, 1874-10-15
ADJUSTMENTS,
THE OPERA.

F'H'o@~lHksHtVs
TIE OPERA.
Tho onera OF =" Fauet ~ ,as -sn,,t., t.a+
even,oo viii, a cboroo ~ ,,n4 ,f;.. -"
tort.. H. " ~, ~ ars' ~ .ast' = n'ts Aeuog8
|a1''ls tno roo oi norSaeftfe, the other par:s,
except Seloet, remaining tho name aa they ycro
last woek. i worry large a,d,once yns In nttord.
anrc. notwithstanding TIM nnncsn,nt w.o,,,ox
utfc1, ,,is. Eo,tov,r 10. a.. ...ts "..'ae1'
~6e I'., "4' NV '4sut ~ couh4oet ho
pefnonal 1f1oese to hortols, B!nce tho only
feature Of novelty in tho performance I'D her
appearance. and, Gil tho audience waB conpoaod
t,nite ,arro,y of mno,i,n. .n,, 1880.
%e .s,'.a s.4' w. 'uue1""6 anu opcsat'a
aan'uea' 1t sho"s tlat they appreciate
ner representation OF Gretchen, rud lec,n it
wNthy Of study aud comparison with othar
standards. There is no doubt IL IN ,r;au Eo,-
80, 49,. ,,uaa,.,.,s. ~ 'o7 ~
4oss peas ptoaue''oa' II II certainly equal to
ans osneF u ner representations III lyrical
point of view, aud pnspnsseB any other dr.tua,.
icaIly, showing TINT she has given it very care.
full study, rs naturally she is not 80 well adntsi
~ as eae Id ~ ~ 1""c'a' Na'aa' anu many ether
chnracsogs. tler peraonntton is SO symme! rrRl
and harmonica,1, aud her owu identity ID Eo 9ar
lost, that it furnishes M i,dcaliou sho ,nie,z Ia
sl' w." .,'"". 49, w. ses 1--WE - ens "oa'o
give them the same amount OF bard
and careful Study. sho easily nsai2a
it tho central Gguro Of the sprE
Aiu uaul|'H tuQ 1uEeEDGL OF kQ8 A1A1HrlCG. ltTtT
because Of Ler own s,cellopce and pa:.fy be.
causo tho remeindor of tho cast IL not proYor-
tionatcly 10 strong. Moasrs. Cassic, Carleton.
aud PeakeY grs to 10 credited with 4 COM ricu.
enti,,e, and .Mephistophiles but Mr.. Castle is
laboring uuucr severe vocal misfortune; Mr.
Carietuu Is young aud immature. with every
plospccs, howuver. Of splendid development;
and Mr.. Peakes cannot restrnin bis natural ten
dencY to mako tho Doyil humorous ilatead Ut
grim, aatarical. nnd snsoring. Miss KeI1ogS yir-
tual.y, therefore, has the field to herself -. nor
yory enyiablo poDision, considering its ret pou-
stblity.
It Aas sometimes been said rather snoorasly
that ouly German can play 1fi'yuerike, the sE-
surdity Of which Is c1prcssed by tho raot thut
Mugtes'itc iB not essentially Eern.au bu: tc-
longs to every country. The motive Ut Faust ="
il by, uo monua coutiaed to Germany. Tie con-
oyer-constant contest every Ehero III Actscry
md costume ulono III the Vorl: national. Tie
opera Of "Paus$" Ii performed overy day IL
real life tho world over. We hayo heard ,pou
mud German Margleritcs. 1lesseo. Frederick,
lichiugs-Derna1d, Gostlekti, Nilsson, Llle.:a,
md kollosG i,ave played it hore and we pre-
au,ne. that oi these every ono will conceds that
Nilsson, lueca, and Kellogg are tho most proul-
iucAt Representatives and lhoso whose pefs5ua-
tions may pe fairly chased AZ artistic. MI, SOU
easo she part w?sh coppummato hstrionio abili-
t., mud With Tint finishod yocnliam for winch
dAH lAd hAHhte HtcA 4A1A1Aas HUI IGE
With u cotta,n degroo of coldness which
pettained to h:r Northern nature. Herpersona-
tlou was wonderful piece Of art, not a warm,
1.-Two picture from Nature. LuccA Tell b:low
Nilsson in yooaliSm. She could not give tho
Jewel sonGa for Instance, with N'lsaon's eaao md
brllliaucy, uor vas ler voice IN purity Of toua
aud tloxibiuty equal to tho sveue'a. But in tt.o
simplicity and pa:hos al tho earlier parts Of slt
work, ant! thn intelslty aud fsrca Of tAo deulre-
nent, Lucca lar surpassed Nilsson. lu art, sils-
COL surfusEed Ipcca: iii putllrt Lucca sur,iassc1
Niissoa. Tho difference betMeen them s5As
almo1e tho difference between tho actual 1far-
guerit and and higlly y-tllislcd picture Of l!cr.
Alt8 ks!loggs vetDinn Bo fur differs from either
that it cannot DO called copy. It ahows or,gi-
nality throughout. In costume aud tnaae-u1,lt 1t
III somewhat conventional. al.-that ls, she has fol-
lowod the type which haulbach bus left, and, rs
tssis ~ oeaatl'ai typo. ehe Goa4u not 40 better
tIoy aro never incongruous or out Of
eompIetaiv in thiS ru]o than ir anv otnar 4''iH il
| tia enttaneo in tho second net and the opcniug
scenes IN Inc Ead9n hefo y apet 40
ans as aus 90 ~ stLsr Isea or spv, Miisno, pGl r.
+he J.wal Snnu howayor sba hacon,oa no, ~,
t.o ,o,"f,t ~ T.; thn ,,n,a aro uso.!va
~ ~ 'oI",at' 49, ~ ;ta", o -. o1e pa9'4ouso eceuua
hAo H'cna ~ H1ensi'J aAa uePsn, ~
sh' In ts ae aa1 spa ~ e a
best, aa1 I hor performance IL very beautiful All i