Venue(s):
French Theatre
Proprietor / Lessee:
Carl Rosa
Clarence D. Hess
Manager / Director:
Carl Rosa
Clarence D. Hess
Event Type:
Opera
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
18 October 2020
“Parepa’Rosa will sing to-night in ‘The Bohemian Girl,’ and the present is announced as the last night of the too brief season of English opera. The works produced in the three weeks during which Parepa has been here have been ‘The Puritan’s Daughter,’ ‘The Bohemian Girl,’ ‘Maritana,’ ‘Martha,’ Sonnambula,’ and ‘Fra Diavolo,’ the two latter for Rose Hersee, the others for Parepa. The first opera on this list was a comparative failure, not in performance, but in popular acceptation The second and fourth have been most warmly welcomed by the largest audiences.”
“The Parepa-Rosa English Opera Troupe concluded its performances yesterday by a representation of ‘Martha” in the morning and of ‘The Bohemian Girl’ in the evening. The house in both instances was crowded from parquet to dome, and the singers caroled their farewells amid much enthusiasm. The troupe proceed to Philadelphia, where they are to open immediately. Their season here has been one of remarkable good fortune. Mme. Parepa-Rosa has appeared throughout to great advantage; Miss Rose Hersee has made a decided hit on the occasion of her début in America, Mrs. Seguin has added to the numerous train of admirers she possessed before, and Messrs. Castle, Seguin, Campbell and other gentlemen of the company have well sustained their reputations. No doubt the season in Philadelphia will be as prosperous as that in New York, and if merit commands success, it assuredly will be.”