, 1879-01-07

F%EHG #HfIC t'HFIHH ~ VII NV WY ~ luG Kl1blOT
tine, whEcl, forms a very striking stage picture.
The principal fault nf the n(ero Is that there
IS too mitch explanatory dialogue IN It. A judi
csoua pruning In this respect Will improve It
Htrv,vr mcrcsese!y down. When wr come into tIe
thick of the action, too. there Is considerable
confusion. Tho trouble is that Sir. Sage has
cnGcarorcd to nut In too much nt the etbrv,
cone short Of rendering clear the motives Of
the different pcrsonaEcs. The transaction of so
nany Of tho most important events In tho up
Ter and lower rooms Of stage incinsure !s q
conveyed II is pity that tic author should
havo eeen ut 10 resort 10 this continuance,
which has ncver been successful In dramatic
representation.
4 word as to the acting. which vas las. even.
ing deserving Of s!necree praise. Ts,c leading
part WAS given to Mr. tcarock, and Ills tn,per.
sonatton OF Sydney Carton was certainly one of
The aneat bits nf acting We hare a. Jet seen him
do. Tho eareless, ensy style Of nts attitude 10:
niger. and then despair, as ho r1ews his fac In
tbs mirror, were given with truthful effect,
His declaration Of love to Lhch. with the koowi-
edge that II was uuavaiing, was delivered With
tho scenes where he intcryencs 10 save the
life Of Larnay by tho sacrifice Of his own,
Mr.. Learoekfs acting wss marked by vf0or and
spirit. Alr. Everham made nu excellent 4Na,.ete,
t!is s Old I'D III: Iorrn. Tho Haev ef ' Sis: An7e
Weaver was q very crestttablc performance, and
amply fulfilled the rcaulren1chts Of tho role.
What might have been the strongest female
part IN tns oIayc.Iado"e Mfarge-~As given
tIously, but who certainly Las not the phystaue
requisite to ressonatc tic vengefui Slraro Of
1t. Antoine ~ she = drawn by DIek-
fss as Of " eay w,fy 9efy rc Kf5 5at III. Dsgs ones s
for acting in that role is somewhat ltmtlct The
same may he sad Of tho Lffar1s nI Mr.. Ett.
wards. As already said, the inlay will be much
improved By liberal usc Of tile pruning knife,
representation.
a D1snANDED o1'E,sA COMrASI.
The Trncy.ritus Opera Company has fallen to
pieces. Tie "Be1ts of Corperi'lc" arc "iIkc
sweet bells tang!ed, out Of tune md hnrsh."
The immediate cause Of the dissolution was the
unexpected retirement Of Catherine Lewis, tho
prtma donna+ who was suddenly called 10
fulfill very pressing engagement in IN opera
TINT ts by no tncana OF the comic order. Hut
tlis was not tho sole cause Of tho trouble, which
lay principally In lack Of the funds necessary
to carry on an undertaking of this kind. As
Alosc Fiskc says, "1t requires money to bay d
Shoe" md It needs good deal OF tnouey to
manage an opera. There has been continual
strntn upon the resources Of the management
ever since tl1e START anu II uefCf anecccucu
In getting clear ahead Of financial diff
cultics. Tho success they achieved during
brief career was very fair, and the mcrnbers OF
the troupe had sufficient pri'te III the ula,tcr to
help II along. They did 10. su,ne bv occasional
advances, and all hy waiting patiently for re-
suits. 1t was uphill WORK, however, with 4
prina donna who dd not make single II hit :"
in any city In which she apnclrel. 'liIis was at
tributabs pprhal>s less io wnnt Of talent-she
was quite favorite singer IN Eugland-than to
the state o.. her health, which should havc pre-
vented her from engaging with tlle company Ia
the tlrst place. The MANAGEMENT wnuld prot
ably have been able 10 worry their way into Sue
cess could they have secured Emily Melville iur
the Season, but that needed money. and thcrt
was no money at tho back OF the concern.
It Was tho Intention to proceed IRON here to
Milwaukee,, Grand Rapids. aud other points,
md then 60 South. Tho scheme, however, has
been cffcttunlty knocked In the head. It only
remains to State the disposition OF tho several
nstIsts connected with tho company. Laurn
joyce goes to Join Stctspns "Evaugcllne" :"
party a. I5oston on the, 18th. Eugene Clark,
the tenor, returns to New York to pursue his
teaching aud his church cnUagcMehts. Tony
RtoI also goes to Now York. whcre lc has
church aifairs to attend 10. Nose Fiske remains
In Chicago, wheru llo opena a. the Metropolitan
GU the 18th in the old Eu0ltss, drama, "Snow.
bird" Catherine Lewis will haye her hanla
full with domestic cnrcs for time. Harry
pcaKcs Is negotiating Will. Hess, md viii
probably, II they como to terms, BECOME again
ono Of tho English opcra Company. 1t Is 10 be
hoped he will. a,