Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-06
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The Syntphony Concerts N osenthnl
--Operr nt the tletr0poIitan-mary
Anderson = Various Plays aud
pixcYl
spsriai Cnrrrnpcndence OF Every Evening
New YOKE, Nov. 26.-Muaicai enter
tainments, as time goes on, increase in
variety end importance. High on the
list como the symphony aud oFatorio
afternoon rehsarsaia and evening concerts
under the leadership OF Walter Damrosch,
and given 81 the Metropolitan Opera
House. Fashion endorses them. lovers
OF music enjoy them, and their success IL
thus foregone conclusion. At tho
second symphony concert, which took
place last Saturday night, the occasion
was rendered notable by the presence Of
Rosepthsl, the lion OF the day. Intro
duced TO the public, almost unheralded,
persons might have asked, "Who
IL RosenthRl fn Not 10 know
Rosenthal now, IL to argue one
SELF unknown. In the course OF an
evening, his fame was established; critics
and public have accorded him royal
honprs, aud AZ prince Of piaDists, he
stands without n rival except Joset3y,
who before his coming stood alone. II
were needless for me TO multiply epithets
of praise. There is no space, but oan
say that his playing is O revelation aud
advise nil who can do SO, to seize the
first opportunity OF hearing him. Thls
week, the frat rendition OF opera ia given
at the Metropolitan, for the initial per-
formance tho Huguenota being chosen,
and II is noteworthy that in subsequent
performances, there is large ieayen Of
other works than those of Wagner, who,
however, admired by some persona, Is
equally detested by others.
.ALz AGAINST HER"
In thoairicals Marry Anderson Is the
reigning sensation. She has captured a
public that bays up every neat before
hand and stands to sec her, while cold
and hitherto unfriaud!y cfitics proclaim
her praises--et least in "The Winters
Tale" know that am not ill.patured,
neither over fastidious, trust, yea Truth
compete me to express mn 0ppoaicg opin-
ion. OF tue play itself the utmost has
beeu made. II is richly put on tho stage
aud all accessories and minor details have
been carefully looked after. So far, so
good. The yodug woman who plays GEN.
trail parts IL, in my estimation, often
wanting Us "Bermione" in pathos and
power, while as "PeFdita" she lacks
apoatsneity. She runs about aufli-
GENTLY; she smiles enough and just here
her greatest fault il made manifest.
The smile ia TOO perpetual; the eyea do
nothing. Ine difference between real
emotion and that Of seeming Is constantly
apparent, and il is mighty one. In
statue.lihe parts Miss Anderson is won.
derfully COOS. Her GalAtea is alwaya en-.
oalient, and tho saSue peculiar power she
brings TO the statue scene In 1.-THE
winters Tale" In ail estimation o,
"s@est Lavender" at the Lyoeur, must
also 5iffsr from the general Wow Of both
critics and tho public Tho latter fill
eaoh seat Of the beautiful little theatre,
and the former, SO far ns know, write
we'll OF the play. nee little Of comedy
10 tho comic parts, nor Of pethos in the
pathetic, while the pRrt OF ''Sweet Law.
ender, landlRdy's daughter, Ia poorly
played by an actress Of uuestraotiye ply
siognoniy.
pIxEY AT THE STAR
has been the sams fun-making Dlxey as
OK old. Ate imitation OF Irving Is ire.
slstiblo as ever, and his rapid meta.
morphoass, later on 10 the play, M lese
amusing than formerly. lYe is succeeded
this week by the Crystal Slipper" The
gpeotaouiar has been exempified at The
Fourtsentn Street Theatre By GiIistter
adaptation of "She,h the story. while
immensely silly, giving room for all man
ner Of sfrisipg etepts .PartnArsn NJ
tAo Astiscr a4atFg Theatre ia doing
wstl, and aeservedly 80, while in eonclu.
n5n would hlfo lnd the sK3oii4at tactp
that Substitutes delicate ttrains of music
coming from soms distance for the deaf
sning coarsenees OF the average orchestra.
The same attractive feature obtains at tho
Lyceum, and it is to be hoped that sues
examples may fnd followers.
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