, 1879-01-18
ADJUSTMENTS,
IL TnOVATOnE.

IL THOVATONE.
Msnrfeo. ............., ..signor otllandi
tonst III Luna... ...,s.". ...aiGnof IAlaptt
l.u'z .......,...... ........ ...sisaor DienaTd
H1ussna. ............... .Midans Isbsehs
Leonoia. .asdano Mar!s Ro.s
"fl TroFatore" reached It's f1fty-ffth repre-
sentataon tn Chicago last evening, aud wss per-
formed To 1args audience, and proved, 10 be
AZ great fayoritc a ever. While lp sotne re-
epecss It ~as not up to the average standard of
tho Hork Of this troupe, In others It presented
degree of perfection never before seen here,
though some very strung troupes and scotca
OF excellent artists have Assfsted In its Represent
alton. Nine. Isoze mado her second appear
nnce Of tho season, IN the role Of Leunora,
and, not being embarrassed BY the dressing
room jhnR|o that tnterfered With her suc-
cess in the ''siarriaRc Ut Figaro" hhe had
Rinpfe opportunity IL do herself Justice, And
improved 1t. Without Once forgetting her
part-ths temptation 10 do which ,s always
psessinK,-sls nj tho satne ttnc matlo Il very in
tense and, in tic last act especially, by her fiuu
n,cthol at,d dtgntty uf action, made very do
rided Impression. What the aras Of tho other
nets, particularly the two opening numbers Of
tic tlrst, lacked In britiancy was morp than
t,ade ~ In the artistic manner OF her singing.
au.i the perfection an.l beautiful quality Of her
tones. While her persouatton did not aronse
tho house into any frchsv Of enthusiasm, there
were frequent expressions. Of appreciation and
satisfaction, and tho performance Is a whole had
an arttstlc quality and aYfuthctry TINT were ycTy
It 10 depreciation ot6ho other artists to
EaY Tint Afmc. Lab1acnc's pursonatfun Of
Aznetna was thr success Of tho performance. It
ras magnificent conception Of the Grpsy, snd
hrH& fh.ar f3f hnh
tnost powerful dramatic representations ever
seeu here, and one that Btatnps bcr NJ a great
artist. Without possessing great voice. or any
e1e .ss Ss a.ss = 81 s1to
y Soe e'ssi se' s't xii ~seh ' oay ter. er
ouphly trained artist eau express. Beyond
for the power anl forca Of her action. aud IT,
cil1cntaEly t0r the corsumtnate art with which
she rae made up md costulned. We can hardly
remember since the -He3 4Htrriiies of Chnrlnttc
Cushlnan :rccr Or more consistent dcliuehtlon
Of character OF this kind. Tha aud!erce at
once reco. .nizcd It's artistic merit, and recalled
her several times vi great enthusiasm. SIgnor
those lic has hitherto obtained md sung bis role
throughout will, great spirit and with decided
effort for pure musical c[rct. apparently giving
thl' the prsterenss ,Es oser tue d.amate In The
respect the beat and changed the
melody aomc. he nevertheless suny with such
grace and rehncsss Of quality as to secure 4
very enthusiastic encore.
-lanrieo Of slcnur GEiaudl, who upun this o.
castou enn1 for the lrst time tu America. It
Is hardly fair to pass q final opinion upon his
work ps be tsn Is st aiE1sd t'om hs long
III London on tho FL OF this month. tho rapii-
isy With which he travelled here Is reason
enough why s'o should not be nt his best,
an1, In addition to this, It must be taken into
ntfst1nf Tint h1fn1ft Tim tfnr nf 1ts rrr3r Al
be +. brought faec to face witl,a strange aulllcuce
II *as trEInE position. md that hs should
harc succeeded 50 we'll after being literally
shot out Of London into Chtcagu, hpeaks well
foE hiu "a an nr'ist. Apparently, he il an actor
OF the conventional soft, Without tnurtt ex-
pertcIcc, but ms singer lIe CHI boast OF voice
A., a. sety agreeable quality not robust nor yet
puWcr that rcntlcrs them vcry clear. His stnE-
Ing. however, wos mnrEcd by considerable #
fhrt. and hc did not trust himself to make any
1nrats Of power or 10 forcc Ills voice. When iio
has had the proper rest VIZ may look to him for
sns1lc vcsy good singing. and Until that time II
would be unjust tn form. any definite estl-
mate Of hts ability, Tno second parts wesc H.
eeFtably tllfd a the cliuflla, except iii ut,c Or
two numbers, where It Jagged, which II some
thing Unusual for this eliuEus, 1u It's work we'll
TI'Is afternoon Mme. ierster will aupcar ill
ha." The doors viii opan at ha't:pa.t ' Il, a,,a
the opera VIII commence promptly Ut tIalf-paAt
]. This evening Carmen" will be given, with
Minnie Ilaux IL the title rule. Tomorrow cy.,,-
ttg pnrt Ut the troupe will sing III Mstwnukrc,
upon Which OCCASION "Faust" will t,e given,
with Nine. lsuzc, Catnuaulal, mud Foil iu thu
three lcutling rolcs.
a. there i very general desire tn know the
rcpertoIre fur next week. wc print It a. an- /
nnuilerd. On Monday evening 'ittgolctto"
will bc given, With Mime. lcsssrr Us Hitsia; On
1nc.iay evening "fau.t," With Minnie llsuk
Mngtc Fluse," with Masir Nozcas Ed,ni,41, Mile.
Lilo NJ Astft.lanmantt, anA Mime. s'tn.er, a.
lta|xi9enai on Thursday evening "!.oleugrlu." |
with alHa. Gerstct ~ h2sd and Mine. laI,Iael,c |
us urtrai; or Friday evening "The lluvue- |
nets" with AtarH sxu ~ Etkeatiu, ti,fja,llI ~
hdonl, aild Full NJ .HareA: On Saturday after. |
l.ton "l.urta.o with Mine. tiersttr; ansl on |
Hunk ~ T.ueta..