The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-22 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

THE THEA.TREVROYALhaS continued musical throughout
the week, Mr. Jarrett's operatic corps having :only con-
cluded their series- of operatic performances on Friday
evening. Tuesday evening saw the last performance of
"Les Huguenots" on our boards, when it was againfairly,
indeed capitally performed. On each succeeding represen-
tation, this very elaborate and difficult production received
more and more justice at the hands of the different artistes,
particularly at those: of the subordinates, of the choristers,
and of the orchestra many of the choruses and orchestral
accompaniments being given in a style of great power, and
most creditable efficiency. On Thursday Madame -Cara-
don took her benefit, the opera selected for the ocaasim
being " Lucrezia Borgia," that lady sustaining the charac-
ter from which the .opera derives its name. As a .whole
the performance was in all respects admirable, most of the
parts being quite within the reach of the respective singers;
and the general 1114121 e not being too formidable for the
extraneous aides to 13e _met with in a town of such line
portance and musical .eapacity as Liverpool. The house
was filled in all quarters, the boxes exhibiting an array of
beauty, fashion and elegance seldom to be met with in
provincial theatres. The audience were in high good
humour, and as the cpora proceeded their admiration was
excited to entliusiasm,, and their applauses were at once
loud and gratifying, as well as happily applied. Friday
w.is the concluding night of these performances, when a
brilliant and crowded audience again assembled, and bytheir
plaudits manifested a high appreciation of the treat pre-
pared for them. On this occasion Herr Formes took .his
benefit, the opera beingthe German version of Beethoven's
" Fidelio," in which thoeharacter of Rocco was most.ably
sustained by Herr Formes. The part of Leonora,. or
Fidelio, met with great. justice at the hands of Madame
Caradori, who sang the music and acted the character
charmingly ; while Mtireellina found an interresting. re-
presentative in Mad'lle..Zimmerman, whose dulcet notes.
accorded happily with, her histrionic efforts. Of Herr
Reichardt's Fernando-norestan, it is but bare justice to.
say, it displayed fine musical culture, engrafted on natural
gifts of no ordinary excellence. The less prominent cha-
racters of the opera . were competently filled ; and = izt
general the music andlacting were excellent and appro-
priate. In many of the solos the artistes acquitted
themselves with great ability and appropriate power:
the lengthened scen(Pliy Madame Caradori, near the end:of
the first act, being given with telling 3eauty and ef-
fect. It would be injustice to withhold a similar compli-
ment from the fine quartette sung by Madame Caradnri,
Mad'lle Zimmerman, Herr Formes, and Herr Le Brun, in
the same act. It was sung with admirable effect, and re-
ceived a hearty, though, we think, misplaced encore.
These operas being new concluded, it affords reasonable
opportunity of remark. on the general style in wbkh they
have been got up, and on the collective merits of the com-
pany by which they, were sustained. As a pecuniary
speculation, it seems no more than reasonable to suppose
it was a good one,.unless the capabilities of the theatre
were inadequate to-sustain the expense incurred; ;as- the
houses, although net invariably crowded, were alwayiefair,
and mostly full,,while, on several occasions, they were
genuine bumpers... The operatic powers of Maddme Cara-
dori are of a high , order, including great energy, much
histrionic talent; and passionate expression such as few
can rival ; in pathos she is somewhat laboure‘and where
she would captiVate is hardly winning ; in her ;hands the
fierce glow of burning indignation is displayediwitin now-
vellous truth na well as power. Madlie Zimmerman and
Miss F. Hieldart- partake more of the dulcet softness of
the evening breeze, and find their strongest, attractions in
that winning sweetness which gilds and. beeutifies the
loveliness. of feminine refinement. Botts of: them are
charming eingers' and give token of artistic ckilture. Herr
Formes isinlimself a host ; to an admirably modulated
organ of.great. compass, and no stinted‘Power, he adds
correct, and severely disciplined taste, ready execution, and
exquisite,tact.. The easy and equable flew of: his acting is
hardly surpassed by the charming naturalness. of his, sing-
ing, ancLthe.twu combined render him, an artist of " rare
mark." Herr Reichardt's vocalintion.ia steady and effec-
tive) rether than startling or captivating :, he is an artist
whose, style and capabilities gain on his audience with an
extended familiarity, and we confess toliking him better
at the. conclusion than at the eominencement of our
acquaintance with his performances- The other members
of the company deserve credit,for excellent intentions, in
no ,sputll, degree carried into effect,. and, all things con-
sidered, the choruses, as well an the. orchestral perform-
ances, were entitled to much praise. A more indefati-
gablei and, on the whole, successful conductor than M. M.
Anschuez it would be difficultn,to,meet with. His assi-
•duity knew no relaxation, and it was rewarded by a
. smoothness and steadiness of execution we were scarcely
prepared to look for. In his efforts he was seconded with
much alacrity, and no little. ability, by Mr. Allwood,,
whose leading deserves mach commendation. The getting•
up of these operas was a bold-undertaking, and, from the,
gratification afforded a large portion of the elite of Limn.-
pool society, public gra-34'14e- is, clue to all concerned,
their production.

MIiS ELLEN FA.IICIT,—We are glad to perceive that
this eminently favourile tragedienne is engaged to appear
next week at our Theatre Royal, the engagement come
mencing on Monday- next. We have not as yet learned
by whom she is to, be• supported, as a leading aetory but
the list of pieces in which Miss Faucit is to appear in-
cludes several of her best characters.
AT THE Roza AMPHITHEATRE, Mr. G. V. Brooke
has continued, during the past week as the bright par-
ticular star," round which the minor consellations of this
theatre revolved.. The pieces have been chiefly the
" stock" ones, on his performances of most of which we
have already remarked. On Friday night he took his
benefitoppearing in the triste character- of The Stranger
in the very questionable play of the same name; he also,
the same evening, performed William in " Black-eyed
Susan." On Saturday night he made his farewell bow,
as. Richard 111. He- was twice called before the curtain,
and at the close of the piece he came forward, and de-
livered the following address, from which it seems that he
contemplates again appearing before a Liverpool audience
previous to his departure for America :--- Ladies and
gentlemen,—Fatigued as you see I now am, I cannot
forego this opportunity of expressing my heartfelt grati-
tude at the very liberal patronage my engagement in this
town has met with. Before I sail for other lands,, I hope,
ere long, again to have the honour of appearing before
my Liverpool friends, In the meantime I now respect-
fully and gratefully say farewell." (Loud, cheers.) During
the current week the benefits are " on" at this house,
when the public will, no doubt, mark their partiality for
their respective favourites.

LIVERPOOL POULTRY Snow.—This interesting exhibi-
tion will take place on the 18th and. 19th of January, and
promises to be most successful. The committee have
granted £l3O to be distributed in prizes, and, to judge
from the subscriptions already reeetved, the exhibition will
far exceed anything of the kind. ever seen in the north of
England. The large carriage -repository of Messrs. Lucas
and Co. will be newly coloured and decorated for the occa-
sion, and some idea may be, formed of the extensive nature
of the exhibition when it is known that 1,400 head of poul-
try are expected to courpete for the various prizes.