Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-08

~ opposite two Queens and their royal nus
bands. (the Queen ol England. and the Queen
oi B'lgium,) and 50 near. from the narrowress
ol the house, that | could see their several Ma
~lcStles as we'll as at a presentation. j iclt quite
authorized to level my glass at one, at least,
oi The Royal DANES. for a very beautiful coun-
t~rywomcn OF my own being in our party, the
hingot the Belgians kept his glass very active
~ bent IN Our direction. His Majesty had the
better view, but it was refreshing to see the
ease and simplicity of the party we looked up
on, and The complete absorption of Prince Al
bert and the English Queen. in the OIL hand
humor oi the French play. 10 person in the
audience, IL seemed To me, laughed 81 heartily
as the Prince, and with his glovelcss hands
over the edge of the box, and his mccrcmoni-
Gus snatch-upo of the opera. glass in the Queens
lap, occasionally, he would not have been Ia
ken Tor a man who Was caring to appear clc-
giant, though he Was appearing, to me, that
winch was much bcttcr-HUtWrdt. The Royal
consorts wide cheek bones are modified in the
many drawings of him. which are published
probably with a desire to remove his very
German look, the English p%hysiognomy being
certainly handsomcr-but his features. in 9TH
cr respects. are quite us regular as they are
drawn, and he improves upon the pictures of
him when he smiles. There was one of the
%iaTceS, by the way, which was ''by express de-
sire ordered, that il 10 say, by the Majesty,
which was homcly enoughin its humor TO have
pleaseda backwoodsman. Ii is called lie
roitron, and IN the first scene, where the
french actor gave an account of his bcinu
kicked at the Opera, describing it with a par
hcularity that would b. wholly inadmissiblc
IN English, the Queen laughed most unbound
cdly.
Thc lovers of music are To have a luxurious
qualification in New York. Leopard dc Nlcy-
cr goes out in the SAM packet which takes
this letter TO YOU. Wallace, (who is the best
authority told me yesterday that de Never
was unquestionably the greatest pianist living.
lie Is so considered in London now, where he
mas Just concluded a course of concerts, and
he certainly looks something extraordinary, for
a lace more full OF the expression of genius, |
nave seldom seen. have not yet heard him,
his concerts being given during my late ill
ness, and | have only talked with him five
minutes in the strect-but | would warrant
Nun great IN anything h2 undertook, from the
language In ms very fine Countenancc only.
wallace Is writing AN opera To be brought
out at Drury Lane next season. He has had
great success this year in London. saw. the
ollier day, a slow-bill of some concerts given
lately IN Germany, by Wallace. and Miss
Edwarda dc Bolivia" a Young lady. who |
understand, has formerly been one of the ia
vorltc public singers of the theatre at Naples.
but who has meantime been travelling i'm the
United States. and passed last winter at the
Astor House, under the name of Miss Kenney.
| understand she Is ii most effective singer.
ana wonder that she so " hid her light under
"A bushel" i'll America. We discovered her
beauty and her accomplishments as a ~linguist.
and a convcrsationist, but Mr.. Wallace alone
had the secret of her being "A theatrical star
Playing the lncognita. Miss Edwarla de Bo-
hvla Is now in London, | understand. and |
trust ! shall have an opportunity of Judging of
her lramatic powers. BY the way, YOU nav
remember Wallace's trip with this young lady
TO The West Indies, last winter, and the gen
eral supposition that they had gone thithcr to
BE- married! 1t was Il professional trip alto
gctier, and they gave concerts i'm the Islands.
Wallace was Il married man. and his wife is
sun living IN Ireland. You friend Phillips
mas returned, and is warmly welcomed by the
lovers of English singing.
Yours, faithfully, n. p. WILLIS.