The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
ITALIAN opERA-IL rRovAroRE.


The Adelaide Phillips Italian Opera Company gave
I Trovaicre" last evening, at the Academy OF Music
The cast was as follows-Leonora, Miss vioetta Col.
vile; Azucena, Miss Adelaide Phillips; Manrico Sig
nor Buganini; Di Luna, Signor Carpi 1t was not
very brilliant performance calculated to please
the audience in all particulars in this hackneyed
work. Yet there were redeeming features,
enough to give satisfaction far the two ladies who
essayed the leading roles concerned Miss Covie
since had occasion speak Of before when she
appeared in ''Lucia" at Booths Theatre, at
matinee performance, has made considerable
progress in her profession. Her voice, naturally
telling and attractive, has benefited greatly by
experience and maturity OF judgment in the use OF IT,
II is not yet an organ capable Of interpreting such
role as Leonora, in Verdi's opera satisfactorily but 1t
gives indication OF brilliant future for its possessor
Miss Coville also shows considerable dramatic talent
and an ease and confidence the stage such as one
would accredt generally to Leonoras Of older growth
she clever panstaking artist and that may at
some future time reach the highest pinnacle in the
arduous path on which she has entered But she must
beware Of singing out oftune In certain 0fthe
Azucena Of Miss Phillips nothing be added or de-
tracted from its former grandeur If at times there
was sopeon OF want OF freshness in the tone the pas
sionate feryor OF her impersonaton made quickly
forget it. Even when In her declamatory phrases In
the second act she missed some of the lines OF her
role and for the moment was nonplussed, in tho
words, "Quando al pensier s'afacia Il truce caso,"
yet her admirable selfpossession and true art
covered up the hiatus to tho ears of the majority
present Signor Bugannis voice so thin and shrill
In tone that 1t reminds one OF an oboe in orches-
ira He struck the VI dc poitrins in adj quea pira"
and Of course, the house went into ecsases it.
But Wacbtel did tho same with a bigger voice and
Wachtel was not q good Manrico. Sgnor Carp seems
TO be tenor rather than baritone His voice is also
OF very small tone, and his acting although extremely
energetic can hardly be called graceful An artist
one Of the real sort-would never indulge such
frantic attempts at making what popularity but often
incorrectly called "a hit," those which character
ised Sgnor Carpis impersonation OF II Cone d Luna
The leader OF the orchestra should be careful 70
modify the exuberance OF tone in which his band In
dulgcd last night
THE NEW COMEDY OF GRASS" AT THE PARK.
The Park Theatre last night filed with an unusu-
ally ne audience the occasion OF the first production
Of Mr.. George Fawcett Rowes comedy OF iBrass F"
The impression appeared to DO genuine surprise
Mr.. Rowe, who is principally known by his capital
transcription Of Micawber-who, acted by him,
seems to have stepped from the pages OF Dickens
to the stago-has q high reputation, both as
actor and author, but much mistaken IT, by this
comedy he has not made of those hits which occur
only too seldom in these days OF dramatic dulness
Tho surprise was that naturally caused by capital
comedy full OF originality freshness rafting humor
anu effective situations Something good was antici-
pated, but nothing and lively as this "Brass"
has the merit OF not being adaptation from the
French, for there is not French line
in it. II is not repetition Of ancient
IDEAS, out q sterling play, COnSclentiOuSlY
worked from original theme and brilliant with
wit from the first TO the last The humorous scenes
attended with Of laughter and "Brass may
be pronounced legitimate and popular success
As a judcious author should do, Mr. Rowe has not
sacrificed the other parts TO his OVID. on
the contrary, he has developed ali the charac-
the only objection wo have to make Is
that his desire to make complete play has led him
the wrong extreme. Some OF the dialogue is too long
and the and OF the scenes in the other
three acts might DO condensed with advantage to the
ccntrated more around the hero. Mr.. Rowe
commanded the attention and the applause
of the house Whenever he appeared, and
slight concentration OF the subordinate parts will add
greatly to the rapidity OF the action. In tho brief
speech which tho author made when he called be-
fore the CURTAIN he ntmated that In the subsequent
performances the play would profit by the experiences
OF the first night
The part which Mr.. Rowe plays is that OF jovial
good-hearted fellow, just returned TO England after
tour OF the world and like all travellers greatly gwen
to lying This Is the chronic fault which Falsta attrb
much more entertaining to the audience than infu
entail In the plot He ratified of his imaginary expert
ence in all the zones amid unrestrained merrimenb
and in the third act and the fourth especially good
Stray Is fresh character, and II is
ono important merit OF the play that
its situations grow stronger as the plot develops.
Ward, q actress to New York. made very favor
able impression as the heroine, amp displayed much
archnsss and vivrcty MISS Rose Lisle was admnable
in q pathetic character with which Mr.
Rowe has deepened the interest Of the story
ana MISS marie Louise was exceHenk suouB
personation Of character was given by Mr. Lewis Nor
rssn who contributed largely TO the success OF the
play. Mr.. Padgeu slightly exaggerated Admiral Haw-
ker, and should, we think, play the part In man
ner less extravagant and uniformly irate
The scenery new throughout and tho
interior OF SYPHILIS bed chamber In the third act Is
OF the best remember having seen at this theatre
Altogether Brass" surpassed expectations and we
sincerely glad 70 report the fact Of It's popular success
and hepe that II win rival the Park Theatre the sue
cess of''The Gilded Ago. and the "Mghty Dollar"