feature Of last nights perforraace. A trom
bone solo by Mr. Straun, Reichardt's " Love'f
Request" arranged BY the leador, Mr. George
Loeach, was beautifully rendered, aud was hen
.orcd BY hearty round OF applause. A aimilal
compliment Was paid to the violoucello solo will
flute obligato--".Call Mo Thine Own,"-by Mr
LoeBch and Mr. Trischnan. Mr. Loesch has boe1
steadily improving his orchestra, with the adnira
blopurpoBo Of giving between the acts music whicl
can be attentiye1y listened to md enjoyed, ami
il hcdoes not soon have the best thoatrical:or
chestra in tho city, it will be because his compet
itors are more successful than they now are.
Miss Lo Olereq appears as Pauline in Th'
Lady Of Lyons this evening and at tomorrow
matinee, md Us Peg Wellington, in "Masks ant
Faces" on Wednesday aud Thursday nights.
! KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBBED.
Last night, about 10 o'clock, man va
knocked down ut tho corner Of Washington ant
Clinton stroota, and robbed of 57oo and 3 watch
He was q countryman, and had been observes
| In tia comnaninuahin Of tHo anRpicIQua look