The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-19

Ernst Ms 1sn@, kad shs ssH, sstAs little Dss~efss
Of e1cslsrt muslc and We have no doubt the whole
AFFAIR will be quite pleasant Mr. Prison furnishes
the pisnos for the occasion.
Lysrr's MurcAL ILLusraALIors or sHAKsPEARr =
Mr. Lynne will give another Of his very interesting
at the Society Library room, next Tues
day evening The play he has selected is that OF the
lists have taken part In his previous entertainments
We need tell those Of readers who uant
ed with the play SSo . to be the s nS o. next
g.ther are to be picked out Of 1t. Miranda" the
Chorus of the Sea Nymphs" the jubi.tes Of that ia
nous monster Cslibsn all there and their ssyipgs
and singings to the admirable music Of Purcell Lin
lev Smith Arne and others will be all rendered In the
Ossa other from tbs sonnsts STwslftn Night
Harry VIII" So, will be given.
BROADWAY OpEoN.-This house IL very successful
It would seem IS II Mr. Greeley has hit the right nail on
nages things he succeeds In drawing good houses.
BAsvARDs PAroRAMA OF THE MIsnssIPrI The com.
ing week will be the commencement Of the holidays. and
many families will be receiving visits from their children
from school. They cannot give them better treat
than to tste them TO this panorama. and not only chill
a asp repaid for tn.r pain: 10 7sauS this gigantic
piece Of art Mr. Baovard extremely polite In point
log the various features Of his exhibition; indeed
his description OF the country, &, adds much to the
interest Of the whole thing
MELoDroN White and Master Jubs, together with
full company Of negro minstres, sing every evening
the dancing Of Master Jabs srs much admired
MUSICAL AND DRAMATiGAL 0oesIP IN HAVANA From
flies OF Hsvans pxpers upto tho TIN inst We extract
the following items Of musical and theatrical news
Desvernin- the pianist expected to arrive at Ha
vsns about the beginning Of the prescott month
ocera. entitled LA Cor qu'sta do Granada" had
young musician Of Havana The hbrstto Is composed
BY another Hsbapero The editor the Fd'o Iadustr
states that from the specmsns be has heard Of the
music that It would undoubtedly become popular The
pref ty circus house Of Senior Mn Pons had been
verified into ball saloon and ths various clubs and as
socstons In Havana Masking use OF 1t FOR the pur-
pose Of giviog marked and other balls
Sonora Ciartegui. 9 native OF Cuba, was about to
appear In the character Of Fenens in v-rdis opera
OF " NebuchadueEz.r" She Is the fret Cuban who
has herself before the public there
,ogrr OF rminsncs and from this oireum.tsnce 2:
make decided hit and be elevated At once to the rank
Of primo donna.
had engaged the well known Spanish actor, Don Jos
qun Ruiz He was also expec log other actors from
Mexico. End In short time would have full company
He had also engaged Sonora PsE Dorado and Senior
Gsrada, who spoken Of - excellent dancers They
to delight the Hsbansros BY performing many Of
the graceful national dances Of Spain Senior Msrti It
appears ha, ballet company an opera company, and q
dramatic company, all on hand at the same time
This enables him TO give thu greatest variety Of enter
would take q lesson from him In enterprise
There Is plan foot to erect theatre In the inner
part # the city The Prtnsa has the following article
ON the subject
Each day more aud more confirms the idea which
has bsen current for some time regarding the speedy
erection OF incipa theatre in the interior of Havana
N that part Of the town where the CITY proper was
formerly located. and psrsouages Of both sexes who
in highest circles. take vivid and noble In.
