, 1880-09-26

opera she H. an undpuhted SUCCESS.
Mrs: sezuln IS dramatically srronr as ever,
ssndher rGlce seems to have aained in richness
since hers lust appearance In this city. It is to
be doubted II either 4zatccna, the Gypsy Queen,
ca,naen, or .Mcata could receive better treatment
than at her. hands. and she never fails to make q
strone Impression in her every assumption. As
Cdrn.sn, she was truly great, rising to the hight
Of trag power In the last act
Miss Hosewald WAS suffering from q cold On
her ta1st appearance as LcunUTa, hut as Ltlcia.
she displayed powers which promise her bright
Miss Maurers rich and powerful contralto in
her song us H1'ne9.* page Friday evening,
fully nerited the hearty and sustained encnre
she received. and it Is 1u be hoped she will
of,encr *ppcar IN the coming week. -
this scAsfn,-tirst thal he can sing 10 English
ana be understood better than can most IT his
Amerioan-b<, associates;. and. second that he
as Ma..4o,,, wtlcn is stlll bis greatest role
Mr. Castles Lam Ensor, Paul. and HsJmto we're
interpretations full OF fire and smooth N action.
Tho tr4t ia superb. His vo,ce at times almost
failed him as 1>cu', owing to severe c<,ld. but
wltha1 he sustained ably his past reputation. His
Don Jose was the noblest effort be has yet made;
in the murder scene he achieved triumph.
le,'s NJ IL .saT e'beT as2Ss tt RsS
Is arood one. The eostnnea notably t6ose or
Miss AbbHtt, are exceedingly rich and effective,
ana The SGT Of the operas IS fan!tle5s; ,
e.; 'f%%sS S
sack coat with crimson. slees es may be striking
and exactly suited to the taste of Polish exile,
bur hardly oecotntng to eriKn9.oli L 2. as he ap-
10 axy ae ws pa se a
haps' as desirable: In this connection. TOO, Miss
Marcy might be ADVISED that her makeup us
stronger, Mr.. Iams At a. should be informed
that the difference between 3lcrcutio and clown
is more strongly marked By ncars usualiyr than
" was Sd he fauIr of The cast Tor &r. James Could
Of The a@anaxsnent aosRing car be said ia
e sp the aS pd eo e ne bS s
Of he Grand Opera House have now been thor
ouehly tested, -and can be pronounced notably
g0d. - T.
liz esesSss g scS =
chSrus is whnliy iicomprehenstbie, and the
stfay sentences caueht are ab"ut US lucid
Is 1eiephSne eonressst,o9 ss,tsaa rea'a Ts,S
in juycr and auditorium, but II librettos are re-
nrirsd why sing in English at ali? II The aver
1e,ed IT. q. i,r f. This entra ernense Rut as It
is, the opera miehr as we'll be sung in seven DIFF
ierent languages, for all the English compre-
4of n.
A. literary, production the text Of these
"bngsise "opefas u quite remar1aoie+ .. -
The subject of the text Is TO pc appfoacneu
with awe That OF Romeo and Juliet Will
serye as EXAMPLE It is claimed hy few Carp
ip r1aIconr.n1n that the ,priters Of the briliiat
lbselto q tbs opera were inspired by C: crude
ana now obso1ele Wofk ol snalar Hame oy goe
person; who il sad to hare fourtshed
aa 1i+1to 3nnnnant Inv. The :w1de
Has Httae. lutsuee1s ~. ~. ,a,,.. 1"s ,,,r 20
dlnereoceS DetWeeu tue t"o, however. HaAe IL
seriously 70 he doubted thai there WAS any n
sp ration. From legend In long primer on the
T. appears that ~ fhs 3a+ authors t ase
sbn 9eS %as
%hers GS 20 q our
VIII, hare seen Edwtn Do<,th and Adelaide Nell
enr - cho1-srao.a.s rS,1o fu,rlosona and who
o@' ~ oaahsleaE t1Ic ofa .+c.sin1 go
can now, listening to she. operauo version. see
what q f0ulbhak kspeara Wasc $..1.t a.
Take the first act 1t,wou1d BE- unWise TO ut:
ShaEsne,res wfrless accollnt Of Nertntto's NAB;
~. - . ~.sssSs - T~e,-z q nrd = ahnwa
s how he the wand " Of r. senius ri scan can refine:
5 i5 e St IL sas =;
aqs' ahs saia
against thsn M ,,u =. h.,te, e y. s,,tnrb mt tbe,,
p'ssssnEe s.n; ,-,-z. :.