The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-25 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE

At length we have before us the programme of her
Majesty's Theatre for the season of 1847—a programme
which proves that the exertions made by Mr. Lumley.
" under circumstances of peculiar difficulty
_to form
in
Es
company still more worthy of the first theatre
Europe," have been crowned with success. First among
the operatic engagements we have that of the favourite
al
pupil of Meyerbeer, Jenny Lind, the first singer
the present moment in the world, if report speaks true,
She will appear in the season of 1847, to much greater
advantage than she could have appeared during the
senses! of 1846, inasmuch as she will be supported 19
hy a
prime tenore, an advantage which she could not ale
enjoyed last season. Signor Fraschini, the great tenor
or Italy, and Signor Gardoni, the prime. tenore of th,
rdocent
Italian Opera in Paris, ere both engaged. Ga
originally appeared at the Opera Cornique, from Whe2eo
he was speedily transferred to the Acad6mie Royale %
Musicpie, as the substitute for and the successor tepee
prez. Since the retirement of Ilubini from the stag,i „
opsras of both Paris and London have, for rena°n
into which it is now needless to inquire, been without
prhno Lucre. Morieni was, when he passed the Airs'
merely a magnificent wreck, and Salvi just missed O.t;
cess. ' Mario, the first of second tenors, was therefoi
thrust into the position of prime tenore, and every ef~rort
was made to prevent the English and French menage;
ments from engaging any other. At the conetneeeoneetn
i.
of the present season an opera was produced at the '-b.
qui Theatre of Paris, the principal tenor part of vr":e,„
was offered to Signor Mario. From physical inahil-
to sing the music, he very judiciously and very proper If
declined it, and took the second tenor part, the music
which he gave exquisitely: The music of the first tenet
part was cut down, and the part itself given to an un„;
known man. The consequence of bringing out an °,Pee'D
in this mutilated state was, as might have bee
expected, a complete fiasco. The absolute alecesaft-
of engaging. a prime tenore, then, became manifest
to the manager, and accordingly a large su'm
paid to M. Leon Pellet, the manager of !'"'"
Academie, to break Gardoni's engagement with hae;
and Gardoni was engaged for the Italian Opera, vvhera
he made a most successful debut, where he has apPe every
almost every night since that delit, and where
appearance has been a perfect triumph. .Mr. Lumley
teas succeeded in securing the services of Signor Gs!:
Boni, who will appear the first night of the season to
Donizette's opera La Favorite, in which he will be sup'
ported by Signor Superchi, a distinguished Raritan°
singer, who will also make his first appearance before
an English audience on that evening. We congratulat!
Mr. Lumley on having secured the services of
Signor
Fraschini, and Gardoni. Should Rubini be indnecd, g
appear again upon the stage, Mr. Lumley may boot Oat
die three greatest tenors in the world are engager"'
her Majesty's Theatre. The delightful Madein Ces;
tellan, and the energetic Mademoiselle Sanchioli, ar
re engaged, and Madams Del Carmen Montenegriloi
i,
whose tame on the continent stands very high,
make her debiit in the course of the season. Lablaeme;
the great, the inimitable, the unique, the only singe
for whom it is and roust ever be impossible to finuv.
