Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-19
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TdS OPERA.
Nj. Eord's Company in p


i is hard 10 spoil ..Patisncs," b@s the
compan! thai sang aISf last nigh. caaae
about IS nea- accomplishing that END as
.asy c3-veoisl.ly coull. NJ. ChaS {.
: o-G brought - lancaster laSt night q
Company .. perhaps twenty s.oEe-s al
tclG. AMI o. the strength d Lis ta.hs. :
reputation succeeded n crovains Fulton
opera house with one o:iAs best suGiencas
previously heard The opera rendered in
proper s,y.e last night. performance vas
great disappointment: : comparison with
oi The question. Leaving ont Miss Made
lel1e LEcstts. who sang the title part. the
COMPANY was almost uniformly bad. bu:
the lite lady 2ans,l deserves II passing
more than Wo-G ci praise 10. the heroic
efforts She made throughout the pe.-
fo.narca 10 redeem il from the nire
0. aael.o>..:y IN which NJ. Ford :
COMPANY vsll nigh succeeded in bury
ing i. Miss Luce,,sS P11lGuct
was :l.e be>. .ha. has beer gwen here. She
has .lvel! apprehension ot the spirit Q:
tie part. and brings 10 It's rendition an IL
;e.I-e-ce. a keen sense Of lis meaning.
that are in striking co2.-a>. with the
performance Of most .: .ae o:hs. members
Of the company. AMI a voice marked il its
Qu2..:. .. sweetness. purity NJ texture.
and - eNes!-!oCa. richness 81 tone tha. IS
d, ;Le more remarkable in view OF her
petite. Ia!>i>a. p:opo-.;ons. i graceful
AMI >Aapely .:-ii-e. :. Ns.! pretty Al. Wiz
ming countenance. and a command Of
fac:.. expression that Size Uses with AL
I. ..ra2 BE .jIluEuls. complete Mss Luce:ts :
Qualifications f1t N idea. representation Of
the village El.-kn2aid ii G!!hs-.s ccnce!;.
The rest OF the company We're Of small! ac-
count. NJ. nsnhan1'> Bnat,orHs was a
ec!nv,ete failure. a. o!fenSa aEa:ns. good
t.>:e. tie apparently has no: the fainIe>:
conception ot the meaning Of the
character. AMI his c!ownish antics las,
evening were anything bu, et:iiying and
altogether surprising Coming from one in
WHOM VT nave been Wont ~ note such
even j;.l ,nle.lt. lie iia not know his part.
exaggerated and distorted its humor
gToS>,y ..-,: -laT:nS. and sang badly. Mr..
Sn2-r:"".;i acted tTTo*otnrr pretty well.
but !.a has nr voice. aGt. the Willow
Way ana - Magnet AMI the Churn
Were soy! Al. sad indeed after he SO.
through with .AoNl. Nr. Raymond sang AZ
tie t.,j.t.< paIt with ! big bass voice
thai lie don't KNOW how II use while half
iLe .:lie he dii not know what ~ say
nor how - A.. NJ. lang'S D.l!- liz up
the wilderness IL some eNtsns. and lie sang
and Acted the part quite f..isly. The eu-
Semt,c VAS very light {: the men sang
mulch better than the women. and couSid-
e!ing that there were only seven Of them
who appeared - he using their voices
there WAS no special fault - he found with
them bat neither the Dragons nor the rap,
turouS maideuS succeeded by their action
i'll conveying the sentiment ot their respec
tive parts. Cur ycung friend AmweS looked
well II his uniform vi Te,l and yellow and
sang with his customary suSto. The or-
cheStrA was voC. bad. the dressing cheap
and 10Y the most part inappropriate, and
the performance As :. whole unsatisfactory
ana disappointing.