The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-25
AMUSEM ENTS.
FAUST,

Tho present season OF the Kellogg company at the
Academy Of Music, which opened auspiciously on
Monday, promises to DO the most brilliant In The
tropoitan career OF the fair young American artist
OF all the distinguished vocasts who shed lustro
this their country Miss Kellogg deserves the most
prominent place, whether consider her remar kable
natural talents, tho perfection Of her method
her dramatic power, her engaging stage presence
and the indomtabo strength OF will shc has shown In
carving out, beyond the sanguine ancipatons of
her friends her most ambitious operate schemes.
She has exchanged tho pedestal OF Italian opera TOR
that OF English OPERA without dcsccndn step from
the high position long since accorded to her he
lyric stage. II was natural, therefore, that the
Academy OF Music should be crowded last night
from parquct To dome on the occasion Of Miss
kolioges appearance as Marguerite in Gounods
her best role, and one which she has
bestowed the greatest amount OF care and In which
her emotional talent Is most powerfully displayed.
From the moment that Marguerite crosses the stage In
the kcrmcsse scene on her return from church, when
she FIRST meets The tcmper unil the last sad farewell
To earth, when the rcpcntant Magdnen. purified by
suncrug crosses the dark river to The cstal shores
beyond, MISS Kellogg is true Gretchen, such
Goethe called INTO beng and rs AIRY Schencr and Koul
bach Immortaiizcd on canvas Tue garden sceno
is an idyl OF love, tho passionate love OF
the village maiden breaking forth in those
rapturous measures which she sings 10 The moon al
her chamber window. The trusting heart of tho
maiden is shown IN those innocent condolences that
betay her 10 the tenpier In every part OF this
Then comes the agon'zng remorse that charactcrlzcs
the church scene, when, stunned by nj! her conpan-
i0ns she prays TO Heaven Tor forgiveness and hears
but the hooking voice of the icDd. The wild appeal
Tor mercy when, kDcclng the straw Of her PRISON
CELL the anguisbcd Gretchen rejects tho insd.ous offers
OF the lend and the lover. becomes highly dramatic
when uttered by MISS Kellogg. An exceedingly churn
ing slebe was Mrs scgn'n an artistic who is always
wcicomc on the lyric boards. Mr. Mas, without the
lover like DUAL ties OF Capous acting the title roe
Is an admirable tenor and capital representative OF
Faust Mr.. Carlcton's Valentine is one OF those in-
impcrSOnatlOns
capable artist Mr.. Henry Pcakcs has made a care
fui study Of the roe vi AMI he invests
II with thoroughly Gcndsh character. that u may
be con idcrsd as one OF the most Impressive perform
on the opcra,ic boards IN America to-day. Tue
orchestra was not last night adequate to the demands
OF Gounod's opera, but We under stand that Friday
evening considerable acccssons viii be made to this
very important department Oi opera
''THE GENEVA CROSS At THE PARK THEATRE.
Mr.. George Fawcci Rowc's romantic drama With tho
abovc tito well acted at tho Park last night The
company now assembled at this theatre is unusually
good including such actors Miss Katherine Rogers
Miss Roberta Norwood. Mrs Farrcn, Mss Maud Harri-
and Mcssrs. Charles Thornc, JE W. T.. sheridan
Stuart Robson and 7. f. Morris They all app, AIRED
The cast last night II the ana time oil the play
had been America during the late instead Of France
during tho Prussan invasion. and II The Sisters OF
France had been nurses Of the Sanitary Commission,
Mr.. Rowe might have gwen one OF the long looked
Tor American dramas II is just as well as II is
however, for the situations are strong aud human
is about the same everywhere. As Nine DO SacI
said, 'Thcrc are nothing but men, women and cb-
drcn all the world " The piece is a tribute TO
virtue, and tho noble sentiments which MT Tbornc
uttered we're enthusiastically appaujcd when
Miss Rogers proclaimed her Willingness To
rather than desert Mr. Mcawbcr-wc mean Mr..
Du Bourg-- thrill 81 admiration passed through the
house IL Is astonishing TO see how arJenIy audi-
loves virtue and nbh0rs vicc--On the stage. IL
sympaihzcs deeply with the misery OF the innocent
hero and wrcaks us vengeance on The villain. We
we're sbrry Tor Mr. sheridan last ,gt whose merits
forgotten The faults Of the character he assumed
Mr.. Thornc's ability was made more dazzling by the