The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-15 00:00:00

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

the
TREATRE Roysc, still rich in the attractions of
41,ereign operatic company, whose performances have
fan,„- 'e Past fortnight graced its stage, continues to be
an-Vured by the attendance of brilliant and fashionable
iv--.eneca• On Monday and Tuesday the operas presented
• ere " Der Freischutz and " Lucrezia Borgia," concern-
11,01g both of which we offered a few remarks last week, and
di_whi_ch we have at present small space and no great
remaking that,
to add. We shall therefore be content with
8,„4n, that, as on the occasions of their former pre-
they were performed in a highly creditable and
D;;slog manner. On Thursday evening, a protracted and
Nie-`staklog preparation resulted in the production of
yerbeer's grand opera, " Les Huguenots," in Italian.
31 Tine chief characters were sustained by te following
:--Margarita di Valois, betrothed to Henry IV.,
cr. Zimmerman ; Valentino, by Madame Caradori ;
tesrl,4„"„ ',by Miss F. Huddart ; Raul di Nangis. a Pro- '
Tfiem", oY Herr Reichardt; Marcell°, by Herr Formes..
other parts were filled up in a most creditable
tilaAnnei; the choruses were full and efficient, and the
of -,,es‘ra. was in good order for the first performance
Important and difficult an opera. The dresses
ere r
oi the best order, and exhibited good taste, as
b,.., as great liberality, on the part of the manage-
-1Z". The house was crowded to overflowing, and
Progress of the scenes and music was watched and
tiv°Yed by the charmed audience with breathless atten-
Z.; In the singing as well as in the acting of Valentino,
e`Qqarac Caradori was strikingly effective, and towards the
,inelusion of the first act she had taken her audience by
pn°llo. Her singing of the duet with llfarcello (Herr
la-rnies) in the second act created a complete furore, not
uch to be wondered at, when her impassioned acting and
oFeng vvere added to the manly energy and truthful style
1, vocalisation, which distinguishes the execution of Herr
r,,,,°1111e5, a cultivated artist and a man of talent. The
Winner of Herr Reichardt, as Raul, was effective and
111)ressive, characterised at once by simplicity and natu-
irBeiss of action, and an unostentatious ease in his mode
chliging• As Marguerita, Iliadic. Zimmerman was
1411—unig, her rich and silvery tones giving a thril-
„_
vnt Pleasure and a lasting pathos to the music. The
ralto part of Urban° was ably rendered by Miss
a Roddart, who proved herself an able musician and
tzlever actress. She both sang and acted with much
and correctness, and she infused into the part no
are'',.allaoutit of spirit. The choruses, many of which
p,_°' great complexity, were given with praiseworthy
e'"ision and power, and the orchestra sustained the
reeral effectiveness of the pieces in such a way as to
• ect credit on the untiring skill and assiduity of M. M.
cbuez and Mr. Allwood, the leader and conductor;
r" • • cow e steadiness and precision with which the most
thePileated points were taken up and executed, displayed
0,4051 and intelligence with which the members of the
-
p. ion had studied their respective parts. At the con-
p.7lon of the third act, Madame Carradori and Herr
taus were enthusiastically called before the cur-
-411 ; and when the opera terminated, the same artistes,
the 1 with Herr Formes, were called forward to receive
Ita,,_Plandits which their excellent performance fully
airntecl• This admirable opera was repeated, on Friday
• last night, in even an improved style from that of its
e7s_t Presentation, the artistes having, by repetition, be-
fou'e more familiar with their duties. It is to be per-
raZeil again this evening, and the lovers of dramatic
tesslc will have cause to regret if the opportunity of wit-
theiring this splendid opera be allowed to slip without
Seeing it.
aotaT TUB ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Mr.G. V. Brooke las
week to win " golden opinions " from numerous and
weelitog audiences which have assembled during the
to witness his performance of several of his favourite
~Traeters, including those of Sir Giles Overreach in
111. ttisa:wviaNV„if to Pay Old Debts ; " Hamlet; Master Walter
"The Hunchback;" Macbeth, &c. He is fairly
rP"ed, and the several plays are rendered in a style
Seedyn creditable to the establishment. He is, it will be
the eat the personification of many of his best parts
Tz, ve current week.
to be ,A,2 L I".AS P
Buckstone.ANTOMlME for the Theatre Royal is
iten by BTM
Mr.