Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-08
OPERA.

III Is WIFI SOIl6 hituOctCo tnht WI
approach this subject. In short
bat brilliant career as local. we have
had occasion to sling az eloquent fabei
in describing the various phases o.
numerous dog fights, and trust tina
we have always given due credit tt
both the upper and under dog. Ir
chronicling the proceedings of the Dis
trict Court, no n has surpassed us In
fidelity to the language of the records,
or cloihed the noble sentences in NOR
beitting phrases. We have revelled
In %rObberie>, SCARED to maZing alti
tudes on runaways, and have criticised
dramatic performances, concerts,
church fairs, bal masqnes, etc.. with
what. we battered ourselves al the time,
was able, i'm partial and exhaustive
treatmeut-but the opera is another
question. We confess thai our musical
education has been sadly neglected
When we had the opportunity in our
youth of listening To the dulcet strains
OF the lyric stage, our perverted tastes
induced us to squander the money in
pit tickets at the "Old Bowery," and in
company with a pint OF peanuts and "A
horde of raginnffins, satisfy our dra
matte warnings with mounting trage.
dies, bloodth.r-ty meiodramas and side.
splitting farces. The evils of our
course are apparent TO us in the pres.
ent emergency. We had expected
some aid from our cultured friends.
who are competent TO criticise and di-
late on The beauties of this great event.
but they have failed us. We sought
Judge Harmon. and he waved us of
with n series of trills up aud down the
chr"imstic scale, ending with a double
geared bass solo in b har. We next
tackled Andre, and found him up
in the clouds. He was practic
ing the ravi,hing " Stride la Tampa"
the soft Italian rolling Oft of his tongme
with the ease and facility Of n veteran
macaroni eater. We knew by the en-
raptured expression OF his countenance
that he v as n gone case. and left HIM
To his fate. No better SUCCESS was met
with in our interview with CLAW Simms
He had the score of "Ah ST ben mic"
in his left hand, and was beatiny tune
with his right. while his voice scared
aIoft I'm a mellow baritone. Col. Futon
had gone TO Austin, leaving the town
desolate Of lis pre-eminent critic, and
So stit VI our OWN IrS BuTCHS we ART
forced to gush on our own response
billy.
The elite of our city were present AT
the Hall last evening. All OF the re-
served seats bad been TAX Ell AT an early
date. and the gathering was immense.
The fame of the fair warblers had pre-
coded them. and the opportunity Tn
ii-ten to Verdi's Incompatible opera
was duly improved. Juggling BY the
plaudits show ! ed down on the vocal
lists by the audience. the rendering of
the many EN- Astounding in " II
Trovatore" were duly appreciated.
The familiar strains of the Anvil
Chorus" struck eve u uncultiva ed
ear.and we swelIed with pride AS we lit
ened 10 the melody. for that proved
To us thai opera music WAS not 81 diff
cult a thug to understand If one only
put his gigantic int-ller.t 10 bear on ii.
The troupe undoubtedly possesses
great merit, and their reception last
evening WAS an ovation. To mig hit he
the opera Of the ''BotIemian Girl" will
he presented. with Caroline Richings
Bernard in the leading role. Madame
lima De Murska will reappear Wed
nesfav evening in "Lucia hi Lammer
moor