The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-25 00:00:00

MADAME MIME READINGS.

Madame Ristori gave her first morning reading
yesterday, at the Dudley Gallery of the Egyptian-hall, Pic-
cadilly—the five act tragedy of JudiA, by Signor Giscometti,
and the fifth canto of Dante's " Warm," which comprises
the beautiful episode of Pranoesca di Rimini, being selected
for the occasion. Like most of the pieces in which Madame
Ristori makes her appearance, Signor Giscometta'a tragedy
is • cold and somewhat scholastic production, sod pommies
little merit, save that of affording the principal character
many scenes in which to exhibit tragic dignity and conflict-
WI emotion, while it brinp no other character into
sufficient prominence to divert attention from her
acting. On the stage, audiences who come to see
Ristori—and Ristori only—easily pardon • fault of
this kind ; but in s mere reading the sacrifice of
interest which this principle of construction necessitates has
no such oonotertalsocing advantage. Where all the parte
are spoken by the same actives, Madame Rietori's hearers
may naturally feel it hard to be conducted through five wea-
risome acts of heavy declamatioo, introducing the solemn
Biblical story of Judith and Holophernee. It is natural to
ask why • work possessing • stronger human interest cannot
be selected. Notwithstanding this disadvantage, however,
Madame Ristori's rendering of some of the pessaries of the
play in ber fine voice, and aided by her expressive count*•
nape*, did not fail to arouse the enthusiasm of her select
and attentive audience.

Next Saturday morning she will read Racine's trwredy of
Pedro and the mooed mote of Tuso's Jerusalem Ddirered ;
and on the following Wednesday morning she will mad
Silvio Pellico's France/en Da Eimiai, and selections from
Ariosso's Orlando Furled°.

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