Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-03-27
THE BOHEMIAN GIRL.
sixth and Last Night OF IN Mel
willie opera Company.

vile opera . pany.
The ambition of the Melville Operi
Company overleaped itself last night il
the production of THE Bohemian Girl,
n Of the ~favorite pieces of the English
opera goer. In many things it was bad
in few did it reach our expectations. Il
appeared as II the company were wrestling
with a master whose strength they could
not cope with. The results of the evening
were not such to the conscientiously war
rant praise, except selections here and
there, as there was a great deal of worh
which showed imperfect rehearsal, among
which may be noted that of the chorus,
who in the first act almost ruined the per.
Torrance, which came to q complete stand
still where Thaddeus throws down the cup.
Count Arnheim was simply execrable, and
massacred his part from beginning to end.
He was totally out of place, and neither
sang nor dressed the noble Austrian. II
is to be feared that the kind words spoken
Of the company during the past week made
them less painstaking than they were at
first, and If they are jealous Of their repu-
tation they must earnestly endeavor to
correct the glaring faults noticeable in last
nights performance. Miss Melville was
not up to her usual standard in Airline,
and not until the final act did she appear
to have regained her eminent position. In
this act she came out magnihcently Co.'S
tuned, aud sang with her old-time fervor,
while dramatically she was perfectly at
ease. The Gypsy Queen Of Miss Post was
an ambitious undertaking, but the music
Is q little too heavy for her. Yet she was
very pleasing, and acted the part with fire
.nA a-,.t@ NJ Ho4aht. n1.llaxo So &ha
best thing the gentleman has given us
during the season. He sang The Fair
Land Of Poland" and "Then You'll Re.
member Me" in admirable voice, and
scored really the only success of the even-
ing. As Devilshoof Mr.. Henderson was
overtaxed, and the Chief OF the Gypsies
only redeemed himself by the excellent
manner in which be enacted the mirror
scene.
The matinee yesterday drew q crowded
house, mostly ladies and children, and the
performance was universally enjoyed, the
troupe being, as they have been all the
week, in excellent voice. The "Chimes Of
Normandy" was repeated, and the little
children caught the inspiration from the
performers, and supplied the orchestral
accompaniment on two or three occasions,
much to the disgust Of the nervous cynics
who were straining every nerve to catch
the exquisite music Of the piece. Greni-
cheaux entrance song was greeted with q
veil from q chubby-istsd monarch in the
gallery that made the silvery-voiced tenor
look around in terror to see where the op-
position came from. Mr.. Hatch, however,
charmed the youngster into silence, after
which his afluent melody was allowed to
flow undisturbed. Miss Melville again
sang the part Of Germaine in a most de-
lightful way, and Miss Post made Serpolette
q ~favorite with the children. The easy,
waltz-like and poetical music OF the
Chimes Of Normandy" has made quite
an impression upon our admirers OF comic
opera, and they will remember the piece,
in conjunction with "Bocaccio," as the
best things in the Melville repertoire, as
given here.
The season has been q successful one.
The patronage, on all excepting W even
ings, has been very good, and the company
has made a very happy impression. We
did not think that seven consecutive per-
formances could be given here with salts
factory results. But in this we have been
agreeably mistaken. The total receipts
amounted to So, 140. OF this 10 per cent
goes to Chas. E. Locke, manager OF the
company, San Francisco, the other SO
per cent to Messrs. Molinelli d Smith, the
local managers, who have to pay rent Of
hall, printing, etc., out OF their portion
Deducting expenses, the enterprise AND
pluck Of Messrs. Smith d Molineli are
rewarded with a balance OF $3.50, as the
gentleman figured it up last night.