The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-05
"ERMISIE"AT TaE BROADWAY.
The Reviva' OF That Beautiful Opera a
Complete Success in New York.

"Erminie," In a reJuvenated dress, with
Its DID, sweet melodies has been revived
at the Broadway in New York. The
dramatic critic Of The World, writing
Of the opera, breaks forth as follows.
The artisan has given way to the artist.
Such costumes are seen only on the can
vases of genre painters who paint from
exuberant palettes. The styles are those
Of the Directoire, idealized by imagina-
ton. The colors are those multifarious
shades which human ingenuity has evolv-
ed from the prism. The combinations
and contrasts are those Of modern fancy.
The Stunts are soft and clinging silks
and satins.
THE picture presented in the second
act Of last nights revival at the Broad
way is one that fingers in the memory
a harmony Of tones and tints which
tears TO tatters the Casino memories Of
the past.
"Jakobowski's symmetrical and COM
plete comic opera has never before been
50 well sung. a vocal Erminie has
stepped iato the shoes of one that was
merely beautiful. Amanda Fabris sings
with the method of grand opera. She
phrases broadly, and vet there Is the
archness and the ~piquancy Of comedy
IN her yocalisms. There is sweet pathos.
too. in the Lullaby which is softly
n drcamily waited across the foot
lights.
Everything comes to her who waits.
Lulu Chaser has at last had her oppor-
tunity. She has bided her time. As an
understudy she has learned n thing or
two. She is pretty, arch and vivacious.
She has the apiomb Of a veteran. with
the righteousness Of a ncophyte. She has
a wee little voice. but its tones are fasci-
natingly feminine. The magnetlsms Of
youth is hers. Her Javotte captured
the audience.
"Ravennes and Cadeaux are the ro-
nance and reality Of crime.
"Ravennes is a bold, dashing, impudent
fellow, who plies his trade with per-
feet sangfroid-the Robert Macaire OF
fiction.
"Cadeaux is the low, mean sneak, the
arTant poltroon-the criminal Of fact.
IF William Broderick did not efface
the recollections Of the lamented Daboll
he presented a new portrait Of character.
a new Ravennes almost as effective.
Francis Wilson'S heart must have warm
ed as he faced his public. The applause
was more than a welcome-it was an
acknowledgment. II expressed the pleas
ure Of the years that have elapsed since
the favorite comedian first won his way
I'm popular estimation.
"He was the 'Caddy' OF old-irresIst-
ible In humor. spreading the ~contagion
Of laughter. He had not forgotten a sin
gle one of his antics-antics Of voice. OF
limb and Of gesture. Odd intonati0ns.
quaint grimaces. absurd postures-an u
the funny things with which the old
role once bristled. And he has added
innumerable new capers-nimble Gamers
that he has learned are keys to our fund
Of laughter.
ION = foundation Of antique mimetic
art Wilson has built an edihce OF con-
temporary comicality. He is essentially
modern. and the public likes him for II.
"There is some new music in the score
"A few numbers added by the composer.
but they passed almost unnotlced IN the
"reminiscences evoked by the 'minuet.'
the march and the 'Dicky bird who
twitted I'm very 1n-de-siecle tones.
"ReTvals as brilliant and as successful
as this one are rsrities."