, 1874-10-10
THE opEnA.

Although an "oG-night," "Faust" dror .
very large aud elegant audience laat oyoning,
showing that its popularity has not abatoI, not
witaatandlng its familiarity and tho nany timos
it las beou given hogo. Van Zanlt lad .he role
OF Marguerite, aud although, from & DRAMATIC
point Of Wow, sAe must snlIsr in comparison
with tho many great ast1Ata Wlo hayo pelaouated
Gretchen, still she eang it III very excellent
manner, aud at timos as iu tho Josel Song anl
the Garden Duo with much warmth ard feeling.
Als. taatle Was in hiB old rolo or Faust. Io was
III Holnowhnt better Vofcc than ut lis Othpr np-
pesraucos and occasionally llia singing had tho
h1s % upper IL cloudod. il iI! It il tic tic
weather which has Infected him, 1t IL sincerely to
to po Hoped be n,ay speedily recover, 20 thut NO
yigor. Mr.. Poak:s aud Mr. Carloton in tho roles
Of -Nephis!o and Falentiae did good work. Tho
former was specially effective III the CroAs Hcene.
which WAS very stroug pioco ct acting, mud III
se.ona!o, for both OF which ho was heartily ap-
plaudad. Miss beaumont arpuured ~ Sietet,
and. although sue is limited to u s.ugls numuay.
tho Flower Song. She sang 1t with SO muua brill
ianey, gooa taste, and expression, tlat sho se-
cured Q weil-deBoryed suc0re. Her represouta-
ton ol tile part was an exceedingly mari.olioIa
one. The choral work of tho hroE three ao,y was
not up to itB ,lsual standard. At tmes Il was
very careless, especially iu tie Kerpauso Hcena.
This afternoon :" Lucia" aud tais aveui4k "lne
Bohemian a4rl, will be gwen.
SPAIN.
THO next best thing to travelling abroad is tho
enjoyment of chat with some one who has
travelled with both oyeB wide open, and doss uos
persist in keeping Luis month closad after 1o
comes home. Msusgs. Thisbln Il Rogamey, who
are ar present g1riuG ae,los Of ol1tertainn,
ut the olcCornick Hall, illustrating in co!loqual
descriptions, neat mud frequently clover curtoouB.
aril music, tho manners and customs of couu-
tries III whloA they hayo lived. Yesterday oven.
inh Tiers Eant1emen's INVITATION to .hs Chicago
public, i" CoIa With up to Hpu,n," was responded
to w q very. fair audionce. who ap-
psss.asete is hesrt,y the entertaining md
BY h. Rsga'noy, tho lively descriptions Ut II.
Ihiobleu, aud tie excellent mrsio Of alr. J. a.
aoybrant, or thia city, Among tie most iuter-
ooating Of tho cartoons was ono of Spsnlah
lover seronadinB his MISTRESS tho feuturos Ut
,he former, BY somo strange accident, boa,Iux TO
strong 8 resemblance TO Those OF tho plymouth
divine that the audience. as soon as it caught
the point Of tho Joko was conyulsad with la,1sll-
ter picture Of tho Spanish Republican
CAsso!ay also had 3 strong 4aeness to Con. Phil
Sheridan. wlllo tlls toaturay Of Tigueras wors
unmlsrakhbly thoyo Of Mr. Rice, Candidate Tor
q nomination for Congrosa on tho Republican
sldo In this CITY, Al tie pictures and aketoAca
Ut the urtBt aro original, aud are 1u1ts eonRi in
either finish Or sp.rlt to tho CARTOONS wlon MAST
ptouucel bore last wintor* To-niRht tho sau,o
loctura will ho ,epeated, and gu Monday these
gentlemen will inyito tho audience to 70 NTH
EAens - tho shores Q. sunny France. Thoso who
Aaccel1t thu tnVitation will without o doubt ca.
Joy tEeir syoning thoroughly, mud 10 home af.es
tho entertainment instructed ~ wall u pleased
tharoby.