The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
ITALIAN opERA-BoorHs THEArRE-"LA IA
voRITA."
Leonora Miss Annie Louise Gary
Inc King sna OK s'ouiy
haldsssare rsors9 a. uony
SIS sarSsrs
large audience assembled at Booths Theatre last
night. expecting that Miss Clara Louise Kellogg
would personate her well known character OF Mar
ghuerte IN Faust but at late hour in the day the
announcement made that she was suffering from
. serious cold and would not be able to sing.
The enterprise of the Management. is shown by the
promptness with which, at short notice. la
Favorita' was placed upon the stage and presented
in manner that was acceptable to all present.
Even in connection with this opera the indulgence
of the public invoked on the part OF
sgnor Pantaeoni. who also said to be the victim
of q cold though the fault not perceptible to
degree that calls for comment In selecting LA Fs-
yorita' as a substitute for Faust Mr.. Strakosch
York pubic. He gave to the audience as Leo
nora Miss Annie Louise Cary, and it is not
too much to say that she carried the opera her
shoulders Had she been advertised weeks in adj
vance her grand contrao voice and fine action would
not have secured woasn tn,s or arm Welcome
disappoints the public and when she makes
an appearance she does so with artistic effect.
Mr. Charles Adams sang with much grace Fer
nando. He was in fine voice and found warm praise
Signor Pantaleoni. the King also added to his
rich .dae'' and sympathetic. but, as above indi.
Gated. was not at his best last night
Also ano h perI to excellent advantage. and in
the strong choral parts in the fourth act he was
warmly applauded. The chorus and orchestra. un-
der the circumstances, were worthy of praise. and
the Mnzella Sisters added to the OF the
opera by their ballet advertisement in the second act
srEINwAY HALrr-HERMAN IINDEs READING.
N.Y. ind rbo IN hnve nj red
shskespearean plays with the Strakosch opera at
Booths Theatre this week. emerged last night ut
Eteinway Hall in reading from memory Of MAC
BETH" Mr.. Linde, spite of his experience in the
provinces last season, does not seem TO have yet
learned that there is constituency for readings Of
entire tragedies in this country. There are few
readers who succeed in making miscellaneous read
jngs attractive to the public, but OF these are
Obliged to call Fictitious aids of stage
while the others tighten their offerings of serious
readings prodigally with the leaven of humorous
n;eccs Mr. Iinde ATTEMPTED the Impossible Inst
night and that he failed to succeed ought be
matter of surprise. Five acts OF . sombre tragedy
unreleved by any contrasts OF different actors. and
unsupported by the accomplishments of scenery
music, forms too ponderous diet for the average
seeker and even the most earnest devotee
of Shakespeare finds such performance wearisome.
As to the reading. it showed unusual natural apti-
tudc. informed by Skill power and Intelligence. vet
1T singularly uneven. The Macbeth was cast in
Sanisonian mould, and in the rugged force and
herculean strength displayed was suggestive more
Shakespeare's creation. In his Lady Macbeth the
reader seems to have had principally in mind the
necessity Of contrasting the voices Of the two char
acters decidedly. This he succeeded in doing, but in
accomplishing this result he SACRIFICED almost utterly
the strength of shakespeare's tragic heroine
and made her absolutely effeminate His
/. Macduf left nothing to be desired in power
of voice. and in the alarm scene it was literally
dered although their lines could not always be dis
tincty heard, detect that extended to the reading
of some of the other characters. Mr.. Linde 4
mem alsOs
whole lines omitted and the cut and
slashed numerically by the omission of neces.
sary words the addition unnecessary ones. That
Mr.. Linde has many qualifications as a dramatic
artist there be doubt but he is not in his ec
ment in such exhibition that OF last evening.
The reader frequently and heartily spplauded,
but not able to hold his audience to the end.
OLYMPIC THEATRE-couNT JoANNEs AS HAM
Count Josnnes spread himself largely in his favor.
lite part of Hamlet last evening at the Olympic Thea
tire. The programme gave names Of prominent min
listers for the performers, the King being Mr..
Talmagc; Polonious. Mr.. Deems; ghost, Mr.. Hough-
ton; Laertes. Mr.. rockingham, and on the first
actor being Mr.. Tilton, second actor Mr. MoutoL,
6rst gravegger Mr.. Beecher and second gravedigger
Mr. Turner. The audience was considerable and CON-
posed chiefly of young about town, with sprink
ling of from the rural districts Three four
young ladies with brilliant chapeaux sat in the front
orchestra seats. FROM nrst TO gallcry-ard,
for that matter. the whole nouse--kept up contnu-
Gus bowling that made the play mere dumb show,
and though the Count must have been grievousy
annoyed he resigned himself to the situation and be-
trayod only for o moment two any evaporation Of
temper rejecting no doubt that the great majority
of the fools the front of the stage and that
the receipts at the box Office would prove panacea
was certainly indignant in the first act.
and seeing the conduct OF the audience threatened
to close the theatre, but that only served
to make the element Of disturbance moro demon
strative. and probably intended to have that
eject. The Count drcssed i'll the traditional garb,
except that he velvet cap the shape Of that
vogue among railroad conductors. In the second act
he was frequently told to cheese It,. and polonus.
who in for Il huge share of attention. re-
quested in very loud Language, to go and git yer
head shaved" The Count made no show OF linen
whsevcr and was told to Put on clean billed
ehirt." No furniture whatever to be seen on
the STAGE for the reason. perhaps, that no
insurance company was willing to take risk in that
direction. Miss Avonia Fairbanks. who pla; ed Ophe-
liza, taking the from her mentor the Count, went
through her part faithfully and without the slightest
exhibition of nervousness or ilfeeling The rest OF
the company had made up their minds to endure the
times were hard TO quarrel with their bread and
butter. rude as the earning Of It was.
80, that this too, too solid flesh would mclt!" ex
claimed the Count, capping his hand with resound
ing stroke his vest pocket. Let her rip.
Gcorge" came voice from the gallery When the
ghost appeared the gallery became frantic and cries
Of That's too thn!F STEWARDS ghost Tor dolari'
.stick pin in it. George!" were yelled forth by
lusty lungs W nen Hamlet SHOOK nandS with tho
players brace up, Georgc!' the encouraging
monition from one Of the audience. Great uprosr
followed his giving out the lines, use every man at
his deserts aud which of these ackasses before me
would escape a whipping?" As he moving of
the stage the regular measured stride, cries of
right" 'cft" and haiti" given with loud snap
by several hundred voices. aiscomposed him for a
moment, but he quickly recovered. and never
needed tho ridiculous interruption during the
mainier of the performance. Between the ats the
audience sang my Grnndfathers Clock" Whoa,
Emma" and my Mary Ann." with great apparent
satisfaction to itself.
In the of the soliloquy he reached the
words, heard above the din must give pause"
and stentorian voice chmcd in, Take q schooner,
George" followed by uproarious laughter. Get thee
TO q nunncry" was heard. in spite OF the cAmor.
and q universal shout went up. "Ah all yes,
boost her quick, George. All, ah!" The words
were preceded and followed by an uncarthly
All. ssAb oht