The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-12 00:00:00

THE NEW OPERA OP" HAMLET."

M. Ambrose Thomas's new elegiac opera,
Harslet, was produced before • Parisian audience
on Monday Lat. Although there was • state
concert at the Tuileries the same evening the
opera house In Rue LepeHaller was filled with a bril-
liant audience. Black dreams of the decelleile type pre-
vailed. The sombre 'slow of the robes showed that several
of the fair denies who triaged the boxes belonged to the
court circle, which is at present in mourning for that lover
of are and beauty, the late ea• King of Bavaria. Mdlle.
son represented Ophelia, Faure Hamlet, Mdme.Gusyniard
Loiters the Queen, Melva the King, and Collin Lamle&
The opera was • decided eneems, especially the
first, second, and fourth ads. The choruses in the first
two sots were magnificent. The duo between Faure and
fildlle. "Pourquoi detownic rose lea yews!" we.
ob•eming. At the conclusion of the opera Mlle. Nilsson
was celled twice before the curtain, and the Mega was
literally covered with a shower of bouquets from all parts
of the bolas.

The libretto is by MU. Carte and Rarbeet, and the text
doss not emantially differ from the well-known legend im-
mortalised by Shakespeare.

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Palatine Hotel. Manchester, in honour of Mr. H. W. Lord,
who has resigned the °flee of Gaited aides Consal in
that city, • post which he hes Wed for soma roan. The
chair was taken by the Mayer of litsaishestsr (Mr. R.
Neill), and abut 60 gentlemen were present.
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