terest In the enterprise they anxious that Hs
shall be able to have sufficient accommodations
for q, splendid smusements as its riches sntie 1t to
The new edifoe will be fully worthy Of the city lis
exterior will resemble the bcsutu theatre at Bordeaux
and its interior will be more elegant than our
magnificent theatre outside the walls. We cordially
desire that the building of the heatre Royalor Quesn
Theatre, will he promptly carrie into eject y
The Italian opera company that visited New York
last summer, are performing at tn Tacon theatre -
They gave the opera Of" Lombardi' on the 26th No
v+mber There seems to be some division Of opinion
among the critics regarding the merits Of this company
thu Fro Industriat:
The rich and varied msloaes which adorn this most
beautiful work (I LombaId its concerted pieces all
of such admirable effect the energy Of its chorusses
the rich and full Instrumentation of the whole work
the philosophical aod varied character Of the muso Of
Lombafd" all constitute 1t Of the most distin
gu,hsd OF Verdis productieus and 1t Is the best OF
them which have as yet heard In HAvana since tos
talents OF this author became koown and still this
colossal fabric OF the author requires much on the part
of the singers who undertake its performance Ii
bsssow the eulogiums which We have at other times
thous ht TO bs merited We must explicitly say that
Lembsrdi Of last night was parody Of Verdis great
work. confess that 1t was sadly In want OF wor
thy interpreters "
Tine Of Gsslds Is altogether above the powers of
delicate iimb,e, and thus Is quite uusuited to such
vigorous music that Of q" lombard" Senores Save
PorOZEt, and NOvell1, all come unOer the 0lbploa-
sure OF this critic Senior Ard director
ira, he goes to say" was exceedingly happy In
his solos the violin, and received, three times sp
pause the audence but he Is not to
many gestures, empress o." in playing not so
obtained This band, or orchestra from the introduce
ton to che end OF the opera. were horrible.
1t very unfortunate that mansger who presents such
beautiful pieces the public without regard 10 cost
should be so badly served through the OF
the mr. sts who thus strike vt tss interests of the
psny as we'll their and they have thus forced us
to judge them a mode which did not wish TO en-
ploy delight is to praise rather than find fault
and thus contribute with pen the pubic
the theatre and be- Of to them well as to the
management
In the Dirrio de la Marina ind the following crit
Yesterday We had again the pleasure Of hearing
Verdis beautiful competition Of II Lombardi,' and
ton Ineffective, the want WAS not so great as to
completely dispe the beauties in which this composition
ccording to ideas the one which DOES most honor
its composer) abounds Many OF the pieces were we'll
performed Others with hs exception Of the intro
ductioa, ia which the orohestra aud military went so
fast that would suppose Verdi had written against
me) tolerable senors Carsnti sung with express
sion aud intelligence her aria in the second act which
would shine out more prominently ii the chorus OF Ia
dies pumerous and not limited to five persons
and ia her duo with Ssver aud in the teTco and
ondo che merted the dstinc ion Of being called out
senior Severi though not in good voice sang WELL and
the whole. was well prepared. We see with pleasure
that no does not ov.rsct In this opera He also was
called out. his duo and tercetto with Caranti Sc
Nove deserved and received applause as did also
act This opera wi prove profitable to the managers,
when 1t il we'll played
Bottesini and Araiu were highly appaudsd at per-
form anoe they gave their respective in.trumsn ts
and vicor cello The critic If the Faro
Iadnsiriai remarks:
The public participated In enthusiasm last Sun
day evening and calling these two artists out crowded
their with long continued and meried salvoe Of
applause"
Our New York readers will remember how much ap-
plause Sonora Tedesco used to obtain last summer IN
her little Spanish song OF La Coass produceo quite
f ore in Havana and little Incident 10 related about
It, As che WAS singing 1t ut the Tscon Theatre, one
veping coming to the question In the song q"ien
qu,tre ogua (who wants wAter) she threw much
and expression into her words that octo
aenaran among the audience was thrown m his guard
and r. piled at once "Yo, sonora. yo" Il, matsm,
This OF course, raised shout OF applause from the
audience and attracted the attention OF every one TO-
wards the old gentleman when to increase his confu
sion the arch advancing on the stage iowa de
bis box answered him. simpfdte Ia bocd, Qter.lly
clean your but used somewhat In the
as shut up" In English
The following Is the list OF operas lately produced IL