The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-24
--1I,snay.... NOVEMBER d, 1878.
rns WEATHER To.Dar.-7he probabilities
-. :. ,r,N b. cosder and cheering.
-.... us,7HgR YESTERDAY was rainy and
LOCAL MATTERS.


C.,orcufols was, il Is said, first per-
sod n The Theatre Nslle, ia the carnival
- one wear sitter the appearance OF the
p,rhrr Of seville, which will be presented at
'r1 Thrs,re tomorrow night. The music oil
,D,d, rfIla is Nv RoSSini, and is recognized Dy
80, hr,rg some Of the sweetest OF all the
,.,r.girs Of grand operas sung in this coun'
~ and Elrope, and especially beautiful Is
n. air in he first "ct.
TI. airy storS Of Cinderella, on which the
.i1. + rbr opera is founded, is avery ancient
-. r,,iuc an imitation Of the old Greek tale
" :. RLocopi>," whose sandal was carried
- ty N eagle and dropped into the lap Of
KIN, p,lmmAiicus as he was sitting on MS
,rr,;,r. RhodopiS, according to oVld, was
sti!av.Seryant With ~E.op.
Brcu Don MIgnGco had two daughters OF
,y,. ,ujrit with their father, and besides these
. .f..ya,tr.iu.iaw. Angelina, who was tbc
rsn.rl Ecrr>. and owner OF the estate,
yI..n hau been appropIialcd, and It's income
and principal pear'y all expended, oy heE
.,r,.,,uru! parent, who, in addition, trained
t,-ruin ignorance OF her rights and station,
e,tyi,5G,d Ter sisters 10 degrade her TO the
,,.n, Of waiting.maid aud kitchen-Sirl,
itpter- Eiia).
rri the story o. the opera need not be
..,.q.,d ,x2cpt 10 say that Ramiro, Prince
>,t,ruo. had been commanded by his
lyu. father, on pain OF dl>lnDerltance, 10
,,,rry 4, once. ard vas on tour to view
,,,i choose from the beauties OF his realm.
~. ,,ror. who assists 10 the search, dlSgulses
b,u.rli As a bcg.ar and enters the Baron's
r.,uslou. where he is treated with scorn by
,hr ,wo daughters but fed and kindly
,rea,ed by Cinderella. He Is profoundly
mprcs>td with the refinement, gentleness,
and beauty Of the latter. lie resolves Sne
.!aIl br queen. The Prince shortly arrives,
and has changed characters with his valet
lArL!ui. who personatts bis master with
great success.
The opera has never been presented in
Richmond before, or certainly for very
long lime, and it vas looked forward to with
much interest by the more enthusiastic OF
our opera.goerS, rs upon the occasion OF lis
rcudiliOn here Miss Matilde Philhpps, q
sister Of The great prima donna, but nine
teen ,ears Of age, made her DEBUT in this city.
There was not rs large an audience TO en-
i1y the occasion We have described as was
.nticirated but in poin. of brilliancy, beauty
AID refinement it could hardly have been
cyceled in any city.
Miss MatiIde. Phillips took the leading
character, snd from the very moment hel
tr,t note was uttered until the curtain
l,t! at the close OF the entertainment she
charmed every one. Her voice is not unlike
that Of her sister, and it possesses a rlchnes:
which hers does not fully equal. Ii is con
,ralto Of such compass that under some cir
cumstancrs It would be pronounced meZZo
Soprano. she controls it with astonishing ease
and thrills her audience with its sweetness
Although 80 young, ii has been cultivated
Wcl-nigh 10 perfection, and her gltted sister
must have felt proud Of her success las
night. she is an actress, too, OF wonderful
ability, and lady Of grace aud great refine
m,N. Several times during the evening hel
POWERS We're tested, especially III the duel
IL the fourth scene OF the first act, when
ai,rr coming suddenly into Ramiro's pre-
>.uce with cup and saucer she lets them ia
.iom Der hand. and then modestly retires to
corner. She was handsomely enc0red during
this scene, aud acknowledged it appropri.
ale,y. Toward the close of the first act
beautiful bouquet was sent TO her by lady
III the audience, which she wore until the
end Of the opera, when she was called In
front Of the stage TO receive compliment
surh as is not often bestowed by Richmond
audience.
CIorinda and Thisbe, daughters Of the
Baron, were assumed by Signorina LAMBERT
and Miss Adelaide Phillips.
ksniro Was personated by Signor Buga.
nnI. wbo possesses tine, strong tenor, but
hchuy somewhat u sweetness. he is good
actor. however, and came in for fair share
ol he compliments Of the evening. Signnr
Bugsnini makes his 0elut in Armenia.
The Baron Don Magntico was represented
hy s!guor Baccelli, not unknown to our peo-
pie, and who is one of the most amusing
operate actors on the stage. His fine bass
voice added not little to the pleasure OF the
opera
oi:nor Carpi, who also made bis detut in
Armenia, represented DandiCi in the opera,
and sang with fine effect. He has grand
baritone voice, is handsome fellow, and
vas one of the fuvorites Of the evening.
Alaoro was presented by Signor BarberiS,
good second TENOR.
The chorus was not full enough, but the
voices were all good. We would suggest
that the orchestra be increased-rxceptt that
there Ii DOW 4 little too much Of the from.
tUut.
Tonight La Favorita is announced 1t
III b- the grand opera night OF the season.
LON Karl, Miss Phillips, and S!gnor Tag
@petIa sill take part.