, 1874-10-11
sured Of this that it is not the legitimate work
ing Oh. Of The uu:ranuaeled philosophy Of art or

surad Of this that it is not the legitimate vorl
nig o'4t Of The ansramneled philosophy OF art q
! it's aws.
! Ono Of The fortunate or unfortunate member
o1 this ctass IL our couatrywoman. Miss kellogg
| Fog Two or three years past, but notably thi
| present season, she is frequently spoken OF il
the same breath with aytists OF superior ability
! Kellogg is an artiat- There il no denying th8
fact He4s IS The mozt cultivated soprano th..
! country has yot contributed to rhe nausica
| void. She has even held her own in 3 Ionuor
! SEASON. Tremendous houses are greetlng he
this very week at McVickor'a, and she deserve.
it all. b., j. mus. bn remembered that she i:
! singing in i,er own treupo. When she cains
hero WITH Luc2a aud TOOK the 1t OH &; 5h.s," this
! same public in making their selectiou sometimes
put $500 OF 3 $50 into tho theatre for Kellogg
against $5.0u0 or $G, ,00o for the German.
HE river OF kellogg's song is Just pellucid
aa those OF he- sists. artists. 1t r;pple3, a::d
uauces and dashes, and spark1es Us tca yulfcent~
~ as any Of them. BIT WHO will say tla. its car
! rout OF ms:oIy il az doep as Lucca's Or as broad
aud powerful as was Parepa's? And, an there is
but little warm blood in ner voics, it. does not
impress us nioriofs strongly as other and more
sympathetic ones.
1t Is kclloge'a low rating actress which,
entering into che general average Of tho COM
plot9s pfs1na donos brings her grade lower tnaa
it otherwise would tall Not that she cannot
net aud set finely, but the style of characters in
which she shines are al iu the lower walks OF
life and society. They ers the souhratsas ..
colucttlsh girls. F!I;-.aien las 1,oe 4L.:lel
iu.o :!lo:. I.;-s II is noticeable thst in those
operas where she assumes for tho time the S.i!so
Ut the grand iaIy or Q1een, she is dali 30 long
as the nnaccustomed dress or domino or title TO-
lna:ns but the mcnsn! tasy are cass asids and
khe roasslmc5 her proper roles IN tho
hIssroltc art she il su1cesesul ana the house 1l-
ways resnonda to her. IL the dramatic register
she ID nn accomplished '.siuelng ct:anbermAld-" ;"
utr ways are saucy and petite, AID nave. and
her acting is full every where OF deliclo1s bits
Of LuElnGas. Eut when tEe Serious raSsions -
oveec i.c1u.4ng sorrow* Of lifs begin 70 dor ic
hor direction. ana tae vsat h'sr1zo4 Q! humanity
ol'eas t. her, hea she is Lelnissb. She e.n
nmusa us and mako US taceh. b IL she eaunot
dlaw tears from The wells of patuas.
it were possible that s:urlolB Company Of
operatic artists could he found nut u the worlds
great singers, and that due attention could be
glEeo to voice aud acr,on regErdn. ouly the
.aTs and critc-ioas Of hrt; il sEcn coapauJ
could be hopt together Aud rlu without 1ra:, or
favor: or jealousy; il theg couau be pat into
gard house aad or5a1:izcd OH tho family plan.
then the dnecscr OF euch troupe could
not mud filter person to put INTO his
opel a!ic kitchen rhaa oar Miss Ks!iogg. Iu tho
preparation aud ter7ice u Musical macarcni
ht,c ID auallme. Nor il this small cst,nlate OF
he: powers, fer Ct all her :ifted s:storhood who
Muu.': take eocla. Stations on toe upper floors,
there is not one, po.hap3. who could take up tie
sk:le. and ds!-ran,o OF rattle the stove with euc.
grace or, in ths absence OF the mistress OF the
house, ccquette ns beautifully with this coaca-
man, uuless it is tt.e manifold and Slaaspearan
Lrcca.
Il. assigning this particular musical vocation
to Miss Kellogg, ne mean no tlssssi'ecs- Sac is
an artist: ard no one better understands the
full and true meaning OF this word than rhe
does herself. But, III making up ous estimate Of
the ideal prlu:. donna, we rauEt brinh III conpe-
titluu hn the gr79t ones Of the Whole world.
Before the sacred and in:lautablo dccrecs Of arr
money and 'nHuerce no.: SO down. all social dis