The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-09 00:00:00

HER MAJEST Y'S THEATRE.

The fascinating Carlotta Gcisi took her hem-lit at
her Majesty's Tneatre last evening, and appeared on
that occasion in tw.) of her most fascinating charac-
ters, Giselle and Esmeralda. The last act of Giselle
was alone represented, in which Carlotta appears as a
will, and so exquisitely did she dance, so beautifully
expressive was her pantomime, that we could
not but regret that the ballet had not been
given as a whole. Her Estneralda was
also merely a fragment, but a delightful
fragment ; she danced the Truandaise with, if possible,
more espieglerie than ever. She was excellently
supported in both ballets by M. Charles. The opera
was the Sonnambula, cast as this establishment alone
can cast it. Madame Sontag was the Amina, Sims
Reeves the Elvino, and Belletti the Count. Never
has this exquisite opera been more exquisitely ren-
dered. Madame Sontag and Sims Reeves were both
in excellent voice, and sang deliciously. The "Ah
non giunge" of Madame Sontag was the most
perfect performance ever heard. Between the acts of
the opera we had a divertissement, with Amalia
Ferraris as the premiere danseuse, who was enthusi-
astically applauded in her pas, and after Giselle 'we
had the last act of Ernani, with Mdlle. Parodi as
Elvira,.Gardoni as Ernani, and Belletti as Silva. The
concluding trio was a magnificent example of lyrical
tragedy of the very highest order. Parodi, by her
superb acting, created a perfect furore. The trio
was encored as a matter of course. The theatre was
crowded.

Amongst the noble and distinguished individua's who
bon, ,ured the priormances with their presence we re-
marked—his Excellency tha Russian Miniver, the
Baroness Brunnow, znd Mdlle. Olga de Lechner; the
Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Abercorn,
the Marquis of Granby, the MArqui3 of Donegal,
the Earl Bruce, the Earl of Mountcharles, the
E irl of Cardigan, the El,' of maime,bury,
the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Shelburne,
the Earl and Coui.tess of Westmoreland, his Excellency
Sidi Mabmoud Beuoyet, representative from Tunis; M.
Moieusa, Madame et Its Demoiselles d'Anderville, M.
Joseph Sartre, M. d'Hervieu, the Count de Barke, M.
Jules de Les-ep,, Colonel Aide-de camp to the Presi-
dent of France; Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Dupplin,
Viscountess Canning, Lady Brougham, Lady B. n-
tinck, Lady %V. Powlett, Lord and Lady Temple-
wore, Lord Gerald Fitzgerald, the Right Honourable
eßbaalprilitr, Howard,
Sir'a rdG,. Bart.,w,,ui bMwet and
Bart.,
Colonel and Lady Laura Meyricke, Sir Thomas Barrett
the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Ho-
nourable Major Needham. Mr. Dundas, Sir J.
Ladyicihe Lowther, Br..Lsdy Sir
w
ard, t
Lennard, Bart., and Lady Barrett Lt-nnard, Sir Robert
Brownrigge, Sir Jubn Duckworth, Bart., Lady Lake,
Ctie%alicr Beglioni, M. Bellors, Mrs. Weston, Mr. J.
Beioley, Mr. C. Strong, Colonel Wildman, Mr. Magan,
Mr. Wyndham, Mr. E. Bligb, Mr. C. J. Palmer, Mr.
Pearson, Mr. C. Barry Bild win, M.P„ Miss Bellew, Miss
Bart..
Richards. Mr. W. Ruse, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. and
Mrs. Arabin, Captain
Phibbs, Mr. Macdougal, Mr.
Herbert, Mr. Scevens,n, &c.

is to mak
This celeMbraAteDditirtEg.
pFrii3OnandEonNnaTy.h/o.
her debut at Her Majesty's Theatre on Tuesday peat,e
was born at Seville. She made her first appearance
on any stage at Berlin, on the 27th of October, 1849,
as Norma, with the most triumphant success, and
during a season of six months performed Donna
Anna, in Don Giovanni ; Agatha, in Der Freischutz;
Amine, in La Sonnambula ; Alice, in Robert
le Diable ; Carolina, in IZ Matrimonio Segreto •
Borgia—
Desdemona, in Otello ; Lucia, in Lucrezia
in all of which difficult roles she perfumed
with so much artistic excellence that the
German papers were loud in her praises. After
the Berlin season she went with the Italian com-
pany to Dresden for one month, and subsequently to
Hamburgh, where she was equally successful. After
the Italian company of Berlin left Hamburgh she
performed with the German company in Italian, at
the request of the public at Harnburgh.. A mouth
after Madame Fiorentini appeared at Berlin the King
of Prussia commanded her to go to Potsdam, to sing
the role of Norma, in the opera of that name. Her
voice is a pure soprano, of a lovely, fresh, and
powerful quality, and was com pare
acid n Germany to
that of Madame Nfilder, whom wasacknowledged to
have tho most beautiful voice
.ever heard. Madame
Fiorentini is as young as Gri:4 was when she made
her debut in London, with a beautiful expressive face
and graceful figure, and was called at Berlin La
Stella di Siviglia.

Lady Peel and family left Southampton for Jersey
on Monday night. Captain Peel has taken a house for two
months in that island. Ile arrived at Southampton from
Jersey in the mail boat on 'Monday evening, and returned
the same evening with her Ladyship.
INDIAN PEAS.--A vesf-el which has just arrived in
the docks from the West India island St. Kitt's, Las brought
203 bags of Indian peas, consigner), as a portion of her cargo.
This appears to be a novel and remarkole artic:e of import-
ation from the WOG Indies.