New-Yorker Stadt-Theater

Full cast list included.

This performance was the most successful in this season: successful for director Hamann in regards to revenue, successful for the audience which had a very good time, and successful for the ensemble who was used to perform in front of half empty auditoriums.

The enthusiasm of the audience made it very clear that light comedy is favored to tragedy and drama. That is why L’Arronge only hired performers who are familiar and accomplished in this genre. The comedy “Bekenntnisse” was cast appropriately, and the performance was satisfactorily. However, the operetta Die schöne Galathee was disappointing. The composition lacks freshness and authenticity as much as the plot. The best musical numbers are “Couplet des Ganymed ”, “Galathees Trinklied”, and the “Kussduett”.

Mr. and Mrs. L’Arronge were welcomed with much applause and flowers. Mr. L’Arronge’s performance saved the audience from yawning. Mrs. L’Arronge is the best soubrette who has set foot on the Stadttheater’s stage. She possesses a pleasant, well-trained soprano voice, and she is also an excellent actress. Hermann’s Pygmalion seemed hoarse consequently his main songs were cancelled.

Miss Haffner performed the couplet “Wir Griechen wir sind liederlich” fairly well. She also pleased in the “Kussduett” with Mrs. L’Arronge. 

[partly illeg.] (…) Hermann acted well; however, his voice was hoarse. Miss Haffner as Ganymed performed with a pretty voice and lively acting, and thus added to the success of the operetta. 

(…) The operetta has many comical aspects to it, and the music is appealing. L’Arronge as Mydas displayed a wonderful sense of humor. His wife sang with the coloraturas with a bell-like and the purest voice, and she also showed much accomplishment in acting. Her charming singing equals the gracefulness and mischievousness of her play. Both performers were showered with waves of applause and enthusiasm. (…) [article cuts off here]