The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-13 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE. THEATRE'
Mr. Stretton took his benefit at this theatre
las
ing, and, we, are happy to say, the house was eref 31t
This was but _proper tribute to the merits 041
Stretton; but, independently of -his own. claimsEt
public, it was imposSible that such a bill of fare ", r
;',l
perfor
had provided should fail to attract. The aPlo
commenced with Acis and Galatea: with Staigoit
Polyphemus. In the bands or other perforniersw;
character has been either a nonentity or an abss7l„
Staudigl, however, makes it the character of the Pus!
his is the true Polypheinus of Vandel""the
couth, unwieldly, but impassioned Cyel+ lapel
Staudigl is_ due_ the ' merit of having cdelot
the capabilities _of this • temarkable
Caves
and of having made Polyphemus a musical
Nothing could exceed the gusto with which he Pt the
" Ruddier than the - His 'acting was Susie
racteristic and appropriate,. and he gave . the nalsite
the true Handelian irit. ,To -Adis and Galatea prir
ceeded the celebrated closing seen' of Lucia de,ise
mermoor, with Salvi, the most perfect Of .terwt-Ar 00;
and, the most impassioned of lyrical actors, as Ed‘t: tor
and then followed a grand concert, consisting °loco.
teen different pieces .of music, in, wtiich • Mader.
tellan, Mrs. Alfred Shaw, Miss' Dolby, Miss ,Irrilt44
'Hawes,. Miss. Rainforth, Mr. Stretton, Mr. ,"arspr:
Mr. Borrani, Herr Staudigl, Signor Cammill° c, v.;
M. Thalberg, M. Vivier, and M. Prospere
ppart. Last night may be considered as the first ptlitiogh
earance of M. Proapere Sainton in England, for a!, betel'
he performed at the Philharmonic on Moak" t Far
her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the grestesretet;
cess, which alone is sufficient to stamp• his cllnaotol
yet the Philharnionic concerts, as we know', are itet P'
caviare . the vulgar—on whose approbation,. a sack
every performer must ultimately rely for is
on
but even to many of the dilettanti. 31. Sala Pd
violinist who has attained great celebrity in tsta'iar,
who certainly well deserves the celebrity he has 'roe;
He performed last night a concerto of hisown
d eau
tion with great smoothness and taste, antrtasllit;
bited a thorough knowledge of his ins- bil.4c,
and great powers of execution. We were ttei.
pleased with the manner in which Asf. sainton.t
through his performance. He did not_rtbe
until after Sivori had performed both his Pi,r.od
first, Paganini's variations in " Nel cor pin, info
other his celebrated " Carnival de Venise.'
ri
artist would have either attempted a servile ~'"" 01"'
of Sivori, in which he must have failed, or ttehosel
have cramped himself by cautiously eschewing,l'oa
remote approach to Sivori's style. Sa`L'd
neither. He played his concerto as if there P" theri
no such person as Sivori in the world--wherevoiteo:
was a pizzicato passage, he gave it as it "/19t of 11;35
and gave it admirably, but he went not nit plat,
way in search of any Sivori-like efforts. ros
smoothly, correctly, and beautifully. an" fiat(' /I`t
warded with the enthusiastic and justly Meh-e
plause of his audience, who, after Ito 130,i
quitted the stage, again called him on to OS „.isad,`„
Last night was the second appearance in '1:001‘
M. Vivier, who is decidedly the first perfOrMee'lte,'„
French horn in the world. Vivier is one ei
men who are worth more than their rey"le,rl e
had heard great things of M. VivieVivier.W,Te r„-ier's,Pcr.o
Balfe had reported wonderful things of v
form:ince, and we had been told that he cow Pty boy
four distinct notes at the same time on the rjte;ell,corif:,
We were certainly sceptical as to his capabl'i-to
ducing four notes at once from the horn, hut, tot
Parliamentary phrase, we are free to confessot
were mistaken—that M. Vivier, from an pisr.
