THE OPERA COMPANY.

Press, Volume XXII, Issue 2876, 7 November 1874, Page 3

THE OPERA COMPANY.

"THB'TBOHBMtAN GlfiL. , ' Tbe'commg holidays, no doubt, had eome£ thingtudo with the -decreased attendance last evening at the theatre, as the: opera -when played here 'Jaafc season drew crowded hoasevbnt those who did not. attend lost a treat of no ordinary nature. . ?Miss Alice May sang the mnsic of Arline excellently, giving the :well-known, air "I dreamt that I dwelt," and the duet "That wound upon thy arm," in the first act, with great success. The opening song in the second act, "Come with the gipsey bride," waa also eung very, nicely; bat the gem of the whole part, to our mind, was the trio "See, at your feet," which was most enjoyably eung. Though not affording Miss May : vach scope as some of the operas she appears Aα, she yet achieved a perfect" success * last lriight. ' TjM.mußic of the Gipsey Queen is quite nnenited to Mies Lambert , s voice, and thoogh *be BtTuggled gallantly through the part, it mi by no means a success. Aβ Tbaddeus, Mr Ballam eang well throughout. His rendering of the sonar "When other lips "was very good, and it deserved the encore it received. He was also very effective in the trio *' Thro* the world," and the various cbricef ted pieces in which he takes pairt. : j •ib-Templeton, as Count Arnbeim, wee I fairiy successful. He eeemecL somewhat *ewoue, but otherwise he sang and acted -»eH. Hie rendering of "The heart bowed very creditable, but he lacked •eonfideoee slightly in passages whichhe did -oifrgfre fcmly- It was encored and re:ep6tvded to. We must not omit to mention Mr Levison s ireally capital acting as Devilshoof. and hiß tinging alep in the concerted music deserves affl praise. Mr Vernon played Count FlorenIbeta well, and the other characters were -''o creditably eustained. The choruses wen t !£« » whole, the Gipseys' chorus being The orxhestrai accompanimente 3«i con t ny ptajed, and Mr Stoneham's jrere capita. ' to "The heart Wtnbone solo ftrtUtically played and bowed down" w. '^μ! wbicbgreeted it aeserred the warm p.. m rep eated. To-night, "Martha" wii.