The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-23 00:00:00

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP LI.
AYR. AnD DITIVIPRIESSZEIRE DOWN,'
3,.,10,
The Committee on this group met this day in nPlain'
29; present, Sir J. Yarde Buller (Chairman), captaievaeote.
ridge, Mr. Tollemache, Lord J. Manners, and bin Se' zoi3Of
GLASGOW, DUIVIrRXES, AND 0111,150131 V
AND GLASGOW. PA/S2.111".
NOCK, AND AYR RAILWAYS (I‘l°' tti that
Was to have been taken, but as Mr. Andrews intre,
it might be postponed, as he felt himself s° serie Os' nAriegth
be
posed, that he feared, if he attempted to speak at .ate of t
that he should be obliged to do, to explain the °W
promoters, it would bring on a serious illness. P°llentli
Mr. Sergeant WRAIiGHAM, on the part of the °Plod the
assented to the request of the Learned Connsel'Ajo-tirsed
Committee having no other business before thew,
`ill Monday. .

HER MAJESTY'S THEAT- „Jan' d
Last night was one of the long Thursdays, a long
glorious long Thursday it was; certainly the best of
present season. The great
ever lie
the Thursday"
night
was the first appearance of MadeOlnost
Cerito, and of M. St. Leon. The first act of that_red
magnificent of ballets Lalla .Rookh was Pr°,.°llolll
for the debut of Cerito, and the pas de a cc,
was given with exquisite grace and el fgantbe
appearedguat
re f
from
m twithhe LaScLdesLeopiw, h
celebrated afterwards
de
des
Sh e
rooking better, and danced with rester
abandon than ever. In her no danseuse the
ever peculiar line h her the
ever equalled the little realist of Naples. 1, .1 .
dance is is life s
of
not the :mere poetry of life—it
She dances from the very overflowing joYnoneyissett
her heart, and of all danseuses, she, par excs.eve,
fop.. She
eve
abandon
seems to enter into the spirit of the ;op
It is this whichirenders the dancinglof Cerito so feeelever
ing and never was she more fascinating that last loot;
ing. She was received with applause loud ae_dievee
continued. Seldom is it that the aristocratic t!n, 0
of her Majesty's Theatre displays such enthustasotti;
that with which Cerito was greeted last ev.eeeinis
and seldom, indeed, is it that the applause has 11,-,cri‘of
well deserved. We rejoice at the return a uwhere,
to the scene of her many former triumphs, The
doubtless, many frseh triumphs are in store for her.as the
opera was the Elisir d'Aniore, with Lablache licor
Doctor, Madame Castellan as Adina, Gardeni
rind ; and though last, not least, F. Lablache m
se'
To say that Lablache was Dr. Dulcaraara, 15_, to
ni A
that the part of the Doctor was representet_go
other
manner in which it could be represented upon
11 nri"
lyrical stage in the world. When an actor a ,!_oke in
who shall be superior to Kean in Sir Giles, to u.u.. viol
Richard, to Kemble in Coriolanus, to Liston ti
Pry, and to old Charles Mathews in Sir Fr?_"..„ the
giary, then, and not until then, may we hope "L.—Jowls
equal of Lablache. An apology was made for
Castellan, who it was said was labouring under 10'101
sition, but the apology was not needed ; she ilani!
acted beautifully, was repeatedly encor.eu 50
and
Gardoni wsstbe
was the very Adina of the author.
admirable Nemorino. Had Donizetti composed lie
music for him he could not have been fitted better
was in good voice, and sung and acted exquisiteut_ rein
far-famed duet obbligato was never more taste!,
dered than it was last night by Gardoni and Lapis 00
is
Lablache, too, was admitable as Sergeant Belcore.
