The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-08
PLAY AND MUSIC.
The Week in Cincinnati and
Elsewhere.
Some Good snmgs We Have Enjoyed
and Others Promised.
Grand 0pera-house.
rrAITAn npEpA TuIg WEEY

ITALIAN OPERA THIS WEEk.
Mr. Strakosch's new company opened at
the Grand Monday night, but has done
only fair weeks business The company
Is really fine une, and deserves the heart
lest encouragement by lovers of the opera.
1t makes no pretensons to star Of
worldwide reputation. But instead of
this Mr.. Strakosch has made the effort to
secure large COMPANY of really excellent
artists who are able to present any work
with all its parts well sung. He has sue
ceeded in this most admirably, and there
has not been an opera this week that did
| not elicit the warmest praise of our musical
people. Mile Singer, Mile. La Blanche
and Mile. Litta are all artists of excellent
ability, and each has many warm admirers
here.
Mile. Litta is the only one our people
had ever heard before. During the year
that has eapsed since her first appearance
here her voice has greatly improved. She
appears more robust, and sings with greater
power and apparently with more ease.
Last night the opera was "Puritani," and
Mile. LaBlanche made her second appear
ance. The audience was decidedly the
most enthusiastic of the week, and the
singers were warmly appauded whenever a
number was sang with unusual excellence.
The grand duo at the end of the second act,
as written, where Ricardo and Giorgio sing
first "Il Rival" and afterwards "Suoni la
Tromba," was received with the widest eH-
thuslasm, and an encore demanded in most
peremptory terms.
| The whole performance was flne one,
and with perhaps the exception of Lucia ="
the most satisfactory OF the week. To-day
we have "Mignon" at the matinee and
aida" tonight.
| HAvERLY's MiNsTRELs.
Next week at the Grand we are to have
Haverly's Mastodon Minstrels. The troupe
is this week in st. Louis and the Post-Dis-
patch says:
| 'The Mastodons are among the greatest
successes of the minstrel impresario. They
lave taken the country by storm. and it is
almost as newsy to chronicle the taking OF
| Holland by the Dutch as to reiterate the
old time-worn statement that this monster
organization have been again successful.
Their appearance anywhere, and their sue
cess there, appear to be lnseperabe facts.
Their appearance here and their success
have always been simultaneous heretofore,
! anu IL Is tlIG SuluC tilo bllCs l<dSC biSIp
they made their bow to crowded house at
the Olympic, and for three hours they en-
| lerlained their guests in chaste, jOvial
and mouth th-stretching and splitting
way, such as the entertained have rarely
ever before experienced. The programme
was long, varied and full of fun"
Pixies 0pera-house.
EMERsoN's MINsTRELs
| The first season of minstrelsy for the
present fall was given us at Pixies this week
by Billy Emerson's Company, and very
good business has been done. The troupe
is q very large one, and has many attractive
features in the entertainment it presents.
A matinee is given this afternoon, and last
performance Tonight.
| LAWRENCE BARRETT NEXT WEEK.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett, the eminent
tragedian, opens at Pixies Opera-house
Monday night, to remain for one week.
He will be supported by Mr.. Eben Plymp-
ton and the following superb company:
Miss Carrie Wyatt. Mr.. Frederick Book.
b. Curran, Mr.. +. c. Mosley, Mr.. Frank Lit
VIC Ml, NlluN' k11N VAlOl hC3 nAls W lluSdt,
Mr.. G. Davidson.
The amusements for the week are as fol-
lows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
ESQ.,, entitled "Yurick's Love-" with elab.
crate scenery and superb mountings. Fri
day evening "Ruy Bias" and David Gar.
rick Saturday matinee, Marble Heart" "
Saturday evening, "Richelieu.'
Heuck's 0pera-house.
THE ALVIN JOsLlN COMBINATION.
Chas. /. Davis, as alvin Joslin," has
made big hit this week at Heuck's, and
has been playing to large audiences nightly
His representation Of the old New England
farmer is fine, and the support good. Ht
appears tonight and afternoon and night
tomorrow for the last time, and will be
succeeded next week by another very fine
company.
wALLACK's FOUR STAR COMBINATION.
Wallacks Four Star Combination will
occupy the boards next week, and on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday nights anG
Wednesday matinee the company will pre-
sent Shakspeare's humorous play, in three
acts, COMEDY of Errors, or the Two Drom
los" The company, as will be seen by the
cast, is one OF the strongest organizations
on the road:
Antphols, OF Syracuse Frank Z. Aiker
Anuphois, oi Epnesus. uwln bIothers, un-
known to each other. MI. Randolph Murry
Dromi', OF SyracuSe...............Mr. owen Fawcet
Dom Q, of Ephcsus csland apart, l know
MT which IS which"o ...Mr Harry RainfOrtl
Snlinus Duke OF Ephcsus.. ........Mr. J. H. Wallacl
E5eon, syracusan merchant, father OF the
| two pholi....."............Alr Mr.. Chas Co0l
Dr.. Pinch, his companion with q saffron face
.......... :. ..... ...............M Mr. c. S. Charlie
Angelo u Jcweler of Ephesus Mr.. Phillips Hawle!
Balthuzar, Merchant Of Epnesus, .,...".........
| ......................"......"M MT. Norman ) Gran
Cleon n........"....... Mr. Chas. Stedmai
Charles. Alfred BedfOrt
Adrlana, wife TO AntlphUlIs of Ephesus.......
| ........Miss Genevieve Roger
Luciana sister to Adr rana... Miss Alice SherwOU,
LeSb. Florence Barrei
| lSS lOa Clar
Abbess ........................Mis Miss Mary Wallac
| Guests, merchants, DC.
, The above strong company will produc,
Tom Taylor's sensational play, 'Ticket-ol
Leave Man." on Thursday, Friday AM
Saturday. Sardou's new comedy, "A Scrap
of Paper" is in active preparation.
Musical Mention.