, 1874-10-06

Tho season OF English opera III this country
has been inansuratca, aud 1t iB pleasant to bo
abn to record I'll unqualified auccess, an effective
troupe, mud 4 doligltcd auuyuco. Tho theatre,
notwithstanding tho nclio mud gloomy woathor,
WIS donsoly crowded, every scat beiog occupied
and many standiug, 10 that tue troupe lad tho
presence Of largo nnl enthusiastic crowd to
inspire them and give tlom that appreciation
and Bympatby without which tho best artists
CANNOT leuch their granlcst efforts. Lucia"
would Bcom at first an urwso selection FOR
nm opening hight, III its story IL tho
very concentration of mBory and gloom,
without d clearlul Thought Ia it. its aolo nuln-
borY afe fow mud confined to two or ulrao voices,
aid its choral c@Fccts mcagro and wen.. For
tunatoly, however, tho loading parts wore strong
II cast tho 1llalo chorus, which is such GU o.
eential feature Of this opcra was very stroug,
and tho whole WORK was carriel through without
any bitches or drawbacks, and q auccess waH
achieved ut tho very outaet,-a auccoas which
wua al the more resnarkaole, considering tito fact
that 1t was tic li1st performance Of tho season,
when aren failuro might not bo surprising.
Miss kellogg was III tho title role, anu her ro-
turn to our stage was 1nado Tho OCCASION Of Il
welcome which was as sincere aB 1t wRH cnthusi-
astio. Her personaton Of tho foyelorn and
lucklcsB heroine was the most genuine atIa coll
scieutlous dramatic effort she has over made,
and Was particularly noticeable for tho absence
Of Some blonlisllcs which hnya III past yeare, os-
pccially upon tue Italian Atago, nar1od ner best
Representations. III truo foeling, intensity Of
passion. and artistic dignity, Bho displayed u
more natural earncsuesB aud complete rcalizn-
lion Of the character than has beon hor "ont
| heretofore. In tho brief lapse from ono
| Hupson to another sle aoems to have matured
surprisingly III ler dramatic power and to bavo
| added to Ler beautiful y0caEism most rculnrka-
ble degree Of hstrionlc ability. She is no long
or n beautiful singer only sho iB today, more
| than ever boforo. III artist, WHO mas gradually
| fought her way up, and is nov ablo to copo with
| strong drauatlc characters. Thoclango was NAH
itcBt 1t once III tho ei,asto Ari pathet.c iAanner
in which Rho sang tue opening atla following
tho c!arionet oolisato, nnd IN tho next humber.
"Tho Growing heart." in the performance Of
which BIG added to her elegant and graceful OK
ecution Of tic embellishments, which aro 80 toll
suited 10 her vocal lowors, genuine outbnrst ot
| dramatic in.onslty aud foefIng. Her triumph.
! lo"oyor, WAS rcsor7cd Tor tho seconu act. Inc
impnBHioucd manner in which sl,o took lor part
in lilo daos with Alr. Carleton lod tue way to o
| nrlel,tlid climax III the Boxtetto. ln which aho
rairly surpassed hersclf+ aud carried tlle audi
cuco by storm. All tho other Arists i'll tue
srxtette seemed inspired by her feryor, result"
I'M; iu a performance Of this uunber which laaa
not been surpassed hero slncs tho days OF lrfrc.
IIer fine effort not only resulted IN IN e'icore,
but also iu d double ca!l bcfore tho curtain 1t
Tho clld Of tho uct, and pfofusion Of dioral
tributes, which she III vain ATTEMPTED to carry
oil n}ono. OF hor clear, pure yoealisin an1 auen'
execution We ncod not spoak. It ia only suli
ciont to know that Miss kellogg is in good voice
to DO assured that st.o will Bing well.
sLr: Casllo, who las boon Bo long ahaont from
tho city. also receisod wolcomo which wAt
roarty enough to eoAyincc him, Il he needed ii
,hnt ho IL universal fayorite. Although it wat
lilo first time lie bus over sung tha part ol
An .,jt.xHr - ru1n~f
Or loss Of disadvantage, ho boro himself up
parantly with as mich easo as II tho character
had alSays becn III his repertoire. Although
his character il MI lngfatein one, IN that 1t do
mau<ls moro Ut tue dramatic thai vocal power
mud tAat ho appears mainly as n,isanthropit
boing in bluci1, bowling i'll hibernate
PHRASES Of rage and dapair, ptill III
maintained 1t with artistlo dignity and II dogret
of power which noycr led him Into cxageoratiot
or exceeded tho true snts OF the role. Ills for.
oigu experience haH evidently been OF Groat ad
vantage to him In giving lin moro oase ol
manner md Lis hard study Is manifested III t4a
admirable 1lnnnor III which ho uacs his tino
voice. 1t il not part which SHOWS nm at LII
IL promises we'll for him when ho appearh il
roles bottor adopted to his slylo. 1llo othe
parts were very strongly Gust. Mr.. ca'lotnn
who llas beon singing almost sncessa.'ti u,
voico, vt and lsa Eane'l worry material!
i'll lis atage manner. 1lo waa very heartily ro
ceiyed nlld moro than once sooured tho warn
applause Of tho audience for hi. excellent Bing
itis. kr. poakes had the alnnll part Of Raymond
bit hts groat voice nlada 1t moat duclltodiy
largo one and added worry materially tho oifec
OF lho saxlatto. Alr. Stanley, a newcomer, VIII
has mover loon OIL tho atason ''eforo, appeared Z
Arthur. lIn haH 4 very ploaAa,at md accllrat
ligilt tenor yoIto, ana, II hn bucomon aeous!omc
to thu stage. and gets ao,ne> dramatic, ideas
promises to bo a worry effective second teno,
. hliaa beaumont lad an exceedingly light par
| Which uo,,ld give little kleA or tlur ability, btl
| hl,o Is superior to my OF tho Bouond singers "
hayo hatl horo for T. long time.
Tho chovlu ls worry BtronE on tho malo B!ot
T.. but tho fanalo rnl,sa nro nomnwhnt Hcant /.
present, an! wore spmctitncs oyeryhelnlol i
tho ensembles. Tic orchestra numbers lwent,
eight piecas, and il u good ono, hut its conlut
tor shonld ksnp 1t down. liz accompaniment
! we5a altogether too heavy. Tho only saF!ou