substitute, remains with Mr. Lumley, as does Signor
Lablache, (the worthy son. of a worthy sire); and that et;
iul actor and singer Signor Corelli ; in addition to t 11;
Staudigl is engaged, and an engagement is pending bite
Coletti, a first rate singer and actor, who appeared
some seasons since, and to whom the English Pe°Pdo
owe some reparation for having suffered him to be raa,e
the victim of a disgraceful conspiracy. We congrettilao'
Mr. Lumley not only on the engagements which; he hof
made, but in the engagements, from the neeessidl
contracting which, he has been relieved. The leacii-;
that for some time past, fin infusion of new lakeru°'' ;as
been wanted at her Majesty's Theatre..,:-J 1 t-tb;
" toujours Perdrix." We are perfectly aware-'°f
difficulties which Mr. Lumley would have had t° e-sly
counter in any attempt he might have made to t7elll-00
this. Fortunately for Min those difficulties of
longer exist, and those parties ~whose jeale.UsY lo•
young talent has hitherto prevented him `frere the
trodecing to the public the rising. singers' eau fily
rising composers of the continent, have, by vulesnta" ts
seceding from his establishment, relieVed hertz
lfas
tyranny which must have been as irksome' to Mins'
ce,
it was injurious to the cause of sound tnusioalinielbe
We shall not, we are glad to perceive, be confined ter o
old repe'toire of Grisi characters, es we have btsice,',.4
few seasons past. Meyerbeer is to come oveiP mioel
out his chef d'auvre, The Camp of Silesia, the Pr.le'rel
characters in which will be sustained by Jenny Isi„e:ele,
Fraschini, and he will also bring out his Robert k Viler
for Gardoni. Verdi is engaged on a new opera for of
Majesty's Theatre, founded on " The Robber' TA,
Schiller." Rossini's Robert Bruce is also secured ; te
to crown all, Mendellsohn Bartholdy has engaged ,e
compose an opera, founded on Shakspeare's „tba
in which Lablache will be the Prospero, Stauwkorta
Caliban (those who remember his Polyphemus MaY` re),
some idea of the rich treat which is in store for' e-die
Gardoni the Ferdinand, and Jenny Lind the Mirelitota
Balfe, we are glad to find, resumes the baton of cene°' of
leader: i 6
and Tolbecque and Nadaud continue as the
metrong
the opera and the ballet respectively. The ache
increased in numerical force, and now numbers:. and
its members the elite of the orchestras of Berfre-te'es of
the chorus, which has been selected from the tue-
et-
Italy, Germany, and England, consists of eight" Of
formers. There we understand, a rehearse tit
rit
some choristers on Tuesday last, when the suPerio y
of the new chorus over that of last season was Mae;epee,
-,
The ballet department has always been perfemeueti,
No theatre has ever been able to approach it I°'
completeness, and the ensuing season will, we imagill,e:
prove superior to its predecessors. Taglioai, Carlet'e-
Grisi, Cerite, and Lucile Grain are re• engaged, an
Mademoiselle Caroline Rosati, from La Scala, at Milan'
who (if report speaks true) is worthy to be the e°r°"
panion of the deeses de la dense, will make her debut
the first night of the season in a new ballet, comPesedsb'e
Paul Trigiioni Perrot. The glories of the pas de ittaji
and of the pas de deesses are to be renewed, and rerr,
has promised to eclipse those glories by the produc ion,ef°ff,
new pas which shall combine the talent of all—`
Constellation." Henri Heine, the celebrated German ro
has undertaken to compose a grand ballet founded J
the Legends of Germany, and a noble and distinguisllo
poetess has honoured Mr. Lumley by giving him eeas e r
subject fur a novel and pictorial ballet—Egeria. l'ea;er
has so great an amount of talent been engaged togebved
during any one season at her Majesty's Theatre, a;'l,
the season of 1847 will prove more decidedly then lb;
that Mr. Lumley may with truth boast that his is eid
first lyrical and choerographic establishment in the e'°"

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DRURY-LANE THEATRE Al"'

JENNY LIND. visg
In consequence of the name of Jenny Lind 11/
appeared in the programme of her Majesty's Theatre,
Bann has addressed her a letter of which the followl"0
is a copy :
" London, Jan. 23, 18-
,ttra
"Madame,—The manager of her Majesty's The
e•
has this day issued a programme of his season's arralcil'of
ments—a copy whereof I enclose you—at the bet in
' which you will find your own name. Although'
la;
common with others, I have little faith in any Pla;
pcctus issued from that theatre, it is necessary I sb 101 i
bring the circumstance to your knowledge. F°r t •
own part, I do not believe yon have signed any butts,
conditional engagement with the manager of her of
jest) 's Theatre, deeming it impossible that an artiste ,f,
stieh celebrity:and character eJuld visit this coustrod
liable to the consequences of' two attested contracts, tpo.,
prepared to forfeit the one for the larger oiler, subs
quently held out, in the other.
