The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-26 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

L'Elisir d'Amore was repeated here on Saturday.
Lablache as Doctor Dulcamara in L'Elisir d'Amore was
as glorious as ever ; Castellan, wh• was in excellent
voice, sang and acted bewitchingly, and Gardoni as
Nemorino, sang the music most sweetly, and looked and
acted the lover to the life. His Una fertiva Lagrima is
one of the most exquisite gems of the lyrical drama.
In the ballet department we had the magnificent
Divertissement from Lelia Rookh, with Cerito and St.
Leon ; and the ballet of Coralia with Carolina Rosati
and Marie Taglioni. The house was crowded. Amongst
the company who honoured the theatre with their pre-
sence we observed their Royal Highnesses the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary,
attended by ,the Baroness Hammerstein, Major
Stephens, and
Mr. E. H. St. John Mildmay, his
Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar,
Viscount and Viscountess Barrington, and the Hon. Miss
Barrington, and the Hon. Miss Mitchell, occupied her
Majesty the Queen Dowager's box. There were also
present Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs Anson,
and Mr. and Lady Anne Charteris (in her Majesty's
box). the Prince Louis Napoleon, the Duke and Duchess
of Cleveland, his Excellency the Russian Minister,
the Baroness Brunnow and Madlle. Olga de Lechner, the
Marchioness of Douro, the Marquis of Donegal, the
Marquis of Huntley, the Marquis of Granby, the Mar-.
guts of Clanricarde,,the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of
Munster, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Belfast,
Viscount Somerton Lord Berwick, Viscountess Dillon
and the Hon. Misse's Dillon Lord Gardner, Lord Mac-
, donald, Lord Charles Wellesley, Lord And Lady Wil-
loughby D'Eresby, and the Hon. W. D'Eresby, Lord
and Lady Colchester, Lord Brougham, the Baron Rehau-
sen, the Count de Courcy, Lady Graham, Lady Meux,
Lady Fitzroy Somerset and Miss Fitzroy Somerset, Sir
H. Willoughby, Ron. Julian Fane, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
de Burgh, the Count de Koudriaffsky, Mr. W. W. Wil-
liams, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Morton,
Captain Reynolds, Captain Smith, Mr. Conyngham, Mr.
Stuart,
M.P.,
Mr. and Miss Brereton Trelawney, Mr.
and Mrs. Hodgson, Mrs. Packs Reding, Mr. Hayter,
M.P., &c. &c.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.
Rossini's L' Italiana in Algieri was prodaced,here on
Saturday, with an entirely new cast, comprising Mdlle.
Alboni as Isabella, Marini as the Bey, Rovere as
Taddeo, and Salvi as Lindoro. Mdlle. Alboni has added
to her fame by her personation of Isabella. Her ren-
dering of the music was exceedingly brilliant, and,
better than all, exceedingly correct. Her rendering of
the celebrated aria " Pensa ells Patric," was perfect,
and richly merited the applause with which it was
received. The Lindero of Salvi is not equal to
his Edgardo. Either he was labouring under
indisposition on Saturday, or his voice is deficient in
power. 1-le gave snatches of the music beautifully, but
occasionally there was manifested a want of power of
execution to carry out his conception. He seemed to be
at times exhausted. Marini is a good, steady bass
singer with a powerful voice, and a perfect knowledge
of music, and although in the Papatari he approached
not near to the rich and unctions humour of Labia:she
(who can approach the unapproachable), yet, in his ren-
dering
was a grave stolidity that told welL Rovere was the Taddeo, 111
dering of the bye part of this celebrated quartette, there
and 'torero is in all points the perfect conventional
Italian Buffo. We eau imagine the roars of laughter
and applause, the furore of delight which Rovere would
excite among an Italian audience, but every low come-
dian, and the buffo is the low comedian of Italy, while
he enjoys a greater popularity among his countrymen
than other artistes, seldom succeeds in making himself
understood by a foreign audience. The French, for in-
stance, were delighted with Charles Kemble, with Kean,
with Macready, but they could not understand Liston,
the Italian drama, were de-
and were lost in astonishment at the roars of laughter
oifnof Rovere was caviare to a
_
which he excited among
Italy,th e English
uepdoerrteitoenedof the
e
conventionalities
audience. So with Rovere last evening. Those
h
beenth e
acting
great proportion of the audience, they could not un-
derstand the fun. Now this is easily accounted for. The
fun of the buffo actor is generally local fun—understood
and appreciated, andincompreh enjoyed with a zest
en-
wlighotedhad,be
Bible to strangers, by_t hose who are habituated to the
conversationalities of the place. But remove him to
another audience _ _ unaccustomed to his peculiar
humour, and he would have to educate them to his man-
ner, and himself to their ideas of fun, before he
can hope for success. This is the case with
Rovere. He is
that
a most accomplished
Italian buffo, but that is not enough with a foreign
audience, because they do not under stand Italian con-
ventionalities, and in order to attain that position to
which his talents entitle him, he must endeavour to
become more cosmopolitan in his humour, and his
audience must, at the same time, become more Italian in
theirs. If Revere performs his part of this arrange-
ment, he will thereby teach his audience theirs, and
then he will be deservedly as great a favourite here as
he is in his own country. The principal artistes were all
called for at the conclusion. The new ballet, La Reine
des Fees, concluded the evening's entertainments. Her
Majesty and Prince Albert were present.

Among the donations to the Drury-lane Theatrical
Fund, on Friday evening, was one of 50/. from the Duke of
Bedford, and one of 10/. 10s. from B. Bond Cabbell,
Esq., M.P.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE. MORNING PERFORM-
ANCE OF " Tfl DESERT."—Considerable curiosity is excited
by this announcement, more especially as it is generally un-
derstood that her Majesty intends bringing the Prince of
\Vales, and his eldest brother and sister, to see this grand
spectacle. No doubt the children of most of the nobility
will be present on the occasion to witness this interesting en-
tertainment.
Al
Lord and Lady gernon St. Maur have arrived in
Upper Harley-street, from Maiden Bradley, Wilts.