Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
OPERA WEEK.

OPERA WEEK.
The charming songsters, Emma Abb
bott with her lyric troupe, lefS US yes
terday morning at an early hour for
Lexington, Kentucky, where aiCer a
stay of two days, they go to Cincinnati
for four days; thence u Louisville for
a week; after that a week at St. Louis,
and then on through the CT
les north toward New England, ap-
pearing in Boston during the winter
The company enjoyed fair success here
having crow led houses Monday and
Friday nights, fire matinee crowd on
on Saturday and moderate attendance
at the remaining performances, Their
total receipts of the week running
close up to FIVE thou and dollars. Th
snow storm, and for this latitude, VIC
lent cold weather, with the enormoul
and exorbitaut charges Of hackmen,
prevented many poople ION attend
ing. This was especially the case with
residents Of the suburbs, for, as the
cars ceased runningfor several days, 1t
was too expensive to ride in carriages
and too bad under foot to walk
The opera of Lucia di LammermOor
given on Monday night, and the Sat
urday matinee, was a delightful mu-
steal treat, and various operate at
tendants claim It to have been the
best performed, as well a. the choicest
opera of the week. 1t twas given in it,
entirety, with the single exception Of
the omission Of a dlett between Ed.ar
and Ashton in the scene where Lucia
signs the marriage contract and Ed
gar appears so suddenly and unex-
pectedly to those in Ashton hall. Ii
is a very impressive duett, wherein
Edgar offers to meet Ashton or his
friends in a duel onthe morrow. With
this exception, Lucia was pronounc d
faultless by intelligent listeners who
have heard it oft nd many times Ger.
The next best performance aiSer
Lucia was undoubtedly Faust" on
Friday night though some claim that
Mariana, on Wednesday night, bore
the palm in comparison. GOunod's
creation, drawn om Goethe's roman
tic poem, but considerably altered in
many feature1, has long been ard will
long continue to be a fayolite with low
ers Of music, and the le-ding part, the
pure, innocent Marguerite, with he'
coquettish ways added by the French
composer, is precisely suited to Mis-:
Abbott's superior gifts. The lady j.
a conscientious artistic, aud while shf
makes a favorable impression in every
thing she attempts, yet as Marguerite
she is superb, both in a vocal and
dramatic sense.
The grand opera Of III TrovatOre,'
given on Thursday night, must not b,
olassed as anything but a decided sue
cess. This MAGNIFICENT masterpiece
Of Verdi was first produced at Rom,
in 1853, and achieved a great triumph
and it was brought out first in thi
country in 1857 with Brignoli as Man
rico, and ever since that period b
has been a fayorite tenor in TIL
country. The part Of Leonora, o
Thursday, was carried by Julia Rose
valid, who proved her herself a vc
calist Of great talent and rare ability
The lady was cordially received b
the audience, her admirable Singh
of her opening cayatina, aud her PAL
Of the trio in the first act estlblishir
her in the hearts Of the auditors. 18th
Miserere," which is one Of the most re
markable effeci7 en- the stare for dr'
matte intensity, afforded Nine. RosC
valid brilliant opportunity for dr.;
matte singing, and this as we'll as th
5 due with Di Luna, which follow.
aroused the audience. Mrs. Seguil
the popular contralto and excel 4
- vocalist, made a splendid Azuceni
acting throughout with powerful e
J. feet, and singing the Duet in Oh
prison scene with fine feeling, Mr.
4 Segu.n acquitted herself admirably !
the role of the slave girl, Meala, i
t Paul aud Virgins" on Tuesday nigh
}. and her Azucena was equally cleye
e Carmen, an opera Astounding in spi
j. tied musical gems, and foguded upc
Prosper Merimee's Spanish romano
d 1t is a composition of the brigh
d est description, but it WI
? the POPULAR taste lest season at Il
5 east, and had big u two years a,
t when first brought out in Europe.
was put on for the closing performanC
! Saturday evening, and brought Zeld
/, Seguin very fayorably to the front i
the leading role. The scene of tn
opera is near Seville in sunny spair
T and its military, its gypsies, its smul
+ glers,its cigar girls,the wholeof thelat