The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-14 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Perrot, es we imagined he would do, has surpassed
himself. The new ballet of Les Quatre Saisons is
his chef d'aucre, surpassing even the pas de quatre
in the pas des Diesses. The scene was a beautiful
conservatory, in which were found the most beautiful
thswers, the richest exotics, and the most exquisite I
fruits. In the midst is a fountain playing, sur-
rounded by statues. Here the gambols of the
seasons took place. First advanced Winter (admi-
rably represented by Marie Taglioni), attended by
her nymphs ; and then came Spring. And who re-
presented Spring? Who could represent Spring,
the most joyous of seasons, but that most joyous,
most spirited, and most natural of dancers, Cerito—
then came Summer, warm and languishing, grace-
fully personated by the graceful Carlotta Grisi ; and
then Autumn, rich autumn, loaded with fruit, repre-
sented by Rosati, with that completeness and those
astonishing tours which so peculiarly characterise
her style of dancing. After each of these Deeses de
la Danse has respectively danced her pas, in which
the peculiar beauties of the style of each are brought
prominently forward, the whole terminates by a
pas de quatre, which fully equals if it does not
surpass the marvels of that pas de quatre, which
three seasons since produced such a furore. At the
the conclusion the four danseuses were called for,
and appeared, dragging on Perrot, the inventor of
this, perhaps the most beautiful divertissement ever
produced. It was preceded by the opera of Lucia.
with Jenny Lind as the heroine, and the crowds
who were attracted by the Swedish Nightingale,
remained until the conclusion of the ballet. It is
a work of supererogation to add that there was not a
single place unoccupied in the theatre.
The performances were yesterday evening honoured
by the presence of her Royal Highness the Grand
Duchess of Saxe Weimar, accompanied by their Serene
Highnesses the Princesses Anne and Amelie, and his
Royal Highness Prince Edward, and in the royal party
were the Earl and Countess Brownlow, Lady Catherine
Cast, and Captain Somerset. Her Royal Highness the
Grand Duchess occupied her Majesty the Queen
Adelaide's box. There were also present his Grace
the Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of
Beaufort, and the Ladies Geraldine and Henrietta So-
merset, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, and Lady
A. Paulet, the Duke of Leeds, the Duke of Montrose,
the Duchess of Leeds, and Miss Lane Fox, the Marquis
of Huntley, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marchioness
of Douro, the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadal-
bane, the Marchioness of Waterford, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Sligo and the Ladies Browne, the Mar-
quis of Donegal, his Excellency the Russian Minister
Minister, his Excellency,
and the Baroness de Brunnow his Excellency the
Hanoverian Minister, his Excellency the Sardinian
the Earl of Cardigan,the thSewEedairslhof Minister,
Metaxa, Count de Bark
M. de Berg, M. C. Koudri-
uffsky,
Munster, the Earle
Earl of Beetive th
Falmouth, C
the t! t
Tankerville ; the Viscountess Countess of Sefton, the Earl of
f Besborough, the Countess of
park, Lady Stuart deoutess Canning, Lady Water-
Q.C. (who occupied her
Somerton, Viscount Cantilu Majesty's box) ; Viscount
Rothsay, and Mr. Alexander,
aill!he Viscount Sydney,
the Viscount Dupplin, Lord y
Lordam Lennox, Lord and
Lady Willoughby d'Eresb
M. B enti nck
Baronet,, Lady Lord C.
Gardner, Wellesley,Lord Cranston, Lady
1;1. George Womb-
well,dolphus Fitzcla-
rence, the Hon. Mrs. Cavendish, General the Hon. H.
Cavendish, Major-Gen. Sir AlexanderWoodford, Bart.,
Williamse
Sir George Palmer, Bart., and Lady Palmer,pl Sir John
Campbell, Bart., and Lady Campbell, Sir
Fremantle, Bart., and Lady Fremantle, Sir C.
more, Burt., an Lady Seudamore, Culonel Wildman uda-
Major Buckley, Captain Meynell, R.N.. Major jA'
and Mrs. Short, Lady Dixon, Mr. and Miss Ewing Air-
and Miss Hollord, Mr::. Sandford, Mr. and M rF.
Mr. Barry Baldwin, M.P., and Miss 13bi,1 Ili?
Drummond, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. Macdonald,
Mr. G. Whitbread, &c. &e.