The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-29 00:00:00

[STAMPED Id. ADDI PION &L. J ONE PE NN Y.

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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

Madame Rey-Bulla made herfirst apps: rance here
on Fatal slay night as Valentina in Lea lluguean!s. Thi3 lily
(of Fs nets butt, we believe), who has recently been sing-
ing t ueeetvfully in Spain, chose an arduous part iu which to
make her dam( before a public that has been accustomed
to tevet al exceptionally tine representations of the same
character. liar voice is one of extensive compas+ ; the
lower half octave, however, somewhat hollow and forced
in tone, the remainder possessing considerable power,
although wanting in freshness of quality and brilliancy.
She phrases like an artist, and acts with the ease and self-
pots wion of one long accustomed to the stage. In the
great duct with Marcel, "Nella netts)," Madame Rey-
Balla displayed much earnestness of feeling; the
beautiful intermediate " Larghetto " movement having
been delivered with pathos and good eantabile
phrasing. In the still greater duet with Raoul
the also evinced much force as a dramatic
singer in the expression of the alternate emotions so power-
fully illustrated in that remarkable movement. The ap-
plause at the close culminated in a recall of both characters
after the fall of the curtain, the Raoul being, of course,
Signor Mario.

GRAND FETE AT Tit AC: CRYSTAL PALACE.

