The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-25 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

An unusually large audience assembled on Thursday at this
theatre to witness the performances of Rubini and Persiani in
the attractive opera of I Parita,i. 13esides these eminent
vocalists, there were Reneord and Lablache, the former of whom
assumed the part hitherto played by Tamburini ; so that the
opera was cast in a first-rate manner, and was applauded
throughout with the utmost enthusiasm. Persiani, i❑ the com-
paratively. inferior character of Elvira, sang with all her wonted
ids:Hand sweetness, and gave the polacca, " Son vergin t•ezzosa,"
with graces such as no other vocalist can attempt with such
dating originality. Ruhini in Arturo soldered one of his most
splendid triumphs, and was encored in almost every ono of his
art s, more especially in those wherein tenderness was to be ex-
pressed. Lablache was excellent as Sir Giorgio, and Ronconi
imparted to Riccardo all the niceties of expression which ren-
dered it so attractive in the hands of his predecessor. At the
close of the opera all the chief performers were called for by
the audience, and made their bow, and retired amid enthu-
siastic acclamations. It is a long time since 1 Prn•itani has
been so admirably east as it was last night. The ballet.
which succeeded, Alma, on La Filk du Fete, is
the best that has been produced fur many seasons.
There is nothing weak about it—there is no appearance of
vamping up ; alt is fresh, new, and glittering, and it seems the
inventor of the ballet (M. Derhayes), the inventors of the pas
(Cerite and Perrot), the scene-painter (Grieve), and the com-
poser (Costa), had all set their very superior wits together to
produce a work that should be perfectly complete intits kind.
Tire curtain rises on the palace of fire, a magnificent scene,
glowing with crimson, while crimson fiends are performing
" fantastic tricks," not " before high Ileaven," but in the face
of a different prospect. Belfegor, their king, endows a statue
with life, and that the statue may have life, par excellence, that
it may not vegetate in a mere torpid existence, that it may burst
forth into all the fulness of youth and joy, it becomes Cerito.
She is endowed with the power of fascinating all who sec her.
But there is an awkward condition. If she falls in love with
any one, in return she is again to become a statue. Thus pros
vided, she is sent on her trials, under the charge of Perephite,
cleverly acted by Perrot. The first place they come to iv a
German town, which " Bob emiens" are forbid to enter. Cerito
and Perrot came under this vagabond denomination; but who -
shall repel Cerito? The burgomaster may scowl, a glance
from Cerito renders the law a dead letter, the very inscription
of the regulations on a boars' becomes effaced, and leaves the
hoard blank. lint she is not satisfied with a mere entrance
into the town, the daughters of the citizens must be lured into
a dance whir the two supernaturals. Perrot twirls round,
one after another, Mademoiselles Camille, Bernard, and
Galby, but they are half unwilling. Cerito is needed to
encourage then'. Quietly does she go through the waltz step,
there is a calm resolution in her glance—she has determined
on victory. But the dance has its effect on herself—she warms
into it; she becomes energetic, and fresh fire is infused into
her at every blow which Perrot strikes on her tambourine.
The girls become delighted, the dance leads them on, and thus
is fm•mud the vulse de fascination. On they go ! There must
be no pause. A brilliant saloon in France is ready to receive
them—one of the most superb ball scenes ever introduced on
a stage, brilliantly illumined with gas in every part. The
pas de trois by Ccrito, Camille, and M. Desplaces was ad-
mirable. There seemed to be no limit to the number of ele-
gant attitudes into which Cerito dropped, sometimes supported
by M. Desplaces, and sometimes alpearing balanced in air.
There is a certain look of Cerito in these slow movements, a
certain tenderness of expression, that gives them a character
that is attained by no other danseuse whatever. M. Desplaces
is a very excellent male dancer. He is perfectly unassuming,
he does not attempt too much, but seems aware that dancers of
the fair sex are the chief objects of attraction. Every group in
the slow movement of this pas de trois told well, and met with
marked applause. Of course it was followed by a quick move-
ment, and Cerito raised fresh acclamations by one of her bril-
liant revolving steps. The travellers move on to the city of
Grenada, whither they are followed by an exiled Moorish
Prince, who has seen Cerito throughout her progress, and has
become desperately enamoured of her. She dances a pets
Eyagnol before the Spanish King, with a light merriment
which increases to the highest joyousness. The lover dethrones
tire Spaniard, becomes King of Grenada, offers Cerito his
throne, when she consents to accept it, and therefore becomes
petrified once more into marble. The ballet was remarkably
successful. and Cerito and Deshayes were call••d before the cur-
tain to receive the congratulations of the audience.

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the night,
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to watch the egres:, and ingress of persons
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DISHONESTY ,!7,UCCEEDED By
police constaanbdleii.lain
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SUICIDE.-I\lr. Baker
held an inquest on Thursday at the Falcon, Cambridge-heath,
at trance, a
therie
1 green, on the body of Thomas Busking, aged 42.
Bettina -
Ruskin°. said that the deceased was her husband, and she
,dionorl.iimlic°'
Mary in
resided with him at O. 3, Green-street.. On Monday week
last he was discharged from a situation as carman, for having
appropriated to his own wants some money with which ho had
boon entrusted to pay a debt. The condition to which his
dishonesty reduced him, was a constant source of uneasiness, and
since the day of his dismissal his temper and habits underwent
a great change. When witness awoke at six o'clock
on Tuesday morning, she missed deceased from the
room, and, after searching, found him in the yard suspended by
the neck to the beam of a shed. He was then quite dead.
Witness tisong,lit that he was broken-hearted at the issue of his
conduct, and feared that he should not again obtain another
situation. Verdict—" Temporary insanity."
The General Steam Navigavessel,
Company's
the Giraffe, fromßotterdam, arrived offthe Custom-house at 11
o'clock this day, with the Dutch maiiii•

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