The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-13 00:00:00

DEATH OP MADAMS CATHERINE HAYES.

We regret to have to announce the death of this
Wonted and popular vocalist, which took place on Sueday
even*, at bytimimm. Oa Monday last her medical at-
tendant, Mr. Chis of Oeorpotreet, Hanover-square,
was requested by Wepaph to attend her. From that time,
in spite of 'medical trestimeek she gradually became worse,
sad on evening* she was speechless. At halfpast
six in the she expired, the promo°. of her mother
mid the friends at whose house she bad been staying on •
visit. Madame Hayes was about forty years of age, and
not in the lout woes by her exciting prolassion. Her great
success ma • vocalist is a matter of too much nutoriety to
need deseription. Even when matched against the great
heroism et the Italian stage she was enocomful, sad for
many yeses her position at the bead of English commit
singers has hem impregnable. Her death is • mammal and
irremediable less to • very large circle.
In 1839 Mies Hayes was placed under the care of Signor
Sapio, of Lublin, in whose family she resided for tires
years. During this interval she practised unreenitt,
sad ocwioeslly meg inpublic with such successas to
her in gradually iocreasin,g her terms from live to tea
guineas for each appeirauce. The attainment of proacienicy
and popularity as • concert singer continued to be the
summit of her ambition, until the visit of tirisi sod
Mario to Dublin afforded her the opportunity of wit-
Denim their performance in the grand opera of Noreen.
From that evening dated an ardent desire to excel in
the lyric drama; every other triumph seemed poor
and incomplete in comparison ; and at length she obtained
the consent of her friends to her departure for Paris, where
she studied under Emmanuel Garcia, the master of Malibran
and Jenny Lind. At the cud of • year and a half her in-
structor dismissed her, with the assurance that he could
add no further charm to her voice ; and by his advice she re.
paired to Milan, and obtained there, under the direction of
Signor Felice Romani. that dramatic facility necessary for
her intended career. in 1845 she made • brilliant &bet in
I P ritaai, at the Marseilles open-house, and, after addi-
tional study, sceepted an engagement as prima donna at La
Scala. Her first appearance was in the character of Linda li
Chamouni ; and sash was the furor of enthusiasm crested by
her singing and acting (to which a graceful and propos-
'seeing pence added • farther charm) that she was re-
called twelve times before the curtain. From Milan Mee
Hayes proceeded, ia 1816, to Vienna; thence the folio
year to 'Venice, making a kind of triumphal progew
the principal Italian cities. The musical weld of London
had an opportunity in 1849 of deciding whether fame had
dose more than justice to this young stepdaughter of
England, and the verdict in her favour was satisfactory.
In 1651 Miss Hayes left Europe for the New World, and
after visiting the United States established hermit for a
time amidst the semi•cirilieed denizens of California, who
evinced their enthusiasm by liberal contributions to her
treasury in the shape of nugget& Tidings received at the
close of 1854 spoke of her arrival at the Sandwich Islands—
a strange field, it would seem, for her exertions, but at
any rate one hitherto untravenied by soy of her professional
sisterhood. She subsequently extended her tour to Aus-
tralia and British India. Catherine Hayes has rescued her
country from the charge of producing DO vocalist capable of
interpreting with due effect the higher order of &emetic
music. Her pathetic representations of the Linda and the
Lucia of Donbetti claim for her an elevated parities
amongst her compeers.
death Hayes was married iu 1857 to
• Mr. Bushnell, whose took pleas some time sham

Borri Kixanicrrow MUSEUM. —During the week
adios 10th Avert, 1861, the visitors have been.. follows :
Oe Yosiday, „Trsolay, and Saturday, free &vs, 6,061: on
Maeda, sad Tow& free evenings, 1,827. Os the three
studiare dap to the public 61). 1,267 ; one
, obwiloate
yobs evade
el t awirsoo.
; & Weduseday, 150 ,•AK total, 11,137. Prow
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