National Republican., 1885-12-16
ANiusENIENTS.


"NANON" At THE NATtONAL.
"Nnnon," by Zcll aud Genec, was presented |
last night for the first time in Washington by |
the 1haia opera Company at the New Ma
tionHl Theatcr. The house was completely |
filled By u select and apprccintive audience,
aud considerable enthusiasm prevailed during |
Iuitluns uf The npcrn "NanOn' Is n light |
opera Of the modern school, aud as musical
Wolk g. superior to many of is contemporaries,
such us the "lcrgOr student and others, ana
The tuMIosCr Richard GCnee, at times risos to
The height Of grand opera. NnnOn Is the hostess
Of thc Golden lamb" an inn Of the time OF
Louis NV. and Is famous for beauty ana
,htuc. The Marquis d'Aubigne, the acknowl.
edged lover OF Niunn de lEnClos becomes
cnumorcd Of Nnnon, and, disguised as INC
fot the uurfosC Of leading Nanon astray. HIS
uh0rCtd, NinOn, SuspCCting that her lover Is
too much interested in the hostess OF the inn,
Nnnun, visits the abode of the latter secretly to
ret q sight Of her rival, AZ this point, the eve
Of NnHon's birthday, the Marquis dAubigne
or Gfipnon, with some pretended comrades, a
drummer aud pircr OF the regiment, screnades
NUuuD with the "Anna Song" which Is really
II charming composition Grlgnon Is discon.
Cer,td by a proposal of marriage from Nanon,
ind, pending the arrival of the notary. wed.
ding guests, aud so on, arrarges win ms
colonel to be arrested at the moment of the
wedding, and thus Rvoidsn ceremony for which
lie had not calculated when he began TO lay
Siege TO NnuOns heart OF course the arrest
creates CONSERVATION, and the riot has then
proceeded to n point that gives numerous op'
lorunitics for complicated and humorous sit.
untons. The conclusion is of the stcreotyped
kind. Nanon's devotion to d Aublgne through
his many adversitics, crentes IN him true and
faithful love for her, and she becomes his
mnruhioucss The plot Is somewhat suggestive
ut times, but Is never oIIcnsvely 50, and the
Thaliu company give the work with refine
mcnt that is both pleasing aud grateful
Ferd. Schultz, or Marquis d, Aubigno, deserves
special mention for good singing and equally
good acting. He has robust tenor voice which
he uses effectively. Nnnon was taken by
Miss Emmy Mcflert, who gave viyacious per:
fOImbncc. Others who did conscientious and
almost elegant work were Max Lube, or Mar.
Ouis do Wnrsiilac; Miss Rabcrg, or Ninon dc
rEncoS, end the Able of Mr. Junker, who
had rich barytonc voice.
The Anna Song" is the most prominent
thtmc in the opera and Is heard frequently.
IL Is II slow waltz movement and Is very pretty.
| A seNtctte in the second act and n minuet fol-
lowing shortly oilcr are two musical numbers
Of merit. The chorus was effective and Showed
careful trimming while the orchestra is OF eN-
Ceutional merit The orchesttation of the
| opera Is much above the average and proves
| the composer master Of Instrumentation.
| Varied and treated In liberal style there arc
| many figures OF great beauty. The performance
asa whole was artistic, and is highly credit
able TO soloists, chorus, orchestra, and the di-
rector, Gustave Amberg, who Is a comDrc-
| hCnsivc and thoroughly competent manager.
| Lube Ruberg. schuctz, and Meilert were ire-
gucntly recalled. The principal BeIgar
| nand Schbctznrd not by Mr.. l.lsbach ms stated.
| Louis Stulcl, who created the part of Boo
| CUCCiC which Is celebrated the world over,
will play that character tonight.
SOUVENIRS At "FAvETTE" MATINEE.
Handsome souvenirs will be distributed to
the ladies at Ford's Opera House this after
| noon in the shape Of copy OF the Favettc
walt2es, gotten up in shape to make the
music worth preserving.