New-York tribune., 1879-04-14

company. capital piece Of recitave leads into me
last finale and here Mr. Sullivan fairly riots IN absurd-
ties condausing into few brilliant pages epitome or
opera which has probably never been surpassed
In many respects this admirable work Is wholly
original The flavor Of the poets bumor Is all bis own
the melodies are fresh the points, n not always new
are arranged in new ways ana new combinations Ihe
Pinafore has been called modern adaptation OF
the idea which Gay treated successfully IN " Ihe
Becgar's Opera" Thus IL a mistake. Gay seems to have
had some vague IDEA Of ridculns the serious musical
drama but the OF his work H. really not at all
buresque o. opera and the airs, borrowed from various
sources and consisting chiefly Of ballads already popular
al that day. had not the most distant reference 70
operate forms a few years after the production ol
Tie Beggars OPERA" however, a travesty, Whicd
does offer pGrallelism 70 the work of Mes'rs
sullivan and lbert brought out al Covent Gar
den 1737 and 10 enjoyed for long time great popn
larity The Dragon Of Wantley." the text OF
which was written by Henry Carey. and the music ny
John Frederick Lampe. The old ballad upon Which
Carey founded his play ITSELF buriesque upon the
extrava giant poems of chlvary. II tells how tremen-
dous knight.
"- More. NJ More-Ha1 with nothing at all.
Tie slew the Dragon Of NauileT.'
More armed himself IN a coat Of mail set about with
Spikes
Had ynu but seen rim Ia this dress.
How fierce hc looked and hoE big,
You would nayc thought hun Tor ts De
some EtyPliah poicupig
II Is not strength that a.wavs wins,
For WiI dUfn strength cNcrl5
which made our cunning champion
Where ne did tGink jIi, dragon would drink,
Aud .. be s3eoned low, oe rose up ana cried 'Boh
And INT hiH IN the mouth
The characters Clrey's piece include the champion
and two dgInsel-, Mar,esy and hauxaIind., both OF
vnom are in love with HIN. They fai by the ears, oi
course aud sing the following verses together:
IusGI!uC gypsv.
You're surely upsY,
Ol non e tPsc'
Your too much FEEDING
q. troll oP. -'!'
In this duet" -avs English writer. The Italian
musical forms Tor expressing rage are anu7ingy miro"
duc,d. NoLlu- be more come tIaA the way IL
which the angry damse~ reciprocare the cpttet t7o
lop' and last shout al Tie same time n each others
ears Go, jToop. goH and, even M laughing at the
a5slirdity of tle effect, cannot Du. 10" delighted
win the eeyere-s and spirit of the muse" Giogaru
memoirs OF the Opyra1 Marg"ry has pathetic love
scene in winch occurs the following -'1lla:
.su~c aiy STAY, VII bu-J witt soDbuE.
And Ily hr-rt quite crack ~lth tiIGpoiuEi
Mn %. or eve, are red ~ ,rGIcr-.
And na'u't grain o. SDerT1is
There is certainly difference between the rude
humor Of Carey and tue rne Wit Of Gloert 5ut the
"Draron Wlutlry" groDahl, owed great deal 20 tu-
musical composer THe authority we have air. aiy
quoted observes: The eyrayagant love. hrrosm ana
ury of the Italian stage wImicked with great uuhor
,ud The oas though .ucrOUs The hghes, degree are
sci u tnc italian s-rlou, style OF tnat lay The effect
was AcI-h-ned uy the absurd and fantlstcl cos
TUNES ana ridiculous maclner, ana the success oi tle
niece was not inferior 10 that of The Bsccars Opera
The vrrs was published. with dedication to LImpe'
I'D which Carey says: " Many Joyous hours have we
shared during the composition OF this opera, ehoppnS
ana ch.1c.u lopp.n cka- ont, and coming OF words
srabI.s and j1r.es 90 display ID -lish tue beauties
% nonsense go prevailing Do the Italian operas this
pleasure has been Transmitted 10 the g1y. the
GOOD atured and ioculr part ~ mankind. who have
tasted the loEe and eujoyed the iaugn-"