"As it is alleged that the proposed violation of P.lLif
engagement with me, is based upon your inability
master the English language, I repeat the offer
tamed in my letter of the 20th of last March, that yo.,
sing in either German or Italian, and thus remove sill
objections on your part to your appearance at Dear
lane Theatre.
"I have resolved to repudiate any offer of a conaPV.;
mice, not based on the important condition of your (let
in England taking place in this theatre ; as well to
enable me to keep faith with the public, as to silence the
groundless representations resorted to by the friends
tier Majesty's Theatre.
"I therefore trust that, having got rid of all imped.
ment, you will apprise me, by the first post, of the precio°
time I may expect you, to enable me to make every
necessary preparation.
"I am, Madame, your very obedient servant,
"A. BUNN.
"Madame Jenny Lind, Vienna."

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.-Considerable exciteraellti
prevails respecting thedebut of Mr. Travers at this theatre
e;
Thursday next. Not merely from the high reputation tuft
artiste has obtained oa all the principal stages of bti
from the great want of a tenor singer, capatile of sustaining
iv
rti
the lyrical drama of our country. We look forward "
much interest to the event, and wish him every possible OW.
cess.
Jenny Lind will positively appear at her Majesty':
Theatre the first night after Easter, notwithstanding th
many unfounded and contradictory reports.
IHE LONDON COFFEE-HOUSE AND EATING'
ROUSE KEEPER'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.-The "q 11;
tieth half-yearly general meeting of the above associa,tge
was held on Friday at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street. - d
chair was taken by the President, Mr. Connybeer, who state_
Ay.
that the funded property at present amounted
1,7821. 1 ls. 9d., and the balance in hand to 49/. lls• 12 w
1
The income for the year ending July, 1846, amounted
2751. 7s. Bd., and the disbursements to 2621. ss. 6d. An,
cursion to Herne Bay had realised a profit, includingio
donation of five guineas, of 25/. 55.; the ball at the Cro
r.
and Anchor Tavern produced 11/. 14s. 6d.; and the dinir,a
at the Freemasons' Tavern, under the presidency of Gn'ned
De Lacy Evans, M.P., 601. The sum of 100 e had been gu‘,'.er
to the funds during the past year, which had been furt'id..
increased by the accumulated interest of 601. Os.
Among the subscriptions and donations announced .o'c1.0
the following :-Lord John Russell, 101. 10s. ; the late
quis of Westminster, 21/. ;W. H. Warburton, Esq., art,
10/. los.; Sir John Easthope, M.P., 211.; 3l
Mr. W•
V.P., 10/. 10s. ; General Sir 1)e Lacy Evans,
Ms,.
101. 10s.; Mr. B. B. Cabbell, M.P., 5/, ss. • Mr. A"6
more, 10/. 10s. The recretary alluded to the patrol,
which the public press had bestowed upon the institutfu.,
and announced the following donations:-The
the Globe 681., the Standard 101. 10s. the Morning
101. 10s., the Morning Herald 101. 10s., the Morningrfm'es
10/. the ./.2orning Advertiser thirty guineas, thea
101. 105 , &c. &c. The report. h ,wing been receive..„
vete of thanks was passed to the chair, and the ineel'
adjourned. „5
klow TO MAKE A HOME.-In your worksisor I_o
itl
your clubs, in your institutes, obtain signatures tirades'
petitions: get every labourer, every artisan, every
inge
man whom you can influence, to sign petitions. Other Li?
must also be done before your condition can be rep Wit;
prosperous ; but this must precede every real improvenien7lt
the sources of the poison that infects the atmesphere
11_01
breathe mutt be dried up I:efnre you can be healthy,
lie
VSCaisnro;Lcstle
y.
awuiiitigs been e you can nuts or make a Horne.--Dr. in
wood Smith's Address to the IVorking Glasses on their lfigl
the present state of the Sanatory Question.