French horn, without keys, witboutko ;:e
Fl
without any mechanical contrivance, " sad lit
duce four distinct and separate notes at onie orictij
same time, is a fact of which we last night I"l„erflr'',l
demonstration. In the first pit•ce which he
he produced two distinct notes, and this we th.,44losalffi.
marvellous, but in the second piece, a paw,— vilikT
concluding with " God Save the Queen, "e
incredible as it may appear, four distinct n"le'i'tifoc"ed
dependently of this retmirkable power, hearsehie.
pathos and an expression into his Per., loco to
which we have hitherto thought the he e
The horn is to him what the piano ibrt 119
Thalberg, or the violin was to Paganityerlo;
the greatest horn player the world haa.,,,1 tsPO
duced. Madame Casteltan gave us the wr"
from Senaramide, and the. " A.ssesu 'er
haul gle?,
Salice," with exquisite- expression. delis "ofit'
ness, great power, and perfect intonation. effec6 Ito
days, in which everything seems sacrificed VaApligbill)ri'o
to astonishing exhibitions of power. it is, ";,11110.,51
hear a thorough musician, like Madame o'sl,ol' to
us these delicious gems in all their purity. astells'l,er,
all our vocalists, would imitate Madame boiri
the correctness of her intonation. She is
a mere coldly correct singer—she is all so, g.sie,Pit';
bt
could exceed the melancholy tenderness wit' s toe'ril
gave " Assesu a pie d'un Sallee." There vva,s, thatr
quite Shaksperian about her manner of givinb the Coe,ll.
exquisite romanza. We have dwelt uP°,9,f,
formances of Madame Castellan, Sa,inlYl:ol‘;',lo,
Vivier, because they are as yet comparative'invo, teo
to the English public. The other artistes are ii o'ol
well known, and justly appreciated. TheY, „-ded ta,fer
themselves to the utmost, and were aPPin-4 the
echo. The farce of My a ife's Come concluded
ing's entertainments.

;I
„vs elrefort,
UER. MAJEsTir's THEATRE.--DoniZew ,atr
Lucia di Lammermoor was played on Tuesday eeil c roes
first time this season—Persiani sustaining her °art/
of Lucia with all her wonted excellent and w°ll,l 10;0
liiation. Mario was Sir Edgar Ravenswood, cte,„
Lord Henry Ashton. The latter was an ellr',,'Vties',.',,l4'„
sumption, and it was highly creditable soured 01,07
Prince Albert and the King of Saxony herthe
ina
formance with their presence; and in other resP-
was weattended. c
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Mass CLARA SEYTON'S LECTURE ON
t erg
Dowager Countess of Essex, and a party of n' oith
fashionables, honoured Miss Clara seytopeoisid
presence at her lecture on comedy at the l'cillervia„tlir
cert-room on Tuesday. The room was falVbeor
excess. The reserved seats were more than,' to ipes'l
many who had tickets for them were obligben sl,t'
commodated with chairs. Miss Seyton; r f`
cellent voice, was encored in several of 11. P ps6i 01/
was loudly applauded throughout. It was lasaceess
any one to have achieved a more brilliant 'l
Miss Clara Seyton. trtY
ff, the,t4 ~4
SOCIETY OF ARTS, JUNE 10.—A-r ,
tion of the rewards, Prince Albert, accornP irpq,hrioc`s.
Duke of Sutherland, the Marquis of N"rthseig° Or'
many of thetnobility, nobility, together with the F°rf invel3o;
.1 0 et
tube
and their suite, visited the model roe--- h !oft- ret
and here they were greatly delighted wrt" tbe fly,' fro
ordinary improvements of the pianoforte ;teraie tr
attraction, however, was an instruron,t oforte'r
inventor "an expressive orchestra Plan aid °teti trh
the strings alone of which (without the elic`a
bows, or even friction upon them) Isere,etb:ecti,.llo
tones of all bow and wind instruments ; o .ry
the most delicate and comprehensive exPrv„bollsg,r,
to each, from the softest breathing of rheopertliceot‘
the effect of a grand orchestra. The the I
tions of the Royal parties were explainedtE
Mr. Mott, of the Strand. 01,0
FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT I.ll'weAg,/ Pelt
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Two FitatAtxs, s la, fi
BEAR.—Ou Saturday last,.ahout eight eC'°d in $ Pasr;,;ei:
three years of age, which had been confiae„
above establishment, suddenly leaped over t7toi., koteri,„,,
got admission into the gardens. The prer:Life sa6rnedilie'
grave, was from home at the time, but his Pr it tile,
t."
