, 1877-12-19
ADJUSTMENTS.


AE. Hess Rave us tho hecond OF hla new operas.
Ambrotec Thomas' "Songe dune Malt HEtc,"
its English gurh. az Summer Nights Dream. ~
last evening. II II ono uf Thomas carllott works,
having been dEut produced In Parts In 1880. TIE
French composer has once bcf0re treated Bhek-
speaso to musical settling In his opera OF sllam.
lct," In which he naato tho melancholy Dane do
all manner Of absurd thipRs, but III this case hc
has mixed Shakespeare up In all sorts OF odd wayt
The opera IL In no senae a setting Of "The Mid
eHmrncr Nights Dream" "A might BE- inferred from
lls ttie, but fhhcfut dramatic nelangt, in which
appear not only various wei.known crea.
tions Of Shakespeare. but Bhakspca.e h!msolf,
md some personagcs not 10 b. found in his works.
Tho story IL substantially ~ followss The motive
Of Tho opera IL the rcscpe Of ihs tipsy Shat.p<re
from going to tho bad In tho company ot F'aistag
By Queen E'isaeeih. The latter and Lady oifrtd.
lMrtug hccn oseEtaken by ttorm In Windsor Park,
,sek shelter In sho, Star and Garter Inn, wbero
niSxes.tss IT, Divine W!isn,. 1t is.t hS ov y.
dSn L. Gs:s n wnsis
sss s!iss.ss s stn t%'' ,ss H.
pa;E ss aae & Ss.ssn s 's; ae a Il:
.4sr. Ia love with Lady t,!irtd, and 6hat.
;itsrt,, %hlSh -. snrages shs Qn.t": WHO
who VI coarse lies himself cut u bis trunbss.
sAa1tptart. who meanwhile haa fallen In love with
e Rstsn !. nsy ps.su.dcd I'd t. ..ess thai e
and II satisfied with tho laureato's wreath Such il
r.. IT, and aeec'!y Frcaehy story
loRx drawn out Is brif!,ant lu ihr man Aulsln lie
aensuoa., wlle llsi allotted - lhs VSs.n j. quile
Of Tho nrtt act il Comprised Of sonss for Fuilia6
aud Lass,nsr, due! fot lhc puksn and Ol,tia, MI
!. H.. srto f.. f9s Fa.st"g' : 0!is'a. and ~
, sefe.ter sbor:' e'' Which II 0es; sss; .set. xt
!se number Tor n,alo voices. and tho remaining
nu.!e 81 ihe @ ses th.t p.*e.ses n.uc. tutessts i
panied 'hroay.,oul " worry delicate md ,xraecfal
irom tho so csown rsamunda. wlichT ~ Is s's yurv t
hsppy ,honxbt. ~ y llshlsp. Up *!a. e,le,w.to
Tie seal labor u thu opsra wus Imposed upoa
I'd IL fsskt: tSsa'sit.., @ Ssssse! 81. Fs1ss:
suso. Mi.s Melville i n,aeh t.ttss adsp.sd 10
'isht Comedy than 10 rules !iSo ths Qatsa.
~srs maHy di!lcult passases taat siroa har yoes,
:hs everesme them With appsrcut ease. aud sanx
I'd m. u t. s
been setTs an1 ., %!.eL!syea: T. young xtl. Les
vi. CaAt1s made Up bin isha4stsatt 10 reso1s.ule
tols pesIapa 44na ~ wei! ~ shakspeats
not 10 ha.s heen ~ over e1re!!ent aelor. MI,
Psakss Fa|sfaF "as given with enn*tdetstis
unctpn and sufficient #waGErf, but with less cor.
pu!enev Than i usually eGatacletistic Vt tAr tat
kniYht on the dramatic ata.e. Still iawa. anp VI
Ar. Feskrs 1Moss eltcttvu Iutcs. ~ whole, lAv
ufeEa may bo tet down ~ vcty fidIcu,oaa and III.
e.sa.sassnt'al llb.et,s set to VIZ pretty mtsls,
osner opera Of this Conisss. that l,As heea heard
here, II II sa inferior Mulx. This evening "Nll-
lars pEa1oons Will " given Tor lhs hEst time it
thtt city.
With reference 10 our criticism Of Miss Melville
In "The Hoheuaa t,sl" prnt Tho following
~ only just lu lhts lady:
~ ths Editor Vt TAe Tribune.
cnIrAao. nrc. !s.-in grAdlnY ~ your psrsf tho
etIls!tea u shb pcIuraacs q siIss Melville Is driInt
yvu ualI b. sang the tart With an rIGst.
fenHrsc rtfnaps uuk awa!s that Ma. Mcistltr Las
rtn ~ slnra Friday, shf lttf Ehr Influence Of 1nt.
pa1as far tasss taJs On ilondsy shs dd ttaa pni
y;Ieisa pr r asn e i ~ M. ~.'a r. ~.
tts iatssts aud atnRns tha bshemIau Till. fearing
.kemtn Thu VII also account ior har not singing
\ FElkxn oF ulsa NrLvItLs.