The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-31 00:00:00

Mademols,ii,;-BELLINL

Ti:VOICE.

qigtio'r ?.E.l

Signor sTitiEL

bfg or SOLDE,

Signor LlTtil MET,
Signor LUCHEsr,

Signor TA vIBERLIK.
BASF4I FL RI rONI.
Signor R9NCOXI,

Signor Fonro
(Ws First Appearance at the fi,o,al Italian Opera,)
BAsS,O Pi:Or! )Nl)f.
Sig !or L iBLACEIK,
(11.1 i First Aipearance at the Roy a Italian Opera.)
Signor TAGLIAFICO,
Signor CIREQORIO,
Sign r P
Idonsieir Z if,LGER,
and

Signor UsINI.
(His First Appearance at the Royal Italian Opera.)
The Orchestra and Chorus will be on lie saute scale of efficiency
as heretofore.
DIRECTOR OP THE MUSIC, COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR,
Mr. COST t.
The Military Band will be Tinder the superintence of
Mr. GODFRE Y.

Maestro al Piano .• .• •• •• •• • ... Si nor PANIZZ t.
Chorus Master •• •• .• . • Mr. :4361E
Prompter ..... .•. •• •• • • Senor viONITERASI,
Poet.... •• •• •....• ••••• •• •• ..•• •• Signor MAGUIONI,
ENGAGEMENT.; FOR TETE BALLET. •
Mademoiselle BATTAI•INI,
Ma lemoißel e STORE.
Mademolqe le ELIZ t N E FIR,
(Their First N ppeiridees in England,)
Mad-m die la SANTI,
Mademoiselle ESPEII,
and
Mademoiselle PLUNKE rr.
Maitre de Ballet .... • ..... Mons. Dexplares.
Leader of the Ballet ...•
.... Alfred Mellon.
Director of the Mise•en-Scage .... Mr. A. Harris.
Scenic Artist ••..• • .. Mr: Willia n Beverley.
Ccstamiare .......... „ • ... _madame 111,rzio.
Decorat .a• .•• ~.......• • • .. • • Mr. Prescott.
Machinist
The Box Office is open from 11 to 5 o'clock.
Royal Radian Opera, C, oe:2: L. •
1854.

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.-
Mr. E. Pit, Lessee, has the honour to announce that
he has reseed the above named Nati nal Estaelishinent at the ser-
vice of the FUND in AID of the 1' Of of the EXPEDI CIO
ARY ARMY. In purefance of this dedr,tble object, a F ,NCY
P 11R yelll he held on the 13. h and 1 th of April, u..der the follow-
ing Royal and distinguished patronage:—
Her !loyal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
filer Royal Hi hness the Daeless of Kent
Her It ,yal Highness the Duehese of Glocestee
Her Royal ,figeness the Princess Mary of C...nabridge
The Right [lon the Lady Mayoress
Her Grace the I tueness of tram lton
Her Grace the Duceesi of Beaufort
Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose
Her Gra e tee Duchess of inverne is
Her Grace the Duc'tess of ,4etnerset
Her Grace the Dueness of Riehmo 11
The Most Noble the Marchie tees of Londonderry
The Most Noble the Marchioness of RI •ndf .rd
Tile Most Noble the 3f trchion-ss of Ayleseury
The Right Hon. the I•ountess of chesterfield
The Rig .t lion, the Countess of Kinenul
The Rt ht Hon V e Countess of Glengall
The Right Hon. the Co intess of liewiburough
- The Right lion. the C.,unte-s of Der ty
The Right 1 lon. the Coluite,s of tshelburne
The Right Hon. tee Countess of Wilt°
The tight Hon. the Co tutees of r+ess.rt
The Ri4ht lion. the '‘-)tintess of Donou4hmore
The nieht Hen, the v,settttese Pslmerstott
The Right Hen the Vi .eettet se Maidstone
The night Hon. the Viscountess Newport
Lady S')..hlia Dee- Vc.etut
Lady Colville
Lady Raglan
The Hon. Miss Anion
Mrs. Disraeli
Mrs. J. Stanley.

Every app ,intaient and aonearance of the Theatre will be called
Into requisition on this inoortant an interestiog occasion ; decora-
tions are preparlitz. The pit wi 1 be covered for tram a.HI an
efficient ba-d prov:ded fir the execution at choice f:ncl new ori;inal
music. Ladles desirous of a dia.; hr he r preen e this benevolent
demonstration are rek)ectfollv that thy alt make early
application far stalls. A, hoo't is now of .0 the lob'iy of the g- and
entrance to re 'give contributions la lile shape of articles iutenied for
Sale on the occasion.

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.

Lessee. Mr. E. T. Smith.

