The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-09 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY' S THEATRE.
Tao nsw opera of Signor Alary, Le Tre Nozze, the
production of which at the Italian Opera in Paris,shol:
a month since, brought to a brilliant conclusion
.the
must brilliant opera season that Paris has known since
the Revolution, and stamped the fame of Mr. Luciley.
as at once the moat enterprising, the most liberal, and
the must judicious of managers, was last night produced
at her M jetty's Theatre with the same cast as in Parts'
Le Tre L%ozze is a light, lively, and agreeable opera bafroa;
and is quite entitled to rank with the Don Pasquale', ,
the Elia& d'Amore. Always brilliant,
music
fit
and if not always original, never dull, the
Signor Alary reminds us of that of Donizetti in his n.las;
death
always gracalep
joyous moods, and we know of no living s'
composer so qualified to fill up the void which the
o_
of Donizetti has lift in the musical world as
Alary. His instrumentation is full, complete, and
pieces
are and his airs, duets, choruses, anrd_ecaognlgeriy.tedvrprilleteesa'
are essentially drsaietic. After a pleasingly
overture the curtain rises on the market-place of Nap
,l_.:
it is high carnival, and stalls, and buoths, and assss!':.
till the stage; in this scene we could not but notice,ll;
admirable art which Signor Alary has displayed t;
making the noisy music of the showmen on the stafia
blend harmoniously with the music of the orchestra o_sd'h
with the chorus. Cricca (Signor Ferranti) then enteris,:°l,
reports progress to the Chevalier (Signor Gsra9o/,
The said Cricca is the intriguing valet of the Pty
and the said Chevalier is the devoted admirer a, is,
young and pretty Luisa (Madame Sontag), wlesli
however, destined, by her mother, the Marchese di
(Madlle. Ida Bertrand) for the rich old Barone Feedisd:
terio d'Acetosa (Lablache), Luisa's waiting4Pisci
Vespina (Madame Giuliani) has, however, deterteac.
to aid Cricca to circumventing this match, end, boas
cordingly, all agree in adopting all sorts of met one
for victimising the unfortunate Barone. The Barone
enters, followed by a mob of people, who are 3,eies," as
and quizzing him. The appearance of l'e" tot
created roars of laughter: his make up as a „arta
country gentleman let loose upon town" was. s'r
His rage at the mob was delicious, and his dignltY°So
nificent. He is rescued from his perils by erica:s+,4w 0
introduces to him Luisa aed Vespina ding,
gipsies, to tell his fortune. His acting in this se• of
was exceedingly rich ; as one after the other tell holLis
things which have happened to him, the look of good,
natured behhommie, which he had originally assumed,As
changes )nto one of bewilderment, not 111'°.4
tiser unmixed with fear, and his peril —ef
is humorous in the extreme. The scene the
the second act takes place in a saloon In set
palace of the Marchese di Forli, and here we The
the Barone formally introduced to his betrothed. As;
costume of Lablache in this scene was most rich, "'Ai,
the same time 111,1311 quaint, surpassing in effectivets,
even. his never-to-be-forgotten sake up in Don Feo',..h
Luisa expresses her disgust at his provincial nilieneba
and undertaking to give him lessons in politeness; 90
teaches him how to place his hat gracefully under
cor
arm, how to:glide gracefully across se skewing-room, b,. b
to make an impassioned declaration of love iu Eoga's;
and last and greatest of all, how to polk. This 0%,
would have been alone sufficient to secure the trial:01)ml
ant success of any opera. Lablache was magai6t;
and Madams Sontag fairly divided with him the h°n","
of the scene. We had no idea that she could hl'a-0
thrown such espieglerie into a character as she did Ip.,
that of Luisa last evening, and when she began singhl°4.
the air of the polka and polking with Lablache to
own singing, the applause was enthusiastic. ahe
st
exertion of polking is, however, the les
of the trials of the Barone. The Chavajle
enters, declaring he has born grossly insulted,
by the Barone, and challenges him to mortal ceMbst''
while, on the other hand, Vespina enters veiled, ana
claims him as her husband. Our readers will no doubs
by this time have perceived that the Baron is an opal!:
tic representative of M. de Pourceauuae, and lika tit
recleaned Gaston, ne takes to flightand thus au";
:he second act. The third commences with,
beautiful romanzs by Gardoni, " Cara divls-
itnegine," followed almost immediately by
barcarole, " Quel dolce melodist," which was The
exquisitely rendered by Sontag and Gardoni.
opera ends by the marriage of the Marchese, and tits
Barone (this match has been brought about by the aa'r
chievous management of Cricca, who has contrived
have them shut up in the same Pavilion), of the Collor
and Luisa, and ce Cricca and Vespina, and thus we ha"
Le Tre IVozze. The finale is a series of brilliant vallas'
tions upon the air of the polka, sung by Madame Sots.%
in the most exquisitely perfect manner imagr
noble ; we had imagined that it was impossib"!
for anything to surpass her execution of Rode's air, bu
we are bound to confess that even that was surpalle:
last night by her brilliant execution of the variations O"
the polka. The audience were excited to the h ,
pitch of enthusiasm at the conclusion. Its repetition Wse
unanimously demanded. Madame Giuliani sling the
music of Vespina beautifully, and acted the part Wit'
infinite spirit. Madlle. Ida Bertrand made a grey
c
part. of the Marchese; her rendering of the 801
Sia pranzo splendito" was admirable, 01
her make. up and acting was perfect. ThIC
lady never undertakes a character with which she
.does not thoroughly identify herself, so as to give to it
its true dramatic colouring. Signer Ferranti is a great
artist, his voice his good, and his acting full of
life and spirit—it is evident that he is °
most accomplished musician. We consider, from whatwe saw of him last night, that, in the lighter buffo chit'
ratters, Signor Ferranti must be unrivalled. The,
mice en scene was superb, and the incidental
beget in the marriage scene most elegant and graceful-
Taken altogether, Le Tre IVozze is one of the most pleas'
ing of buffs operas. Certainly nothing since the pro-
duction of Don Pasquale has approached to it. Between
the acts there was a divertissement, in which Amelia
Ferraris woe applause, and bouquets a Poison ; and the
ballet of the Metamorphoses concluded the evening's ea,"
test ainment.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.
Rossini's Donna del Lago was performed last night
with all the advantages of cast which it has hitherto
enjoyed at the Royal Italian Opera. Grisi, as Elenta
was in the finest possible voice, and never sang more
charmingly, while Mario, who has completely recovered
from the influenza which recently prostrated him, will
a vocal associate equally welcome and interesting.
Argri's Malcolm Grsame was a wonderful IW'
provement upon the youthful De Meric, who
played the part last year; the broad, unabashed style,
which is the prevalent characteristic of this popular
singer, being eminently appropriate in the embodiment
of the young warrior. The two great airs belonging to
this part, " Elena oh tu," and " Ah si pers," could not
have bee❑ more finely delivered. Tarnberlik was the
Rhoderick Dhu, as before, and showed no diminution
of the spirit and energy which have hitherto so coo'
spicuously and honourably distinguished him. He gave
the well-known " Sorgiti " admirably, substituting in
the place of the eahaletta, as is his wont, one from
a tenor aria in Zelmira, in which he was rapturously
encored. Douglas found a representative in a Signor
Bianchi, a debutant. This gentleman, a light bass, has
but little power in the lower notes, but sings in a good
and musicianlike style. His personal appearance is in
his favour, and his stage deportment good. The opera
was agreeably performed throughout, and its twitch-
ing music, which, unpretending though it be, is still
among the most fascinating that Rossini ever wrote, was
hailed with delight by the audience. The house was
well attended.

