Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-03-20

The Royal MILDLY Takes the Nor
mon Metropolis by storm.

The Royal MILDLY Takes the Nor.
mon Metropolis by form
The Salt Lake Tribune Of Wednesday
contains the following:
On Tuesday night this people were treated
to.almost an Anglo-Saxon opera. 1t was
full OF deep Northern melody and humor,
one OF the productions which, while an ex-
aggeration and intended as a burlesque,
has still much Of the depth, earnestness
and heartiness Of the people whose charac-
t~eristics it is intended to exaggerate. Last
night the scene changed. The Royal MILDLY
is Latin throughout, dancing frequently
upon the very verge Of c~oarseness. but
saved always by exquisite art and bubbling
over with that kind Of music which keeps
one thinking perpetually of sparkling wine
n perfumed-laden air. There is in the
opera that abandon which, while harmless
in itself, gives the Imagination full play,
and has such an effect as we presume is
produced when a staid old dame, without
having any reason for saying 80, shrugs
her shoulders at q beautiful girl in her
teens, and makes the shrug say palmer
than words, "You would not think her 80
delicious if youknew what 1 know"
The artists had recovered from their IA
tigue, were all in good voice and apparent
ly in good spirits. and the effect, compared
with the previous evening, was as the
dawn to the twilight. The surprise Of the
night was the appearance OF Miss Plaisted.
She is not much larger than a canary bird,
and seems but a compound OF MARBLES and
trills-a little bit Of a spirit Of music ma
terialized. As she dashed upon the stage
as Portugafs Queen, and commenced to
sing, the first sensation was one OF surprise
70 bnouv uthnra On r,,ch uoiaa 10 a frov, !.
then the bald heads in the parquette com
menced to glow, and the face Of a Mormon
elder in the corner said plainly enough,
"Who says it is wicked to have a thousand
wives, il a man can get them?"
After a while Miss Melville, as Fanchette,
appeared, and the hearty greeting which was
given her showed that she was, and was to
be, the center of attraction. Her singing
was delicious, but her acting last night, if
possible, excelled her singing, for Royal
MILDLY imposes a great deal OF delicate act
ing Upon her who would successfully carry
its leading role, and here the genius Of Miss
Melville was amply displayed. With the
part in the care Of Alice Oates it would
often descend to coarseness, but there is
not a bit Of that with Miss Melville in
any but the most skillful hands the part
would in many places be overdone, but
with Miss Melville there is not a bit OF
that. She makes what is impossible seem
probable, and what is reasonable she makes
most charming.
Mr.. Hatch. as Don Lamberto, carried
the part delightfully."-. The way he man.
aged to work out of all the difficulties
which his tickle disposition continually led
him into was enough to excite the envy
and admiration Of every ~polygamist in the
theater.
Mr.. Freeman, as Don Januario, was SIM
ply irresistible. Such a Brazilian million
aire as he makes would set every alligator
and monkey in an American jungle grim
ming. He was simply immense.
Mr.. Henderson, as Dom Domingos, made
as much as could be made out of his not
very attractive role. The same may be
said Of Mr.. Lafontaine, as Capt. Norberto.
Mr.. Casselli, as Mungo, is a holy terror,
and his mouth makes one think Of the
southwest pass Of the Mississippi before
Capt. Fades put in his %jetties.
The Royal Middies, Misses Post, Valerga,
Hirseh, Hall, Ayres and Smith, were
charming, and one duet sung by two of
them 1--WE do not know which two) was one
Of the prettiest things Of the evening, and
the audience compelled IN encore. The
scenery Of the opera is much Of it very
beautiful the game of chess is a most fas-
cinating picture.