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Show DRAMATIC REVIEW. Salt Lake City, June 14, 1S70. EJHors tia-ahl: There are probably fow cities of equal sizj with Salt Lkt? where music has uiftde such npid strides as it has here witbin the last five years. 1 his haa been variously mauilested; in tho organizing of orciicetr.s nnd gleo clubs, the founding of (ouserva toriea and societies, for the study of vocil nnd instrumental music and even in tho traiuiug of home operatic companies for the production ol popular pieces upon the stage. But in no way has the local progress o I the Euterpeau art been better ex-empliritd ex-empliritd than in the growiug appreciation appre-ciation for, and the patrouage bo-stowed bo-stowed upon theatand.ird operas nnd other first-class musical entertainments entertain-ments which, from timolo lime, make their appearance in our midst. Tne latent evidence of this is the recently closed engagement of the Strakosch opera troupe. Notwithstanding the imposition of compelling the public to purchase tickets for both evfeinya, or to wait a day later when the oust desirable ODea would be taken, and other aggravations which will be mentiuneJ iu thair proper order, the theatre going ma sets, determined to indulge, even at the expenje of com-lort, com-lort, their taste (or the reihied and artistic, courageously faced tne dis areahle barriers thrust in the way ol their enjoyment aud atteudtd in good fcrce, bcth nights, the meat shabbily arranged performances ol that kiud, advertised as first cla$'t it haa ever ben cur lot to witness. The audience was repeatedly disappointed; dis-appointed; not because of a want ot ability in these who enacted the operas, for had not tae well-known, uauud ol Gary and Couly been iucludtd iu tue cat, the ui:qjai;titi excellence of most of the other voices, though subjecttd to circumstances of serious d:aadvantai;e, wouid have been autli-cieat autli-cieat to relate any imputation o( inferiority. Bjt the public, from the spleudid style in which the fiutst operas had been presented here cn fcrmer occasion", hid been led to ex-P'.'Ct ex-P'.'Ct ecmeluing ct a bigh?r tone thau :hc eihitJitioQ with whicti Mr. Strk-oich Strk-oich saw fit to favor laem. 1 ney Ccu'.d nut, nor do they yt-t uaderund way they abould have been treakd aa tnough tbey were tbe iu:iab:unts rt a piiloral cuudtry town, witu neither tr.e lult.l Recce to approci..e a li--.t-cl;s pertjr:iun:e, nor toe etu:bi.i;y to a; prchtd the nature of a sl'gat ll Mr. SUakcicb w.is Ubct-ng uude; ti.:a imp:ts'.ou i.d wuy he should hate ixen doe not appear, aiuce be nas visits J tins city belre it is to be hoped, (or his own sake, that he :ii relieve bis miad of such aa error bet.jre be condescends tj mike h: next ftp f ears Eice in tf-U Like. It is i:k'..y that very fvw more crmcai audiences are lo be fouod auywnere, considering tee eiie acd ae of t:e municipa.uy, than in mis vtry p'sce. i'e-.:pleJp aj it i, Irom a 1 part o; u.e citii if.d wor.d, by reprc8enianti o.' i every rac:k acd grade of !0'j:e'.y, con tsiu;s? ex per 's acd arlli::9 ot every ' dcctr.ne ai;J vecation, p: .terror ar. 1 1 studen'-s Irom een the fi:et cu.es ul Karope, and wilbal an amasemect-l loving community, tctir tastes ai. 1 1 opinions on sucn mitten are enl!:;-..! to iome re-pect, aLd it my b- la;r y J presumed are inte.u'nt ar.d currc:t 1 it an K ;?i:;b p:ore h put upon ti." atiijo tnr-re are K-.v I m' n ne :r i i .i:. c.d i'., it a O rmin p. ly ii pr ' djced, ti.e T-uturii0 e.--m;.-it r.iu U? made the umpire; if Kuin, Krenen. Ita.iau, P.ut.