New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-10
MUSIC--THE DRAMA.
1.-THE CHIEFTAIN Z"

=, ,s the fault OF the newspaper readers not OF
49,, critters II anybody interested In such things is
:" w.. or.,,y fully informed before now concerning
r. re. Wilson'S latest operetta The Customs
'...rs helped advertise IT, and II those who think
v,,v o. Burnsndian wi; and the youthful music Of
-. Arthur Sullivan choose TO say that the customs
n..-s seized upon the most attractive feature of
.Tbe Chieftan" they will fnd believers among the
a, ,hrong tina; saw its .hrst American performance
-, night at Aobeys Theatre The costumes are
..ra,ny very picturesque and ought to have cost
M. the American experts say they are worth
-h.,htr they did or not But there lie something
s.,ses pretty dress In this sevamped "Contraband-
,,,. The frs; act is dull and sabored and nothing
oar. was needed than the internal evidence upon
s.h The higher criticism relies 10 prove that when
:, wrote Il Sullivan a young musician
ws,h conservatory doors clinging TO his skirts and
observatory Ideals allLring him. Mr. Burnands
,oos IN 1861 when The Chieftsin'' was The Con-
.r,h.nasia" seems. from all accounts to have been
,s.s an operetta than an extravagsnt farce but
a,,lyan's was more anxious 10 be an operate
ar. than that Of any of the later ard better known
v,-ks There pretty models before the young
s,npossr fresh from Leips!c IN those days Mozart
,,un;ed his mind and possibly Cimarosa. and so
aver and anon in the first last night there came
.hs old cadences and conventional closes which seem
shurd 70 the OF to-day. but accepted
nth gratitude by the all the same. 1t Is OF
record that when Burnand and Sullivan made The
Conrabandista' for a private entertainment they
wrote composed and produced II in sixteen days
NJ, IN the second act Of The Chiettain' the
,Alngs which give the greatest pleasure are
those which were as many years in developing
IN Sir Arthur's scheme. All the Efforts OF the
pre.ace 10 The book TO minimize the old matter in
The operetia notwithstanding II is~not until the
ou,ntet in The second act. beginning: There's no
one I'm certain would now me again Is reached
that We hear the voice OF the Sullivan Of to-day and
Snd IN nj
lines Up to them a. the music had been gracefully
written and especially well scored Tor orchestra but
nsuty' but now at once everything becomes fresh,
lovely and enhancing After the first act last night
silence Of others IN the large company Of Mr.. VII
sons admirers that had gathered 10 welcome him
back INDICATED snd sre a OF ,ps vs9 was nf
favor MIR Wilson would have been called TO the
Stances bu; there was great deal Of significance
in the difference between the calls that sounded
the last laugh that was the best which meant sue.
cess for the operetta. Mr.. Wilson's company Is not
ether n ne way Of acting or singing list Of the
performers will perhaps serve. 1t Is as follows
Peter Ado.phus Grisg. British tourist in search
Count vssquez de Coinage. ........... Rhys Thomas
disguised Pe'ro slivnski. Polish courier
tancho. Frs, Lieutenant of the I4drones
Use Second IAeutsnan, OF the rSdro3ss n'.
f,a5a Gomez ooasSl,ins layyeT ss5.ioss and
taz1o a A'la'eO
fs FS::s lay engaged e Gosa. yasq g;:5
zago Miss Lulu Gaser
1nei de Roxss, Chieftainess Of the Ladrones
Miss Lillian Carsmith
Dolly. Mrs eHss. Peter A. Grlss.s wife 49,,
Jusnita. the dancing girl Of the Iadrones
Miss Hobrook
First appearance in America)
Maragulta ............. Mss Agnes Martyne
Zltela jeanette Emery
Miss Martha Stein
IN some happy remarks IN answer 10 the call.
Mr. Wilson complmented NJ. Barker and Signor
De Noves for their share In the production and
they deserved all he said.