The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-07

This promised. we VIII Hay that Nefhi IN hle
"Ballo In Mascharn" seems TO ba on his good
behavior. He has done all he could. partiau-
larly In tho frat act to he'Rarous and pro-
found aa IN 10 propitiate the classical fellowe
and wrest from them pardon for his circus
and organ grinding music. which nevertheicsr
ia very popular II looks. N fect. like ~ 1T
tempt to please the ultra faHtidipua and over
educated. II II more OF n dlauuisitlon a. II
core wo humbly confess that VIZ could not ole-
vato our soul III to The standard Nor dill TIN
public. We must except. however. tho latter
part # tho not, which Is given on tho stage ua
tho soeond iahleau. IN RiaarjoH haroaroe
Eth aihea." with its coaIng laughing mir III
la Tor Creduiita. y we again recogui5ed Verde
'entraina and emotional way superiority on
pressed. Petrovioh. tho tenor. was remarkably
graceful Of voice md manner, particularly In
the beautiful latter part OF tho acone.
The aaoond not IL magnificent Of form and
harmony, II opens with tho weird aoene 10
which Amelia comes forth to gather the magic
harb nj the sepulohral hour ~ midnight. Mias
Singer IN thia aeene interpreta admirably In
her Coco lorrida campo" the Introductory
idea ~ the maestro In hiH grand conception ~
tho aeonas which follow zach growing moro
poignant and heartraudtng In admirably oalcu.
lated graduation IA tho Idea gradually Develops
passing through MI tho variouR phases Of faar
luve mud unreatrainnd pRaaion, TIL II oulmi-
natea IN tho immortal scene which closes that
act In which Amelia IA unveiled. her hus-
hrni ihundaratruek with shame and aston.
iahment aud the vicious ana doyiish chorus
laughs ut tho agony Of tho woman and tho jeal-
oua rnRa of the husband That aoano ia In Itself
n masterpiece. L Is not only music, Il Ia paint
Ing aud aloauenea In their most exalted form
Tho wife. apoiioHs ns vet yet placed Ia tho Hight
Of faithleaa ono broken aud torn with con
hietiuR emotions. love. duty and despair. IL felt
to autfar ~ ehn lsnenle III tho foreground tho
additional cruel tormRnts Of rnillery and
Rhame
Tho husband blind with faith before, now
blind with ragn Ia goadod on In mainoss and
vnngoanoa hy tho cruel ,horua ovor at intervals
laughing I'm his eara MI tho mockeriea Of tho
world nj hla miaerv and Disgrace. Then gradu-
ally retiring With ioer aud laughter expiring Ia
the distance, tho uupitylng chorus disappears
leaving no tho curtain falls the two Victims
together with unrathomnblc abyBaoe between
ihcm
All this Ia admirably painted hv the maatora.
and thoro nro nona IN tho audience that can
escape tho multtuduoua emotions with which
forty exhibition of gcnIus. Miss Singers clr,l-
matte powerH and nne voice hero showed rrc-
eminent, and Rtorta aata nnd manner with
tho apenNId management Of tfrvt ritrftt= #tfrl
orchestra did full Justice Go this magnificent
i'ngo OF Verdi. Tho aneno In the third act b.
tween Ronato aud Amelln il full Of warmth
and passionate expression. mud Storti thara
received unitn deserved ovation from tho au-
dInnce- particularly In lila pplendid oayafna
whicl, brought down tho house, with thunder
inR applause.
There would be n great denl to any about tho
laat aat 81 thia grand work but apaeo forhlde.
and wo will close with antiripativa oxeuaea for
all omissions, and the oppression of - hope
that Mr. Htrakoach will again favor us with
I'm llallo In Masohora
Tnero can be 10 doubt that the return OF tho
opera and the rehabilitation Of the Bourbon
Street Theatre constitute tho social event Or the
season. 1t has added more to the tone and
color OF the time than any other incident could
possibly have done. II has brought together
aoauaintanues Of long time paat. to meet upon
n common ground md 70 ronew friendshipe
and sympathiee which the opornto hiatus had
almost ohscured, Lot us omit, however Tho
usual nhasing as to tho opera Reaaon the
former glories or the theatre etc and como to
one or two practical considerations In tho
frat place II mny now he said MT tho end nf tho
second week of the Strnkoach eaason that
the company la IN oxeeont one throughout
no phenomenal fenturce. perhaps
II we except Mile. Singer. but maintaining q
high standard Of culture and ar.istio acquire
ment. II there are no wonders In the company
there arc certainly no hungleis. From tho be-
ginning 10 tho end of tho personnel we have
niways plnaainE voices. admirable training and,
nj lPaat. the eomhanee Of tho fntt sd6e. What.
over the Strakoseh company have undertaken
TO do. they have done we'll They have givon
US thoroughly enjoyable performances correct,
tunefut. harmonious ut every point. They
please tho public and do credit to themselves.
We have said MI this however on moro than
one occason-indoed II ia statement which
these excelent artists extort from every ono
who hears them. What we desire particularly
to say on this occasion is something In the way
nf criticism-not 80 much ms regards the per
formRnee itself IA with reference to mo OF
Tho details Of the management. IN tho first
place. we have been rather startled BY the np-
partition Of small tlonds In rod iackets selling
'irCtfos with shrill voices and harassinE over-
lures. That Addiction. which heretofore has
not boon permitted In tho French Opera House.
hns. In "a measure. toned down. The small
nend has become less permeatinG and search
Ing element. and has almost entirely confined
himself TO the lobby and to tho praotce OF way
laying Etragxors. Lot us therefore pass over
she flend for the present with the comment
hat he Is an unpleasant innovation which
his community can never I've brought to like or
. encourage. He will not thrive depend upon
It.
Another grievance have we In the manner In
which the management permits men to block
III the passages, the aisles, to overflow into the
audience and practically to destroy the pleasure
Of persons occupying outlying boxes or seats.
This Is a wrong to the patrons Of the theatre.
The owners ofthese boxes avesubscrib ID their
II2o each for the use and enjoyment OF the boxes
n question. and yet the management allow