The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-16 00:00:00

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Mn. CARDWELL.—There have been various ru-
mours respecting our late able and accomplished representa-
tive during the last week, to the effect that he was about to
stand for other places at the present election. There never
was the slightest truth in any of these rumours, so far as the
intentions of Mr. Cardwell are concerned. We believe that
he intends to take a ramble on the Continent, to recruit him.
self after the labours of the session and the election; but
Mr. Cardwell has earned a reputation which renders his
speedy return to public life, and to a seat in the House ui
Commons, a matter of certainty. Men of talent are not so.
abundant in that House as to render his absence from it a
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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Rossini's opera of Otello was played here last night, for the
first time for some years. It was strongly cast, and the per'
formance was most honourable to the establishment. Mine'
De la Grange, whose popularity increases with each neW
part she assumes, was the Desdemona and,
as might ha,e
been expected, the spangled music of Rossini was inter.
preted by this accomplished vocalist in a style seldom
equalled even within the walls of Her Majesty's Theatre.
The difficulties of Rossini's music vanished before her prat'
tised and facile vocalism, and she soared, sparkled, and "Fa!'
bled with exquisite taste and finish. Her acting throltgr
out was full of intelligence and meaning. De Basil
Ingo was a most careful and well-studied performance, an
the artist showed how a true musician deals with music
somewhat less suited to his peculiar talents than that whic',
he is in the habit of executing. He sang with remarkable
precision, and with an evident determination to render th 6
composer's intention conscientiously and completely. R!
fine voice told admirably in the coecerted music. Signor
Bettini's Otello was a most satisfactory performance; etld,l7,
Deh I Amer ! dirada it nembo," for its vigour and spent,
received, and deserved marked applause. He acted throe h'
out with much zeal and purpose. Lablache was the -9
miro, and gave the terrible curse " Empia, to maledico
with all the high pitch and intensity which, in years goo_
by, used to make this passage, when he played the party
moment of breathless stillness throughout an expectant house*
Calzolari sang admirably as Roderigo. The opera Went
ceedingly well, and the calls between the acts and at the fall
of the curtain were vehement.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.
Spohr's celebrated opera of Faust was produced last—
evening to a most crowded house, and received with to:
greatest enthusiasm. The veteran composer, who conclude!:
the orchestra in person, was hailed with a vehement welcome'
on taking his presidential seat. He was called for, along'
with Tamberlik, Ronconi, Formes, and Mesdames Castellan,
and Anna Zerr, at the end of the first act, and at the dole'
had to appear again upon the stage, and bow his thanks to
enthusiastic audience.
The libretto has but little to do with Gbethe's celebrate
drama. The beautiful and mournfully interesting charactf.
of Margaret is omitted. The opera opens when Faust, Tow;
his infernal mentor always at his elbow, is in the full career
of power and indulgence. Their nocturnal dialogue in the
streets of Strasburg shows that Faust retains his good asP'
rations, and desires to use his power in benefiting his fellow'"
creatures, while Mephistophiles laughs at notions which..lL'
withthe circumstances are merely absurd. Faust is in love "
a young girl in all purity and honour, and wishes to
marry her; but the fiend reminds him that roar:
siege vows are against their compact. Rosina"
mother has died, and Faust is suspected of having
murdered her to get the daughter into his power'
Francis, Rosina's rejected lover, with a party of follows:*
is approaching to seize Faust, and rescue her; they 5111.,,,'
round the house and break in, but Faust and his comrade'''
take flight through the air, leaving their pursuers gazing
astonishment. We now come to another branch of the
story. There is a brutal count, Gulf by name, who has car
ried off a young lady from a convent and imprisoned her us
his castle. Cunegonda has a lover, Hugo, who is a friendnl
Faust's; and Faust offers him his assistance to rescue
mistress. Accordingly, Hugo and his followers, with Fart
and Mephistophiles as auxiliaries, attack Gulf's castle,
which, by diabolical power, is immediately wrapt in fiamee.
Cunegonda rushes out, followed by Gulf with his drawt,
sword; the lady rushes joyfully into her lover's arm";
while a legion of foul fiends environ Gulf, and drag
him to perdition like Don Giovanni. This ell:
the first act. The second act opens with the Walpurg
night on the summit of the Blockberg, painted after
The witch Sycorax, raised by incantations, brews an intern
liquor which, quaffed by Faust, fills him with unhallowed
thoughts and desires. The scene changes to the eget,
before the Cathedral of Aix-la-Chapelle. Rosins apPee„„,
attended by her lover Francis; the pair, it seems, are l""
conciled, and have come together to seek for Faust and sel
the coronation. Hugo and Cunegonda are getting martieir
at the moment, and the nuarial procession comes ell",
Faust being of the party. Rosina thinks no
poor Francis, bat rushes up to Faust with passionate
exclamation. Faust is somewhat taken aback, but
commits the damsel to his attendant Wagner to be takel
care. of. We now find, from a soliloquy
.„17
Feast's that the worthy gentleman is by tnw
time, bent on possessing Cunegonda, the wife of hig
friend ; and what is worse still, Cunegondik, though she
not sold herself to the devil, is quite disposed to meet Fan'
half way. Hugo gives a great marriage feast, at which
Faust and Mephistophiles, with a body of their friends
appear as guests, and also oaina, in man's attire,
by her good-natured lover Francis. Faust immedia
makes violent love to Cunegonda, who receives his advances._
as kindly as he can wish, while Mephistophiles slyly point!