THI3 EVENING, MARCH 31,
Wrll be performed LEONIE. Principal characters by Mr. Elliot
Geier and Mr. Henri Drayton; 7disse, Lowe and Featherstone.
After which, TFIE FEA.:3 C OF THE DEIGGN, an i Magical
Performances of the Chinese Troupe.
To conclude with a new Ballet. entitled THE ST OF THE
RHINE, introducing those favourite Artistes, qddies. Therese and
Annie enalmie, Charles, moris, Milano, and Gr..nd Corp,
de Ballet.

THEATRE ROYAL. HAYSIARKET.

Tinder the management of Mr. 2nekstone.

THIS EVENING, MAaca 31,

Will be performed KING HENRY VIII. Characters 17 Mama.
G. Tandenhoff, Howe, Cu lenford, Compt n, and W. Far-
r= ; Queen Katharine, by Miss Cushman ; and Patience, by Miss
J. Harland.
Aber which, wiLtritrin AN') Tryi DINAH. Supported by
Messrs. Baca-tons and Corti ; Miss LJUIiA Howard, Mrs. F.tz wll-
- and Mrs. Cau fle.d.
To conclude with T.IE PORTIt %IT OF CERVANTES. Prin.
elpal characters by Mr. Compton and miss E Grey.

LYCEUM TIICATHE.

Under the Management of Madame Vestrhl.
THIS EVCNI,a.I. Nfeaox 31.

__Win be performed the popular Extravaganza, entitled ONCF
u"si A TIME TtlEith: WERr; TWO Kt ,:haracters by
316asTs•Rozby, F. Matthews, and Bland; Ntadame Vestris, Misses
Bt. Geo'
fie, Egia.nton, Mason, Ilartindale, Wadham, and
G.
To be f° caved by A CHARMING WIDOW.
After Which. A NICE FIR W. Principal characters by Messrs.
c. Mathew% r• Matthews, and Roxby ; Mrs. F. Matthews.
Concluding with
—UMBER ONE ROUND THE CORNER.

401 i AL ADELPHL
Proprietcr, Ur. B. Webater.—Directrcss, Madame Celeste.
Tars tYENINO :Ileum 31,
Will be perform d TSV..) LIVE &VD A LIFE. Supported ,y
h, d 0
Messrs. CSe bY, '' • mad*, ,Celeste. Keeley,
Followed by THE gal74TkC" 40VE ,4 ENT. Princlnal cha-
,
racters
Miss Mary Keeley. ny Mtssrs mith, Keeley, and Parse:le; Mrs. Keeley,
and
To conclude w th DV) l'uu Eveot
YOUR WIWE TO
CAMBERWELL? har "ct" by 31"u?N-It) ogers and 0. Smith,
and Miss Emma Harding.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEk.ruz.
Lew° and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan,

TIII3 EVENING, Miami 31,

Will be performed ME rOX• SHPrrtecl b- 'esang.
Alfred Wlgan ani Robinson ; 31i.s P. 11.X4,0n, Miss Wymiarn
Miss E. Turner. and

To be followed by TO OTILFIE sitiON-. Supported by AL.
Emery, Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stalin,; 4J-0 Miss Wyndham era.
To be followed by Till; MS'r ti IT. Cilaracte_ra by Messrs
Alfred Wigan, Franks. liar wk.)04.1 Cooper, Vincent ; Mtg.,
P. Horton, and Mae Wyndham.

STRAND TH TEE.

Bole loamy* Mr. F. W. Alteroft.—Directr,,sl, Miss Rebecca Isaacs.
TIIIs EVENING, MAacm 31,
Wl* be presented "NO IIU.II NEED APPLY." principal
sbaracters.by Messrs. G. Hodson, ‘Varren, and Herbert; M185e3 H.
- . Ptoeranrjrhiptcond.
s" - ,--roilOwedV WitY DON'T SHE MAERY?
; Atterwilleb, THE BLUE r
ky THE PEI oF THE PUBLIC. EnTy de Laney,
Mlse E. !saga.:
".:Te conertido.Wlta Malone's TravnstTe of MACBETH.
Btalas 540 Boxes, 3s. • Pit lv. Cd; flapery Gd.; Private Rue!,
rrr.r-T
r• 14,-,6...14 to bo had of Allcroft, lb, .)ovr'Bolld,-.3treet•

