The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-08
THE LATE ITiLTiN oPERI SEISOM

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are safely on thoir way Eastward. 1t may be not
out Of place to take more general and dclibor-
a., ro,.i,,,., - a., .a,,, ,,,s, ,ta.1 No., ,Lo
'o w" " t''o su'''on J.7' OiV9o. .'"n 'ie
nasty report OF cuch separate performance mas
allowed.
Ana hrst' II IS pleasant both Tor the managers
sake, ana lpr inc operate outlook IN the future.
to know TINT tho cnternrisn has bncn I'M To tho
rr,sor, suooos.fL al ,roo,,Ito Nou-
p'''on,' 'uVVcssiui "nu pron''u'' WIZ
grounded report aillrms, what might have been
Inferred from the houses on almost any given
cN'hihk' Vi't ''iv iil'n"soi "hu Nus t'hpo'"S
partner VIII realize from tho entire winters on
tcrprise "A sum which If not ynet or brilliant
.h,i1 ,o.,nit,. .n,i,, ,t, sa,,,,,ott. ,.t
snouiu cer''lny s",'s'y ,he r'asohap'e clai'ns
OF any one engaged in almost any other line OF
business
Tho cv,orimo,, bos hoo, foirlv triad for
~ h ,,'n nl, , "s Ve'm ,n'n n''u 'oa
opera season pased on grounds of purely musi-
al o,.roo,s,, ,,,,l,,,,, 80, ,,a ,,,,, tnnd ,ho
cui hura'Hon' WITHOUT on tnc one hhhu' we
Erievpus hanIicaI Oh tlS p,st spac" III Ine
nouat sIt hphrt 10 vo.sIlc OF non paying
us ~ fashion toiet chat yisiir anu
nTutlon' thHt grows ou, oi ulc condition OF
aiIIn'iS ~ w tne AcaHpny pI nusir IT., .,.,,.,
IL WI, Slrhkosch nus hai 10 put hl5 musical
works INTO a smnlicr box thnn usual, ne has, ut
lvuSl, lhu one lleu hlght nil'r hlght WIN peO-
Pc WHO paii their Way. hn9 Who We're 700 tlEht-
~ Ihckcl III 10 lhuulge, II tn"y nau WISHED II,
IN the conventional gaddlnE ana gossip;
success so pronounced must needs nave
not ee srrutniZing too, curiousy the event TO
ascrlne ~ 10 me happy blending OF elements In
Mf StrHkoschs man 1orcc-hls three PRIME
dDnne. VINO represent with singular dehnite-
ness the two eNtren9 wings OF artistic ell
clcncy-wth the middle term which fuses
them both.
Well as Miss Kellogg Is known in. New York.
her audiences have probably never had a better
chnhco 10 rc,oSnilc thn perfection 10 wlilch the
colu; pure. cluStlr quhllty Oi inc american voice.
combined with the calm f-posscssion. intclll-
ge gen ani acuteness on inc american nature
g ~ carry the matter OF mere musical eAecutlon'
~ mas ieen pleasure To me connolsseur SIM
Ny 10 su ana near MISS kellogg sing the music
ol mr. roles, Dui the pensuro Woulu nave pe1n
hcariy OF equally great II shc hnu peen uuletly
standing, on a concert, platform IN evening
uress nhu klu gloves. Ihougn sne has III some
superliclai regards acted letter than ever be-
Iore' sue mas never luentlneu herseli win ner
hersohHges. harey, II ever, mas sue Sent
thrili thr2ugh thc nerves.. rarely stirred the
FOUNTAIN OF EN- oton, or toucneu INC springs Oh
u prolounder Wsthctc appreciation.
ireclseiy ncr rountt,rrphr5 Nhd cnnlnpleiheht IN
an These regards Is Mile hoze, paipaipiy not
III pualy u organ ~ ~ lb"rc ul"cnunicul w.
cullon-h singer OF tne nrst RANK, cerui my ai9o
less lavorapiy hehru IN me lntshse dramatic
music to which the necessities OF the engage
ment have compelled her than in the lighter
by her personality. Any shortcomings Of voice
or m',hod whlch might shock peuahuc crltl-
clsin nave beon covered py the rlch. warm,
hlgh-colored icmininlty which speaks out IN
cNeh ncr worst Noch, perIorWhncc., me pubic
have recognlled IN her lne force oi nature un-
Imsrlylng and often experimenting method.
ihcy nave prlIeu neI less hs tIe Vocalist yuan
the woman. ana her achievement Tor the season
might he summed up az the triumph OF tenn
perament over techhigte.
For Mise Cary no such Apologize qualiica-
ton IS needed on either hnnd: Mhlle less nm
lshcd technlcist than Miss heiogR ana as an
actress not slIted WIN inc lne dDdnioh ana PIC
turesque intensity OF the ,frsnch drhinHtlc ZEN
permanent, shc unltes noth these merits IN such
large mens uro aS constitutes ier most attract
I'VE artist Inc Providence which Watches over
Singers nus pceh eAceptlonaily KING 10 her III
the matter OF voice. and endowed her with a
ana vibration speak more OF sorrento than the
Saco anu win a range anu ncxlblllty whlch
admits OF the whole gamut 81 expression, from
the arch humor oil Nancy TO the terrible passion
and despair OF AHnnts., Coming among US
some SIX years ago with the comparatively un-
trained method-vOcal or drhnatc-ot de'
OWdde. she has continually advanced in both
regards by dlnt OF common sense. courage ana
patient work, and has steadily tightencd her
hold on popular favor so that to-day, u series
OF operas could he produced with chiei role Tor
eontralto, her name IA star would shine ~
bright ana ndir MS strongly rs either OF mel
colleagues IN the present troupe. 40, -
NWlll De also pheasant 10 near MISS Monta'
que on mo operate or concert stage year ol
Two hence. Whcn she has ripencu, whlle mos
lnuulgent chhrtN haruly leads 10 tue same WISE
Tor Nine 6uldutti. .
Oh me masculine SIDE Mr.. Strhkoscn mas pre-
sunhhly gwen us rhth,r WHAT y" could thnn
Whht ne would, hll mas .Drougit forward some
sN,"li.nt material notwithstanding, most oi IL
lllllt IN We louhn. Sls' frhluin Is hlr9hu,
very nhsneu hriisl. poSs.ss,'u OF IN Av LII