more of
out their flirtation to the injured husband. A quarrel and
violent uproar of course ensue; Faust stabs Lingo, and di'
appears ; and the curtain falls on a scene of confusion. The
few incidents in the third act are incoherent and withat,
any intelligible sequence. We have Mephistophiles and the
_
witches exulting in the success of their infernal arts; Irif
have Faust full of remorse and despair; we have the two.
s cup
e s (but by no Illeantg
betrayed women committing suicide; and lastly, we hap'the doomed hero of the piece, his
veavvvreditttoenin the y
hell by troops at length full, con
Faust belongs to the
school of Mozart, of
plagiarisms) in every scene—in construction, melonw
phraseology, and instrumentation; the principal difference°
consisting in the greater use of the chromatic scale,
outh o of
whom
fdevils.i
tss?
shows
oh wr traces
more
studied variety of modulation, and greater fulness and elabcr"
ration in the orchestral accompaniments. Fine as the mtlai°
is, this elaborate style gives it an effect of heaviness algae'
from want of relief. The opera will certainly bear abridg;
ment, the recitative may be condensed, and some ,
scenes cut out altogether; but the performance was
admi-
rable in every respect. The character of Faust has few ar'd-
matic capapilities ; but there is fine music in the part, 81/.4
Ronconi sang it beautifully. The air in the first act,
l'amore un grato fiore," was a masterpiece of vocal exPt"...
sion. The delicious little duet between Faust and Rosin*
" Ab, se it ciel," was sweetly sung by Ronconi and
Zerr, who sustained the part of Rosina very ably sna
agreeably. Madame Castellan acquitted herself sPie,7;
didly in the character of Cunegonda. Her great slet-a
in the first act, containing the air, " Ah, un amore
e vero," which in beauty and expression has seal."'"
been surpassed by Mozart himself, was most aly
quisitely given, and applauded with enthusiasm. 1111g3
like Faust, is little better than a walking gentleman; "7,„
the music of the part displayed all the richness and brilliancy
of Tamberlik's voice, and his success consequently was
mense The only decidedly dramatic character in the opera 11;
Mephistophiles; and it certainly is Formes's masterpiece.
Attired after Retzch's drawing, he was fiend-like in even/
tone, look, and motion ; and the monologue which opetni
the third act was given by him with terrible grandeur.
The choral and concerted music was admirably perforroea!
especially the magnificent finale to the first act—a most
powerful piece of musical painting. The music of the witches
festival has some wild and quaint passages, but it
lh
short of what Weber and Mendelssohn has taught ns to exile!•",
Every
thing belonging to the spectacle - scenery, costunses!;;
decoration --was got up with the splendour which distinPll9
this theatre.
His Royal Higriess the Duke of Cambridge honour
l
the performances with his presence. Her Majesty's lir
was occupied by the Countess of Jersey and Lady Clenie
tina Villiers, Lady Caroline Maxse and Miss Malts° so
party. Among the fashionable company attending the
theatre we remarked his-Grace the Duke of Leeds, the
Marquis of Bath, the Earl and Countess of Derby so'
Lady Emma Stanley, the Earl of Powis, the Earl of Ca"
digan, the Earl of Durham, the Earl of Denbigh and the
Ladies Feilding, the Earl Bruce, Viscount Canterbutt
Viscount Villiers, Viscount Templetown, the Countess;
Bradford and the Ladies Bridgman and Miss Moncriel;
Viscount Sydney, Lord and Lady Carrington and t"- Hon. Miss Carrington, Lady Georgians Codrington and the
l
Ladies Henrietta and Geraldine Somerset, Lord and Ledal
Francis Gordon Lady ti a
Charlotte Elliot,, Lady Howard de Walden and the lief;
Misses Ellis, Lord Henry isGordonopaLnden:lnixss, ELialirodt
and
dd LLaa:
Paget, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lord F. Fitzroy, Lady
Frederick Beauclerk, Lady Domville and Miss Docott:
Lady A! kin fit"
and party, Lady Farquhar and '"
Farquhar, Lady Rochford and party, the Baroness Rothr
child and party, Major the Hon„ it. Needham, Hon, H. Clir
zoo, Hon. W. Harbord, Hon W. Grey, Hon. Theobald Da
lon, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Wellesley, Sir Win, Fraser, ALP',
Sir Charles and Lady Fox, Sir Henry Bishop, Sir Henri
Webb, Sir George Armytage, Colonel Brownlow KnOCI,
M.P., &c.

ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE.
of
Mr. Batty, who keeps up the established reputation
this popular place of entertainment by a seasonable soccer
lion of brilliant and attractive novelties, is about to prodoc°
a new specimen of the gorgeous resources of bis establish'
ment. This is a grand spectacle, written expressly for the
Amphitheatre by the celebrated Fitzball, and entitled peter
the Great. It will be found to be replete with extraordinarft
interest, and got up with a care and splendour worthy
this liberal and enterprising manager.