New-Yorker Stadt-Theater Opera: La Fille de Madame Angot

“Lecocq’s charming opera, which has now gone the rounds of the world and is warbled in evey language, was presented last night at the Stadt Theatre on the occasion of the fiftieth performance of the celebrated German soubrette and opera bouffe singer, Miss Lina Mayr. The opera was very well placed on the stage under the direction of Mr. Neuendorff, and it took immensely with the Teutonic audience. Miss Mayr was full of chic and dash as the errant daughter of the ex-fisherwoman and sang ‘Jadis les Rois’ and the other well known morceaux of the rôle with delicious abandon and archness. Miss Beckman appeared as Mlle. Lange, and in the second act shared the honors with Miss Mayr. Mr. Schutz surpassed himself by his clever rendering of Ange Pitou and made a pronounced success in the part. Mr. Witt was equally happy as Larivaudière, but Mr. Rohbeck failed to comprehend the importance of the rôle of Pomponnet. The chorus and orchestra, although small in numbers, were in admirable condition of voice and tone and were brought through without a flaw by Mr. Neuendorff. The piece was badly mounted, especially where lager beer saloon chairs decorated the grand salon on Mlle. Lange. With such a clever company liberality in the mise en scène would be desirable.”