The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-01

full bu. rather better actress Indeed SD. 20 fo,f
soul that va cannot help being delighted with her
Columns Of stnpiditiss, heaps of trash, have
Ss ,Ssms.,s. nin .hs past w.ex oy those VINO 60 ,
opera do not choose submit the position Of mob
tsmsuy fsrpg in the press to redeem FROM the ais
grace OF such despcable and beggsrly msannsss One
editor shame on himabuses the opera In three sepa-
rate articles the express reason that the opera
does not like that OF the Park admit editors,
with their families friends scquain apees We have
ne words to express fr such meannees -
this For own psrt we sha be happy 70 conributs
~ richly worth the money to us any one We are
proud even ofpaying twelve and half cents than
the regular .ubsorbers and II there any member OF
the press who disable to crafty his mu.io By
paying for his seat at ths opera as every gentleman
ought to d. We Vi. ;hsssuy our Of
son Sunday Dispatch, Nov 20.
Tnr A.ron PLACE orraA Housr.-This establishment
opened its psrqustts and boxes to the exclusive ssto
evening last spis. their silly threat Of excluding
the the showed the white At the
eleventh hour solicited Of lhe most refractory
members thereof to accept the privilege ~ Of s."es
which not exactly fair play to those who bad pald
some Of the !snobs !" however. (.od
how they did sw.rm) exposed themselves awfny asp
piug together thrir bunches OF saussges tightly oom
pressed whit kids with vulgsr v.henunce instead Of
slightly patting the two dRts Of the dexter hand upon
sS'asa" or "Srap; without references to gender or
number, and always at the wrong time; at which the
cosnoseenh looked black aud the dtann turned their
eyes up like ducks thunder while the snobs''
shouted again innocent of offence and ignorant
they could be vulgar after subscribing for chair
seat on sofa In the very hot bed Of upper sx
vulgar! Bah! impossiSs apropss Of vulgar .rs,ohss,
low 'restures eanatue, let US mount up to the third
Opera House, tbs apphithsstre. Here wsrs some hIs
hundred people piled above another and striv
opt at the sides is impO.sSs the ohandsr entire
ly obstructs the view Of those occupying the middle
benches Of this lofty emuence, few minutes stay
determined
down stairs aud somewhat startled At finding only
one very marrow and inconvenisut sgress from this
cockoft. We looked around US at the Of people
buddled together hare aud then at the door,
curing dashed across our mind We rushed down stairs
resolved to avoid that dangerous place for the future
Of any such accident only the afty cent rsIbe, the
eansie, would be burned while the arstocrscy would
safe a Thu. sat
Our belief is that the artists who have appeared have
made favorable impression but will never create any
thing life fu,orc. They are good, but by no means
great. Vita the talent embodied In this company well
managed down town, the Italian opera might possibly
people could be found who would open their purse
strings and give afv hundreds each whom occasion
| THE ExcELsreR OrEaA-By seven O'Clock the lower
people in fiji dress We looked in vain for man be-
bouquets hundreds ladies ali in opera
toilette and as they came In In procession, the bril-
let the overture, however looked around
for the general effect VIZ had anticipated, and
house The dresses aud ornaments Of the ladies, 80
conspicuous while they were moving and standing ana
boxes The brilliant light was all absorbed and the eye
entirely caught and filled with the show and glitter Of
the gliding and the prominence OF the decorations The
ornaments the house smothsred the OF the
ladies' The best dressed looked but mesgsry and the
moderately dressed were good invisible. For
house which takes the shine outu of its audience
anything like Il. There was very great In
teres felt to witness the debut OF Sgnorna Trun and
painful tmidiy and embarrassment in the first act
excred general syupstby The unusual beauty OF her
was dressed, made compensation for her, aud she
ceived plenty OF applause in the OF advance pay
bs named in comparison with Tedesco until tn. Last aot
and its heightened dramatic interest," her chance
% bs ns .DS
habit may do for her nish In singing have ss least,
an mps:.onsd actress Of great c.paoitiss Her :usr-
applause was all she could have wanted. The other
singers all Disappointed u; but w sha see how they
opera may be delightful resort and great advantage
to the city, In the way Of refining addition to s luz
ures-fome Journal Nor. ~.
TIE ITALIAN oyaRA--The new Opera House IL .
and pretty building, and Is quite largo enough for
our wants Although it would hardly rank second
class house In Europe, st, 1t will compare favorahly
fault the owness OF the partitions between the boxes,
oa Of The o , rs .,
resemblance TO that Of ths Sale Ventadour Al
as oan be judged under all the dicuties inss para.
which Sgnor ssnquirico has collected one which de-
serves to succeed, and will douetles doso Without
possessing any very strikingy brilliant talent among
ihsm they are yet mostly above medocrity When
they shall been long enough together to harmoniss
and become accustomed another they viii b
well capable Of giving excellent and representa-
tons The public announcement BY the managers, that
no Of boxes aud seats viii be
mitted, regard both injurious to their into
rests uni st towards their subscribsrs II 10
questonsby most advantageous to the MANAGEMENT to
obtain many subscribers for tho possible
Ia Europe mans ticket OF admission to his box Is al
.IaAo hta af ~
has the light to dispose OF as he chooses And many
dsterrsd from subscribing here by learning
that they would not allowed to dispose OF their seats
either temporarily or permanently when prevebtsd by
accident or domestic calamity from occupying them
cal attempt to establish Italian Opera New York
| Ia a subject for satire, which commend TO
imitation Italian opera. got up with harmonious
gard economy In talent and numbers s perhaps the
most miserable Of all humbugs sort OF Newark older
champagne, o. German silver opera. The grand opera
Is expensive luxury, marking an advanced 1sts OF
wealth and c,vi.atSn Il Is good maxim II Eve We In
isdsieck Croton. In works Of art or luxury We dis
like IL spurious limitations - This small talent Of the
small company ut the Astor Place Opera House only
| be made available in . drawing or concert room Tho
company and instrumental entirely inadequate
wish to be unjust remarks, be understood
az saying that there IL no talent in the troupe on the
contrary take pleasure In acknowledging that there
IA much merit, both In the and
the stage when We ndemn tbs performance ~espeak
of It as whole The performers themselves know that
their repr, sentaon Monday evening would not have
been tolerated In the smallest provincial theatre in
Italy To any has heard the grand opera At La
Scala San Carlo, NJ The Fergoa or ondo the
the Astor Opera House would Do insup-
portnby inspid they not such udiorous examples
Of the progress Of humbug The expense OF represent
Jog opera three nights with adequate talent for all
| the numerous parts, and competent orchestra and
chorus Ito say nothing Of ballet company would be-
more the receipts Of the AStor Place House during
whole sessoa Notwithstanding the enormous patron
age exclusive OF the legitimate sale OF boxes and tickets
bestowed the opera In Paris ana London the mana
gers OF opera houses in those great capitals have al
most always found themselves engaged In losing bust
Even Ii. Italy where the opera Is ndig nous, and
where obvious II be represented much
less than any other ocuntry the pa
trona9s has been found absolutely necessary Tor Its
port We do not cay that 1t II impossible TO have
Italian opera In New York but that the one We have
hox~ Ia ~.