Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-11


present day in Rome are Rosa Taddci, whose Area
dian name IS Licori Partenopea; and Tonmasso
Sgricci caledin Arcadan nomenclature Tcrpandro:
both OF whom, PROFESSIONALLY, possess no small por
ton of poetic ire and genius.
ne improvisatrice gave, on the 9th of February
1913, public Academia in tho Theatre dolla Vale,
which attended. Attic door Of the partcrre was u
silver urn into which every who entered was al
lowed to throw theme rolled up slip of paper
low aud simple overture from the baud preceded
the arrival ofthe poctcss who at length ar6c her
appearance in white costume. Sine wus pale sirl,
about seventeen, and her large biack eyes full
of lire. After alt obesanco To the Audience she re-
qucslcl that the silver urn might be Brought uvon
the stage; and IN sight Of every ono, u stranger
drew out six slips of paper, the contents of which
he read aloud and then presented them TO the poet
esS. The themes were these. La norte del Coutc
! Ugolino; Saio o Faone: La morte d'Ifgcnia; LA
rnorte d'Egeo II Gin TO iii Nenerc; Corolano.
She selected the first named; and after paciuu the
stage or several minutes in visible cxcitencnt, but
without gcscp,atioh, che directed the orchestra To
pay na aria, which enc distinguished by number.
In nccordapco' with che subject, the melody was a
fdeep lament, ard of simple construction After ii
had been played over twice, she gave signal To the
hand, and with an mpassioned burst hogan to de-
Claim her poem IN tones which were mean betwiXt
sccIeiton md singing. The musicians yielded TO
the words aud humourede slower or more rapid vt
torauce with great dexterity The emphatic notes
always fell on the rhymes, aud sustained al IL
6itun; but where the defamation yielded To the air
resembling somewhat the rcctutivc of the Ii al
IAN opera the chanting of the mass in the Cutho
{lic churches. The rptovsa,tice excited 1as;onsh-
iHent and pity
/ Her whole frame quivered with convulsve e;furt;
her bosom tlirobbed, her cheeks glowcd, her dark
eyes blazcd, and her cuunenancc assumed clIarac-
ter widely different from its first appearance, that
fcouid have farcied her statue suddenly warmed
lhtn vitality by the Proiue;hcan spark Of pocsy.
/ Whenever the flow of her dcticn was suspended.
even for moment, or when she was cuilsciuus OF
any Slight error or repetition, her Internal agony
expressed by ucksso appalling, tuat tlt an inyCl
untary unNety to help her oat OF the difficulty. Her
delivery, however, became more flowing aud iupus
stoned size proceeded and Us she uttered the last
word, she fell exhausted into chair. But her ex-
citeInent WINS too great for long inaction.
She rallied almost inStantancously, swallowed has
thy glass of water, and called the orchestra for
another accompaniment. Gradually she took boil
der flight, and wider range; calling occasionally for
intercaary verses, and final rhymes from the audi
ence, who also prescribed for her the metres of
ra poems. The conclusion OF each effort was fol-
lowed by loud and universal APPLAUSE nor could the
audience always wait tue closes but expressed their
loud delight during the brief pauses her recitation
These Interruptions however, were evidently no an
noyance but rather seemed 10 stimulate the gifted
far one to more daring flights. She wrought won
derS with the stale and rnout themes selected for
her; rad certainly no one, who looked and listened,
could doubt her inspiration Most admirable too wa
the unaffected and maidenly proprety with which she
steered her through the difficulties ofat slip
perry subject, the girdle of Venus and avoided evefy
aiiusIon which might have compromised her youthful
purity. The dclicacy with which cine accumpan ed
THIS cannot however, be conveyed by it, had retain
cd AcI ianguage.-.l Letters from Rome.