Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-10

THATCHER, PRIMROSE VESTS MINISTRIES.
 This highly successful and most artistic body ot performers will appear for the last time in New Haven this season at the New
 Haven Opera House on Thursday next, March
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 BUNNELL's MUSEUM.
 Besides the cat show at the museum this week, the patrons of the museum are given Scott company, who this afternoon produce ''Lady of Lyons," and this evening "Leah." :" NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 On Friday evening of this week Clara Nor ris, the great emotional actress, will appear at this house in 'Article A." On Saturday afternoon she appears as Sarah Mutton in Miss Mutton On Saturday Eben Plympton and the Morris company play "The Mounte- bank"
 ALONE IN LONDON.
 Robert Buchanan's great drama depicting London life in it's many phases will be per formed at the New Haven Opera House on
 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week with the brilliant young actress, Miss Cora S. Tanner, in the principal role. MT. John G. Magle, the business manager, con- pleted the final arrangements last night for it's production
 CARLL's OPERA HOUSE.
 Lawrence Barrett as "Hernani" in Victor Hugo's tragedy "Hernani," will appear at Carll's Opera House on Saturday evening.
 The New York Herald says: The presents l tion was in every respect worthy the poet and the player. MT. Barrett, exercising an actors license, has cut the lines in many places, but his work has not been rashiy done Several of the long dialogues in the early part of the drama have been condensed ! until the play becomes even more impetuous | in action than ohe dramatist made it. This | heightens the interest. Everybody is fla | miliar with the story of ''Hernani" and with | the tragic ending of love that survived all imaginable human danger to destroy itself l as the ransom of an infamous oath
 The play is essentially one of only four speaking parts, and in that mould MT. Bar rett has presented it. From the first mo- ment of his appearance the outlaw chief until he died by his own act both voice and stage presence betokened all the traditional nobility of Spanish grandee. The great scene that closes the third act, in which Her l mani gives the pledge of honor, was one that compares to any presentation ever given in this country. MT. Barrett read the lines, 'sMy life is thine, the Kings belongs to me, in a manner that electrified the audience.
 
 was called before the footlights during the progress of the play would be mere matter of stupid arithmetic.
 ! CARLL's OPERA HOUSE.
 While yesterday afternoons performance of the Mikado by the Abbott Opera company confirmed a well established opinion that grand operatic artists cannot successfully pro-
 duce opera comique, last evenings rendi- ton of La Traviata was equally conclusive of this company's ability to present Verdi 8 well known work with very fair degree of excellence The beauty of Traviata is so l well recognized as to require no mention here. Its musical and dramatic ideas, as compared with those of modern composers, are superior conceptions, and the importance which the ibrettist has given the story makes the histrionic element of it's distinguish ing characteristics. Emma Abbott as Viol- etta repeated her success of the previous evening. Her acting a theme of very favorable comment, and her rendition of the first aria was well executed. Had Miss Abbott the same pure quality of tone in the middle register that she has ill the upper, many of the now smothered beauties of her score would be more happily brought out. But as it is, she is capable and con- scientious, and that atones for much. Sig nor Michelena's Alfred was an improvement ! on his work of Monday evening, yet he fail ! ed to sing W1CQ SuuC10QC llnpF0SSlV6uSSS of feeling, and his intonat1on ill several in stances was decidedly faulty. William l Pruette played the role of the father very | well and had an opportunity to display his well phrased baritone voice with telling eff feet. William Broderick made the most of the baron's part, and Misses Greenwood and Mortimer sung sweetly. The others all met the requirements, especially the ch oral en- semble singing, which was pleasantly effect i've. An augmented orchestra would in no way have lessened the beauties of the orches- tration, which at times was scarcely audible. CONCERT ARTIsTIoUE.
 Three stars of great brill fancy in the musica world will be heard next Tuesday evening.
 March 16th, at Carll's Opera House. Mile. Lilli Lehmann, the prima donna, as great singer is endorsed by the ntire New York
 press, and was rapturously applauded at each of her appearances in the metropolis. As 8 dramatic prima donna she stands high, and some of the critics say she has no equal now in this country. Franz Rummel is a pianist of the highest order, and comes to us but recent ly from Europe where he was exceptionally successful. The same can be said of M. Mu- sin, the violinist. whose playing is more of the popular order, but always eliciting the greatest enthusiasm. A finer combination of artists is difficult to find and no doubt they will draw crowded house. Of Fraulein L6hmann the MuSlcal COuFlof says:
 Undoubtedly the greatest artistic success of the highly successful season of opera in German at the Metropolitan Opera House has been scored by the dramatic prima-donna of the company, Frl Lilh Lehman, whose magnificent representations of Brunhlde, Carmen, Bertha and Sua- mth have been highly spoken Of in the columns of the New York press. In presenting the picture of this charming artiste likewise reprint the following biographical remarks, which the fair singer has given to the press for qualifications: Lili Lehman was born November 24 1850, at WurZ- burg, a daughter of the tenor Lehman and Maria LoeWe, the famous dramatic singer, who had sung under Spohr at Cassel and been friend to Wagner. when both were in their youth. Lilli Lehman is sister of the celebrated Vienna coloratur singer, Maria Lehmann. We sisters were educated Prague, where my mother was professor of the harp and of singing. Under her tuition made our vocal studies, and began my career at Danz;g in 1868 as coloratur singer From there went after six months to Leipsic to Heinrich Laube, and from there after year, to Berlin, where have sung for
 fifteen years and for ten years have been appointed court singer for life. During that time, l have everywhere sung in concerts and oratorios. twice for six weeks at the Royal Opera, in Stockholm; three months in Vienna. and four months in Ores den. Have sung twice with Mapleson, in London, the Italian Opera, and once at the German Opera. Now, am here in>New York mir sehr gut gefallt (which like very much) b"
 New York Physicians.
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