Venue(s):
Olympic Theatre
Event Type:
Opera
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
7 March 2016
“Amusements. Musical. The rendering of Balfe’s opera, the Bohemian Girl, by the Richings troupe, at the Olympic theatre last evening drew out a large and fashionable audience, and the applause bestowed on the performance showed very conclusively that the efforts of the artistes were fully appreciated. The rôle of Arline was sustained by Miss Caroline Richings, the Count by Mr. Campbell, Thaddeus by Mr. Castle, Devilshoof by Mr. Seguin, and Florestine by Mr. Wylie. The solos by the principal characters were loudly encored, and in each instance the audience was favored with a repetition. The choruses were given with goodly effect, and the whole opera was in every way satisfactory.”
“Business has been pretty good the past two weeks, but not so large as during their first engagement here. This is, no doubt, owing to the season of Lent and the counter attraction of the Italian Opera, which gobbles up the regular codfish opera goers, who go more for fashion’s sake and not because they appreciate Italian Opera. Those who attend the English Opera go because they can understand what they hear, and [illeg.] bestow their plaudits upon native talent. The Richings Troupe is, without doubt, composed of some of the best lyric artists that have ever appeared in this country, and, being native and to the manor born, we hail with pleasure their success. Last week the operas given were the ‘Rose of Castile,’ ‘Bohemian Girl,’ Linda di Chamounix,’ ‘Maritana’ and ‘Fra Diavolo.’