New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-22
TUAIIA THEATRE-"DER BETTELSTUDENI.7

ITALIA THEATRE-"DER BEL IELo1 CDENi.
All that brilliant success IN Berlin ana VI
emma and all that voluminOus foreign criuclsh ana
Aecan lit,Uation could do to bring an operetta before
the nubic in this city, were lavished upon MhocheI
.pn,,o,.tdontp before IL produced at the Thana
rhaoto Edav evening. All that the vivacous and YER
.ati,e Madame Gestnger in the title role, with the hcp
M uniformly excellent company, welconducteo Or
nhestr and beautiful Suggesting could do 10 make the
,ecs success in New-YOrk done at the first nights
narfornance And success 1t was, most decided one
This was made manifest on Friday night, and 1t was
abundantly confirmed by the performance of Saturday
evening The theatre crowded from the orchestra 10
the top row Of the highest gallery The audience followed
The performance with absorbed attention and dealt OUT
the rewards Of hearty applause ana appreclaNe ughe
with the utmost lavishness
The niece thoroughly deserves its remarkable
The story is told with dramatic force and interesting
ceaess by the brettO of Ze and Genee The action Is
spirited throughout, the dialogue is vivacious II
sparkles with playful humOr and witty turns and the
scenes deserve well brilliant stage setting with which
they are portrayed The music too, in Miockers best
vein II is appropriate the action at every point II
airy graceful and pretty where grace and Hight beauty
are needed and II is abundntly earnest and dramatic
where those qualities are required.
The story is comparatively simple. The BceS'udcHtisa
flashing young Polish student who is spendthrif
han begcar and less a scholar than careless neerdo-
we'll prison in Krakaui in 1909 and the Saxon GOV
,or of the town agrees release him If he viii aid In
BLOT to heap scorn and ridcue on an impoverished
Countess daughter who has snuboed the Governor INC
BsIei,3eat Joins heartily in the plan He is introduced
b the Countess and her family titled millionaire. lie
wins the heart OF Laura, the elder daughter, IN a
ice and his supposed secretary bosom friend who was
released TO help in the plot has like success with the
naive younger daughter. BORSiGr9. The BetietSNGct
knds that ne actually loves the trusting Lorq, and to
baye her from ignOmny writes letter TO her disclosing
the plot The willy Saxon utcrccps H. tho iIsc nlIOA-
baire believes that Laura loves him despite his IastneS
me marriage takes place and the midst of the nupual
pomp and feast and revery" the Saxon exposes the
BetesiieHL Then there IL trouble The snaI Is skill
mlly Favelled by the BtsdcHfS friend and secretary
Who dupes the Saxon Governor into besOwinS TILE ana
fortune on the dashiug student and all goes much mer
der than the ordinary marriage bell
Nine Gestinger is at her best as the reckless capVat
ng student and dashng and took her audience 10y
u0rm utterly Saturday night with the Yyacity ana brl-
dance of her acting and singing. Fraulein srcbOd as
Laura won frequent and hearty applause and FrauleiI
Friese eaptvated all hearts by her charminey natural
portrayal Of the pretty BrOniSGCqS love for The Be-
ttdenfS secretary Herr SChuCtZ, the Saxon Cover
nor and Herr FCiese the Bggdr Students friend ana
secretary received wcllmerted plaudits ana we're ire
nuently recalled. The performance, both dramatically
and musically went smoothly throughout and every
and musician contributed to the success OF the
ni.ge