The most brilliant fit, of the moon was held
at the Crystal Palace on Saturday. It was so brilliant, in-
deed, that another item or two in the programme would
have threatened a surfeit, as may be imagined when the
attractions announced included two first-class concrete, a
display of all the fountains in the interval, the Aero-
nautical Exhibition, ashow of fireworks, an illuminationoi
park and fountains, and if last, not least, the attendance
of the Prince of Wales cad his brother-in-law the. Crown
Prince of Denmark. Add to this a glorious summer day
that invited the gauziest of apparel, and it must be evident
that the Crystal Palace appeared in all its glory. If the
heat had been less fierce, and some of the railway arrange-
ments a little more perfect, the enjoyment would have
been without alloy. After our experience of the past
month the heat probably was borne without murmur,
but the vicissitudes of the confiding passengers who
braved the journey from Ludgate-hill were of quite
another character. However, over 23,000 ladies and
gentlemen arrived safely at the Palace before four o'clock,
and all who could get within hearing distance patiently
seated themselves to await the promised musical treat.
The programme for the afternoon concert consisted of
seventeen pieces, inclusive of the overture from 11 Haute
Magico that preceded, and the overture from It Barbieri
that wound up the vocal performances. For some tame
the audience paid more attention to the royal boxes than
to the performers on the Handel orchestra, but when the
first half-hour brought no signs of the expected occu-
pants, and the beautiful decorations, flowers and shrubs,
of the elegant structure, had become familiar, the
artistes came in for a moderate share of observation.
Considerable disappointment, it might almost be said
annoyance, was felt as alteration after alteration in the
programme suggested that the managers of the concern
were reserving certain popular favourites until the
Prince and his party arrived. This was not till the concert
was half over. Mdlle. Nilsson, who should have ap-
peared third on the list, unable any longer to remain
in reserve, came forward to sing " Ernani Involami,"
and before the first two or three bars were sung the
Prince took. his seat in the centre box, with several
attendants, who had for some time previously made
occasional appearances. There was an attempt at cheer-
ing, but the majority of the audience at once hushed
any interruption of the charming songstress. The With
with chorus, "Inflammatus," followed, Marne. Lucca taking
the solo. The programme was select, but the concert fell
flat, as compared with the evening entertainment, when
the Handel Festival choir filled the orchestras, and the
palace was lighted up into picturesque life and colour.
The royal party were again in their places. Brinley
Iticbards' " God bless the Prince of Wales," was sung by
Mr. Cummings and the choir with wonderful spirit, and it
called up the audience to cheer the object of the in-
vocation, until he came forward to the belt of choice
flowers that hedges in his box, and bowed his
acknowledgments for some minutes. " God Save
the Queen," rendered with festival choir, united
bands, and grand organ power ; and another round
of cheering for the occupants of the boxes brought the
agreeable concert to an end. Between the concerts the
Prince of Wales, the Crown Prince of Denmark, Prince
Edward of Saxe-Weimar, and about forty invited guests
dined in the Queen's corridor, at the back of the royal
boxes. The balcony commanded one of the finest views
to be seen from the grounds, and notwithstanding a slight
haze, the prospect, bathed in the luxuriant sunset, looked
at its best. As soon as the distinguished visitors came to
the balcony railing to admire the landscape the fashion-
ably dressed people on the terrace below deliberately
stared at them as long as they remained, eye-
glassing the princes almost under their very
noses, and pointing at the dukes and duckweed
with a hundred parasols. The objects of this undisguised
scrutiny bore the infliction as well as could be expected.
The corridor during the banquet was superbly banked and
otherwise adorned with exotica and greealsome flower..
There was a raised table for the royal visitors, and two
others for their guests. The entire arrangements were
carried out by Messrs. Bertram and Roberta, and they
were as elaborate and satisfactory in every respect as at
the banquet of a similar kind given hat year to the Sultan.
The chief guests were the Duke and Duchess of Suther-
land, Lady Constance Grosvenor, the Duke and Duchess
of Manchester, the Marquis of Hartington, Lord Tanker-
vine, Lord Charles Bruce, Lord Alfred Paget, Earl Gran-
ville, Lord H. Lennox, Mr. H. Chaplin, Lord Hamilton,
Lord Newry, and the Equerries in Waiting. A portion of
the plate with which the table was furnished once be..
longed to Louis Philippe, but is now in the
possession of Messrs. Bertram and Roberts. During
dinner the band of the Life Guards played ou the ter-
race below. The Prince and party did not leave fill after
the fireworks, which were a clever combination of all pre-
vious pyrotechnic triumphs. One of the tat pieces was a
device in honour of Sir Robert Napier and his brave com-
panions in arms, another a reproduction of that which
celebrated the Handel festival, a third welcoming home
the Duke of Edinburgh. The first and third wore recog-
nised amidst prolonged applause. The illuminations at
the close of the display were simply perfect.
The aeronautical exhibition indoors proved attractive to
some visitors, but an untoward accident that caused the
destruction of the French balloon by burning removed it
only popular feature. The balloon, just before the close
of the first concert, was inflated and ready for ascent.
While held by the ropes a sudden breeze turned it over, it
caught fire, and within five minutes was consumed. The
blazing mass, rolling to and fro in the air, was a
grand picture for a few minutes, but the in-
flanumble material was quickly- reduced to tinder.
Happily no one suffered personal injury. The
bystanders—perhaps five hundred persons—seemed unoer-
, fain at first whether to regard the incident as food for
ridicule or anger. In their midst there happened to be
Mr. Coxwell, our own eminent aeronaut, wise her had
ballooning experience of over 2.5 years, has himself made
670 useents, and who then fore viewed the matter inamore
wr-elfish light. With a generous promptnera that was
keenly appreciated he jumped upon a fragment of the
wreck, and in a few sympathetic words made an appeal
for M. Deamerne, the owner of the " Captif." The
crowd, no longer undecided, gave their good impar-es free
plr.y, and, entering into an immediate subscription, handed
what they could spare to Mr. Coxwell, and a friend, who
kindly acted as treasurer. The Duke of Sutherland en-
rol:ed his name, and Mr. Brearey, the secretary to the
Aeronautical Society, in i 414.1 than an hour circu-
lated phe mils inviting subreriptiens to be left at his
office in the Palace.

There are four prizes offered in connexion with this
exhibition—namely, the Shipwrecked Mariners' liwiety,
Wt. for the best aerial arnuigetneut for establiiiing a
conmiunication between wrecks and the shore ; the
l'almie Company SOL to the exhibitor of a
'Latham that will suhtain and move itself in the
air, at a height of not leis than ten feet from
the ginend, for a period of not less than five minutes ;
the Duke of Sutherland lOW. to the itiveator of a
machine (not a kite or balloon) that will ascend with a
man to the height of 120 feet ; and the Society 106/. to the
exhibitor o; the lightest aerial cn vre. In the pramnt in-
ampler, etateof the exhibition the awards have not yet
been made.

on his approaching visit to Ireland,
will. it is roil, be entertained along with Mr. Peabody at
a cf..nipr.ii.‘ntaly breakfast by the citizens of Limerick.
Thi. foundation stone of a new church at Streat-
ham wan 'said on Saturday with the usual formalities by
the hishcji of Honolulu. The building, whenoumpleted,
will 'FP i2C per ona.
THE Er.vA,Trac TELEGrAiIis Buz.—We learn
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the rr, ceedings of the ocianUtiee considerably, and there
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