The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-08
LOCAL. NJ TIERS.


LOCAL M LIZ TIERS.
.5s Cinderella, last; Night.
The opera of Cinderella w.ss presenfe
last night for the second time at.ss he Theatr
iby Dir. Seige's Richmond An,afel l'r Oper
Company. f1st.:t To- :tss'f faoz es-lstss4
Amore brilliant nssemblase perhaps r,csTe
J gathered at the Theatre. The splendid afl
.fience fairly sDaskied. The bouse sya
flied from pit to dome, some Of the aisle,
eyeh. OF the parquet and dressacircie BENZ
occupied bys1adiesf and gentlemen. Msn,
of Rfcts ;nonds IS fairest daughters and fnos
gallant sens were present to aid worlds
cause and to enjoy al performance the like
tof which is n ut often put upon our boards.
Ail ho1iorsto,tLe company for their excellent
entertainment. The opera went off more
smoothly than on Monday night, and witt,
the eXcepti0noi OF an. unfortunate accident in
the third set the whole stage business
would have been capital, But that So small
matter, and we are not disposed to be fault
finding after an evening OF so much real
pleasure us it proved to he. t.5z.s{ss#8 81
We have already bad much to say OF
The characters in the opera, but a word
more may not be amiss.
Miss Swain appeared TO very great atii-
vantage last night. Her part was a difficult
one. but she filed It with great credit to
herself and satisfaction TO her auditors.
Her acting was so modest and attractive
and her singing so accep ptabIe that one could
not fail to admire her. Miss Swain is an
artistic and we feel that She: has done much
10 elevate the musical taste of our fair city.
1t needs no more than last nights expe-
rience to 'deronstrate that a true artistic
taste-and may we not say scholarly iudg-
roent ?-such as hers can make Cinderella a
most elegant entertainment indeed. Her
voice is. astoniSliingly sweet. and flexible,
and ran along through tue opera,like sill
vel. thread. j.
Mrs: Knowles was most captivating.
From the, very first act, when she, grace
fully received a bouquet, she held the hearts
Of her, audience. and sasg with sweetness
and an attractive simplicity that was GER
tainly most enjoyable. She had prepared
herself most admirably for the part and
made5a notable hit in the role Of the Fairy
Queen, and won applause Dy her clever rem
Geringo of the contralto airs OF the opera.
= Mr. Retford sang, the music, Of the Prince
cceptubly-lacking however, il He may be
permitted to say so, some OF the warmth
and expression which the part would seem
to demand but his entire work was very
acceptable, andEhe WAS in better voice than
on Monday night. - .
Mr.. Jurgens improves upon acquaint-
ance, and sang and acted we'll last night the
Baron's part. Mr. CardoZo, too, did credit
to himself.
Dandni (Mr. Louis PizzinD continues to
be great favariie with everybody, and his
excellent performance and good looks rem
der him one OF the favorites of the opera.
Pedro, MR., smithl, too, deserves to be re-
.membered as character most important to
the success Of the performance. The, Page
of Charley SeigeI was heartily complimented
on all sides. CloriRda and Thisbe lMiss
Giles and Miss Pelcuze), the Baron's daugh-
ters, who were so jealous Of one anothcr's
attractions and OF the Princes attentions,
were, as the ladies would say, just, splen-
did. They are hard to heat; their singing
was excellent and their acting better. One
OF the most enjoyable features OF their per-
formance was the part they took In the
quartette in the early part of the second act.
But it is too late-or rather too early an
hour of the morning-to 80 more into detail:
The opera was 4 success; and what tended
10 make it so as much az anything else was
the splendid drill OF the household troops
and the ballet-dance towards the close OF
the entertainment. The attractive little
girls who took part in the ballet were
from Mr.. Laube's class, and there's
no man in Richmond better able to
teach the terpschorean art than he
He deserves great credit for his part OF the
work. And as to the entire spectacular
part Of the exhibition, 1t would DO cream
to any city or any professional company
The evolutions OF the boys last night were
astonishing; bot the little fellows were
thrilled by the inspiring notes OF Rich.
mond's excellent Amateur band and
Mr.. Daniels careful training, and could
not fail to do; well their part. Tho
orchestra and chorus, as, directed by Dir
FSeigel, did the rest. The ease with which
+ he succeeded in bringing hem 80 we'll to
gether is most surprising. Their good
training was very marked, and they ap
peared to be under easy control.
Complaints were few and far last night
a very gratifying fact. Amateur per
formances generally draw forth the male
dictions of that class Of people who can al
ways tell you what ought to be done, bu
when they, arc put to the test themselves
fall far snort of the mark. But whist We
intended to write In this paragraph wa:
simply kind word for the usbers. There
were several in the dress-circle and the or
chestra, and they were prompt anc active
and gave great satisfaction.
Cinderella Will be repeated Friday night
THE ECoRSExcHAEaE-T EXCURSION tt
WEST PoIsT.-H.: Douglas, Esq, hay
ing extended an invitation to the, member
- IT, f,orn E'xo,,onoa Through the PreSi