The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-24

the dress circle dashed w.h Il, ing second
Of manly grsee-snd ,he White sspsnss Of TIE ph "a
sparsey dotted with groups o. excited h'
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the last strain Of the finale tell upon the ear iran
FRY Fry -roared the gallant General csdwailsds
from the dress circle Fry Dry resfordsi the no c.s
gallant col'nsl Page from the other sias. tr,' ~
echoed the distinguished Fsnn, Ksmnle butis'
from the other stage sex-ssd ty' sg w ss,,
calls for frysr than the walters 81 " Dsv
Gibbs" could have satisfied % month forn ,,sa'
tired la black coat. white pants gloves and ei hsee
boots Hardly had he reached the esn,.e 81 NE sss'
by magic. up the curtain discovering the Who'll
theatrical corps IN their oaers costume arranged ~
Richings aud seguin, the latter holding IA her hsna
amagnihcent wreath, composed not Of foreign esouc-
unprepaed for this, and wondered With the auclenc.
what ths deuce 4 all neant-when the " Msenihcen,
Peter stepping forward leading tho Prms Donna by the
Mr. FAr forgive me for this nterrup,ion and ladies'
and gentlemen allow 10 trespssS upon time for
few minutes. (ieatnlcss silence Ia the house -sevs-
raj pins heard drop from ladies' dresses boxes)
bled to the production II splen
did composition of Lesnos," permit in behalf Of
sent and for self tender this testno our
admiration ana profound respect Tor your genius and
blashes fom the di.ting cantstrice The bute
Is sig but aaectonate II Is accompanied with heart
II.
and smbar sssment visible ON the coonrenance Of the
astonished composer) And no doubt will be douby
honor o
your heroine has added much to the effect OF your opera
and Is the theme Of universal admiration and delight
Immense applause, braves, SCI This act speaks for
itself-the time-the manner of presentation and this
fpPpv0prats are typical Of our iesng
Mr.. Fry, may, your honors increase ten fold And
that You may have health to enjoy them is the fcrven
the young and gifted author who received the same and
with feelings Of transport pressed tho elegant tribute
exciting and aiGcent il the extreme: with one
accord every lady in the house opened rccue and
every Owed deep into the his breeche
pockets and forth OF respect for the
juvenile Belini Now indeed, the coup dem spen.
did and the memoable-behind were the dramatic
characters and ptront Fry. and placed of
public piory, at whose devoted head the gifts Of his
wild admirers were aimed in enthusiastic Gratitude
showers of notes. billet dour wreaths packages and bou
quets covered the stage ankle deep and extraordinary
lodging various offerings as they assembled in an an
gle OF iorty.hve from the pit, or dropped down per-
q IN the upper boxes The ladies and gentle
graceful posures about the orchestrahcre was the ee
CANT Megnen, like another Antinous with his bow and
there the slight and elegant amateur Pierce Butler lean
ing on his fate in graceful manner, looked like the
beau idea! Of modern Hercules with his club. The
tempest OF flowers having ceased the comic Segun ga
thered them up and placed them in graceful circle
around the composer-the piles reaching up to his
of thanks from the floral pulpit he looked like the ncar
nation Of melody surrounded by the spontaneous gifts
observed. like afrghtened mouse hollow cheese
Having been greatly exhausted by his exertons and
inaudble-the first that struck was" receive
this token more gratefully as addressed by yeu
touch nothing that you do not adorn. Decided bra
vos" and marked huzzasl | esteem il all the more
Of her profession in this country, and would
excite the highest applause in any. of the CAPT
orchestra And as it also comes from nth those dis dis
tinguished amaters who have been my co-workers in
and he shs audience e ss
hrst time, honored with similar token Of respec) To
come then before the curtain, ! must thank Messrs.
Meignen and Chubb for the talented manner in which
they have superntended the music and the gentlemen
OF the orchestra for its execution have responded to
your attendance opera has been Directed to Il
sosy nov your presence refers particularly to myself
crazy, the applause deafening) appreciate this
compliment beyond expression. ! see before me- all
rendering to me their enthusiastic homage those who
may be considered the embodiment Of the feminine
grace and accomplishment, and the manly dignity
ohssrs) l have had offers to bring out my one.
ras in Europe. but ! preferred that they should
first receive the sanction of Philadelphia, the city
where was born where hope to die-whosc honor
have always maintained, and whose interests always
ter round of applause for long time) Such an honor
as IS given me at your hands is invaluable. have long
been OF opinion that there is musical talent enough
this city, adorned as it by professors from the
setvaories Of Italy, France and Germany, be able
originally on the merits Of work Of musical art. The
opportunity has occurred and the sanction has been
given. this instance it has been my happiness not on
to satisfy completely the public at large but also
WIN the highest applause from all our distinguished
seal critics
with which he was surrounded, walked slowly Of the
stage but no sooner had he reached the wing the
T. side, than the cavaliers" composing the chorus ut
given signal upbonnetted and waving their
round their heads gave three hearty huzzas in
thousands, at the steamboat wharf for the
first time that New York had gone for James K Polk
After the falling Of the curtain the audience evacuated
the premises, but the great performance not yet
over-socn from the back door of the theatre issued
trumphal procession The gentlemen Of the chorus and
OF the orchestra. with their instruments shouliered
marched in solemn to the residence our disn-
ofthe greatest seenades that been
ed within the memory Of the Oldest inhabtant Snooz.
bers by the gems of Leonora executed with seventy
chorus power Amatory tom cats Knocked with,
All hspess lover and delicate young ladies, dream
Doce inquiry Who can be this Youthful Stranger
were attracted from all quarters by the music,
ana the windows OF the surrounding houses were bril-
liant with dshevelled curs and night caps. This un.
looked for compliment, added to the other trumphs Of
the evening, must have been peculiarly crafty
eminent Fry as it certainly not cooked up for the
occasion. However, the magic power of music was ne
yer more efectually shown, than it here for al.
though the serenade altogether unlocked for at the
first grand crash Of the instruments we'll filled boar
sprung up in the elegant residence of Mr. Fry and
sd ducks and sucking pigs gave evident signs that they
had died to encourage musical genius. After the sere-
ade was over the amateurs invited in and tho sto-
machs OF most Of them being in that empty state which
Is considered so necessary to produce good musical
sounds, their appetites consequently quite brisk
lively overtures made devilled turkeys-sur,
prisiny solos were performed boiled chickencon-
cered pieces were executed the edibes generally
and the company adjourned al an early hour highly
grathed with the pleasures Of the occasion.
Thus ended the ceremonies of thsEgrand musical ora
ton May the ever lasting laurel placed on the brow Of
the great American composer by this decision second
actors and tenth rate flourish there
iuxuriantly, In rank and perennal greenness-may his
own estimate Of his abilities be the only standard bv
which ne shall be judged and heaven grant, that when
poserty judges Of the musical sins this
they shall have to say that OF small poatoc
they have made great Fry" JoE MILLER
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATEs1
Hobart Town. February s. ls45
SIR have the honor to inform you Of the arrival nj
IL rnY IN ih "a iue4n M oc H. T. \