The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-14

Pans TsrxsaSs--Ths eG1e1snted troeIe sDugs 81
Maestro Psccini ssGo Is to be performed this eve
ming by the italian company Of Havana Tsdeseo the
20 often demanded prms DONNA H. at last to appear in
this play with the sgnora Marin the contralto Of the
company who Is said to possess an admirable voice.
The part of is taken by Perozz Of old
acquaintances for every one remembers him when he
was singing here with Borghese we oier our readers
the best written for music and situations Sixty years
before the epoch Of the Emperor Augustus in the 42d
Olympiad, there living In Greece young girl
named Sxfo, who, although not very handsome was
celebrated well for her poetry as for her adventur
was despised by him She threw herself In the from
the top OF the Lencsde rock wishing to ind in this way
Ssfore our that the rock Of Lsn
supposed to have the power to such SICK
1t Is said that Venus wishing to forget her love
ment which successful then, the Greeks erected
temple dedicated to that god the top Of the rock the
summit of which very high The poetess safo the
heroine this play had for her mother Cleide but the
name of her father unknown Saho, according to
features were elegant and her mind quite elevated
for the latin poet horatiu: speaks highly Of her
Mitilene but having died his widow conceived that
fortunate love for Fson which caused her death The
arranged his drama follows Alexandra, Priest Of
Apollo, having been driven away from the Olympic cir
eIegy composed by ao against the belief Of Lencade
revenge himself upon her The poetess received
the Olympic crown for her verses Faon excited BY Al
by Sao to Aceo he was in fact the instrument Of the
priests hatred Alexandra enticed Faon marry Gil
They had an Interview, in which Safo made it her aim
to dssuade him Of his suspicious 1t in vain-Faon
left her calling SafYo deceitfu, an inconstant
The nuptials Of Faon with Climene were near athand
when Sxffo, who not aware Of this went to Gil
meme and asked her to implore Alexandra in order to
let her offer PRESENTS Apollo wishing thus to obtain
her pardon for having despsed the worship of that god
in her poetry. The betrothed of Faon received Sso
&AIl shat.
thing in her power to soften the anger Of Mcandro-
Sao to celebrate the nuptials Of Cimene by the
take place instantly sano made Climsne observe that
she needed n dress to go to the temple. Climene
Of her wardrobe were brought In and sao adorned
by rival and seemed TO look prcttier than herself
Both went to the temple OF Apollo; but when saio re-
meme, her passion had no bounds-she burst into
reproachss-caimed Fson for herself and then
with Faou she turned her the altar of the gods
aud overthrow all the sacred Of the
chased her away condemned her to the internal d.
whites Under such terrible circumstance, Safo
solved try the Jump of Lencsde" in order
il she couldbe cured Of her unrequited love The
of Apollo consulted and the wishes Of Sao grant
ed to her Them the usual rite began and during that
ceremony it was acknowledged that sao was not the
OF the poctess but that she Aspasa sister to
lmene Alexandra, then, was her father for satfo, As
pasta had magic amulet around her neck, which had
been to her by Clede as means to be recognized
by her relation In vain Alexandra, whose heart at
moVeu uAu8utor tue So
cred experiment. Tie other priests opposed to
him The terrible jump took place. and the unfortunate
poetess precpatng herself from The rock of Lencade
found in the Egean sea the only remedy to her love
death We understand that the music Of maestro Pac
cini 10 of the best partitions Of tho Italian school
The character of Safo Is admirably written for the beau
tfu voice of Tedesco and she has obtained at Boston
decided enthusiastic reception each night of that per-
formance. We hope that she, with Signora Marin and
Perozzi will find the New Workers diisttann the
Bostonians.
VAuxHALL GARpEN.-There is no more pleasant place
in the city to spend evening than Vauxhall Gar
den. The people 60 there, the better they like it,
and would not be surprised If the manager makes
fortune there this Campbells Ethiopian
naders will hold forth again this evening
CHRIsTY's MrNsrRELs-These delightful melodists
the Albany Journal of Saturday. close there this
evening. They have charmed crowded and intelligent
audiences for five successive nights.