ElleA, Ttßhaf.
you
PROFESSOR ANDERSON'S PERFORM.
AlNtiesEmSosatt
fortunate
tuSnTat.eJAto-r iIIESS
old Tli
mir,
you,
did not live in the reign of King James the First, for
if you had you would have been burned for witchcraft,"
was poor Power's address to his landlord, in How to Pay
the Rent, and we may congratulate Professor Anderson,
on the same grounds, that he lives under the mild rule
of Victoria, instead of under the pedagogue sway of
the first of the Jameses. Why, had he exhibited
such feats of dioblerie before King Jamie as be
exhibited before Queen Victoria, at Balmoral, most as-
suredly instead of a note from Colonel Anson, expres-
sing the gratification of the Royal party at his perform-
ances, he would have had a notification from the Provost
Marshal to prepare for immediate execution, and care
would have been taken to gag and bind him effectually,
because it would be impossible to imsgine to what
witchcraft the man who can catch between his teeth a
bullet discharged from a musket might not have re-
course. Happily, however, for Professor Anderson,
and happily for ourselves also, he lives at ft
time when he may practise the art magic, and when we
may enjoy his practice ,aith impunity. Never had a
professor of the art a more elegant temple of magic than
has Professor Anderson in the Sr. James's Theatre, and
never has temple of magic been more thronged by ardent
and delighted worshippers. Last evening the theatre
was crowded, and the wonders of the inexhaustible
bottle, the distribution of countless bouquets, the clair-
voyance produced by the magic telescope, and the vari-
ous other wonderful feats of the Professor, elicited the
most enthusiastic applause.

THE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMP-
TON RAILWAY. —The works on this line are, we understand,
about to be resumed, and will be carried on with a vigour
never surpassed in the execution of any previous railway un-
dertaking, until completed.

A LOGICIAN WITH A VENGEANCE.—At the Mayor's
office, Clonmel, a man was charged, in the graphic language
of the " well-cuffed" constable who arrested him, with
thrashing his wife, walloping his grandmother, and fl a ilin g
his children. The prisoner simply defended himself by saying
he was " reasoning with them.'

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OF A DAUGHTER.
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youngest daughter of H. Galion, Esq., Portman. square.
On the sth inst., aged 80, Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. F.
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On the 3d inst., at Beaumont-street, Mile-end-road, :Mr
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