Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-01-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
FORD. Comic opera Company.

| PtAutCo idSt WEEK. 80 tIldt tucy "CIs
unannounced, and Christmas wal
just over, during which many PEG
pie had spent all their spare change
The attendance was therefore hard
ly remunerative, especially as the
company Is large and, of course, ex
pensive.
The piece produced is eminently
a specimen of the opera bouffe, in
other words, combination of mu.
sic, bright and gay but shallow
with the broadcast type of farcical
merriment. OF such piece severe
criticism would obviously be out oil
place; suffice it to say that Miss
Alice May, who played the Beggar
Student, is dashing burlesque ac-
tress and vocalist, Mr.. Ed. Chap
man is low comedian with an in
exhaustible fund of drollery and
Mr.. Phillip Brandon, really good
tenor singer. We were indeed glad
to meet with tenor who pays some
attention 10 the culture of his lower
notes instead of combining himself to
convulsive efforts after yelling out a
G from the chest. The lady with
whom he sang a Duet 1--WE fail to
remember her name, was probably
suffering from cold, at any rate she
sang repeatedly out of tune. The
chorus IAN unusual merit with trav-
cling companies,) was numerous
and efficient, but there was no or
chestra, the stock piano of Elders
Opera House acting as substitute.
The only legitimate demand Of
Opera Bouffe is that it shall amuse,
and this demand was completely
satisfied, for not for a single mo-
ment did dullnes take possession of
the audience.
A TRULY CLASSICAL CONCERT.
Having only one public hall in the
city and but a small patronizing
public, no one class of amusement
seekers has a right to demand that
its taste exclusively shall be con-
suited in regard to the entertain
ments presented. Especially the
highest order OF music, demanding
as it does especially cultivated taste
of refined order for its apprecia-
ton attracts audiences more remark
able for quality than quantity. 1t
is therefore the more creditable to
the enterprise of the present man
agement that it has given us several
entertainments OF this class, taking
the risk of loss from spare attend
ance.
We now demand patronage for
perhaps the purest classical concert
that has ever been heard in Clarks-
vile. The company travels under
the title of the "BostOn Concert Co..
Its prima donna is Mrs. Humphrey
Allen. This lady is one of the latest
products of the purest music school
in America, which has It's home in
Boston her favorite role is the best
music of Bach, Wagner and Gounod,
a class OF compositions which de-
mands higher intelligence, deep
er aesthetic feeling and more thor
ough scholastic training than all the
rouIades of Rossini and Verdi, exc
cuted with all the vOlubility of the
PATHS and Gersters of the day. OF
her competence we need only say
that she has the highest endorse
ment of Theodore Thomas, who
selected her from the whole range
of American artistes as primd donna
for his great symphony and festival
tour of 1888.
The next feature is the Polish
violinist Adamowski. Fortunately
he does not need our recommended
ton. The musical people 6f Clarks-
vile know him: He came here as
an auxiliary in the Kellogg BrignOli !
troupe, and was at once deservedly |
recognized as by far the most rech-
erche feature in the entertainment.
In addition to these features we |
have the Temple Quartette. Real |
quartette singing will we think be
a revelation to our GAINESVILLE peO-
pie. 1t is as different from the |
blatant trash of the minstrel COM
panies as the violin of AdamOwski !
is from the fiddle of Uncle Remus,
and only those who have heard it
can comprehend the possible |
achievements of the unaided human
voice.
Miss Faunce, solo pianiste and |
accompanist, completes the troupe,
and she too comes with high en-
dorsement from competent author
ity.
We have only to add as an appeal
to the music lovers of our city that,
if they wish occasionally to hear
first-cIass music, their only chance
Of doing 50 is to patrOnize gener-
Ously the artists who make expert
ment of their taste and liberality.
They play here Friday, January
18th. D. F. w.
The list of attractions at the OPP
era House for next week is unusu-
ally full, and the performances to
be presented are sufficiently varied
in character to interest all classes of
theatre goers.
Monday night, the 7th, Haverly's
'Strategist' Company will be here.
1t is a good company and the play
IS immensely amusing. 1t is said
that those who go to laugh remain
to roar" No lover OF COOL comedy
should fail to attend.
Tuesday night, the 8th, the "Im-
periaI Dragon Troupe of japanese
will occupy the boards. OF this
troupe the Cincinnati Times Star
said:
"The Imperial japanese troupe is
doing Il fine business at Havlin's.
Tho IapS DprfOrDn MANY novel taaIS