The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-07 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

La.roitTE deserves great credit, and, what is more, great
encouragement, for the manner in which he brought out
the ballet of Masaniello last night—to render it com-
pletely attractive, and in order that nothing should be
wanting to its perfectness, he has imported from the Grand
Opera at Paris Mon. Contort, the original representative
of the fisherman-hero ; and Mdlle. PAULINE Ls Roy!,
who has from the first supported the part of Fenella in
the French capital. All the other appointments were al
complete as they could be rendered. Mademoiselle PAU'
LINE LE Roux has a graceful figure and elegant deport-
ment ; but as a dancer, we were a little disappointed in
her. She had a bolero with CouLoN, in which he shone
to great advantage, as did THEODORE GUERINOT in a pre-
vious pas deua; with Mdlle. ABELE. This latter lady
would have done better if she had not endeavoured to do
so well ; her figure is heavy, and when she attempts such
postures as the lightsome BRUGNOLI and the winsome
HEBERLE exhibited at the Italian Opera-house last season,
she can hardly expect to succeed ; at the same time we (1°
not pretend to deny that she is a very accomplished dancer,
oily not being the best, she ought to avoid instead of chal-
lenging comparison. Contort's great merit in this ballet
is not his dancing, hut his fine and appropriate action,
so true to the story and to the feeling. That he an
dance, every body knows, and the part of Masaniello
does not call for the display of much of It
skill and force. When we say that we were iint
quite satisfied with Mademoiselle PAULINE LE Roux, we
ought to mention that it was the general report in the
theatre, that she only reached London yesterday morning,
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and great allowance ought to be made for the fatigue o,l_
her journey ; she deserves, too, great praise, under such
circumstances, for not disappointing the public. The
new scenery and dresses must have been very expensive t°
the Lessee, but we think we can promise that he will so°
find himself repaid by the numerous attendance of the
public. The house last night was quite full at an earl,'
hour, the first piece being KNOWLES'S Hunchback, which
still continues to draw, and was exceedingly well acted by
all the principal characters. Miss E. TREE seems to
prove every time we see her in Julia, and her perforo-
- as well as that of the author, obtained very warn:
and general applause. Some persons have been dispneeu
to quarrel with LAPORTE for introducing foreign ballet;
upon the English stage ; but it has been done from
time, and we hope will be done to all time. We We
seen nothing for some years that gave us greater pleasure
than Masaniello. It is mere cant to cry out against
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reign ballets, when every day we receive with approbation
foreign farces and dramas. Action is a universal langusge'
and is no more French than Engli,h, although the Pi°
may have been originally produced in Paris. We 019.
wish that some of our own countrymen had the tale!:
and ingenuity to compound such pieces here, and to g 1
our neighbours reason to be as thankful as we are for
good ballet. We ought to mention that a good deal of the
vocal music was preserved and well sung by Duitustri
WILSON, STANSBURY, &C.

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