Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-03-28
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oughly enjoyable and satisfactory rendition
of Gilbert & Sullivan's latest comic opera,
"The Gondoliers," before large audience at
the Hyperion theater last evening. 1t was
apparent that special efforts had been made
to secure competent artists and by the ex-
cellence of it's production to win for the
opera the success that has attended "Pina-
FORE" "Patience," and "The Mikado." 1t
will not surprise those who were In the au-
dience last evening If Mr.. Stetson's company
causes the opera to rise phsnix-like from
the ashes of its recent metropolitan failure
while in the hands of D'Oyly Cartes import
ed singers. Our theater goers have always
been very partial to Gilbert & Sullivan and
Snllivan's operas. Ever since that Saturday
afternoon in February, 1870, when the Bos.
ton Museum company sang "H. M. s. Pima
fore" and "Trisl by Jury" here for
the nrss time, the largest audiences have at
tended all the joint productions of these
clever Englishmen. The plot of 1.-THE Con
doliers" is as simple and as original as any of
its eleven predecessors. The scene is laid in
Venice and In the fantastic realm of Bara-
taria "Casilds," the daughter of the Duke of
the infant King Of Barataria. The young
prince had been intrusted to the
charge of q gondolier who brought
him up with mis- own son. BY the
sudden death of this gondolier the boys were
left alone in the world and there seemed to
be no one living able to tell one from thu
other. 1t further appears that both these
have married ladies of low degree. The fun
of the opera grows out of the trouble poor
"Don Alhambra" has in sorting the lads and
In trying to content tDon LUZ, !" gay young
fellow to whom 'Casilda" had secretly
pledged herself before her papa took her to
Venice to find for her the husband of his own
heart. After two hours of singing and dane
ing 1t turns out that "Don Luiz" is the
true prince after all, and go the three
young couples are left to enjoy their welded
happiness. The dialogue is bright and witty
and the music, If not the most catching, Is
the most msritorious of any opera its COM
poser has yet given us. 1t is orchestrated
like q grand opera and the score Is full of
now and comical effects. Mr.. Stetson, who
with his wife occupied one of the boxes, has
every reason to be proud of his company.
The magnificent singing of Miss Vaughn
and Miss Grubb and of Messrs.
Branson and David won for them
encore after encore and the quiet humor
which Mr.. Mestayer puts into all his imper-
sonations presented to the audience the
Duke of Plaza-Toro just as Mr.. Gilbert must
have conceived It, Mr.. Lauri and Mr.. Raj
fael also deserve special mention for their
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has good stage presence and danced very
gracefully, but she sings off the key too fire..
quently, q fault which she ought to use her
best endeavors to overcome. The opera
Is brilliantly staged and costumed and the
chorus of forty fresh, well-trained voices and
ton of Mr.. Braham did much to make the
performance the best production of comic
opera We have had for several seasons. The
rsvel chorus at the opening of the second act,
beginning, "We'll dance cachu ca, fandango,
bolero" was the hit of the evening and
most tasteful bit of singing and
dancing as one could wish to see.
To those in the audience who had
witnessed the opera as presented in New
York city the performance last evening was
by far the most enjoyable. Another fact
also appeared: The possibilities of the opera
depend almost entirely upon the ability Of
the company. The opera will be repeated
tonight and tomorrow afternoon and even
ing. At this evening's performance Miss
Broschart, formerly of this city, will assume
the roll Of "Famietta."
COLD DAY.
A Gold Day, or The Laplanders, opened to
large audience at the Grand last night. The
audience was thoroughly pleased. A Cold
Day proved better than the promises made
for II. II is q mixture of music. fun, clever
limitations and many eccentricities. The
story amounts to little but to display these,
and this It does admirably. Mr.. Fisher as
jacob Blow and Mr.. Sheehan as Able Effort
are funny pair. Miss Carlotta played Dido
with dash. Miss Haynes created much laugh
ter by her performance of Katharine Kidd.
Niss Iarcelles was charming as Nancy. The
piece remains through the week.
THE SHOOTING CONTEST NEXT MONDAY.
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