New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-04
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-IMademoiselle CRUvELLI Ga German, whose real
name is Sophie CruweD has appeared IN London IN
Beethoven's Fidelio with triumphant success. Her
voice is a soprano OF remarkably uniform power and
quality We cut the following notice OF her from
the Times whose long and able criticism upon the
opera and the artist concludes by saying j
The Italian stage has thus gained another great
dramatic singer in the person OF foreigner. anu IL
We be not mistaken, a genius Time VIII snow
Three wears ago. MademOlselle CruVelh IN certain
operas of DoniZetti and Verdi made highly iayofa-
bic impression, and was considered adIamaIc vocal
st of unusual promise for her years Cshe was theh
scarcely 20.) But the Lind fever, as II has Oeeh
called left no chance for any else than me popu-
lar Jenny to be appreciated, and MademolseHe Cru
Velh suffered with the rest. The interval between
then and the present time has been spent 1{ Ihe
Young artist IN various parts OF Germany ana llay
where she followed her professional career Win d
success always increasing, until, last month"; M
Lumley had the good fortune to secure her iof lhe
Italian Theaer IN Pans, where she orooSns his sea
son 10 a close with some performances OF almost uh
examped brlhancy. The French journals pralSed her
10 the skies but as the French journals are not nVa-
abyth safest authorities 70 rely upon IN Such mat
tiers we confess dlstust them and believed no more
than half of what they said about the genius and &C
comphShments Of '' La Jeune 81 belle Cruvelh' For
once. however, did our contemporaries GoHfrs
m0nche Injustice and We are TOO glad 70 pay them
honorable amends BY giving N our adhesion 10 their
verdict MademoSelle CTuVell has made such good
use Of her time that We doubt much II LIND ie-
YER OF any other fever could now shut the eyes OF
the public 10 her merits as an actress ana singer
The mere fact OF making her dsbuf such work as
Fdeil0a work so opposed 10 al that bears the name
of Italian Opera-and IN the part OF Leon0ra' VIII
out comparison the most labOnOuS, trying and DIM
cult IN the entire range of the lyrlc drama already
entities MademOlSele CruVelh 70 admiration Tor her
courage and praise for her good taste but the tact
that she did full justice 20 the character, IN every
respect vocal and hStnOnIc, and that since hah0ran
there has been no representative OF beethOVenS ne
roic wife who can support the slightest comparison
with her still more important, SINCE II places her
at once in the first rank Of dramatic singers"
FoREIoS VIsIroRs TO THE ExHIBITIoN-Up to The
present time there has been no perceptole increase
OF passengers BY the steamers from the continent
beyond the ordinary arrivals AT this season OF the
wear from France and Belgium, although arrange
mentS have been maze by the authorizes al me
Sieam-packet whaTfs 10 meet any sudden lnfux OF
passengers which may be expected 10 arrive from
abroad for the Great Exhibition.
Captain Paulet Henry Somerset, whose case has
excited 80 much attention IN the London journals
ard social circles. and who was committed 70 me
House OF Correction for 10 DAYS, Notwithstanding DIS
position as Captain Of the COldStream Guards, Ioi
assaulting policeman IN the discharge Of his duty,
has been visited jail by many OF the most dSIi-
eushed persons in society. On the rst day the Duke
Of Buccleuch, the Marquis OF Stafford, lhelr OF me
Duke Of Sutherland Lord Mulgraye, and several
officers of his regiment. were among the Vlsiiors.
Strenuous efforts were made Al the Home once TOT
his relief from jail, but Sir George Greys pre-
secretary waited upon the prisoner and tod I'm VA
SIR George could not cOnSclentlOuSly ADVISE net va
iesty 10 remit any portion Of the sentence On the
following two DAYS the visitors were Fery
COMPRISING Peers, NJ PS and military men. Cep'-
Somersets visitors curing four days amounted 10 NOR
than hundred. lie wears the prison cio'nes anu
fares precisely rs the other prisoners
-" Penny Reading Rooms" nave, within the iasi
few DAYS, been opened IN CheapSice, London: 1hey
u-esenf supply OF newspapers inciufing the Lon
Don daily ,sE.Ia.s, the leading PaE.s'A an GeSaas