New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-20

.,,o s,aee- lamps: WIN magical quicxness tn re
ns anse places and the sIccatt9r s ss It
ees'n 10 triumph of the playwrignts sr., f
.dsvs includes much moro IMAM 'aV 9 .,a zines II
SIamatS Ssr were a musician and disposed 20 sa
Smsef TO ore serious view o ' a as descried by
Richard Maghr the music Of The Mkado can neither
me prsv nor 40 unqualified general as , tr
Dc 81 We are disposed eestow on the book Oh tsan
Sullivan is tied more closely TO h's oa and refresh
gu Ell er He Is. In this score vivaclous az his muse
ag mt there clmaxes in the play IN wca That fewer
mssss with eaden feet saS , the peops from the per
meoao ccs OF The Mkad0 than from any OF Of
dscsors hs Srs m Se with action In them
n, Saunders and iabors In manner WILL WIZ aud crsp-
ne conlpared with his gracefuness ease INV 70 ne
paini ~ y,ies He has been all but indifferent 70 sne
yee of infsng his music Sith local color hn set
,n ysaona subjects When Auber wrote music OF
stts ae Poio he ,S sas ae S9 Sa se that
sss publicly to deny he had Of
Ssr melody for his score Verdi maSs in Aida"
%ss,1 nu Chinese melody Of his O.
to sceIs aTusandes,, T iar tSese examples
MIKE march melody Of origin ms an Sntls
tribute 20 the natural desire .U .h,cS would amaze
Iananese musician In the melodies there aoss o sc Of
suggestion q the sca ns spsSansS We
Ssanosed TO blame the musician for TINS ne Ind with
vented musical style which goes , hin and il would
lot only RASH but probably fatal to depart hssens the
somef hing 70 write music winch aftuaIiJ Tti1hsrts
Thvtbmical flow of such fluent lines s a. has
and -inteusjfies their humor Ihis sum asain in
done in ali his previous operetas ana 70 t,e trio
sTbc Mikado" We need only refer 70 , IN, tIio
Three little girls from school are WE Flowers
hs Rloon IN SPRING and There Is Beauty IN NH, ,nq
= already in the mouth OF the street whlsers s
whole the music falls short OF the s,aaa n Is less
thur reached In Princess Ida" which iaed, odio1s
1 IT, Ssserves TO be mentioned that while tnervv
~ no song in the Handelian manner as IN the rSnr
Mr. (iilberts Japanese, out Of Difference 70 sr A''
Toucning some details OF tho performances ~.
r;xSf we may have something to say ia 9a, tnS
Tntnre AS we have already inuica.ese
the signs of haste few. though they were
In a dsy or two the performances Will doupeleSs ,ho
Wh perfect agreement between all the Factors III
most trlng details. This the Gilbertiaa syste nv
msnds The company is not sufpas sladgss
brilliant in Individual excellence but mas KNOW
AZ enseDbk work that Is most gratifying TO al VINO ar
weary of the choral fossils Of the Italian opera .,
c;ersdine Ulmar Ia happily suited IN the par' cd
Yum yum, both unsteady and mstrioncahy' ,,s e
Abe has two clever associates u In p mds9
Forster and Miss St. Maur. MT feunus
the tenor is gifted with attractive race, wM'nt
manners and pretty voice. and realizes the dea Oh r.
aoo to Perfection OF the other men Mr. Thorn as no
ana MI Ellington as Poohbah, though deficient VocS
make up the lack in their acting. atr,
voices sing with precision and act singuariy enough
the men slrpass tue in the effectiveness OF 'he