Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-27


The brilliant aull.ur1 whiuh crowded
Fulton opera house last even ~ and made
standing room oul,' = premium that 1t
might witness for thN hr~t time 10 this
city presentation G. .auss' C,mll opera,
queens Lace EBuukcrCNiei, was
scarcely disappointed Iu any of its cxac-
tiOus. The eminent composer mCots
varied tastes, and ia the delicious TOW Of
melody and rhythm, which are the chief
characteristics OF his music, the listener
preierring something heavier will uad j,
now aud then with q force and beauty that
are Irresistible. l. -. however, in the
drcamiugly airy StIa,us, the delicious
wattZes aud the remarkable smoothursS OF
his music that Strauss CNCnls and whi1h
gain for him honest public appreciation
This entrar clng yiyacjty and psquaucy are
ia entire accord with the sense OF
tho opera Itself, which is only burlesQuc
and mIrth, with seldom anything wuigh,icr
than . ChNrmlug love ug. but which POS
sCSScs plot and ilDS of ideas not prOmiu
eu'ly strong, but splTkung with interest
ana lie. The many gems with which the
opera abouudS are exquisite murCcauN uf
musical Coucej'S, Tcp.cto with delicate
| melody aud brilliant suEEcstjveuesS. The
concerted pieces Of tho Queens Lace
!
effective aud in several INSTANCES rise 10 Il
magnificent volume Of toue aud mo'oIy.
! The New York opera company, which
| rendered the play last evening, met
! more than expectations aud were Ap
| prtCatlveiy received. Perhaps it would
| be very difficult To discover a troupe on
! the road, with one or two exceptions.
which would present 10 moro satisfactorily.
| TIE King was sung uy Miss Fanny Red
| dung, albeit 1t Is quito apparent that
| the character was not designed 10 be per
! 5ouated by . female. Bat Miss Rsdding
| displays many points of ability that en-.
! title her to appreciation. She sxcols
! rather as an actress than As voc RliS., al
! though her rendition Of the TgutlIa -
! song was erCOred, and her OF
! the monarch Is attractive and Just Her
! voice is not strouY, but she supplies this
! deficiency in "A good degree by a rather
expressive tone and pleasing vivacity.
Miss Louise Manfred, a. the Queen, is a
versatile little actress, with a beautifully
clear voice, especially effective in the
upper registers and abouudng in grace
and tcIibii'y. But I, lacks complete
and tar gibls expression, and in several
marked Instances seems altogether de
| void OF sympathy with The part. But these
! defects are not noticeable az first blush
her foe ac,iug n tho different phases oil
the role almuss serves to obscure them. \,
DDEHt Irene Miss Louise Searla is certain
ly an able artist With sp'cud 4 cupaOrli,ir.
Ou the uperatic stage and which she dis
played with C0usUmmgte grI.1 OF aCtior
and vycllic excellence Or the gcutlsmer
of the cast MIR. c N. Pykc implrsonatec
Don CGT'Iafes with not adequate cllici-
eucy as an actor, but his tiuC
Baritone voice was heard with splendid
effect, notably in those parts which require
a tinge Of pathOs or other marked emo
! ton. The hit of the evening however
was Mr. Gustavc AdoIphi, as Don .SlHrio
whose make up and bnresQuo acting un
tied with very good tenor voice, and a
most natural aud iUlCtous mode Of actor
and expression, won him great approval
end Mr.. Jos. ;. GTusnsfellor as Conn
| INia0Jgsy, was another excellen. butT
actor with many comic elements adgan
tageously displayed ard with q most re.
markably low bass voice, which, however
| is lacking sufficient plableness to make
expressive. The rest of the company were
| good and the ChorouS was strong, II,
rendition at most times being superb
while the costumes were elegant. Alto.
! gether this was an oparati1 treat which
met with uustiuted approval.