The Press.
London, England, 1858-04-10 00:00:00

THE PRESS, APRIL 10, 1858.

TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The Theatre will open on TUESDAY NEXT, April 13,
when will be produced, First Time at this Theatre, Meyer beer's
Opera of
LES HUGUENOTS.
(GLI UGONOTTI.)
VALYNTINE .. .. .. .. Mlle. MIENS

TEL QUEEN OF NAVARRE .. .. Mlle. ORTALANI
THE PAGE Mile. LUCIONI
RAOUL DE NANOIS .. Sig. GIUGLTNI
MARCEL .. Sig. VIALETTI
COUNT OF Nr.vsns Sig. ALDIGIIIERI
AND
COUNT or Sr. Bits Sig. BELLETTI
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Pages, Citizens, Soldiers,
Students, Night Watch, Monks, Musioiaus, att.
Conductor .. .. Signor ARDITI.
_

Description of the Scenery :—Act I. Scene Ist—Tourain—
Saloon in the Castle of the Count de Nevem (this scene has
been composed in the Renaissance style, age of Francis I.)
Scene 2nd—Park and Castle of Chenouceau, co:uposed from
sketches made in tho'viciuity of Auboise. Act 11. Paris—The
Pre-aux•Cleres and View of Paris hi 1572, from the etchings of
S. Silvestre. Act 111. Paris—The Castle of De Nevers—lu-
tenter, Old French Gothic style, with Renaissance enrichments.
Act IV. Paris—Chapel of the Huguenots—A Quartier of Paris,
from the etchings of S. Silvestre. •
The National Anthem will be sung after the Opera—the prin.
cipal soprano part b 3 Mlle. Thiene.
In order that the great work, THE HUGUENOTS, may be
produced with the fullest effect, no Divertissement, except that
incidental to the Opera, will he given on the first night.
The New Ballet Divertissement by If. Massot, entitled I.E
RENVOI DE L'AMOUR, will be produced on Thursday, 15th
instant (it being a Subscription Night in lieu of Saturday, 24th
July), lot the First Appearance of Mlle. Pocchini. The full
prospectus of the season arrangements may be had at the Box-
office.

On Tuesday, April 20, Mlle. Piccolomini will make her First
Appearance this Season as Norma, In Donizetti's Opera of DON
PASQUALE, and shortly afterwards in LUISA MILLER.
A limited number of Boxes have been secured to the public—
price ills. and 31s. 6d. each.

THE AMERICAN HORSE TAMER -Mr
RA REY'S arrangements for TEACHING IN CLASSES
his method of Training Colts and Taming vicious Horses, after
the Easter Holidays, are as follow :
Monday . April 12 At the Round House,
Tuesday . " 13 Kinnerton Street,
Wednesday . " 14 Motcombe Street,
Thursday . 61 1.5 Belgravia.
Saturday . " 17 ln Yorkshire.
Tuesday . " 201
Monday . " 26
Tuesday . "271 In Dublin.
Wednesday . " 2n
Thursday . " 20
Monday . May 3
Tuesday . " 4
Wednesday . " 6 At the Round House,
Thursday , u 8 Kinuerton Street,
Monday ~ " 10 Motcombe Street,
WTuesdadnesdae y y
. "
41 12 Belgravia.
.
Thursday . " 13
Further information and forms for Subscription may be
obtained on application to the Secretary of the Fund, at Messrs.
Tattersall a, Grosvenor-place.
3rd April, 185.1.

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COURSE of TWELVE LECTURES on GEOLOGY, having
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ENGINEERING, MINING, ARCHITECTURE, and AGRI-
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Rev. W. JELF, D.D., Principal.

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