New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-24
CITY ITEMS.


u,eeyIu.f> Nrstc.-Tonisht the Havana OP-
era Company will perform for the first time IA tbs
country. Nerdis Opera Of Macbeth As ih3 ODE
s,reperous Verdi is something OF iayoute with
opera going people. many vii 10 doubt be- curious
70 hear his latest congestion Fc- our part, how
eyer .vc 1ro sure = Ma-bc-1 rsil be another
Macbeth than thai o. SasSs9erc inception. We
have always had q allus diI..us; Of seeing the
creations u or grand old Saxon bard mctamor
ploscd into the me.5dious heroes O, the Italian
lyrical drama. Evon Bslni. with his "Capuicts
and Moats-ues," We should have heard win tar
greater pleasure. bal there DO. been Romeo and
Juliet The only compos 1r who has truly written
In unison with Sha'speres imagination, IS Me u.
essohn. whose music Of I'll, Mdsummer Nights
Dean is an accompaniment AL Illustration Of
the play. not r translation 90. .- into sweet sound.
Macb tn, especially. IS ic st % al Shahspcrcs ira
gedies adapted .Jr On opera The tragic IA music IS
bu' a solened reflex Of the Genuine spirit Of TRACE
dy-the rough edge Of passion is taken Oh By the
melody t. which it must aos We 10 not mean
u PREJUDICE the character OF Verbs Opera, Tor W.
have never heard it. It may be-.ndeei We a-e
confident II ia totally dihercst conception and
3 De viewed entirely as such, without tac disad.
yauta-e %. comparison wit' Shakspere The op-
cratic TAane WI DC rcpres .n'ed by Ssuof Badl.
ali who GA Monday nigh, proved h.mseh t. be
good baritone, though the role of iit0aso give lit.
re opportunity for tia display OF his dramatic pow
ers S.suof Lorui vi sing Macluh-a character
more musical IN It's expression since the governing
feelings are grief AMI veu,cluce Sigu5ra Boslo
tales Lady Macbeth. Ia SPIKE o.. the objections
We have noticed, the Opera sill perhaps become
popular since everybody knows the plot which is
better thanto knoH neither plo: TOR Italian.
ASNNEHsARr % TIE ST GEORGE S0cIEri VI
Nlw Y0RE.-The - Georges Sori-tg Of tbs City
met last eve ming AZ the Astor House 70 eel brate
Us Anuisorsay. The iarre dining hall was hand
somcly decorated for the occasion Immediately
behind the Presidents chair Was suspended iu...
length portrait Of Qucel Victoria either Size %.
which the Arnls OF 81 George AMI the Stars and
Stripes e.l in graceful o.ls Three tables set the
entire length Of the Hal were filed with the loyal
SINS OF ENGLAND. The fare on the occasion "as
S.e.soas best which every body knows IS the best
that can be bad
The President Of the Society Dr. G. Beales.
ec-po;sI the c..ter Of ;Le table on .h9 Drum. On
his -jcb. sat NJ Wo5dhui Va. Or OF tie C.-y, and
on hi, ia. ,hs President OF the - Andrew Soci.
e., The other guests at this table were The Pres.
dents OF the 81. Nicholas New In and and Ger.
mn, Societies the British Colsai AL Vice Consul,
B1- Gen. within L. S.A Lieuts. Boggs and
DE- Haven. : N. Re-. d.. Wa.Hsrght, Chap
lain The Society Re- NJ yltoa. and Recorder
Tallradge
Ane- tie r.moyai u tie c,o.., tbs President
read IN, ii,st GUAR toast, TIE Queen which
was l-ank standing, with three times three, and
followed by tie singing OF the national anthem.
AZ this moment a telesraphic greeting was re-
ceiycd f-orl the - Geo---s Society ~ pnlla4-l-
rhia tie health o. which At oncs enthusiast.
csuy drunk. The other regular toasts were IS
follows
0 n. Pr,s.ssa, VI lie Ua.sc4 sa-es
8 ST Henry Bs.Esr.
T., Reprcs--f,iye, u il-r HsesD o. 'as Cor'.aeni
NJ Ba-say, British Consul II this p1rt, IN re-
,r,,,- >, tbs toast, alluded IN warc- terms 70 the
o,fsr of Henry GrinHeL Esq - fl cut an exPec!-
10, IN the Polar seas The company then gave
,h,ea hearty cheers ;Or NJ. Grinnell Mr. Bunch.
tie Vice Consul, followed n some petinen, re-
mark, On the unity OF the two nations Another