The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-23 00:00:00

COUILT CILIA :CLA.R.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred,
the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken on the
s'a beach on Wednesday morning, and rode on ponies in the
afternoon in the pleasure grounds of Osborne House, Isle of
Wight.
On Thursday afternoon the Prince of Wales and the Princess
Royal, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were
taken an airing in a carriage and four through Newport•
Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice rode on ponies in the
pleasure grounds of -Osborne House. In the forenoon the
Royal Family walked on the beach.
His Excellency Daniel Jenifer, late Minister of the Unite!
States, at Vienna, the Hon. Christopher Hughes, late Ml*
nister of the United States, at the Hague, and the Hon•
William Boulware, late Minister of the United States, at
Naples, leave Liverpool, by the Great Western steamer, for
New York this day.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Thursday brought to a conclusion one of the most
memorable seasons ever chronicled in the history of her
Majesty's Theatre From the commencement of the
season to its conclusion there has not been one single
cont, e-temps. Every promise made in the programme
has been fully performed, every novelty, and every
artiste mentioned in it, has not only appeared, but
has appeared in the manner and at the time
promised. This is, we believe, a circumstance
unparalleled in the history of any management, and
shows that Mr. Lumley has been _not only indefatigable
in his exertions to please his patrons, but that his zeal
is tempered with judgment ; that his calculations are s 0
accurate that they may be thoroughly relied on ; and
that now a programme is not a mere " work of fancy,.
which was too often the case under former manage'
mend, but a contract entered into with the public 11
the manager, to which the latter considers himself
bound, and on the faith of which his subscribers may enrol
themselves, satisfied that everything therein promiseg
will be performed. Now let us recollect for a moment
what was promised in the programme at the commence'
tuent of the season, and see what admirable faith gr.
Lumley has kept with his patrons. In the first place'
we were promised a new opera by Verdi, a young coo'
poser, whose works had never been heard in England,
but whose Continental fame was great, and a hose operas
Mr. Lumley had been accused the previous season of
having neglected. W,ll, the season opened with Of
production of Verdi's confessedly greatest opera, Erna
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and the fate of this opera proved that Mr. Lumley
shown a sound judgment in preferring Mozart, gossiteo
Bellini, and Donizzetti to the new maestro. Ernani Is a
work valuable, rather because it proves that the COrn"
poser will be one day capable of better things, than for
any intrinsic merit of its own. It met with a moderate
success at first,lsut towards the latter part of the ses,soo
it sunk completely into oblivion. It was very strongly
cast; for under Mr. Lumley's management the norain',. "
is also the real commencement of the season, and
introduced to an English audience, for the first timer
Madame Rita Borio, an excellent artiste and a veil
pretty woman, and who at asubsequent period raised the
secondary character of Elvira, in Don Giovanni, into the
importance of a first-rate one by her artist-like manner
of giving it. Moriani, too, appeared for the first tine
as a regular member of the 'company ; and Fornasar'
was the primo basso, so that Verdi's opera was per
formed as it could be performed on no other stage in the
world ; and with an orchestra led by Costa, the excel"
lence of which is confessedly unapproachable. On the
same evening the new ballet of Eoline was produced'
with Lucile Grahn as the heroine. To dilate at this
time upon the merits of Lucile Grahn wow"
he indeed "to gild refined gold." She bee
taken her station as one of the neesses
la Dance, as the only one perhaps who may :YE
some future period hope to occupy the throne
4. ideal" art, vacated by Taglioni ; but to Mr. Lutnlel fir
due the credit of having perceived her merit, and je
having introduced her to the audience of her MajestY°
Theatre ; then came the debi'd of Madame Castellon'
whose transcendent merits a e now acknowledged eve°
by the most prejudiced, and who has been installed, hi
universal consent, as the successor of Persiani—anhonet
to which even the most ardent admirers of the latter lauf,
are reluctantly compelled to acknowledge that Castells;
has amply vindicated her claims. The same week that se.
the debut of Castellon saw also the production of Felt
cian David's far. famed symphony the Desert.
shall we forget the breathless attention with which tui/f
sublime composition was listened to the first evening e
it, production. It was performed f ,ur times, and the
lovers of music are under great obligations to air. one
ley for having produced ;t in such a perfect tnaileel
Then came the Enfans Viennoises—those wonderful
children of whom we had all heard so much the
we were almost prepared for a disappointment',"
but who more than came up to their &Pint
Great were the difficulties in the way
their engagement. The aid even of religion ir
aa
called in to prevent their setting foot in heretical Eli
land; but Mr. Lumley, by enterprise and tact, triuntPb„,
over all obstacles, and secured the services of thri,,
children for the greater pait of the season. Dell,
their engagement was produced Lucile Grahn
lightful little ballet of Kaya. La Nena, the Spa,,leer
danseuse, also appeared about this period, but %a
success was not great., and the habitues of
theatre scarcely thought her worthy her high
Continental fame. At this period the operetta
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department w 'n its zenith. It supported
by by Grisi, Bra who had been re-engaged for
this
season), Castel ita Berio, the Lablaches, father andson, Fornasari riani, Mario, Corelli, who were in tbr
habit of appea ing frequently altogether the WI
evenieg. Gradually too, the choeregraphic departmee,
was approaching its culminating point. Cerito and he'
husband, St. Leon, were amongst the earliest arrivals'',
then came Carlotta Grisi, and at last Taglioni;
It was an unparralleled circumstance to 138.10
four such a, testes as Taglioni, Cerito,
Gratin, and Carlotta Grisi engaged at t"„,
same theatre—but that any manager could induce the;
to appear in the same pas, was by every one thought
be an impossibility. This apparent impossibility, hf'be
ever, Mr. Lumley accomplished : by what means
succeeded it is not for us to inquire, although the 1/s;
session of his secret would be a mine of gold to ode
manager. Suffice it to say, he did succeed, and
ever memorable pas de qua7tre was the consequencr'....
