The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-21


now joyfuliy, then melancholy in fact, he played
as he only can play-frst rate. Madame and M
Curry played most brilliantly duet for plano and
violin, and ademoiselle Vera sang several Npsr-
cearI with much feeling and good taste. AT Lord
Normanby's heard first rate yioi0ncello player,
M Moritz van Geldern, solo performer to the king
of Holland; he plays in the legitimate true style
no affectatoB, sound artistic feeling, and govt in
composition. He is a pupil of Mendelssohn. and
his n0Ceawr give evidence of having prOtited by
that good schooling. Lola Monies is here again,
and lives very quietly; she is writing her aut00io-
graphY for the Pays newspaper.
just hear OF the death of Lorzing, the German
composer, who died In his 4Sth year, at Berlin, on
the 23d uit. He was engaged to come to London
this season, to superlntend the production OF his
opera, The Gar and Zimmerman" which has
been performed all he stages Of Germany within
six months Of its first appearance, and had one of
the greatest successes ever known. Besides that,
be wrote "Al Pasha, of Janina, and various other
operas, all Of which were successful, being full of
flowing atural melodies and great dr. anna tic effects
He also composed great number of vaudevles
and detached norcedw1, particularly for flute and
piano, ON which instruments he was an excellent
performer Thalberg is writing an opera for her
Mejesty's Theatre, 70 be brought ont IN June next;
Scribe wrote the book for it. The Italians are GO
Ing to bring cut 9 Tempesta," with another ne
act added, here; methinks 1t was found already by
half too long in London.
Three performances Of "Lucia di Lammermoor"
have confirmed The success OF the young debutdnte,
Madile Caroline DupreZ, IN PARIS, She 10 shortly
to appear IN the Elisir d'Amore" They speak
also OF :" Den Giovasni," of which the principal
cha, although a tenor Madlle. Duprez voice is
soprano OF great briliiancy. sweetness, and CON-
pass Her lower notes are particularly fine, and
excited unusual admiration. Her performance af-
fords slonrg evidence of the great taken in her
education and il is not too much 10 say that, for
har age, she IL perhaps the mo finished dS6NtG,te
who ever appeared on the stage. She has great
command Of her voice, and her execution is OF
-
Of Madame Sontsg herself, probably no artute ia
Paris can excel or even come up to. Her actisg is
also wonderfully good, and in the mad scene excit-
ed great admiration On the whole, there has not
years been amore successful debut, or one more
Hchly deserving the Immense applause with which
II was hailed by one Of the most crowded and fash
lonable audiences of the season. Additional inte-
restwas given 10 the performance of the evening
by The appearance Of the veteran Duprez himself,
for the first time in the Italian opera Of Paris He
performed the part Of Edgardo, which was writ
ten by Donizetu for Duprez himself II is needless
TO enter into an Exclamation of performance 80
wen known. was remarked that he performed
the part as well onThursday evening rs he has
done for many years psst, but that he appeared to
be more agitated on the occasion ian his daugh-
ter NO doubt his anxiety was more on her than
his own account. Throughout the whole evening
The reception given 10 M Duprez was creditable
both TO The Paris!ans and to the performer. For
once the Partisan audience exchanged It's usual
codnese into genuine warmth, and emed, while
tan! occasion OF ms daughters first appearance to
rejoice with HIN IN her triumphant success.
M Dorvo, the father II drama nc authors, died
recently at the age OF 81 The existence of the
man hao long Outhved his renown as 4 writer,
which is and viii be, the history of MANY authors
who believe themselves TO be immortal At the
present time, who ever heard of U0rvo9 What
rcminiscences will the name awaken IN the public
mind! And yet that name has appeared on maRy
play bill auo mis- works have been greeted and 40
Ilaudeo ny The crowd. Dervo furnished the Pa
rls,an siege wiki upwards of 100 pieces-great and
smaii--iu proee 6no verse. The play which Sir l..
Lyiton some zine since undertook to write for
performance IA aid OF the estab,ishm.n mt OF new
literary fund, IL now completed aud already in the
hepds of the literary amateurs for whom the parts
have been especially written.
private letter Of the 24th plimo, from Rome
sayst- he principal theatre (Tea TO Tordnona)
difficulty 10 getting along. II was to have been
opened en- ThufsdAy, for The season. and there was
rumor ei the advent that the republicans intend
"a 70 bum it--as they say the mourning for the
death al The republic IS no, over. Guards were
sent 70 lreyent II, but nevertheless The theatre il
burned. hear 20 night thar the entire scene nv is
destroyed II Is very difficult to get at the truth
OF anything in Rome. where there is no press.
j is stated, in the vienna journals, that the ce-
iebiabd violonceiiist, Mad'le Liza Christiani, is
giving, at the present time, a seues of concerts
which have been highly profitable, in the We ry re-
mole region Of hamschstka.
Foreign MisseIiapy.
EMIGRATION FROM GERMANY In the course OF
the year ia5O, the number OF German emIgrants
rom he port OF Antwerp is quoted AT 7,0I6. Of
leans, and lao u VALPARAISO. The number Of emf
grants from the port OF Hamburger amounted to
sd; oi whom 5025 went 10 New York, 575 TO
New Orleans and Galveston, l26 to Rio Grande do
Sui; ~ San Francisco, 10 the Brszs, ITO: TO Val
psraiso, 252; 10 Quebec, 5S7. 10 San Francisco IN
California, PIP; and to Australia, All. The num-
Der 81 emsrants from Antwerp was, lSi9, 10, 300;
ls4s !! ,C75. and ia ISt7, il,6iS These figures
show steady decrease Of German emigration, at
least 20 lar rs The port OF Antwerp concerned--
hOfau ZstiuNg
THE SAILORS SrRIkE.-Extract of letter from
HUI -" No arrangement mas yet been come to
between The sbiposners and seamen here, and
both stand out upon The rates respectively fixed by
them. The Sisters. emigrant ship, has not YET
sailed, bur crew has been engaged, and have
egned articles al the reduced scale Of wages. E3
month, without small stores Some of the
crew were taken Ia the veksei under an escort Of
policemen, ano thty were a good deal hooted by
the te8m<n ON plitke, The Sisters will sail to-
morrow (Sundsy y for her destination, New York =
LosdoT Jtsms
DEATH OF A JouRvAL1sr The Nn~ing Chronicle
has briei notice OF Mr.. James Har1eid, who was
connected with that Journal for upwards OF t~enty
years, and whose death, q few days since, was
leaned with much regret by the members Of the
London press HIS siding, in every department
OF Literature. wes prod gious, ana hls memory al
most a phenomsnos aOn all matters connected
with parliamentary history, precedent and etiquette
IA PARTICULAR says our contemporary, Mr. Har
held was n perfect encyoIog rdia OF information,
while he stores ~ his learning, IN every depart
ment 1t knowledge, were always most freely
placed at The command OF his friends and col
iesas~s" In early lite. Mr. fairfield was protege
~, and terwards acted ss secretary TO. Jeremy
Ben,eam, who acknowledged HE sense Of his
yourg Trends services by bcquesthing to HIM a
magnificent library - Lo@don br,skiy Nsars, JAN.
rs.
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