, 1875-01-31
The Opera and Local Musical Per.
t0rmanCeE.
4 Glance at Managerial Incousis-
tenCics.
NhY Should not the Colored Man Sea
Uncle Tom?
Plot Of the Thrilling Drama Of
Graua Ua1le.


Review OF the Theatrical Situation
MUSIC.
THE orERA.
The opera scason Is over aud the troupe il
now On the way to st. Louis, where it is booked
for \ week. It will afterwards appear in Louis
vile, Indianapolis, and other cities, slowl,
working its way back to New York in time fol
tbe spring season after Lont. The Season has
given us "Traviata, J" 3" Lucia .sFaust" twice
"Lohengrin" three times, ''Ernani,m sMIlg.
non" +4ida, /" BARBER OF Seville" "Sounana.
bula, ,""Nozze di Figaro" and Marchetti's nov
opera, "Ruy Bias, in all fourteen perform.
lnces. OF these performances, "Lucia, "Lo-
hengrin" considering it's dif1eulties) "Mig-
non." aud '"Sonnambnla " we're exceptionally
excellent. and tha remainder were fully up to
the average quality Of operatio representations.
The season has, furthermore developed six first
tlass artists-Albaui Heilbton, Cary, Carpi.
1aslapiotra, Del Puente. The remainder, Do
nAdio, Maresi. Denffatelii, Debassini, Fiorini,
bcola1a, and Hall, although excellent in some
particulars, can hardly be aet down az
drst class. The prominent feature Of the
reason has been the eyenness, smooth
ness, mud finish Of the performances.
In this respect the ensemble has hardly been eS-
oollcd in our records. In but single perform
,nce c'Sonnambula y has one part oyershad-
owed the rest Financially, tho SEASON has not
been SUCCESS, although Loheng11n, sonnan-
tula, and Lucia drew large houses The result
shows that the management made serious nis-
take in not opening with its trump cards: Every
thing in Chicago depends upon the first play. In
order to SECURE the attendance of tue Smiths,
it is only necessary to h.ye them znoY that tho
Hrownses and Joneses have been.
The somb1e shadow OF Lent Is approaching,
ntcessitatlng forty days Of goodness to rumpen-
sute for the s25 days Of badness, and Us the
lensen idea OF goodness seBms to be to stay
ss sws5 from from amasements, mn aud Pretend to
eat ientlls aud wear RackcIoth and
carry demtre face. there viii be but
little to tempt the Lenten observers. The Apol-
10 Club end Beethoven Society will get in their
60 concerts ca tue 90 and 9Th, just IN time to save
the feelings OF the anchorltes. Caroline Rich
iues-BeEpa1d and her Old Folks will have to de-
pend upon the wicked, as they commence their
weeks season on the 9th, and Gilmore and his
band will blow 1rreverent brasses on tns 18th and
10th
BAD NEWS FROM THE KELLOGG TROUPE
The Kellogg English Opoia Troupe opened in
Kew York on Monday evening last With Is Ttova-
@ sn nsas IS npd
announced for Tuesday evening, but as AIr. Cas-
tie was indisposed, "hIartha !" was substituted, |
With Mrs Yam Zandt in the title role and Miss
Beaumont i'll that of Nancy. Inasmuch as Mrs.
6eguinis name was on tho bill, much wonder
meut has been expressed among the
New York oPera-goers at her nom
appearance: A letter from New York,
OF the situation. Mr. and Mrs. see1ln both left
the troupe in Phiadelphia, owing to difficulty
IN casting 'faust." During the eeason Kellogg !
md Van Zandt have been tile Mdrguerues and
Miss Beaumont the iSae5eL For some Iuysteri-
ous reason, the management assigned Miss Beau
mont to the role OF Marguerite and required
Mrs sesuin to take the part Of SieIel, which she
refused to do. The manager Was obstinate lit
tie Seguin obstinate and the result was. she |
and her husband left. 1t IL hard blow to the
troupe, aud will weaken it very considerably |
Technically. the manager is right, for he has the
right to assign characters as he pieases, but as a
matter OF policy it WAS very ipjudicious.
TIE E1cHIsGs-DEnSAnD CONCERTS,
The Bichings-Berua1d Costume Concert CON-
pany commence their season in this city on the
tn giving concerts follows, the three divi-
Eions Of the city: :
concerts m E 90 Tuesday and Friday evenings Feb. !
md 81; u paion Park Congregational Church.
Michigan Avenue baptist church: =
ao7ta D'r'se1-Four concerts, Monday, Wednesday, r
= aud Two matinees, Feb and Is. McCor1nicE's =
In this manner Messrs. Carpenter 4 Sheldon r
nave sought to accommodate the whole city with {
AS"es Po9otblt I0uula 10 tGe C0nCert-gUefB. | t.
1he combination now embraces the chorus CON- t.
posed OF the members Of the Quaker City Madri- i
gal Cuon. the Quaker City Qra1tette, and tho G
following soloists
osrotine Hy1 Richings- Bernard C1argery Pinch c.
Hs.: asafi Dfayton deborah Down +f3"A D0n''
re5;e Bernard f1in-tis- Aehzo soprano
fWieht,lit,ie i wi)..... .Duno Tenor 2ud Conductor -
: Brown ussegrne Poundkeysj Solo Fanist
w. ~ AoaiusiIs tE@ek1el oeerdo]. y
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