, 1879-01-21

THE STHAKOSCIt "CARsfES.''
The 8trakosrh tsoupc garc "cartncn" In
New York on Friday evening Inst, ami made
hncccss. TIC Htrah saYs: "'rhn chorus was
fair and the orchestra did welt, considering tho
pcc,1liarittes 1T the music. Altogether It wosA
ereitahIc aitalr." Tho Horid says: sit has
been Justly sail Of htlsA llnuk that ahe
Carmen, and It was supposed that
Miss Kellogg would not have enough
atandon to satisfy tho requirements Ut the char.
ae,er: but y may 10 ea:cty ssti al'ns ss. Hsl:
Hank anny posstts, hit It'd nut exhi'Ii ou the
stayc to the same extent that Mrs kcIIogu
hae.. II Mss Hunk make. thr'nrt hateful ou
ACCOUNT Of ter nttcr hcar'Ies.ac's, Miss Kellogg
ula.es her .tIl nore ha:cfu! hy n.aklI,r ner 40.
peat H,htelu. eHa vscfous ~ wci! n* heart!css.
Int perhaps It ~ Inyifllous to compare the Two
prime ,nunc nt alf. II Is enough 10 say that
Ml*s KeIaocE's carn'sn was u'o.:: pratsrwor;hy
performance, and tic '+hu+tnrss' IN the Inst
tccne inlratctl intelligence, thought, aud
st,,dy." The Times sa.s; !" The o,or4 WAS well
mounted, antl as Whole the perfor.naise was
most crcitubte one. wortis D! tfrtt rinse 10
the record Of tho musical cvents Ut this aeasot.n
M'vtCKE1.'s THEATRE.
4 generation hath arisen and gTuwn halfway
to tl,e scre and ycllow leaf since Huckhtunc's
drama of "Grccn Bushes F" tlrss delighted Lon.
don audience. lts rcviva! at Mevtckcrs Then.
Ire vas probably u novelty 10 snore tnan half
tho people present at the performance last cyc,l-
Ing. while few o1tlstcrs among the audience
very likely cherished Il vivid recollection Ut the
venerable Ccleste in her inpersUnat!tHt uE
.Mumi. This picturesque play torucl pnc ot
series 0f such which became the fashion IN their
any, md commanded wf.'c aud prolonged at,vr.
tion. "Grccn l,ushcs" attaincl to tnorc than
an ephetnctal nnturicly, having BEEN rc.
rf$ ,fu1 $tf.f+ linn Al
Itttt-eIass thcatrcs up to tho present time. Aud
II Is one uf Tho old asaua;ntanre4 .ha,
Una chcrrfully recognizes. notwithstanding its
Anticipated romance. and the sotnuwlat p.tbalI
maka upof the picture, With it, Startling alterna
ttuns OF light and shade, OF plaln hotncspunt aud
smprs..btc adventures With inu1nn rr.nrr.scs.
We rcalIsta may stnt!c at thu picture Of thc pas-
sionatc II dnu ruanIina In pastoral fashion. gun
In !lnn.l, I'm tlsc bNtks Of thu beautiful s1ssis.
eippl, hit sic ind lot our elder brothers, MID
4tsl rrtalhB fur us, certolu fascination. which
Il cnf,anccd t,y the very hantlsome tna.ner III
which the piece was mounted. Some ot the
scenic efrcvta ,were particularly nn.cd by the
l''manted. The acting was through
lion lion. The pr.,cspa! fa!c WIS assiaasa
afterwards AZ .liada,ns 81. ;4nttrt, was ycry
lnppv IN her dclucation Of the romantic chill!
UF nnture. and Ut the re,lorsrinl and pct!trnt
"unlatl. hIlss Allie Weaver tart trt! tallul
asni wutnen!y portrayal Ut Gtrteatae. and as u
| petty cuntrast IN the cmntinliutlsn of the bc.
feavcu vile and nnt1lcr wis the .te!'y OMEN Of
Miss Altro Hastings. Among the chef tnaic
personascs in tfc cast tiIc praise due to tho
performance was about rttuallv shared by
Mrssrt. Lcarock, ,Roiana 1.ec.i. Eycslalll, and
i'ctrsDIt. hr. Edwards played the t,nrt nf
ftorye U'Enp,tniH rot'srtc,,tIolls'y enough. bur
| with n certain constraint OF lanuller which
rather .ctraeted fro1n Its 1ncsits. The play was
wei. received, ard Il tle+csvet to haye a good
share Ut public attention during thu werk.