law attempted to drive it back again,k;lllolo° to . icelj
them, and worried them in a shoe 1 rsoas
shrieks of agony brought some p Stead' hoe, ctior'
assistance, and among others Mr. William odea ato4oe,
gate, who attacked the bear with a
sg,h; ia,„ feOpto,
succeeded at imminent hazard to hinitaaa'scite
the attention of the brute from the anf'' 0 The e it ,to
Mr. Stead himself had a narrow escaPea as lift,
that now prevailed wk.s very trre" ,efoioasV
feared that the enraged brute, render enter ce°t!`,lf.
taste of human blood, would leap
the gardens; but such a calamity was tbhePPitloYesilt:).lll
the gallant efforts of Mr. Broughton 15,°_,,s sejf "f_d bit,te
Boston, gun maker, who, having armed 1170100`"tbepri
heavily charged, entered the garden, accnd
tr
William Drake, plumber, also armed, a rard,staPbeill:
advancing towards them with a savage groper boat t"
• a P 1 ,a pi 4
fired, but without waiting until within o s( 4
the animal was merely turned in its couf.-r: folifti(o •1101
seriously injured. Young Boston, hew° e abo' Ate,'
the lower part of the garden, and there, at rollOrir.ete*J:
distance, delivered the charge into his het; thei!„prevtltr,
creature over, but not dispatching it ; 700 osi;,,
and having reloaded his gun with slug% ag
stFoyolttberoo v• 4
and after two other shOts succeeded ia asQl,erettade
Several parties with guns, pistols, bac- they ''greP
derous weapons afterwards arrived, but, as jag
for the fight, contented themselves by O, talterins Oto
the honour. The two females 00 beintroir
found to be dreadfully lacerated abouteveral.o:o ciptsts
and other parts of their bodies, and stet-1601v eetiit 14
being speedily in attendance, every at ,ittja,,,,lfit
them; those attentions have been unre,n walte'io
and at the time of our account leavinvoielit the twort,
hoped that the lives of both the fetnale!4,,, That
report has been circulated in Wakeluhis,
rendered savage from want of food, buot, • auiThiel);loi,r,3
is incorrect, and that the savageness
el r„rietol.,
tributable to any cause over which tbo,Paire beams
It was sickening to see the eagerness we• selltriofr
• thelles° 6
the course where the females were
as it went, and on reaching the roor.a_ and en ~,ref:,„is
forcing its paws through the wina_cfct 130 S,
burst its way through them in Purf", and itifect"/'.ej
praise is due, to Mr. Stead, Mr. Drateds`• elr'‘,lol,,
their prompt and courageous conduct-
_,1,4„/ etc
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ACCIDENT AT THE Iast,CALEI rabiliPeh .Ic)ibree•
regret to state that, on Saturday
.sna w it
in cons b fo
soenathate
creoprpaiaer
ho,fwtalisat
killed,part o. f the ee"quencefeelu otritoi,
felleubPY°9 three istirdelerille+l
ing of the chain of a crane,
ciejia`othrt .Ffuronaattil*h.--ese
of about three tons weight,Doe
man, and crushed him
...tAot
FoOLHARDINESS.
of one 0 . aot log t
ca, gs, idle
itself in the sand bags in front _ d
the following scene :—A cannon shot, f thabil eon iegoo
second followed exactly in tails sari_4:3.- A solea!orr, thit4,s„
ing the opening the first )1,11 Tnis enti on se :14
a fatigue party of the 88th I!,egl arlqlll se°
side of his head against the hole, are good
sum
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rades, "Now; you shall see if they
every suL, tjaitev
the next shot that was fired, and ev
the nrari‘. ?P
several minutes,"went wide o
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