Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-21
Is. b. Mlxon Secretary.
JENNY LIND 81 NEW ORLEANS.

JiNS1 LlND Al NEW O1LLAHS.
The Swedish Maiden has excited great turor AT New
Orleans as in any part OF the Union The whole press
seems 1to1caied wiki her melody, and ho Crescent after
hearing her first concert oyciams with rapture alt mus
have been Immediately after hearing Jenny nd Echo Song
that the anhor Of Fcsus :he fine OF ~
Rainbop @. Sweet Sounds" Miss Lind would not be
deemed beautiful ii her features were 10 he examined close
'ly but the wos beautiful smile which paye1 hu
face, woih al The tu pe,iections had The
good fortune smc which teaches yom
from hear noble and gchcrou, beat in mortal
frame"
We suboin interesting description Of the scene from
The Picayune in ~.ich all lis con'emporarc, agree:
FIRST NIGHT or JENNY LlSD.--The ST. Charles
theatre "ss flied LAST night as il has rarely ever been be-
Tore, witness The first appearance Jenny Lind. That
has been cfoviet ia utnos. cnpa-
city from orchestra - gallery from it ai;ers Perhaps
persons hae, stirring occasions, bec! packed with
its a hu contained 81 brilliant rong v ihc
beautiful daughters Of Louisiana reinforced ty delegations
ul the loyentss # Aunama nsd Mississippi and FIR.
Their West. The circles in both ters aud portions oi
The paqleitc and pit aan with wes anh with eyes
brighter than the richest scn, q! "Orms Of Ind ln
her Whole carer Upon t continent never ad is canl
ns sonssiress ainng aud admirable gathering I"
welcome her @ 'her s'e and 10 open Their hcaTis 10
her enhancing s"tnsnever MS expectation more fully
alzed-nevef courtesy worihig bestowed
a1Gnnany repnid Jenny Lind has ben aud heard
ali iai the pafi! report had hcihlded ot her
cr-d sweeincss the (lGeea ~ Song than
justified In tic nnearaed success O! h. DEBUT We ar,
c,nno,seurs music. and not competent Il pro-
judgment the degrees 81 her eXct!ence IN the ~
biancies OF the science, upon which tie critics dis
course hnt Lnllorci the Iayising swectncss
md "ncevat!e cm1ass Of her voice. Brought sense o
.Guc vnrnt Than aay Thing we had ever hcart
before. la the rapi cniasm they produced almost seitc
had heard ninslc Ter The fist time. Ger
airg nesrr had nm ic, Of SHAT ?e iri'E:roice is ca
pao., in fullest Development, under the r:iaace o. deli
unaii.c, eIing and iiscaiincd by science
uriii "r listened tp Ter native ''wH'a notes N'lj
-, ith these qualities her triumph wa'
comie!e. When ahe .a ward she received with
bu ST heart; welcome tn! ot wonarly virtue:
aud gIaceS which WO continents had pad homage
Whenever she appeared sae commanded all hearts and hands
Applause followed effort. and broke in sometimes un
tnlcy H.. mi at her performances. She held IL. vas
assembly enrtv subiued her power by the Irresistible
magic HAT wonderful voice, and when the more lt:en
hange OF t7ea;hcSs silence her delicious sound. gas
way 10 eathusasm the oGburss Of applause
went up lJu Jn repeated until the raitera rang again
The Echo song ~ particular seemed 10 selzs np"a ali
a.,d ~, af,e a.nanred m encore, noticed
many pair OF govcd AID leweied hands unconsG5nsi!
clapprd in t.a of delight.
But Jenny ad not ali 'hc a:rErt;on o tho evening
though she tIc of all eyPs Beet'is ninenicen
voice,'cep, clear and auess surprised and Ge9ncd
Al the close tic audience carried away "h the ar
dor hnr feelings They gaze foGCc alter round Oh chee
nn and caHping III hands W" thought they would move
cease appuing and showering bouquets the stage
The who. concluded with touch IT hunar The audi
ence wanted sec BaTnun They called o' INN 50 ondl
and ners-ycnng that his mocsfv II Inst oveowcfed
Inn, h. could not come forward ainre. Sol Smith led
supDrred him carefully down The stage amidst surh storms
of cheering that Smith and BdrnumGrcadcs dnb1-could
ONLY or least did only stand ana %" 10 the audience am
10 each oilcr hy which pa.tomimc we understood thai
Smith allowed B1num hC great man IN his way, ant
Barnmm was blshnlIv insisting thai Smith il something
The same sort. Both went laughing oil thu stage
THE Lind event IL 5e dlird fo hereafter
as an era in the history Of en"ymsns long 10 be re
men