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Show 'Fi'A Dlavolo." Another fair audiene met the Englinh opera company at the t heal re last night, mi tho occasion of tho per-lormauco per-lormauco of 'Fra O.aYolo," one of the most pleasing of tho light operas in the language. It is a simple story agreeably told, and aWmnding in quiet humor, a feature in an opera that ia aKvaya enjoy t-d by ah American Ameri-can audience. Tho popular young artiste, Win. Oi'alU', was tho hem Fra Ptavolo, the Uld, gallant, frank, generous high nay man and bandit leader, and li ft character could not have lu en in bolter hands. Mr. Oaslle, bepidis Wing an excellent singer if an aivompliahcd actor, having tine cotiei'ptioii of btich easy, natural pat Li as that ol Pi a 1,ayo!o. tl is singing and acting both eall.-d forth repealed applause. ap-plause. The pretty Z-rlina. the innkeeper's inn-keeper's daughter, was charmingly personated by Madame Bernard while the more powerful and dithcuH character ot 1-ady Alleash, the lady of fashion, found a faithful txponent in Mrs. Seguin. T.n' -vim-hi herons part of the wt a'lhy old English nohle-blenian, nohle-blenian, Lord ATcaaii, was very wi ll rendered by Mr. El. Sequin. Mr. Hcruaid made, a very fair Lroiuo, tho young soldier lover o( Zerlina, and the other characters in iho opera were aSily sustained by competent ,arti.-ts. The applause was unstinted, and the audience went away well .pleased with tho night's entertain-; entertain-; ment. To n.ht the f.wnoui liirman opera , of " Fauit " is the attraction, which 1 will fill the house. |