The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-19 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

sad w -"la made her appearance last night at Covent-garden,
elks received enthusiastically by an audience as crowded
te,,e blel°llse would permit. She looks quite as well as when
fore, and acted and sung in the part of Amina with all
accustomed spirit. In considering the general merits of
kthPerfcrmance we should say that, of the two, its acting
th..erslistains its singing than the converse ; and further, that
ligh7l„°cs and melodramatic portion is much finer than the
sitit,;°,4ledy with which it opens. The latter appears almost
ittizZa,_l in its abounding traits of gaiety and naivete. The
it it: 23 'unequivocally natural and fresh from the heart • and
kore"a believe Madame Malibran was never more beautiful or
tI Powerful than she was last night. At the conclusion of
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ki:t scene in the first act the applause was so enthusiastic
talle-"llticued that she came forward after the curtain had
pit 4 la receive and acknowledge it. Great numbers in the
stood up and received her with waving of hats and
!Net: e,_,tiefs. There was an encore of this complimentary
s'iltai at the termination of the opera. Templeton, as
liptoe, sustained the part of Elvino in a manner highly to his
IDs
The perfect sincerity which stamps his performance
tile :is its few blemishes. In the scene above mentioned, at
itlit.:se of the first act, his passion was a little outrageous,
a breach of Hamlet's rule touching " the torrent, ,
B,c. There is so much that is good, that is excellent
ktoritTempleton's singing, that we wish it were wholly
'44'eCL"ni ?ghat we twist consider provincialisms of tone,
"...e brought with him to London, and of which he has
clste got rid. It would be salutary for him to bear in
Operkicathe is singing the same music as R übini at the Italian
Vpho .zquin and Miss Betts took their old parts of Ro-
and Liza, and acquitted themselves creditably.
ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.

We
41) .Theart only award praise to the getting up of The Female
'den Mr. Hawes is the adapter, and has followed,
eled to us, more closely the original Somnambula than
ether piece before the public. In this respect he has acted
h tatt arid good discretion, and the instrumentation, while
the threne;out vigorous, evinces his thorough knowledge of
of gsources of the orchestra. The cast included the names
1'i0v,41,88 Romer as Amina ; Miss P. Horton, as Lisa ; Miss
itod-7; as Theresa ; Wilson, as Elvino ; Giubilei, as Count
ofte:94o; and J. Bland, as Alessio. The plot has been so
t, Presented
er in various shapes that it would be tedious to
tkie into details. Miss Romer, as it will be remembered,
great impression last season at Covent. Garden in. the
last night
of the Somnambulist. Her acting and sing-
:LlkJ' night exhibited visible and audible signs of con-
;we ote
improvement. To institute a comparison be-
-44(4.,,her and the prime donne of the King's Theatre
itsti t'cl'ent- Garden would be as absurd as it would mani-
tbe unjust. We are sufficiently elated at having an
ktsh vocalist who can effect so much, and we are quite
*k_ the most fervent admirers of Nlalibran and Grisi, amongst
k IQ e reckon ourselves the most enthusiastic, could afford
kr but e of strong eulogium on beholding the exertions of
Lig Romer. In the first sleeping scene she met with well-
Oerved applause, which became enthusiastic during the
Zfuggle with her lover at the end of the first act ; but it was
tthe last scene that she displayed the greatest histrionic
Z:r. Her glad recognition of Elvino, when she awakes
her i'leep, was replete with impassioned feeling ; and the
iiZt en spring into his arms, with the hysterical burst of affee-
-4 Was in admirable keeping. The approbation bestowed
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her execution of the finale, was well merited ; and the
7rsal call for her re-appearance, at the fall of the curtain,
i4lliPlY testified the impression which she had made. Miss P.
1ht4141 is entitled to much commendation, for the very delight-
kttitn. d efficient manner with which she gave the music of her
the Wilson, as Elvino, was in fine voice, and sang with
ktenlost intense expression. Giubilei made his first appear-
-10, ,011 these boards in Count Rodolpho, and was most fa-
WY received. The house, at half-price, was well attended.