The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-08-01
Mss KeIIOEg,s success in London.

Thursday night win be marked with red
at Her Majeaty's TheateF. Aida was
produced with more magnificence and
success than was even hoped by the most
sanguIne. Hitherto this splendid opera
has been monoplized by Covent Garden,
where il had been beautifully mounted,
aud with other advantages counted that
of Patti in the title role. Mr. Mapleson.
condnsting his competition with undenia-
bly, spirit and enthusiasm. determined TO
mount and perform "Aida" superbly, and
it must be confessed by imperial judges
that Her Majesty's has entirely eclipsed
Covent Garden on this occasion. Sig
nor Manani, under whose direction the
scenery was prepared for the pro-
duction at Cairo, was engaged. He
brought over the scenes and properties,
and added to them in various ways. As
sisted by distinguished foreign and Eng
liEh artists he mounted aida" at Maple
sons theatre better and more perfectly
than opera has ever been mounted in my
time. Scenery, dresses, weapons, SYM
bols, gods, music, everything, was COM
plete in detail, as IL Wagner had been the
inspiring spirit Of the antiquarian and the
artist We we're in the old land of the
Pharaohs, in It's palace, its temples, its
tombs. We wandered by the Nile; We
assisted at the religious rites, at the tFi-
umphaut marches, the solemn judicature
OF "conquering kings and persecuting
priests" The stage pictures we're re-
ceived with bursts OF applause from all
parts Of the house, an unusual exhibition
of enthusiasm at the opera. No
wonder Miss Kellogg, who had come
from America to make her APP
pearance here in part with
which her name is creditably associated
was nervous. ! noticed among the bril-
liant audience Nilsson, Minnie Hauk,
Gerster, Sinico, Van Zandt. Nine. Bale,
all the musical critics, and many of the
most distinguished of opera habitues.
and it interferred with her singing all
through the first and second acts but at
the close she won the suffrages of the
whole house. Her last scene with Ra-
DANES (Signor Campanini) was an ex-
Quisite study, poetic in feeling. delicious
in vocalization and it convinced those
who might have previously doubted her
power that she is a great artistic. Her
style is more matured than when she was
last in London, but her voice is
fresh as ever, and / shall be sur
prised If she does not make q dis
tinguished mark at Her Majesty's.
Campanini was magnificent. Trebelli,
who made her first appearance as
Amneris in London, added another
laurel to the wreath with which London
has crowned her. Nothing could be finer
than her declamatory scenes, and over
and over again the house fairly rosen at
her grand vocal outbursts. The artists
were called after every act-KelIogg, Ire
belli, Campanini, Foli, Galassi-and they
brought on each time Signor Mag
mani, who looked particularly conspieu-
Gus, white-haired old gentleman in
evening dress, among the gorgeous cos
tunes of his collaborators in the perform.
ance. Miss Kellogg carried away, in
token of her success, an armful Of bou-
luets, and the opera is to be repeated |
next week.-LondOn Correspondence Neto
York Times. June 2lsf.