The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-20

talented appear in the capital comedettss
announced for this evening Two excellent fsrces with
other entertainments, this afternoon.
CHR,sTYs MIssrRELs-The entertainments given
nightly by this celebrated company attract overlooking
houses and received with OF laughter and ap
plsuse The programme selected for this evening
braces Of their best songs Dances instrumental
pieces, buriesques and wittcisms.
Fellows MssrRELs NEw ORLEANS sRREsA.
Fireman's Chant tonight Collins will sing Of
his most favorite ballads; Swain will introduce his unr
vailed negro chsracteristics and Master Burke will
cute his inmitable solos the violin and melophs
SiGsoR,sA PAaopI AT sT LouIs.-Well, have at last
heard the prima donna and how shall estimate the
delightful ecoections associated with this declaration
We among the privileged few who when this enchan
tress shall have raised another musical Juror in st. Louis
will enjoy pride In saying that they paid her the
pment Of greeting her arrival without having been In
vted BY the parade Of Barnumism and the noisy herald
ing Of host Of newspapers Psrodi came among
without pageantry or display Of any kind. No tele
graphic Of every landing At wood yard
in the papers Of how she landed the levee and got
thence to her hotel; no auctioning Of tickets and
hurry excitement Of any kndgon the occasion and
yet with all the trumphs musical and otherwise Of
hesitate not declare Parod most worthy rival Of
that distinguished queen Of song. Not but that the
charms continually developed in the private life Of
the fair Swede, and the browning graces Of her be-
nevoencs, entle her to all the alteration she n
mands, and render just and natural the superior
homage which is paid to her 1t is the pure must
full and varying expression which almost translates
the foreign language to uniformed and the grand
combination Of Parods power together which enchain
and enrapture her audiences and have given her such
well earned distinction, without the extraneous aids
which adern hen celebrated contemporary. We do not
profess the skill Of musical criticism but taking the de-
csons Of those who do and trying them by the test Of
delight in listening to her first performance here
that to the lovers Of art banquet is offered
which loses nothing by comparison with that which not
long considered at the summit Of musical excel
lence. The room not more than two-thirds full.
This, however was occasioned by circumstances which
were no wise in disparagement Of the interest apper
tanning to the occasion The time of Parods arrival
not anticipated by her agent here until late the
ming before, and two of the morning journals having
large crculatons did not contain word Of advertise.
ment when she would appear Her arrival and intended
concert were, therefore, comparatively unknown in
many parts Of the city. Since the concert, however
there has been every possible premontion Of closely
crowded house tonight The audience went away fully
delighted; and understand there is a prevailing de
fire that onghts demonstration may weigh something
towards inducing the charming cantatrce and her
panion to prolong their stay in the citySt Louis IN
teHgencr, June o.