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Covent Garden.
—Season 1854.—The Directors beg leave most r,spectfully
o inform th Yabtlity. Gintry, Subscribers, and _the Public, that the
Season will commence on v.tTUIIO .Y. April Ist, 1854, being a
Subscription nig'tt. in lieu of rues:lay, 'larch . 8.
The Directors hove the honour to aresent the Prospectus of the
Eighth Season of the Royal li.a!ian Op a-4. and trait it will be consi-
dered by their Subscribers to he a. evtieuce of their continued efforts
tO carry out the origin 1 design of this great Lyrical Estaolishment.
The prospects of the forthco nal; So oso.: a-e of unusu 0 inter,st,
and the Directors feel assured that ha Subscribers and the Public
Will share with themselves the teellni's of zrattfication at the arrange-
ments which they hwe stoned 'n making. It will be seen that
that great artiste, Madame Viardor, a, ter ais absence of three years,
will return once rage to shel l i. r, on the representations of the
Theatre. Madernoi S iohie Crirvela, whose eminent talents are
already so highly esteemed In this c Hoary, will appear :or the first
time at the Royal Italian Opera. -34 nor Lablache will also, for the
first time, lend his pow2rfut aid In noporting the efforts of the
Directors, and will enable hem to produce many of the most popular
works with a most attractive c .ste of characters. In addition, Made-
moiselle Hirai, a young Artl.te of treat prnnise, who has already
made very sumessful debuts both at Soint Petersburg and Vienna,
will appear for the first time In Engle!'" ; also Signor Susini, for
the first time at the Royal Italian Opera.
Madlle. Bosio, who, during the past winter has acquired fresh
laurels in the Frenea emital continues her engagement. Those un-
rivalled Artistes, Signor Mario, signor &meow, and Signor Tam-
berlis, together with Signori l'agliafleo, Polonini, Latched Stieel I,
&c., who have so long assisted to maintain the reputation of Covent
Garden, have been re-engage.l, while the Directors still have the
advantage of the invaluable services of Sign r Costa.
The above assemblage of the mist eminent Artistes in Europe
will render the Caste of Characters in the Operas Le Nuzzo di Figaro,
Don Giovanni, I Puritard, Fldello, 11 Matrimomo Segreto, quite un-
preced nted.

- The forthcoming season, however, brings with it one subject of re-
gret, viz., the retirement from the lyric st.tge of a lady who for many
years has been one of its brightest ornaments.
Towards the end of July. Madame Giulia Griai will make her last
appearance before an Eng ish audience.
It has probably never before fallen to the lot of any candidate for
public favour to sustain, 13r 21 succes•ive season% the highest and
most ardour characters of the Lyric Drama, and most certainly never
with such unanimous o,mmendations as have been unceasingly be.
stowed on Madame Grist. _

The Dir ctors are convinced that not only will the gubscribers of
the Royal Italian Opera, as well as the musical amateurs of the me-
tropolis, participate in their sentiments on this occasion ; but they
feel sure that the retirement of Ntadame Grist will cause one general
feeling of deep regret in the minds of all those who take any Interest
In the musical -ffairs or this country.
It is the wish of madame Grist. during this her la, t engagement. to
repeat those impersonations in which it has be n her good fortuLe to
obtain her greatest s tccesses, and it will accordingly be the care of
the dtrectors to contrioate every posste e eclat t these performances,
wt:ti the greatest confidence that the subscribers. the patrons
of Uri operA, and the public, wilt on these occasions slat extend to
their long-favou:ed Artiste .1 c cheering influence of their countenance
and supouri.. _

The iepeito're of the Royal Italian Opera now comprises FORTY.
TWO OPERA., the whole being complete win Costumes, Scener4.
-aci Decorations.
During the Season, of the following Operas, Three will positively be
produced:--

LA VERL ALE • • • • • • • • Spontini.
(As lately perfortned at the Academie Royale, at Paris). the principal
part by Mademoiselle SOPHIE CRUVEL,,I.
LE DOMINO \O,li
~............... <tuber.
DON 5E114v4T1AN;.............• •••..... Dun zetti.
AtATILOA DI .sIIA.BRAN •.•• • • • • •• • •Rus nl.
DoN t'A:SQUALE• • . no.dzetti.
OBERON' • • ...• •.• .. Weber.
The Engagements for the • present Se son are

SOF ItAISTI.
Madame Ghell,
(Being most rositively h:r last Engagement in England.)
Madame 'WAR ,OT,
(Her First appearance chess Three Years.)
41.domotselle MARAI.
Mora the Imperial Theatre, of St I,,tersba,g and Vienna, her
:First Appearance in England )
Ma terne,elle ALB
Mademoiselle Air ELINA BOSIO,
and
Mademoiselle SOI•IIIE CRUVELLI,
(liar First Appearauce at the Royal Italian Opera.)
CONTIC a LTO.
Mademoiselle NAN ri En DIDIER.
sicoNDE
Mademoiselle COTTI,
anti