, 1880-02-04
ADJUSTMENTS.



!'rtncu Paul ~: pnyart
ti ~" in, @k ir,,u1';
In UrAnio 1uchcaao. o.....,.,,..Mllo. If.ulM Mnrd
1t II niwuys pleasant To rHverl Ia :" In
Qranie l)slcIlcasc," ths first opurn bnnifywitlI
which Chicago brca,ne acquainted, alnl de-
cllcdly The freshest, most or1Rtnnl, and dr0'l-
est III its burlesuue Ut MI OircnbnclI's erea-
tio,Is, az 1t Is the most enjoyable III Its MIL
aictll n'tmhcrs. Tic pil,tant doings III tho
Dnchy Of Herolstcin never lose their flavor.
The dns|ltng, snltcy Duchess, tllu suddenly
elevated md MS suddenly decapilalctl Fritz,
TIC bombastic Uoun, the dapper Prince
I'l,i,, and tic fierce consplra.ors havo NIL
become ty,ms wllosu originals nrc not dill
cult TO find. It's music iy the most
melodlous and Legitimate Of any that
OlEenbAch Inns written, not excepting
TINT III Orphee n.ix Enfer." which 1t Is re-
markable is not oftener given. and Its satiro
more pRlpable tlan tllat OF any Of the other
stories he lius set. It Is additionally pleasant
To have tile opportunity 10 hear It we'll SING,
al,d 10 have the SUCCESS dependent moro
upon tie ensemble Of tic wlole work than
upon the cccgntr|cltles ,u.d Irregularities Of
been the rase heretofore. Mile. pAofn MnrEt
brought tho same style to tho WMc'l..ss that
sl,e tild TO Cl.ttrctte i1i In File tIe Nine.
Ans'pents ss "l nSsson Sd H1s 5 essn Ssryv ars ss'd
without yulgnlity, 1lcr, personatlon WIS
never dull or unintGrestini., md her slug.
Ing WIS very enjoyable. though 1t was not
ysdy fq5e9c @ :; As Ango @ VIZ Mh cst IT, 70 r, ts
fng, iiadu . grcnt tiral out of. IT,. Cnponlfs
Fritz, though not characterized by :, the
EaAelierie VI 1lis predecessors, was full Of
Fl SthI FtT Fa<
in Il ,na,,,ier that llns never hrcn ,eiualel
hero before, It w,ls nut The ltenl Fritz, for
that rapisEly-rlsing solhler lsas 10 dignity
whatever nhollt Hin, nn! very lltti but stu
irarrctl hy It's assumption, None the less his
ease, MD srlcc, t,LMl rlrgni,ct ,lre enjoyable
As, compared viii, tlse cnpital lillnnl,cry
md +lollur'l,, WHO wers Mln'ir|t,lc i,
their respective roles, Capoul does not
lill tho conventional l1ouitu requirements.
In tint direction tliero Ii IlO exception t9 bo
louyu III q roar. respectfully hi thu C0i!sllrury
scene, which lul to be repeated nftcr thu
dance. ASH whole, though tho work wns
done we'll and eicanly, IL did not suGceel III
owing, perllnps, more 10 the weakness Of tho
chorus aud tho tlutlrlerlcy Of tile orchestra
t!lnu u, my other reason. The two were
scarcely ever. together, notwithstanding the
solo people were scarce!y up to tho stanlar!t
Of their work in "I.n F'iIte tlo Nine. AuEut."
This afternoon 1.-THE Chimes Of Normandy.
will be given, md this evening "Atlgnon,'"'
rGle Of Wtl!.ctul llfclstcr. Miles. l'do!a-
Mnrie, Angelic, aud 1'eroux-Bo'yard are aIso
III the cast.
1IOOLET'S.
d. - I'm
three great dra,natisas Of France, ho rangGs
them thus: N. SurtlOu, NJ. Dulnas, and II.
Angler; bit when tho critic ulilltps to these
iIiustrlo,s members Of tho Academy, ho re-
verses tho order. N. Angler to the critic ii
tho legi.innto successor Of 1lo1ltre Ml.l
Eca,l,nurchuIs. THO rouson for this
IL tint the works Of Sartlou and Dumas UP
peal to the greater number. They have
brought moro money to French theatrical
trunsltries tllan have tho dramatic prOtlllc-
tions Of Angler, but the works uf tho lnttcr
appeal with greater force TO those cnpable Of
giving III, opinion upon ther merits. Few
Of tIis phys hnyo been seen III this country,
and very fsw of them have been successfully
produced III England. Probably tho best
adaptation OF uny Of A,gier's works seen
OH tie London stage was TINT by James
Albery, who, under the titlo Ut .'Tllu
[ Cr|sis,h produced about q year Ngo u
version Of "I.es Fourcllnmbaults," Il plny
| which carly III 1873 received It's first
representation ut tho ComGlllu FrAncaise, and
| nchIeyel marked SUCCESS ut TINT tlIeutre Al
bery's version did not make MS much of II
noise in London rs tlltt the Original In 1'nr1s,
because hc, In ortlur 10 conform to English
tasto or English prujutlices, adapted out Of
| tho work ita Juice. Mr.. DNl2fel, thu author
Of tho VERSION SEEN nj llo0tuy's for the first
time on Monday, has not manifested the del
tcacy shown by Albery for tic feelings Of li!s
| audience. lie has al[horcd very closely tu
tho original, md thus llo presents
to lis. picture 0f French life,
acceptable no doubt to many students Of
human life, but decidedly obnoxious to nj
American audience. There arc two scenes
alone which would bring ,.pun 1t tlle GOV
%s Sfaaa' ase Fl as s Ssisfs Ss"y tass ha}sSa e
intercourse WIFI, Leopold Ind ,aKsil, tho f.
sTyiew rdor3 Y tho TSt Sa ut rst o''WSS Stos M
iss''' lSs !uehlentt t Ut 1t tic Franfaisc, lul
hero II Is quito another thing. The adnptel
might easlly l!avo soEtclud tho repulsivt
aat,lre ot thu situation by cutting out wnn1 w.
ssa ssa9aG Y sT H. bsass 5SsrS II III III
ilrst three aets s,suryGs much prAlse, how
over. Whether tho ,diAlug ,was, tralglatet
A%gsr Sr sapsd LIZ ey as ais naSs& n & n
conilnoMplace tl,at tn0 Oftet. distinguishes tlit
dramatic lteraturuo of tho any: llo Inns illnt!s
the rout Leopold less nb1ectinnnn:iDle ~: - than II
ts ,or,KEIMS K ~ h. as gfy9 " ttle orY Mn #, +,
hus nlnde TIC .creuae afG!ic Lcllclltcr stallt
out more prominently. Tho aforementioned
alteration ,l,o has enrrie.l ont at tho EXPENSE