The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-22 00:00:00

MADEMOISELLE JOANNA WAGNER.

The " vexed question" about the theatre in which
this much-talked-of artist is to appear in London has
been ultimately settled in favour of the Royal Italian
Opera. Since this fact was made public, however, a
statement has appeared in the columns of a contempo-
rary, which accuses Mademoiselle Wagner of what may
be termed, in legal phraseology, " sharp practice," in
her transactions with the director of Her Majesty's
Theatre, In refutation of this charge, Herr Albert
Wagner, father of the singer, has addressed ns a letter,
much too long for publication, the gist of which, ho,:v-
ever, may be briefly stated. Herr Wagner declares that
the director of the Royal Italian Opera, as early as 1850,
made several propositions to his daughter Mademoiselle
Wagner, which her continental engagements prevented
her from accepting, and that in the autumn of last
year these propositions were renewed, but, that owing to
circumstances wholly uninteresting to the public, Made-
moiselle Wagner was induced to give the preference to
Her Majesty's Theatre, with the director of woeich
establishment she signed a treaty for the
present season. Herr Wagner further states, that
in tho course of last month, his elaughter re-
ceived several letters from the director of the
Royal Italian Opera, to which, considering her-
salt bound to the other theatre, she did not reply. An
important stipulation, however, in the engagement with
Her Majesty's Theatre, which was to have been carried
out on the 15t1i of March, not having beea fulfilled,
Mdlle. Wagner, on the sth of the present month,
regarding the old contract as null and void, concluded
new one with the director of the Royal Italian Opea.
The object of Herr Wagner's letter is to defend his
daughter, who throughout acted under the advice of
himself and her most intimate friends, from the charge_
of having acted inconsiderately towards the direct!: of
ad
the theatre for which she signed her first treaty. fulfil-
I
of one day between the date agreed upon for the
ment of the stipulation alluded to and its absoluteeteßdeerrr
by an authorised agent of Her Majesty's Thetr
titre,
istibad
Wagner states that not less than
elapsed before Mademoiselle Wagner fsigunred a contract
the 7th of
A
with the rival esnotice had been transmitted to the
on
pri l, a formal
director of Her Majesty's Theatre, in
which Mdlle.
Wagner declared that she considered herself no longer
bound to that establishment. These differences are not
matters of general interest, Antadtitohne best way for Mdlle.
in Eugland is to
Wagner to sustain her re
mayppulease the Loudon public as
sing so well that she
much as she has already plerie, that of Bei lin, Vienna,
Times.
and ether continental cities.

FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAIIIEB E THEATRE. Her
Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Princei Albert,saxe
oe
us ar
er t,
accompanied by his Serene Highness Prince Leo
Coburg and Gotha, and attended by the Couenlt.ee!.:of(.lh:D':
Lord 'Talbot, Lord Colville, and Colonel Sey
. mour
and Lady
the performances with their presenc,i lest
were also present-LoraThe Duchess of Sutherlatnhdi
Marquis of
ng. There
Constance Gower,' Robert Grosvenor,
arl at Gies-
Normanby, the Marchioness (.4. Downshira 9th
terfiehl, the Earl of Granville, Lord N.,,;,.ltililnipton, Lord
Countess Walde-
Canning, Lotd and Lad Ashburton, the
grave, Lady 131.11wer,,. the Countess de Flahrlt, i.3ir Michael
Shaw Stewart, Sir William Clay
Ryder Burton, air. and Mrs. John Staple le.:rick, Captain
Mrs. Milner Gibson, Mr* A. Tibom) lr3.''WC;npdthaianin,L3m'onr.,
Leveson Gower, Colonel tiacalpine.
TuE BELGIAN TREATY.—Yesterday the treaty of
commerce and navigation between her Majesty and the King
of the Belgians, ratified on the 7th instant, was issued from
the Parliamentary printing-office. The
a. treaty contains 20
articles, and is accompanied by n additional article,
claration, and all article expia a de-
- ,4atory of.the latter.