, 1879-02-25

si,igcra nrt, n,lil tlr .1nalc of the sfcnna act
likewise waa heartily npu!a'sdcd. Tie opera on
the wt,o,o was not rceriycd With The onthu~
slasm which ,hc perfection OF Its perform
ango demanded. The frat act was
tnarred BY the, tardy ..'',,.,,e. a,5iyal Of 7nc
flui.tl. s,yner t}a!a.sI, whosc Vatee haa not
suffered from Ills LATE cxcrtfons, aanx f.t fhuslc
Of Ashton viii, nobtp rrace Rt,a tasn!ty 'nae
has no es.aa! or We oe!attc ataKe IL t"e f4e, ,ha
rrea. assist's best .n,rtc. liia singing ras ten.
Jrr mt, lull oi manly sentiment, ritl'7ut my
1entirnenta,sty. Ill., acting was ''o%srs,f. sr,t.
tul a,ni always In. good taste. 1nf si
9rsfs} ntn. sS5. ami md e0p 5 g1es va.
stn,o.hy given under Hfo. Arti'trs skhi!n'
direction. THE promise Is that thEs second sea- @
son will bc fully MS etcrcsstnl ~ was tie ntst.
,hc he tlrst ' nerio,manro ii s'r.ohenprinn Wednss.
t3ny night. ninl TIC uhc seems to oe iully ato
to tic tuerfss Of Mr., Mapcson's presentations
Of opera.
suLLtvAN,s stsoncEraEn."
The New York Tribune gives the following
criticism Of sulIIvan's ".sorecrer" which was
produced in that city last Friday evening:
Mesara t;ilbr,t ami sullfran's bright a,ste comic
opera with This tltu ~aA brought unt iaat niHhs
s hs.tTs III Tpss o,n Tno e. iseen o ss
| author Of III. n. i. PInafoEe" and sna nah nAl.
| ia,a viii readily understand with what sost 81 text
Mt. tiIlctt provided hts collatorstor 1t "A funnY
1ntensciy funny: In pIacs. thefc IL ABOUT y ihAt
sort of mild insanity which ID one oI na chseesl
| chnrn,s nf tho Hab ballads. Il deals With we
| experiences Of ynIng man who, being Rfeal'y
In 0yc, and deeply IMPRESSED Will! Tho conslcti1n
lhut love u tho panaeea tor ali I'LL. atnos fot
The ''fa.nfiy roF:cses,", and ohsa!ns troM BIC
Everybody falls tn lore with everybody ae.-nat-
! prblty H,.h the wrong pets0n AwAfs+-aHd on ms
delightful nstlhtiUn Of Anstt1 Mf. Gi!6cft haiius
the second half Ut bls pfcce. Tbs dIsio9ue Is A.
ways Euud and tho piece ~ whole Il nUrc strong
II tapse sna.ed with that quality which wAa 40 na-
| cnltnr to the Ballads than arc his later Work..
Mr, Sullivan has written nome very good music 10
IL, but It Ia not hIs best WORK by any means Ses-
eERl of tue htight theru arc Gus orr
oi u. J. ne!hnafoa Iftt!s. II compartaon must
be made with Tho music OF tho :" Pinafofe, - al
pcrnaps It mnst, it onsy be said that II ~ By NJ
nleans good. 1t Ia ng1her 20 snpeflat!fc!,
| clsser, from q purely musical standpoint. nor j
1t ncariy 70 spirited and taEinR. Il Ia mt probable
tlat the town Will be lf0nb1ed wita IT. prueapn
airs ~ 1t bas been with those Of the othcs piece
| but ths may perhnPs have 1ts advantages. Thl
piece has been well mounted, and there u = Foot
chorus aud fsiety capable orchestra. OF tue 50
iolals Mlts Matilda seott, who tho .iins, chr
| she carried tho weight Of nearly the whoIe per
| | forn1anco on ner own shoulders She hat yer
. | nice voice. and she sings exceedingly wtl]. and
was qu1is cyidontly owing ta het energy and pres
ence Ut mind that things went h3lf s0 well ~ Tie
| did, 1fr. ". H. Lfngard. a. Ifeits, the HoEcere!
Was fntr'y good. and Miss Florence Wood did espi
; tully with 4 very small part.