, 1880-04-20
ADJUSTMENTS.

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ADJUSTMENTS
TIE RIVAL cANrISEEns.
It Is not often that the opportunity offers
Itself to comment Upon bfand-llcw homo
made opera, the text By 4 Chicago lady, tho
musical numbers and the nrchestration by
Chicago musicians, and the dramatis PERSONA
Chicago singers. Such IN opportunity of
ferca Itself Inst evening, when was performed
for tho first tilno tho opera, or, more properly
speaking, tile musical drama, 1.-THE Rival
Cantinoers," at l1ayerly's Tlleatrc-the text
m adaptation from tho French, We believe,
BY Mrs. Alex. Kirkland; the music BY Mr..
james Gill, who has 80 long held n nrotni-
1lent place hero a8 singer and teacher; tho
!nrcilestrntlnn by Atr. Rosenbcckcr, the we'll
known yiolinlse and condnetor; and tho dis
trlbution Of parts as follows:
1.o,iae DOrlguy.. Mrs Jessie Bartlctt Davis
ratses hG,i,s Falk
EEMataef!n9 Ea,a, MeDTn9nGh q
M nr irimroso ................::.. Mr.. Fred Wren
Sil9keldrom. ...Sir Harry Iearson
Gant. nclfau AT. I. Mnrnton
ineent; t;...'...'............."..' ..'sIr. McnonouEh
torpoFat. at............-..-. ..Mr. Ii. II. Smith
Tho plot Of tho "Rlya! Cantineers" has NJ
AEeAl 0CNA FahtlNA LIZ 4AF+ i Iln4-SE<s ~ II
serious situations, and tho il!inr of tlio story
as devclopcd by, tho c!lnractcrs Primrose and
Stickctdr,t1n, while always very, genial and
go which arc needed e relieve the Fenti.
mental passages, which at times get little
tedious It ono could Judge anything from
the behavior Of tile audience, 1t wns n llitlc
wearfca with the sentiment, md In, tho hut
a,ld quick. Some Of This inay pc due to tho
fact that with the exception Of the two roles
to whlci! we hayo alluded the parts were in
the hanls Of amateurs, and that amateurs on
ne ''t of fhs fhsr ''s soes. soS ns fnt to krRa sRs
and with good tastc, and It Is set perhapss
too early to express a definit Judgment, fur
tl!o drag and hltchcs Of ti1st perfornanee
knowledge Of the atnge md stage business
,Hl,lcll. this weeks performances. will gtvs
Her WILL enable her to mako much Improve
ment on her next work, should sho attempt
neers so that 1t viii bo stronger and more
taking.
Dir. Gill Las done his part Of the work
well, and there Is good deal Of It. There
nre twenty-sevGn numbers In all. and hnt
some of them, moro particularly tho lads,
nrc fully llp to the best bnllad-wntk written
Tor tho rl'conceTt-stagc. Tho first two
acts contain thc best in'laic, though tue 1li'nlo
70 inc tnlftt IL constructed with unusual
ntuSscal alMl drannttc skat!. AZ tho Int hour
Ok inc present writing, 1t IS Impossible 10
Elyo more tflan n ,glo'lce at them, After. a
short overture, Wh!cE. gives out sumo OF the
prominent nlelnties of tho WORK: tho curtain
rises upon q male chorus, " Brother Soldiers
Hn!u," which Is Il. very at!rrtnE part song,
followed py 2 capita! song 1or bnSs ISttcltcl-
ttT1ttn). which would be very effective and
tnklng II NJ. Penrsons had sufficient voice TO
Eys M ! s stss asS ar q las 9 y Sestq s9daR 1 nonts ss
%lict Woull open the ast with q snap, AZ
tt was, 1t fell flat, n1!4 h1tss Barttctt's first
number, Our Chftlhood's liappy Homo"
4 sentimental ballatt,. suffered d like fatc.
Tho act dragged until tho fourth number,
",rlanks,, Drummer, Thanks" Q duet tof
IS and yc nHft%ne e ~ is naTt.ott III H1 M
considerable enthusiasm. Tho fifth number
Lttle cantiSoer'" Is 6risilt, fiesi, iitte sons.
much dash. The sixth nuIiitier, Chorus,
"Como OH, come on, to Rcst,h opens in q
catchy, Tripping manner, which will make IL
very popular, ind is f0llhwed by q doublH
aMnrtet for male vUfces, without accomnahi-
lnent, tint Ii delightfully."- written and re-
calve!l most enthusiastic encore Patrtcc,
sings q rnther doleful minor ballad, "Oli
once was Happy which is not particularly
tho next nHinber, q duo for Putrico and
Louise, which would take any alltitcncc,
1t Is 50 freshly and genuinely nlcl0dious. 4
chorus "Colne, Comrades, liast1 Away"
follows, Which was SO badly s,ll,s that 1t was
clloslis in marci. tempo, which closes the aot,
rll1,tIa nJnri1tjs Nv their fjreclsfon and Sutflt