AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 4272, 4 November 1876, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

Faust, produced last evening, is a work which requires much - cate and skill to render correctly. Although it cannot be reckoned as one of the company's beat renderings, yet the oxecuGounods sweet and simple music of ®®it. Madame Mw«ttadte had the ring of genuineness about it, and is evidently the result of a careful study, of the character of the shrinking and pure-minded heroine. Her voice was all through perfectly under control; and, wheher in soio 2E '■concert, told with wonderful effect, The pretty httle minor air Once in Thule ”we liked as well as anything. Messrs Motley and Barrington were respectively Faust and Mephiatopheles. We should have liked to have seen a little more flendishness displayed in the latter .character, as occasionally he seemed to lapse into .a,.“l® ? ld En B lisb gentleman ” plus the Satanic ontflt: but, as a whole, the conception was good. Miss Lambert made a handsome Siebel, and sang with-taste, particularly " When I was young." Mr Jbeji son, as Wagner, was natural and in good voice; but Mr Hodgson, who acted excellently, appeared to 55™“®fjpg 'ft?® l . a c°ld. We were disappointed with the Soldiers Chorus,” which was marred by the weakness, of the tenors; and the find oboros was decidedly out of time; but, with these exceptions, the opera was fairly performed. The orchestral accompaniments were magnificent, and deserved the highest praise. “La Fille de Maßumo■AflEofc will be reproduced to-night. , The performance at the Princess’s lost night was for the benefit of Mr Bryan, Mr Datnpier’s indefatigable agent, and a capital house greeted the' . -JT , , * greatest ” comedian. The first piece was 1 wind " in which Mr Dampier snstained the character of Jeremy Diddler, and caused adlessamnsem nt. TheAdelphiandrama, “Green Busehs formed the chief attraction, Mr Bryan receivings big reception as Jack Gong. Mrs Byers made her first appearance this season as Miami but her energies were too severely taxed as the prairie huntress. A double bill is announced for t Dwnpi® l, appearing in ihe first piece, and Mr Bryan in a farce. .. .■ ’