-Q , H'elj.i, irua, ao I j on uni.l cv-?ry Cu.":i;n n t h c :i 1 ' au.tr d, ?i,t Lk'i u b-;r c.jrp4 i Crit.c wo.- -e id-jia 7-j lif n m ,t '. by iiift traditions anJ h:i"ry ( ! t:. ir ntiv-- hOT.ei, and la? vn :i --ri . t.OLS tnt-y biV73 p :.-9ii"d inr. u,' n;e. Tii'.ti l-t an c'-'-r app-'Ar b.'l ,:e f,rm 10 a C'jj'.me uni;t.b,' to t .1 c:iara:'pr i.e i p'.-r icr.a' i r , anirtn & so.'.p, a f'iit,.".t, a moieii.'-'at kuk h h iDpp-.".pr; ta la ; tr.i a-'o .p i part, ar. 1 tae iurongruity w..i b at rnce O . rvf,d sirJ c'-'aj lf.'J. 1 An ft.;tu: on tai Hi.t Like sttco, I n'jtnr aare of it or not, is run-I run-I nlr.g an citfndrd gauntift, f'-r h; n t'-f.r- an atIi tv:-; marl up ir :-a every c I'.r.n i.'y, w ,r,o variud tip-rieace tip-rieace at.d gpf;ral ;n!vi : .nre m i it as ci ":;.Ji a otio as by w ,u . J ti . the wbjie won 1 o" r. In.), Mr. H'riko."ru nverl-v-k'-d or inrrd; in ci'.i.r civ li-i it ir.f'icu!;..', ll bo d:J n'.t ti.ink, bo m ru'ph!e r rarclt iTit if l,o did not cfo to tnir.k, no w-ia i'ti'.tf of m'uliirg ti, public. li'j'-iTing r;i'd pnc" (,t a.imi'i'irj ( :i:cu were cti-T.'n i y Di 'j. be pla d a f.jw furren o-j o-j strut's up'.n t ie t igo ki'.h no cbo-I cbo-I rui or orci'-'lra lo rcaeve Ibc mon-jt- Ony not ftrn f n iucu to r"t,d.'r ti.o r.erlormer tne luatriiiiH-iitjl sup-, : port wi.i'jh w ai iry. Kn-m p'-iiionii intr rview, we ne leirarl ti.at tl.R la J ;f irH u i nin! r.f t . 1 roTipany w re an nui'.ii aanuyidaad d i-tgutpd at I aii circtirnfct nice a- th"ir a id't-jrs roukl piiriy ijr; nor. h it fltrmiC! tais should bo no, smr-u thoir reputations nm-l (ufl-r mitiTi-aiiy mitiTi-aiiy from too nnf tvurab.p, ai d tnre-! fore laMo p "iion tht-y wrro f.irrrd lo occupy i.i tne "ya of tb.r pttroai. We l.avo but lillle f u it lo find with fiuy of the p"r-; former-, for wo are salixiicd thf:y did tbir nl to plpm wijilo) singinir, and sttccricdod admirably, rfimiJf.ri"g tho disd varitaM uo 1 dr winch lliey wore laboring.! I Rut wo spriounly condemn thn rjri- duct ol Mnngr rjtralcosch in bit! flagrant di-Tfyrd of tl it cotirtry and eonirkration tho puhlio bail a right 10 expect. A lew words nowj for tbe ladies and gentlemen of the troupo, in a prof Mional way: Mi, Cary, of coumn, onwn first, not only; by virtue of an established rTiuUtmn, but for tiio iutrirnio merit of bor j ability, J1t voice it marv"llouly j pure and BWt, and of a d' pth and M expression taut cl.Brrni tho g'nttci of all lislfners. Mae 11 alio a good aclrrst and whenever olio npptrar, i greeltd with tokons of tho warineit appreciation. 'I ae nltracui put upon tho ptn t oitlior night, wore not of ft ctiarar ttr h exhibit her lalcnti in the moat favoruhlo I Ik hi, but n "Hitli'jl," "A.ucona" and "Migtion" she appearal lo good advantii'i anil won Iho g"njral eynifjaliiy nnd admiration. ad-miration. Maria Lilta is ft recent appcaranco in oporalio rirnlrn, but from wiiat wo havo seen, slo will yol alPtiu an cuvialde diilii.f lion in the uppor realms of nitnic anrl the ilranui. H'T voice is clfftr, brilliant nnd MoxiMc, giving evulonno of having b"rn finely trained, and to this grrnl UvanlK' she add the rnro bu-iilty of bo 1 11 k u acorniilifliK d ni:lr'. Hto ovidnnlly Ut-' what si in do t. hvcry niovnif nt portrays por-trays a mfMiiinif , nnd gho is rrally gra o person ili d. Hh is not 0110 ol tho nifrtl brant 1 fill women in tlif world, tint nuturn has b"':n K"nrMi in Killing br nthcr wio, and Ut pathway up tho bill o( fain", if 1I10 rurm lo crinlinun tb'i as"cnt, is 0110 of dim parat 1 du ili'.y. I l"r "MarK'i"riti" fi'" ly r 1 1 - 'l"r"d, whilo