The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-17 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Mademoiselle Schwartz, the new contralti, from
Vienna, made her diln4 on Saturday evening, in the
character of Orsini, in
,Donizetti's opera of Lucretia
Borgia, and a more successful delnit it has seldom been
our lot to witness. Ber voice is a rich, pure, powerful
contralto, and, as might have been opined, from the fact
of the great success she has achieved in Germany, she
is an accomplished musician. Great natural powers
without much science may accomplish a partial success
in England, in Italy, or even in France, but none but an
artist would be tolerated in Germany; therefore we
were not surprised to find that Mademoiselle Schwartz
was perfect mistress of her art, and that, marvel for a
contralto—at least for such contraltos as those to whom
we have hitherto been accustomed—she never sang out
of tune. Her intonation was throughout perfect. She
was rather nervous at the commencement, and failed to
produce any great effect in her opening aria from that
circumstance ; but she gained confidence as she pro-
ceeded, and the drinking-song is the last act,
"II segretto per lesser felice," was a perfect
triumph. The applause was enthusiastic, and its repe-
tition was called for a second time, albeit the double
encore was not insisted on. Mademoiselle Cruvelli, who
appeared as Lucrezia Borgia for the first time, sung and
acted admirably. In the final scene with Gennaro,
nothing could exceed the heartrending pathos which
she infused into the part. Gardoni was exceedingly
graceful as Gennaro ; and Lablache, as the Duke, was,
as he:always is, perfection.
Her Majesty's box was occupied by the Countess of
Mansfield, Ladies Murray, the Hon. Mr. Talbot and
party. In her Majesty the Queen Dowager's box were
Lady Clinton, Mr. Hugh Seymour and party. There
were also present his Royal Highness the Prince of Sy-
racuse, the Duke and Duchess of Leeds, the Duke and
Duchess of Hamilton, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Douglas, the Marquis St. Pierre, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Clan-
ricarde, the Marchioness of Douro, the Marchioness
of Ely, the Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis of Sligo
and Ladies Browne, Prince Louis Napoleon, M. de
Berg, the Princess Lieven, the Baroness de Brunnow
and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, his Excellency tho Hano-
verian Minister, Count de Burke, Baron Nicolay, the
Earl of Munster, the Earl of Pembroke, the Earl of
Aboyne, the Earl of Falmouth, the Viscount Canter-
bury, Viscount and Viscountess Dillon, the Viscount
Exmouth, Viscount Anson, Viscount Clifden, his Excel-
lency the Swedish Minister, Lord Monteagle, Lord
Gardner, Lord Templeman, Lord Sandys, Lord William
Lennox, Lord Elphinstone, Lady Foulis, Lady Fre-
mantle, Lady Holland, Lady Cbetwynd, Lady Howard,
Lady Neville, Lord Rendlesham and the Misses Duff,
Count Koudriaffsky, Hon. R. Curzon, Hon. R. Boyle,
Hon. F. Stanhope, Hon. Willoughby de Eresby, Hon.
Miss Bathurst, Sir J. Bailey, Bart., Sir Bellingham and
Lady Graham, Sir T. Dare, Sir G. Wombwell, Bart., Sir
F. Trench, Bart., Colonel and Mrs. Anson, Colonel and
Mrs. Maberly, Colonel Thornton, General the Hon. 11.
Cavendish, Major Needham, Major Buckley, Captain
Meynell, Lieutenant-General Sir A. Woodford, Bart.,
Mr. Montague Gore, Mr. and Mrs. Ewing; Mr. Hubert
de Burgh, Miss Lane Fox, Mr. C. W. Packe, M.P., Mr.
N. Macdonald, Mr. Broadley, M.P., &c.

SACRED HARMONIC SOClETY.—llanders oratorio,
Messiah, will be performed on Wednesday next, in ac-
cordance with the society's usual practice in Passion
week.
TUE THEATRES.—EASTER AMIISEMENTS.--The
managers of most of our principal theatres are now ex-
erting themselves to the utmost to gratify the holiday
folk at Easter. At Drury-lane, Franconi puts forth
an entire new programme. The Haymarket produces a
new extravaganza, in which Keeley, Bland, Miss Rey-
nolds, and Miss P. Horton appear. At the Lyceum we
shall have a new classical burlesque extravaganza, for
the production of which the management at this theatre
are so celebrated; it will be supported by Harley, IL
Hall, Madame Vestris, Miss K. Fitzwilliam, Miss
Marshall, and Miss J. Coleman. At the Princess's a new
grand ballet. For the Marylebone Theatre, Mrs.
Warner has secured the services of Macready. At the
Adelphi will be produced a new burlesque, in which
Wright, Bedford, and, we believe, Madame Celeste will
appear. At the Olympic, G. V. Brooke and G. Bennett
appear. Sadler's Wells, it is said, will re-open with an
operatic company. At the Strand we shall have a new
drama and a new farce for Oxberry. The holiday-
makers.hte on the other side of the water will be delighted
by the appearance of Van Amburgh and hisforth
trained
lions and tigers at Astley's. The Surrey puts
sir. tnAat
new drama, in which Miss E. Terry will appe
his last Parlia-
dthoemlersitcietodrriaamwaes.shall have a now theatre, and two new
The Right Hon. the Speaker
his mansion in Eaton-square. To
House
le Commons,
mentary entertainment this session, on aofonvielSoawtiunrgdanyoblasiemt,
noblemen
and gentlemen, members .of 4hi.
_orc leman
:_v _
Bernard,
the
Gentleman:—Vis-
count Drumlanrig, Viscount
Captain Edward Harris,
were the guests of the Right, on. Ut
Viscount Adare, the Hon._Canp.
John Johnstone, Bart., Sir
Maxwell, Sir,
Colonel Sibthorp,
Hon. James P. .x,Lord Norreys,
Hon, William Begot, the 1.10
John Young, Bart, George •Arkwright, •r.T. W.
Arthur
.Dunci‘ormbTe, the
Brams.on, • . ,
hitt Mr. . • c R Colville Mr. Geo.
Mr. Sheral Ca , ,
Mr. John Floyer, Mr.
Carew,
Mr. C. B. Ad
reErdlewy.a, mCro.lonel It.nAo
t Mr. Henry Beaumont Coles, Mr. W. ii. Pole
Dundas, --- Mr. C. wykeham Martin, Mr. John
W. A. Mackinnon,
FReollb°iwn'sos'n, M.r. George Sanders,
d Mr. R. Spooner.
evening at the y
House terrace, to
an His Excellency the Prussian Minister gave a
Neeld, Mr. George ircli.
Saturday u
Carltonrda
resi-
dence Lord John Russell and a distinguished party. The
grand eonftetrhtealLnmegeanttioonn,
Premier was expressly invited to meet his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Prussia; and among the other guests
who assembled at the banquet, were—Viscount and Vis-
countess Canning, Viscount and Viscountess Melgund,
Lord and Lady Ashley, Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., &c.
The party broke up early.
NORTH AMERICAN MAIL STEAM-suirs.— The
America, Captain Judkins, left Liverpool on Saturday,
on her first trip to Halifax and New York, with the
week's mails and a large number of passengers. The
Caledonia, which would leave Boston on the sth and
Halifax on the 7th inst. with the mails, may be ex-
pected to arrive in the Mersey on Tuesday (to-morrow).