a pas, the recollection of which, those who were fort:10
nate enough to see it glory in, as giving
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an incontestible superiority over those less fortunw
wights who have only seen these unapproachable art
separately. At this period of the season the oper6ro,
Roberto Devereux was revived for the purpose of lefty
diming to us Baroilhet, the barritone, frotiti,ndi
Academie Royale de Musique, and Madame ,
Caccia, the prima donna of the Lisbon opera. This h
is a most accomplished artist—evidently loves her P.cb
fession (as a proof of it we instance the manner in whi
she made up the part of Queen Elizabeth), and is Mob
tined a: no distant day to take the very highest oaf
in it. Her Norma, on Saturday night, was Ifelt,
fine—so fine, that the absence of Grisi was scarcely
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while nothing could exceed her playulness on ThulLrs
as the contradictory prima donna in La prom d'un ,t •
se, ia. She kept the audience in a constant roar of tau,
ter. La p.-ova was preceded by Lucia di Lammerls.„oss
and succeeded by Ondine, and thus ended this 1-30,
memorable season. It is satisfactory to know that pf
Lumley's efforts have been appreciated by thous
whom he has so exerted himself. The season has gr.
a most profitable one; and we are glad to find that bil
Lumley will not only derive profit but honour for 4,
exertions, and that his subscribers are about to tejho
their opinion of the admirable manner in which he
***ducted the affairs of this great establishment ve
manner at once the most flattering and gratifying. the
accompanying document will inform our readers 0'
way in which this is proposed to be effected : re tO
" The following noblemenandgentlemen,subscrwoe. to
and frequenters of her Majesty's Theatre, anxi°lo-eot
testify their sense of the ability, liberality, and .lin'gpt ot
which have distinguished eir. Lumley's inanageel°loey
Oita great establishment. and their sense of the etitle se-
they hive always experienced at his hands, hevseeti-
solved to present him with a memorial of those doe
tnents, and of their estimation of his successful exer„d be
It is, therefore, proposed that a subscription shoe,' amts*
entered into, not exceeding two guineas each, anuiree
amount thereof to be applied to the purchase of a foie
of plate, recording the variety and combination of t_fore
which by his exertions and skill have been brought u`
the public. os de
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"The following noblemen and gentlemen have 210 de
tendered their names :—His Excellency the Coy.,, his
St. Aulaire, his Excellency the Baron de Brunnysite
Grace the Duke of Somerset, Field-Marshal the .05,ert
of Wellington, K G., his Grace the Duke of reel e the
his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, K.G., his Gr_S;j3ecl'
Duke of Cleveland, K.G., his Grace the Duke", , ale
ford, the Most Noble the Marquis of Clanricardegost
Most Noble the Marquis of Lsnsdowne, the firavi
Noble the Marquis of Granby, the Right Hon. t",,, the
of Pembroke, the Right Hon. the Earl of Lonsdao7 the
Right Hon. the Earl of Harrington, the Right Hon'
Earl of Bective, the Right Hon. the Viscount _ 001
town, the Right Hon. the Viscount Somerton, threensef,
Hon. the Viscount Hanelagh, the Lord William isitecla"
the General Lord Aylmer, the Lord Adolphusl:n.osl
rence, the Lord Harry Vane, M.P., the Lord / Lie'Bruce, M.P., the Prince Radzivil, the Prince rati
ven, the Prince Troubetzkoy, the Count EsterhusYflsaet
Count Batthyany, the Chauabellan de Berg, tt e 7rose,
Kuudriaffsky, the Count de Lashi, the Count d
the lion. Colonel Leicester Stanhope, the Hon. (fiti Sir
Dawson Darner, Colonel Fitch, Lieutenant Gene` &IP
Andrew F. Barnard, Sir John Lowther,
Bartart:
Sir Henry Webb, Bert., Sir Henry Meux, I,ar, 13104-,
J. Guest, Bart., M.P., Sir Francis Shuckborougn, ptie
M.P., T. Hodgson, Esq., M.P., W. A. Mackinnon
M.P., Bernal Osborne, Esq., M.P., Henry Baring,;i.
M.P., John Stewart. Esq., M.P., E. Munday, Esq-'til Ar 4
C. Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P., R. J. Eaton, Esq.' bc.pr
James Ewing, Esq., M.P., B. Botfield, Es.'
Henry Broad wood, Esq , M.P., John Bowes, Eetlipber;
Montagu Gore, E,q., M.P., R. Painther, E'(1"
de Burgh, Esq., T. Mills, Esq., E. Moore, Est: SIDitII
Buckley, Captain Smith, Sandford, Esq., J-Lolbstef,
Esq., H. Brereton Trelawney, Esq., George 11
Esq., Fitzwilliam Hume, Esq., lialph Eden -rCosa
Philip Beu.van, Esq., S. Beasley, Esq ►Ed
pier), Esq. es 5
" Communication:: for the Committee to be adiiarrsie:
to the care of one of the following gentlemen ; street;
thsr, Esq., Treasurer, 5, Grafton-street, Boil w
or C. Barry Baldwin, Esq , M.P., lion. Sea.
QtarJ
/4,00
Parliament-street.see-
" Subsriptions to be paid in to the Treasurer's oesst"
at Westeniester Bank, St. James's-square ; or'I*-
le)
Strahan, bankers, 217, Strand." r
Grateful as this test.monial must be to 111,!:,71j flifs
feelings, he has recently received another, "cll3 se it 'se
haps of even a more flattering nature, inaernti,,,„,r 10
tribute not only to his excellence as a Moab-