tho m.id imio from "L'i'aa" Wim tho of l",i h w t, ingand hiicarnn in b'T IminU nl oik u 0 paining nnl startling cr'jitiou, Mi;g Laucsuter unitts a comely per sou with a6wet, p'i-mt voitv, and ie a very (air iictrees us well. Ot the gentlemen, Mr. Only deserves foremost fore-most aud honorable meutiou. He is acknowledged to he Iho finest basso on tho American st igo, aud it might not bo tro much lo add, onu ol lite ; tiuest in tha world. l!o has a fcrin aud stature corresponding to the power and quality ot bis v-mco, and ia au actor ol uolod merit, tjignor Liz-zariui, Liz-zariui, first lenor, is a good fcing'-r, but his voice is uot of that exquisite richness with which others havo charmed us in tho emio rohs bu persouated. Beside?, ho broko time in some places, was oixvisi n ally out of tune, aud displayed but meagre ability as au actor. i.4ottschalk, tiio haudeomo man i of the troupe, pro-eeuled pro-eeuled a ltuo appearand as tii-j "Count di Luna," and acted and sang admirably, but neither on that nur the following night, appeared often enough to please his admirers. We have already cited eutlicient reasons rea-sons to show why tho performances were not altogether au artistic suc-ces?, suc-ces?, but feel constrained before graving grav-ing this subject to mention one tuiug moro. During the intervals between the acts, both nights, the oars of tho audience were stinted with a torreut of foreign gibberish behind the ecened, more plainly and painfully niuuilent in the absence oi' the orchelr. Although Al-though uuiutelligible, the harj:i pi-pressions pi-pressions excited tho uisnal of tbe audience, who ft-it more ttian ev. r the indignity imposed ut"in mem by Ibo perpetration ot thi-i troth iu-ult. lull a truce to the subject. Aud uow, unpopular un-popular as it may be, we cannot but confess our dislike, in some particulars, particu-lars, to the Italian opera. It is n weakness ol some natures who hao never seen tue Coliseum by movin-ligil, movin-ligil, cr waded turuuuh the maz-s of a Latin alphabet, to desire to uuder-etaod uuder-etaod wtiat they see, hear acd are ex pec ted to appreciate aa something ol unusual perlectiou, aud we e-'.eem it as a monopoly on lbs part ot tae lew wao have drunken de-'ply of the l'terean ppriiw, Ij exact the bud homage of the many ou wnom thy fountains of erudition have filtd even lo sprinkle. We tret-ly aekaoade ou r ow u ignorance of t b j Italian Umuue, tta readily A4 we a-jert inat ut j uineteen-tweiit:etus of tae audience, 1 many ot waoai, however, sit and laLo it in with as muiu com place iku as il ti.ey hid b?eu cradltd in tae lap ut' a Rjman iuas:t and played sun niOLifys and aaLd organs all ll.t-.r lives. It may please loo soe.'t u-lt-l ?avants ol It s'.'.n, aud otiur eoa-t !.igtitcf tae Atlantic, wan em t, ; dt.int in aping tae ciMt'-ms laeir j fo:e::hers I'.eui.t lo demjoja, to have JoreiQ touU-S srfd up iu taeir m.n;cl h-ajt, c-jl l:.i l.tw.-ty-lc 1 . 1: g element ol t a 1 mtf t w 1 1 ic a rere?en'.9 stout all lat is k-Il ot Kt-riumo America sau-J prt.'-r tao 1 accents o( tut ir metier Ka.-sa, ar.d I wai o laty conctde toe riat aad o-n eiit'ncy ol such as c ) to K.'ine, du.Lg j aa Rjnie d ina.it on an inter-: inter-: caLi,ni excaaai i t ci'irt-y t.-.:m t-.o wao v.vl t., "w.,Ji" uf ir m-V-in'.iiQ L.-iiu". Rr. . ;i . Bond was especially spoken of 119 0110' Iwho invariably chose republican jury ouininio.-.uuers under bis rule ol court. Tho other side ot Iho reu-j Iniont was that by the abuso of ihej jdiserition veeltd iu them il exp.etd' judges lo imueaehme ut. J Adjourned, I |