New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-04

Jenny LIMBS First Concert In hnVanns
Ia The following letter. though reaches Us al late
hour interesting to Withhold on that aceounL-Ed
TTi5.l HAVANA, Saturday Jan. H.
My DEAR TRIBUNE | am full and oyeriowlng
with enthusiasm consequent on attending the
first Concert of Jenny Lind given last night at
the Grand Tacon Theater I must begin By tell
ing you that it resulted in probably the greatest
triumph all things considered that this songstresS
ever achieved The following are some Of the
reasons for my arriving at this conclusion.
First: The Habaheros though musical people,
have so fully identified music with Opera, that
they will never patronize any musical entertain
ment, unless Il is clothed in costumes scenic eff.
fects, and all the paraphernalia and accessories Of
the Stage and, consequently, it may be said that
nerer yet was a concert successful here.
Second The old Csstilians, and many others,
indeed the public generally, were fully impressed
with the belief that Jenny Lind, not having the
good Tor ill., fortune to be born in Italy could not
sing Italian music and, therefore,
Third Her success in that line in the United
States had been owing to the ignorance of the
public, ard the charlatanism of Barnum. whom
one of the newspapers here (DidriO Marina
politely termed Yankee Pirate"
Fourth. The Habaheros with all their reputa-
tion for wealth and liberality, look very sharply
after their do1boons and when Barnum fixed the
prices of tickets to Jenny Linds Concerts at
treble the amount charged to the Grand Opera,
the HAbaIeros rolled their eyes with astonish-
ment or stuck up their noses with indignation,
and pretty generally swore that they would only
attend her first Concert merely for the purpose Of
msnifesting their disspprobaiiOn Of this mere
throat singer this poor imitatOr Of the real
Italian school, while the -ast Of the inhabitants
declared they would not attend at all
Fiji; Il must be remembered tina. there is
large Italian Opera Company here composed Of
msny artists of great reputation and talent and
that the musical inhabitants of this city pride
themselves upon supporting the Opera continually
ard IN preference TO everything else, and it may
also well be imagined that neither Signor Marsi,
the manager OF the Opera, nor his troHpe had any
deep interest in her succeeding.
One Of the newspapers here, that possessing
tie largest circulation, had every day for a week
preceding her FIRST Concert, written q strong
article deprecsting Jenny Lind, Barnum, the high
prices, &c. [ nder these and various other cir.
cUmstances prejudicial to the interests Of that
lady, had the pleasure Of being present at tie
frst Concert
Tie immense T2con Thea.er, quite the finest
that / ever saw, was literally crowded to over.
flowing, every seat and standing place being oc-
cuPied, and the audience numbering probably ful
FIVE thousand persons, including the Captain Gen
era and his family and all the nobility ofthe city
Perhaps some three hundred ofthese auditors had
heard Jenny before, andthereiore knew whstwas
coming the rest were brought there ont OF Gu.
rios.ty, or ed BY shear malice 70 attend and put
her down. First came tie overture to Massa.
niello, admirably played BY the orchestra Of the
Opera and several professors from Ne w. \ ork, who
travel with Jenny Lind, led by Bu1ke-Benedict,
Conductor. The overture was only tolerablv -.
ceived. Then followed an Aria BY Sipnor Belietti.
which was ooldly received. The next announce.
uent IN the BIZ WA Csvatina from the Opera of
somnambulA by Jenny Lind.
This lady soon appeared, led on BY signor BeIlet.
a. some three or four hundred persons clspped
their hands at her appearance, bat this token OF
appreciation was instantly and peremptorily al
fenced BY ut leAst four thousand five hundred cold
ealcula1ine' decided and pslpable Kisses Thus
having settled the matter that there should be no
i"tsie4nHg OF public opinion and that if applause
was sven to Jenny Lind in that house il should