The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
ENGLISH OPERA AT PIXIES.

ENGLlSH OPEhh Al Tlhh o.
The Hess English Opera Company COM
menced an engagement at Pixies Opera
house last night with the sparkling and
spirited OPERA "Chimes Of Normandy" as
the attraction. The house was crowded,
and long before the curtain went up the
placard standing room only was dis
played Miss Annis Montague, swho took
the leading role, is very handsome, and has
clear, sweet, full voice that she uses with |
excellent effect. She has not quite the
abandon on the stage of her predecessor
in the role, but with much finer voice
renders the part fully as satisfactorily. Mrs;
Seguin's GERMAN" is the same fine piece OF
acting, and her splendid contralto voice IS
as rich and pure as ever. She is always a
| fayorite, Mr. Ryse, as "Gaspard, is new
man in the cast, and he makes all excellent
impression in q part that was well rem
dered last season. Mr.. Segun, Mr.. Turner
and the others were all warmly received,
and the "Chimes of Normandy may be
put down as fully holding its own i'll popu-
| lar favor. .,
the following splendid cast;
wilma na,,....,,.,...........M Miss Annis Montague
Frederick Segun
Wilhelm ons.e D
|
t;arno Tams
The appearance of Miss Emma Abbott is
looked for with great interest. From her
first appearance she reigned as queen of the
concert room and her achievement in opera
is said to be no less marked. At her old
home in Brooklyn she made her hrst ap-
| pearance in opera as Marguerite ana the
| New York Telegram had this to say:
q; and acting DrO-
lnounced success. OF her vocalization it
Imay be said no one comes nearer to Albani,
land her acting was revelation. We did
A jnot dream that honest little Emma pos
sessed SO much of the holy fire. The
level Song was marvel of execution
and sweetness In the garden scence We
have never seen better acting on the lyric
: stage. Her voice, last night, was in superb
: condition, and the great audience were en-
e raptured as call after call and cheer after
: cheer went up for the gifted young artiste. "
e GRAND oPERA-HoUsE.
!, The Park Theater Company, at the Grand
Opera-house last night presented one OF the
!. brightest modern comedies that Cincinnati
i has seen for long while, and did it in
manner that could not have been excelled
r champagne and Oysters is an embodi
l. ment of fun, and bristles with sparkling
5. situations from the beginning to the end
The plot hinges upon an incident in thu
visit of a young country preacher to Lon
don. While standing on the street corne
,r one night viewing the scenes around him,
% strange female came up, and. by arts pc
culiar to her kind, inveigled the unsophis
! ticated rural preacher into that infamou
n palace of sin, the Argyle Rooms where
p by playing on his sympathies, she induce'
,1I = %~ orlo p1,a nVqtQrC
l. her While eating them the preacher wa
lie recognized by lawyer friend and youn
man intimate in his family. He temporar
t. ly got out of the dilemma by telling tn
ID lawyer the lady was his wife. All the fur
n ny-yes, ludicrous-scenes of the play TO
lie low consequent upon the lawyers visit
ID the parsonage soon afterward. One dilen
r. ma after another accumulates till the al
or dience is convulsed with the fun. The pla
is is immensely better than any of the kin
s, that has yet been presented. Same bill tt
n night and at Wednesday matinee.
MUSICAL MENTION.
Miss Rollwagen, Miss Ruth Jones an
Mrs. Murphy are engaged as soloists for tt
~ repetition of the School Concerts, whic
e. take place at Music Hall Saturday night.
co The College of Music has published ne'
On programme book for the Messiah" whiC
is to be performed Christmas night. 1t CO.
Is tains an admirable description of the orat
IN rio, from the pen of Mr.. George p. Upto
re- of the Chicago Tribune. 1t also has Il
words of the oratorio, and some interestil
of facts about the College of Music.
he Regular rehearsal of the Messiah chor
al
nd No opera Thursday night.
re- Wihelmj at Music Hall at the Thorn
he Symphony Concert Thursday night OF tt
week.
ON Pubic rehearsal of the Thomas Symphol
MA Concert takes place Wednesday sfternoo
an woRTH's MUSEUM
ate Willis Cobb and his trained goats, dc
OF and monkeys are pronounced first-ra
AP They exhibit at Worth's Museum thr
in. times every day-morning afternoon a
- .;nht-and are we'll worth seeing 1t CO