The New York herald., 1875-10-28
A M u S E M E N T S.

HERR wAcHTEL IN ''DER TRoUBADoUR"
The punishment or the Peri in the pretty poem by
Tom Moore was to wander outside Of the walls Of Para
disc listening to the songs OF her happier sisters
wtnin but unable to enter herself The same
penance is inflicted upon those who go late to the
Academy Of Music the nights Of German opera
They around the lobbes like lost spirits haunting
the forbidden region OF bliss while the harmony that
swels the air cannot soothe the discord in their
hearts Our opera goers may be classified hus:-Those
who have the heaven of music; those who
havc standing the steps in purgatory,
while the rest in the lobby. This spectacle was
presented again last night, when the Academy
crowded with immense audience, assembled 10 hear
wachtel for the first time this "Der Trouba-
dour" In this opera which has been made familiar to
the public by nnumerabe repitttions, the Ger
man company necessarily find the popular judgment
critical than in works like ''The Jewess"
or 'The Huguenots,n which are not so well known
The weaknesses and deficiencies OF the company are
easily perceptble 20 the public in the well num-
bers Of Verdi and night the enthusiasm, though
great seemed less than usual The performance, how.
ever, was fair, and wachtel especially was
warmly applauded Manrico Is a role which displays
the best qualities Of bis voice. in the trio the rst
act and tho declamatory music In tho last act whore
his powerful tones have full expression The aria in
the third act "Geb' eh winig mein Leben,"
Of the purest and most beautiful
melodies Of the opera, waentef always
sings delicously, and a Gne contrast TO this
IL afforded by the Jodern gum himmel sab ich die
Flamma," which succeeds il For his famous high
chest line this be complimented with an encore
and, the curtain being raised responded in Italian
IL be admitted that the melodious verse Of
I'd quela piran had superior effect. Mile.
Pappenhem did not create a great tragic character
Of Leonore singing with much effort and apparent
labor and thus niurng the naturally beautiful quality
Of her voice In the "Mlserere" the stimulation
Of passion resembled much want Of breath
For the drst ume IN our recollection there was
attempt made 70 encore the "Nisercren
and this fact alone stamps this performance
OF ~ Trovatoren exceptional Azucena was sung
with feeling and effectively acted by Nile wiumann
Mr. Gunzburger's voice wants the power which
the part Of the Count di Luna requires
and has not the weight necessary for
the concerted passages, when Verdiis orchestral
camor browns all voices that have not piercing or
trumpeke tones but It's quality is excellent and the
solos we're hney sung Mr. Franosch was an accept
able Fernando the whole performance Of the opera
pleasing. though certainly not remarkably strong.
TIE FRENCH COMEDY COMPANY At THE
LYcEUM-"Eos RT1NEs."
The French comedy 81 the Lyceum Theatre
begun last night with NJ vctorion sardou's play,
tsNos Intimean The company arrived in this city only
last Saturday, and, a matter Of course the time
for preparation aud rehearsal was very short In
spite Of this however, the performance proved
an effective one and was thoroughly appreciated
By large audience The piece wa1w well cast and well
played even tho minor parts being ned with capable
~ a. Dartl0 WA
agreeable 10 spite OF some natural disadvantages and
the absence Of that care and tasto IN dressing
the part which iu this city is regarded AZ essen
tiai 70 modern comedy Nine Gueymard is entitled
70 word Of commendation for an unaffected rendering
q loe part OF Raphael and NINE Renard's Nine
Ngnuex vas an affective porraiturs Of uninterest
ing and unimportan, creation. The Oaussade Of NJ
hichez was conscieutously DONE and he proved that
he was ~ huaband for such q wife BY playing
the part az II he was not n husband at
all N. Veniat's Maurice was too stately and ne
made love more like an American than Frnnchman.
ppk IN tha Aaysssi VI ~ heziezea there Was completc.