The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-27 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE:4
The performance of Madame Barbieri Nin
night in Anna Bolena more then realized the eXI 't
tions we had formed of her capabilities from her
nificent rendering of Lucretia Borgia, high as
expectations were. Since the days of Pasta we,
had no such Anna Bolena. Yet Madame Bar'
Nini is no imitator, her version of the part is ss'
ginal as it is grand. Her acting throughout„
characterised by majestic dignity—she was i'
inch a queen, and never have we witnessed ani,,,
formance more intensely impassioned,
more ITdJ
tally impressive than her acting in the scene ins'':
she denounces her unknown rival to Jane SeYl5..
who crouches before her. Most dignified, Yet j:
impressive, was she in the scenes with Henry, B°4,
tender pathos which she infused into the mad, tt
was most touchingly beautiful. We rePeA'e
since Madame Pasta was in her zenith we 11.ci
no such Anna Bolena as Madame Barbieri 0,
Her vocalization was of the highest order, of the re
and most finished Italian school, and the two ,%!
vocal displays of the part, the " Come innoceeteder,
the " Dolce guidiami, ' were both superbly re,,r) t it:
Madame Giuliani's Jane Seymour was the "gsci tl
most interesting that we ever witnessed, nrl4s,
Smeaton of Madlle. Ida Bertrand was a Perfbr'voic
of great merit. Lablache, who was in superb 1,0,
looked and acted Henry to the life. It Was l?rote
trait of Holbein, stepped out of its frame and
I,B,l3lferc,
by the soul of the bluff tyrant. Calzolari was t„oper
and sang the " Vivi tu" with exquisite grace. -oclo,l'Ll
was admirably put on the stage. At the eO3 0
of each act Madame Barbieri Nini was called lit o!
was rapturously greeted. It being the Is 4 ~Illgaitg,
the subscription, the " National Anthem" lir il'
but although the last night of the subscriPt'ol3l' be
not the last night of the season, as there wilit tbi'
performance at playhouse prices every nig;qiii.iiti;
week. The ballet of Ondine, with the e,"fliPB •
shadow dance of Cerito, concluded the eir-v Fart
amusements. The house was crowded in e,vde";ls tbc'
Amongst the noble and distinguished iedivilse 1)-'
nouring the performances with their preseueewelliOr
served the following:—His Grace the Duke °f grittO
ton aad the Marchioness of Douro the Baroness YhegoS
Mdlle. Bruuovv, the Viscountess DUB a
nnon end i-Ob/
Miss Herbert, the Earl and Countess of Eglillt°-nl,O. rclrv.A
Lion. Viscount Palmerston and Lady Palmerston', ete lot
Clinton, Lady Harriet Corrie, Lad Elizabeth 13u
,"010P'
Miss Bultesl, Lord Henry Loftus, Viscount Pft"til,ol
Lady Elizabeth Montoagle, Lady Keith, Lord OA virli,
Stanley (of Alderley), Miss Blanche Stanley n'',olli,°
Viscount Ranclagh, Lord Filmy Somerset 'tiittlo'
Fitzroy Somerset, Lord E. Bruce. Her bi6i,a'sg,,fe"
was occupied by the Hon. Flora Macdonald, ilir-'sen
ton and party. There were also resent---kftdy O;
Webb, Bart., Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., 2,1.11., 'dl,l_(
Miss Howard, Sir Thomas B. Lt-nnard , Bart., a' 1.,"
Barrett Leonard, Sir George Wombwell, n'ris,.4o/;
Prescott, General the Hon. H. Cavendish,
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hope, Hon. Mr. Hanbury, Hon. George .riA:rl„,,v,
Shelly, Ludy Flower, Colonel Freestun, MY" 5,39 r;
Lockyer Freestun, Colonel Lloyd, Mr. Villiers, '-orre-
sian Consul General, Mr. Ashley PonsonbY,,t,be oiekri,l'
Consul, Madame and Miss Pandta de Ralli, .BX ;e0,,,','
Mr. Zulueta, Mr. Wilson, Mr. J. Galsworilay, o'lj y ~P.
Mr. Storer, Miss Caroline Bollew, Mr. J. .
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Hubert do Burgh, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Dar. -
W heeler, &c.