_ro
mellowing into a richly humorous buffo, and is it, for
of the name he bears. All the artistes were call lee'
at the conclusion of the opera. Then followed the 5- to
tion from Lalla Rookh, with Cerito and St. LO N/
which we have before alluded ; and then we heugd,
last act of .1 Due Foscari, in which Coletti, ss 11,iber
created quite a furore. Taglioni then dance", de
exquisite pas from Comilla, and then followed the Pceoa"
quatre from the Lac des Fees,.
for Cerito and St- t
The ballet of Orithia (in which was introduced a *ra ADY
Perrot and Rosati) concluded the evening's en.teliets is
ment. The acting of Lucile Grahn in this of
beautifully classical.
may form some idealist Imegme a chef eligalvi
os
ancient Grecian statuaryf eLnodooiwleedGwraithhn f -
in 0 or.
The music of this ballet is very beautiful ;it is tic
characteristic, more original,: more thoroughly do"' re.
than that of the generality of compositions of this as°
There is a little solo bit for the oboe, which is a P 7,41, f
gem ; it was exquisitely given, and was most deseryory
applauded. The house was crowded to excess e
part.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE. sue'
We can scarcely call to mind a more triumphanth 00!
cess attendant on a first appearance than that whic iibut
achieved by the young lady who last night made her 'O,, ie
at this agreeable theatre in the character of Amin Oar'
La Sonnambula. The selection of such a part, re 0t
ing a combination of many varied qualifications,in 0
only as a vocalist, but as a tragic actress, and tha,!,,ront
city which has witnessed the performances of gall; the
Grisi, Persiani, Adelaide Kemble, and many Mao;
brightestiish
stage,ornamentsinthe
same
a andme character,m os t gifted singers
full l l t
hh_eo u,
young
oe u
üb; dj a d
fie]
indicated ofa :13111.,Filiagli•
ht.e fArievnedrys
confidence by the debutant in her own powers an. -11-
papeapraerdentot by the athreastutl
bilities, a confidence which was not misplaced, 65 selgt's
blc.l to witness the ambitious attempt, and is hilt;
acted unwisely in perm' • itting her to undergo SO genet
#
hes
a test. The first these
a however, dissipate.h re'
fears.
in She delivered the first cavatina alb' once
arkable grace and expression, which a" as
gained the approbation ofthe audience, and ar....
.. uer Toicv
hailed as a token of he
is a full rich her future triumpn• Ji`...estpesef
mezzo-soprano of peculiar sw,. finely
her articulation
was excellent, and every word (us—
appear
expressed and perfectly audible. Her personal apPe_ej
ante, too, was greatly in her favour; a beautifully fall/0
.figure, of the middle size, with handsome, expretss4,
features, and graceful action, were well calculated 0,710
tract and please the and disarm all 1100'4
spectators, Wel '
criticism. The slight degree of nervousness that
~
slf.
first apparent speedily vanished; she attained fuhligrest
possession, and deliveved the various passages wit 0 Wooforce and brilliancy. From this moment her suce!s _ore
certain, and at each successive effort she gained Poe
and more in the favour of the audience• nor
finale to the first act attracted the most °be
and
l
siastic applause, and the young lady was called 04
the curtain to receive the approbation so free flodi
universally bestowed. The scraps of 133e..,ere
poured forth during the period of somnambulionn 7,ith
most artistically rendered, and the aria was giv i"
e ~„,
great effect, which again obtained well-merited
070
plause. She was again recalled at the conclusion %or°
opera, and received with loud cheers, while many otsr
substantial marks of favour, in the shape of bong she
afforded the strongest evidence of the impressioi! jor
had made. We cannot doubt the brillianeY.l3 the
future career. There are few characters to whia . 6110
successful representative of Amina may not asp and i,
has manifestly studied with assiduity and effect, 4400
possessed of refined and cultivated taste. The .-deed
of Mr. Allen was also remarkably well given-4' o,ho
we do not know any actor on the English stag oil
could equal him in the part. The beautiful an red'
known aria, " All is lost now," was rapturously enu'iwitji
On the whole, we have never been more grstiged
the English version of the opera. •