New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
II. NJ. :. PINAFORE.

Mr.. W. s. Gilbert and Mr.. Arthur Sullivan
together have enriched the not TOO dazzling re-
peri0ry of the English stage with of the ncstest,
brightest, funuIcs' ouerat'c lurcslues In any Ian
gUage. Unul few ago 1t supposed Tint no.
body cou 4 ST wit and hurnor TO music eVceplng m
arop"r Fr-uchmcn. Mr. Gilbert has shown us how 90
<, the most udicrous OF texts. aud Arthur
Sul.Ivan, Uhou We have long known "a elegant and
accomplished compose has discovered heghten
Tire effect % the delicious lines with melodies that
are in thems Ives al beautiful music and
the very OF huresque. The airs and ch,ruses
charming; vet Their intentional inconrruity with The
words IA 20 comic that we know not whether to pro-
rounce III the composer the better bulDor
Both are highly original; aud thr nautical comic
orera Of Her VI iesty's ship Pnafore" represents
a style of euteria nment nearly unique.-qute
drol anything in opera bouffe. and
great deal nicer IN rs flavor ana keener G IT. wit.
WHAT manner seTiO-c0mic verse the author
~ the Bah Balards " has supplied 1t ought
not TO he dIr,ut 20 imagine The bright
fresh snark'ins music viii take the popular fancy az
once. but it will not be fully appreciated until
Z is heard often. for II is music o. real
worth. and II des study. We might easily
all the brief time that is left setting down @
catalogue OF the Of the work. beginning
Win the irresi>tihiv absurd aria Of "Litte B1'-
tercur" the burn-51at woman. in the drsf
scene. and running to tue capital male
10 waich all the principal themes o. the opera
2
angling audicure; out would be useless; :;
these things Will soon be fam liar 10 all the town. There
are lines which arr destined be famous. and
tunes which were made for the immortarv
OF Haudorgaus SIR 'oseJh Porter. ". C. T., First Lorl
Oh. lie Admiralty, who come aboard shi' vita retnuc
Of fifteen female relations, and favors the compauy with
q soug.
q am tho Monarch Of the sea,
The ruler of the Quoens uavee.
Whose praise Great Britain loudly chants
se;s the text Tor rc'ram which makes
great deal OF I'm in the OF the evening, the
CHORUS Of relatives taking mp tbc rhyme
And bis and his cousins, and his auns
Perliars however. there is nothing better than the
fnou ,i1.u alton Of the Boat>wIiE, welded TO ,turd
and stiff old ErEnsh sor- Of air
" lie i, an En-liShm1u.
Far he h.msel' has sad IT,
Ard IT'S greatly ~ his credit.
That he = Eng!l-hnIan!
For he might have been a 4 osan,
4 Frcach. Turk. PToosiau,
or perhaps an Italian!
But I'D spite Of al temptations,
70 belong 90 o'Aer uor~.
t. remain, au E5si-hman -
or the presentation OF this work last night
under NJ John Duf's management. at the
standard Thcatr., there il much 10 he sand
Iu the way Of praise. 1t pretiuy set Ui"n
5le stage. there sufficient Chorus. The rd."
of 81 Joseph IO7sr admirably played boy
Nr Thomas WtTau; Mr.. Dtv.t-e was o
comical Dcs Dcoaeye, Mr.. Mack.u good
E,a'sca,a. The two principal terror parts of
,ajt,u C0Jc9~m ami Bc.ph RachatUC werc
adequately hlei. far dne singin.
b. concerned. by H.s.r-. Eugene Clarke and
Henri Laurent; 1nJ l. these two gentlemen showed l'ss
Of the snrt Of bur.osoue than -ht have been
desired they Will doubt eatr more
heartily iu.o t4e fun whel they become
u.or. accustomed TO Tho novel -tvIe Of niece. The
JqSr kjuc OF Nl-s Iva Mills rather
too constrained. bar this young lady showed
i1 several instance certain fine taste
iD numor which deserve % %. cultivated she he's
small yo O. uut .. is enough for Tie Eou,e aud -.t
has better idea OF using u than mos
ac.rc.-cs whose trtnuc has not been d.s'nc'
luu,ca. NJ H1reh, Cation showed cor
rect appreciation OF tae character Of L"'c
Buticrcup: ani Nile. JaTbeaa gave TO me
small role of C,ast Hebc, of tle most amusing ad
thorough personal rOuS Iu the entire cast.