The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-19
Notes from Abroad by Mrs. J. G. B.

Notes from AD fCad Dy MrS' o. u d.
| LONDON, August, 1s47
| In London vet-damp. rainy London. Jenny
Lindmade her last appearance last nig1n IN son
nambula," an opera in which she IS sah1 10 e4cei
must say decidedly, that she has not samcieh'
| force for the character, in which my laVori!e
| Gris is supreme. / have heard Grlsi In the PHI
vate salon, and there she isasne as In the pubic
theatre. Jenny Lind is now going round the
provinces to give concerts. In the concert room
she pleases, from the extreme.purity and beauty
of her voice, but in the higher range OF the musi-
cal drama, she wants the sublime force OF Grisl,
and also, Mr.. B. says, of Malibran-stlll she Is
wonder and ocular wonder.
| After going the round OF England, she returns
| to Germany. If ever she appears IN Paris, there
will be prodigious controversy about the supre-
macy of her talents. The extreme purity and
! amiablity of her private character, so dlHeieh'
| from Grisi, who is both atermagant ana genius
has taken very much with the English nobility'
singular occurrence took place at concert
given at the palace, by the Queen, where
Grisi and Jenny Lind were to sing. 1t seems,
Jenny, overlooking with good nature, was very
DESTROYS of an introduction to Grlsi. 1t was
given. Jenny was all smiles and amiabillty
Grisi received the advances with GOODNESS,
haughtiness, aud compusion. AS soon as the
introduction was over, the beautiful Italian
turned her back to the fair Norwegian. The
Queen, who was near by, witnessed this droll
circumstance, and from that moment never
entered Covent Garden, where Grisi performs.
Leopold de Meyer, who arrived here some
weeks ago from Philadelphia, left a few days
since for Hamburg and Vienna, where he intends
remaining TORS time, to repose from his hard
work in the United States, and re-establish his
health De Meyer is full of his "reminiscences of
the United States. He had considerable search
in London before he found us. We went with
him to visit the greatest piano establishment in
the world-Erard's. Here we had long inter-
view with Mr.. Erard, who intends establishing
a branch of his factory in New York His pia-
nos are certainly the finest specimens OF work
manship have ever witnessed. We went all
| over his large establishment, and were shown
| the Queens piano, which was there for some
| repairs; and also one for Prince Albert, which
| pleased me the most. ! allude to the out.
side-it was much more simple than hers, and
showed better taste; but they were both beautI-
full. The Queens saw four years ago, in Buck
ingham palace. De Meyer played on each OF
them for us, which was, l assure you, rich
treat. He expresses himself pleased with his
success in America, and speaks warmly of the
kindness he received from the Americans. He
has probably made eighty thousand dollars. In
fact, De Meyer, Ole Bull, and Fanny Elssler, are
the only great artists from the continent who
have made large fortunes in the United States.
De Meyer was pressed here to give concerts
also had invitations from Edinburg and Glas-
,,o,y krt ha Jaol,naJ intendinu IN return neYt
season in fresh vigor, and create his usual SEN
sation, for he is great favorite with the public
here.
have been trying to persuade Cerito to come
to America, but she breads the sea. She is a
lovely creature, and has made the greatest sensa-
ton of any danseuse, wherever she has appeared.
She has also very fine private character, which
is unusual in danseuse. Monsieur Perrot is her
husband, also fine dancer-indeed the first
male dancer of the day. think the bounding
leap of Certo, when she first appears on the
stage, is the most wonderful and most graceful
movement imaginable. You see her as if flying
in the air, like some ETHEREAL being The ap-
plause, after the first movement Is deafening,
and indeed all through, as long as she appears on
the stage. / do not yet despair of inducing her
to come to America; indeed l should like it
much, because know what a treat it would be
to a great many who cannot come here. She
does not look over eighteen, nor believe is she
more than two-and-twenty. A lovely form, and
fine face have seen her and Taglioni repeat
edly in the same dance together, and really l
prefer Cerito. In tie first place, she is younger
much more beautiful, and equally graceful, and
her bounding leap, when she first makes her ap-
pearance on the stage,is wonderful and quite ORR
ginal Taglioni also makes some singular
movements, one of which is as an imitation of a
proud horse prancing, and then gaily gallops
round the stage-then such shower of bouquets,
which she really merits. Adieu.