The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-11
-" boldly an idiot,
Full OF sound and fury, signifying
Nnfhinn hut Ahnlitinn %

Within few days fleet Of steamers have ar
rived from the Isthmus and from Europe The
whole amount Of gold dust brought to the country
by the Alabama, the Georgia, the Empire City,
and the Cherokee, 1t Is estimated will hardly fall
short of four millions of dollars Thank your
stars for that blessed proviso, that SO little of these
receipts of gold finds its way into the Southern
StateSg The actual owner OF California is the
City of New York; and the proviso and the steam
ship system established by the Federal Govern
ment, have been the very making Of the Empire
City. IL we can manage TO annex Mexico uponth
same principles of reciprocity with our Southern
brethren, no doubt New York will be willing to
surrender your slaves after trial by jury. ~ .
Something of rivalry is excited here between
the Opera House and Trpler Hull-between Pa
rodi, the Italian songstress and Jenny Lind, the
Swedish nightingale. But it is no go. AS often
as Jenny has sung in New York, some fifteen or
sixteen times, and Notwithstanding the prices Of
her tickets still range from three to five dollars ac-
cording TO seats, she had upwards of five thousand
people at her concert last night. On the other
hand, the gorgeous opera OF Norma, with all the
accessories of act, the characters, scenery, drapery
and stage and dramatic effect, and with all the
reputation OF Parodi, had comparatively thin
house, of about two thousand people. There
was space enough for at least five hundred more,
allowing for the standing room. Tickets from
~ so to III, or at about half the price of Jenny
Limbs concerts. And this was the second APP
pearance ofths highly distinguished Italian singer
and actress. The fact is, Jenny is without rival,
and 1t Is useless to try to set up one against her.
Having seen and heard both Jenny Lind and
the Italian, in single word we will state our inn
pressions Of each To begin with Jenny is better
looking than Parodi and there is a frank, honest
sociable gentleness about her that wins your par
| TALLY from the first Parodi has rather a mean.
choly countenance in repose, and has but little OF
| the expression at any time, of that lightness OF
heart, truthfully expressed in the face of Jenny
Lind. '" - -nf.-E VI ra...
Parodi's capacity as an actress in representing
the depths ofwoman s love, jealousy, and revenge,
is splendid and startling--her voice is rich deep
toned, impassloned and warm as the climate of
Italy. But she can't bound aloft into the Empy-
rean with Jenny. The little bird-song OF Jenny is
worth the whole Of Norma in the matter Of warb-
ling and the echo-song, simple and short as it is
is worth journey from Washington to New York
to the man that has the money and the time and
the taste for nice things. But don't suppose that
Jennys capacity is confined to warbling, or the
echo. The most sublime music mortal ever heard
from mortal voice. is Jenny's singing Of " | know
that my Redeemer liveth," and Come unto me
all we that are weary and heavy laden, and will
give you rest" We congratulate the Washing
tohians on the prospect of having a concert or two
from Jenny, in few weeks. But as many were
disappointed with the fiddng OF Ole Bull, SO there
may be some, we suppose, understanding but lit
tie of the science beauties of music who will be
disappointed in Jenny's singing, but nobody can
be displeased with Jenny. And every body who
hears her once, desires to hear her again. And
every time you only desire the more to hear her