Year: 1876

MILE. TrTIENs IN OPERA" NORMA" AT THE


ACADEMY OF MUSIC.


Mile. Titiens made her FIRST appearance in opera in
this city at the Academy OF Music last night before
ovoraowing house The work chosen for the occa-
sion Norma, in which the great tragic force OF
the prma donna is displayed to the best advantage
well the fullest scope afforded Tor
tho display OF her powers rs lyric
artist II tho rest OF the had been fully in
keeping with the embodiment of the title role the WIS
dom of the selection of this work for her FIRST appear
in opera here could not be doubted, and it
tho choice OF Norma" for Mile Titiens initial per-
formance still II is essentially one role
opera, and hence well suited to an occasion
where the prima donna OF necessity
compelled TO bear tho chief burden OF
the work signor Bacce as Polio was
too light for a great tragic opera and ho failed
sadly actor His singing however, is acceptable
enough when tho part considered Miss Beaumont
who will bo remembered as singing In this city with
the Kellogg English Opera Company, made excellent
Adalgisa Aand ins the famous duet, Mira Norma
sho almost divided the honors with Milo Titiens
Lacking breath, and without possessing any great
powers she shows sweetness and force and her
last night happy augury for her future
the operate stage But, matter OF course, the
pectatons Of the audience well the interest OF





there was disappointment would bo a moderate and
Just estimate Of her From tho be-
ginning TO the end she sung with con
summate art Her acting was in every way
OF much higher order than accustomed TO on
the lyric stage Her voice at its best judging from
her previous efforts concert aud in oraoro In this
city, and in every way the test Of her powers a
great artist applied under conditions satsfac
tory as she could desire them to be The result
great good fortune rather than an overwhelming
triumph. II sho did not make that grand success,
which would for her the title 10 succeed Pasta
Malibran and Grsi she showed how Il was that
she succeeded to that high place when the glory Of her
voice as we'll the perfection OF her ART at its
zenith Even now her art stands by ITSELF and 1t
well for the American public at least, who heard
her opera that she consented 70 appear where she
could appear the best advantage for them and for
herself II Is In works like 'eNorma" that
the rectative gives her opportunity to pro.
pare for the trying ordeals she Ia
compelled TO undergo-ordeals necessary
in the concert In tho rendering OF an operac
work-and she illustrated last night how well she can
use such opportunities Besides all this she had about
her least the semblance Of OPERA and thus she
able TO give color 70 her art In all ts phases lending
force 70 her singing by the grandeur OF her acting,
and embeIshng her acting by singing that
Is sti phenomenal But IL must not
be assumed that in giving Us BelIIni's
work she has been giving the kind OF opera which
the highest art and the highest musical culture do
mand ON the other hand she has simply been adorn.
| ing her art and using work which the present
taste can tolerate only In such acsse-a case where
! great artist chooses that which Is the best
! In itself 70 show what Is best in her This course
is better, however, than mere concert singing
and Mile Ttens is to be honored for adopting u TO
show tho art whose fame long preceded her 10
| America She has succeoded-succeeded grandly when
the glories Of her great career arc asen n'o .ne ac
count, and those who heard Grs In the old Academy,
atthc time when Ttens was only beginning 70 earn
her reputation, will be glad Of this opportunity Tor
hearing the last representative OF those tragic roles
which can no longer nnd queens Of song TO I'll
them In the other parts she Is 10 assume We cannot
doubt that she will meet with equally good fortune,
and a valuable aid 10 her success Is The excellence Of
the orchestra, under haretzek, and the moro than
usually good quality OF the cnorus VI the former Mr.
composed mostly OF mombers OF the Philharmonic
Society while the oratorio societies contributed to the
chorus "Norma" will be repeated Wednesday
evening, and 'Lucrezia Borga" s announced for
representation on Friday.


1.-THE ROMANCE OF A POOR YOUNG MAN"


The City Of Churches takes kindly tho style OF en-
tertAinmen. new furnished nightly Al the Brooklyu
Theatre; and this is bu, natural for is Of satsao
tory kind Last evening ''Ths Romance Of a Pooi
Young MANI was produced al that hckse with Mr. Il
J. Montague In the leading rol~ The performance
judging by the liberal applause rendered, gave very
general satisfaction. OF Mr.. Montague as Manuel W,
have had 70 speak more than once the past
Last evening he exhibited she tact tho same nat
uraness and decacy characterized his entire doport
ment, and he did not reach any further into the emo
tiona depths Of the part he 80 we'll interprets
\ The cast included the OF severa
artists familiar 70 Brooklyn audiences The perform
ance also introduced for the second time this season
Miss lone Burke in the character OF Nile Helouin,
governess IN the Laroque family; and for the nrs tm
AZ this house Mr.. J. w. jennings as tho aged Gaspa
Laroque who performed his brief part with effect
Outside Of France, perhaps, Mr.. Claude Burroughs a
I ehn t.sas hard A