The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-07 00:00:00

LYCEUM THF.ATRE.-MADAME RIBTORL

Another idol has ban added to the Pantheon et
theatrical worshippers. Alter the enthusiasm whisk es-
easpaaled the installation of the new object of worship
has madded, in a slight measure, it is natural to came.
soberly the skims of the new deity. Are they such as
will admit of eatateatiation ? Will Madame liotori be de-
throned from tits petit stet on which a London audience
placed her on Wednesday last ? The second performance
of masa, which took plea lest. rday evening, 'ppm.' to
settle the question at cam end for ever. The reception
which Madame Rioted met with was to the fell
es hearty as that of the Ant night. A crowded
audience seemed never sad:lied with their exclamations
of (blight, and insisted upon the re-appearance of the actress
at *soh fall of the curtain, to glee vent to dim feelings of
satisfaction which they were obliged in moms degree to
repress duriag the representation.
Nature has given this artist a fees which is most
admirably adapted to the eidgenaies of the profes-
sion which she has adopted. We may express
what we mean roughly by saying that the framework
of the face is thoroughly covered. There ars many faces
which, in repine, appear almost perfectly beautiful, but let
them be agitated by passion end they bowline hideous. The
puska lea not material enough to work upon. The this,
which before was spread so evenly, is now tightly drown
over projecting bones and knots of muscles ; so that net
only all beauty, but all identity is gone. There as. few
faces which will stand the ordeal of the exhibition
of kites.. passion. Grisi's will; Penises will act. No
better example of the necessity of due material
is the somposition of a face required to inhibit
peseloa can ha loud tau is the countenances
of the elder and the youcger Hem. Ia a very whirlwind
of passion the fees of the former, however contorted, was
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never dis!orted. Modem playgoers are aware how laths
is sash judgment arpliesble to the grimaets of the younger
Hem. Just is theses* Mauer so whether the sunlight
sleeps epos it, or the breeze ripples it, or the storm lathes
'it late foam, the mesa sever loam its dialectics grudger,
so does Ristori't tam, la the midst of the mightiest tempest
of paseou, keep its wonderful ledividisality. It is the IMO
foci—it has the same windrow power—but it vamps with
greater vitality ;it bums with hitermer ;it is energetic
with a sore terrible beauty. au the greed mem
la the third set, la which she gradually revives from
stupor at the loot of the statue of Saturn, and thou penes
through infinite 'made's of emotion, in which the changes
of her countenance keep time with the mad movements of
her limbo, she never lame her marnllotts impression. Whea
she screams hoarsely and freatieally,. Help ! help!—blood !

sword !"—it it not the hateful

coustenanee of a Fury that we see, but the dreadful beauty
of a Medusa. We will not (Wm* upon the adventages of
Egan possessed by the actress, we will may remark that eke
is tall, well•properioaed, and graceful. But the voice must
sot be passed over so lightly. Of all the natural gifts
of Ristori, sone is more perfect than this. It is not nerd,
the parity or fleaibility of the organ that we allude to—it is
that peculiar musical quality which blimps to it. It pro-
dome not merely tones, but chords; not only melody, but
harmony. There le ever an echo accompanying alt her utter-
ances. They do more than tell the mere tale they are is-
teaded to tell—they suggest. The richness of her voice, and
the perfect mastery she has over it. are powerful elements in
the production of those effects which have Wade Madame
Rifted femora.

CRYSTAL PALACE.-FOORTH CONCERT.

These delightful marts an es attractive u ever.
We are not surprised at it. There ion° rarer Of more deli-
cate art luxury to be enjoyed than is afforded by thorn
ehersieg reversions. Every Mae IS gratified at one.. It is a
seal Amide leaden of the meet refined and varied enjoy-
:Put People in gust of a new pleasure should mike a
plat of paying at least one viait—they would sever, if they
wad afford =we, be outeut with ou—to these ll:ideal:am
Marts. Caudid.'s Pooonfrante, or the Marquis of
@terse, or the baronet in Used Up, whose name at the mo.
mut we forget,would each and all be compelled to admit that
there was eomething in it." Spawn and Arlen*
fabled anything more delicious than thu to sit canopied in
errs% surrounded by the mantle of art, sad lien:log to
the finest involutions of music. We fear Charles Limb was
not a tioutert lover, but *Tee be might have felt the glow—
ideally—of gating is Alhambra& or Assyrian courts, sad
listening to a linked harmony of sweet sounds, for en-
rieseliag that famed teacart of enehenuaesta which !lest
misled the renowned eir Germ in those fabled we:a-
rterials of Fade, Land. The fourth wisthert was not in-
Wien is attention to its predecenors. Beetle:nes%
Lamers was given with grand sleet. Meedemes Grin and
Karel were charming is the Winne aria from the Picafill.
sad the magnificent ups of Malin. Noy has rarely beet
beard to creator advantage then it the "Robert, toi qua
tense," or rather" Da dew lab liebe," the words being vert
the Ounan. Ise the sewed put Madame Bose had a
deserved *score in the ease, Ab, eite assorts ;" aid
Mine. Noy, Madame Didide, and Hen Forman were um
seausetal in filLonact's exquisite tenons, of " Soave Ws II
wee." The (sly performer who failed to produce a foil
effect was eigsoi Recoil—the Withal" of 010 awe was
essewkst tee mash fee the eeepeas .11, his voice, and not
.I"erabli the ahibttiea o! Els consummate senate
triL Oa the whole,llo.• fourth outert neat of de-
ibe;rastar .lislebv.n who Wooded wereever sin
warty at inethk, ,
dew, with the difemas that the.
Pfirifitin Of Ideftia-tickst bolder*.

who Weeded were ever erw
Ml* the seat* as on tlie Wit *ea-
It than we» yeeterday grater
Iholdus.