The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

Mr. Lumley has announced the opening of her
Majesty's Theatre on the 14th of April. Ho has made
aesend important engagements, particalsrly Signor Giuglini,
a tenor of great renown throughout Italy, and Madame
Spisie, a soprano now performing with great surer at
Milan. Signor Chuglini will make his dant,' on the first
night of the season. We shall also again Imre Piccolo:mini
(and the Trariata), and likewise, it is repeated, Johanna
Wegner.

Mr. Gye signed with Mr. Dillon on Thursday af-
ternoon • leave to perform Italian Opera at the Lyceum for
• short mown, so that in a few days Mr. Gye will have pos-
session of both Drury and the Lyceum, but what house he
will actually open for his opera is at present quite uncertain.
Mina M. Oliver goes to the Haymarket at Easter,
where ehe will make her re-appearance in a new burlesque

written by Mr. Friunis Tedlourd. Mr. Baylo Beniard's
drams \rill be produced on Thursday.

Madame Celeste is engaged to perform next Mon-
day, and following evenings, at the Theatre ]total, Edin-
burgh. She re•appeera at the Adelphi in Like and Unlike
and The Ekes on Easter Monday.

Mr. Phelps, Mr. Robinson, and Miss Atkinson
arc engaged at the Standard Theatre for a few evenings,
commencing next Saturday.

Mr. C. Dillon, having leased the Lyceum to Mr.
Gye for an Italian Opera 11M1011, hew engaged with Mr. G.
Webster to appear at Sadler's Wells for twelve nights. Ile
appears on Easter Monday.

Miss Julia St. George is about to give her "Home
and Foreign Lyrics' at Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield,
Leeds, and Bradford.
The universal favourite, Miss Poole, has announced
a concert to take place early neat month at the Hanover-
square Rooms., at Rlii•h nuniorous vocal and instrumental
artists arc magaged. Among the former the names of Madame
Gamier and Madame Anna Thillon appear; among the latter,
M. &lintel] and Signor Giulio Ilegondi.

Madame Viardot is expected to arrive in London
early pelt month, with a view of pasting the wawa in Eng-
land. Herr Ernst has arrived.

The forthcoming drama at the Adelphi is said to
bo from the pen of Mr. John Osenfoed. General Tom
Thumb haa given Lin services and patronage to little Cordell*
Howard, on the occasion of her benefit, at the Strand, on
Monday night.

.tn advertisement informs us that " Miss Anna
Maria Quinn, the celebrated Australian juvenile actress, will
arrive in Louden in April."

Mendelssohn's St. Paul will be given at St.
Martin's Hall on Wednesday, under the direction of Mr.
Mullah. The principal vocalists are Madame Ruderadorrf,
Miss Palmer, Mr. Loekey, Mr. Weiae, and Mr. H. Hamby.

The first anniversary of the Dramatic, Equestrian,
and Musical Sick Fund Amociation will take place at Wil-
lis'. Rooms on Thursday (in Passion week), April 9, Tom
Taylor, Esq., in the chair.

A new Russian opera, Grmntoroi, by M. Wee*.
towski, the director of the theatre of Moscow, was produced
there early last month , it is said with entire oucces..

America is about to furnish us with another
novelty. A monster equestrian company, to be called the
"United States Circus," in now being fitted out in New
York, intended for this country, which is comprised of the
principal talent, both male and female, of the United States,
together with a beautiful stud of 100 horses, superb carriages,
tent, and appointments. Much as we have seen of American
equestrian talent, the members of this oompeny are said to
eclipse them all. A large ship, freighted for the purpose of
their transit hither, is shortly expected to arrive in Liverpool,
where the stud and company will bo landed, and afterwards
travel through the principal provincial towns of England the
ensuing summer.

From L'ltalia Musical we derive the names of a
few operas, recent or cowing :—.efuror* • Musics, by II
Maestro Benxi, which is to shine out at Florence,--also
there tho Fianetta by Cavaliers Mabellint,—Don
Gnfoaa, by II Mastro Gainbini at Turin,—Eira Astro-
lege, by It Maestro Cortesi at Bologna,—at Ancona, It
lira: Aim, by II Maestro Monti,—at Naples, La Fula &II
strairtiello, by Signor Valente, and La March:cc; c it
Tsaihrino, by Signor Dubai. More important than any

of the above WI. to Le (;i !leo, iii di wG, at Veake,
the too-ic by 14.w.tru Fermi, end, Wd itok:ine, • porkka,
mom work.