Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-06-07
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Catherine Hayes.
THE BEAUTIFUL GARRYoWLs CIIt,

When, few short years ago, in our nat!s.
city of Limerick, we had the pleasure Of know.
ing young and beautiful girl, with gossamc:
form, transparent skin, and clustering auburn
curls, tripping it ola morning to school "lih
a light heart and a merry face, the daughter OF
an industrious and most respectable lady
whose sole thought and care i'll this world
We're her two female children, We little ina
gined that we should now, in the city Of New
York, the great American capital and empori-
um of wealth, commerce, literature, art and
| fashions, have it within our power Or within
our province, to welcome, as we do with our
whole soul, Catherine Hayes-one of the
greatest vocalists of the age-to these shores,
to follow in the footsteps Of her sister syrcn,
Jenny Lind, in triumphant professional ca-
reer.
Catherine Hayes has passed the Rubicon of
such discriminating, critical audiences as Dub
lin, Edinburgh, London, Paris Milan, and
Rome; at all which capitals she accomplished
triumphs Of the highest nature. She is pub
l;shed to appear in concert, under the special
patronage of Queen Victoria. Sometime in
August we shall have her in New York, to
be received, may we hope, with 4 fervor and
enthusiasm not beneath that so justly bestow-
ed upon the Swedish Nightingale.
We have no doubt as to the manner in
which her presence will be hailed by the
Irish residents Of this and other cities. This
class of our population will, we are confident,
be proud of their fair and gifted countrywo-
man, and leave nothing undohe to do her no.
nor. This feeling and sentiment Will not,
however, be confined to them. The educated,
the fashionable, the generous, the kind Amerl-
can people, of all sections, will be ready to
compliment and respect her as the child of ge-
MUS and one of the Queens of Song. No
public man was ever more popular in this
country than Tyrone Power He WAS below
ed by all without distinction. And his fate
will be lamented IS much on this side of the
water IS in Europe. No race distinction was
exhibited in his person; he was received and
treated as brother and friend. 1t must be
thus with Catherine Hayes. Besides her mag
nifcent vocal abilities, she is a most yirtuous
lady and gentlewoman; as fondly devoted
daughter and attached relative, as missioner
OF benevoleuce and charity, she knows no supe-
rlOr.
As an actress, in opera, Miss Hayes carries
off the palm from her illustrious contemporary,
Jenny Lind. Her teaching as a musician, un-
der Garcia, has been of the most careful ma
ture. But it is in the singing of Irish melodies
she will electrify and delight her hearers most.
In this region of song she never had SUPERB
or--she has no living equal. Moore was never
SO faithfully represented. To the pathos of a
gushing heart, which chershes love for ma
tive land, she unites the melody Of a voice as
sweet as ever murmnred from woman's lips,
and taste as pure as the bubbling steamlet
which sparkles in the sunbeam.
Miss Hayes was enjoying one of her great
est successes at the Queens Theatre, London,
some two years ago, on her return from Italy,
when her eye rested on a calm and benevoe ent
countenance which beamed upon her from one
Of the private boxes. She got suddenly faint
and was obliged to retire for the moment.
The face which affected her so much was that
Of the (taeD Protestant Bishop of Limerick,
who first induced her to leave her retirement,
and ever remained her earnest and steadfast
friend. Aftera little reaction had set in, she
came forward with such emotion as she never
before experienced. She sang one of Moore's
simple, touching, and beautiful songs. The
whole house was enraptured. l. was hushed
into deepest silence Anxious to cheer, the
will yet suspended, the better to drink in the
draughts OF glorious melody which flowed
through the vast area. A gentleman stood up
in the middle Of the first tier of boxes. He.
was of portly person, aorid countenance, and
distinguished air He could no longer control
his feelings; but, waving his hathigh over his
head, he cried out in rich, mellihuous, but by
no means vulgar Irish brogue-
Bravo! my darling; ould Ireland for ever.'
is impossible to give any idea ofthe result
produced by this simple incident. The whole
house, from ceiling to foot-lights, came down
with one irrepressible burst Of cheering, which
was repeated over and over again.
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81 DrJoy will precede Miss Hayes to make all
necessary arrangements for her debut and pro-
fessional progress; and he has been fortunate
enough to secure the eminent and valuable SER
vices Of Mr.. Brough, than whom no gentleman
is more popular in that profession which he
left for while for a career of commercial life.
The experience Of the latter gentleman in all
matters which appertain to music and the dra-
ma in this country. will smooth the way for
DR.. Joy; and Miss Hayes interests in this re-
gard cannotbe committed to more capable or
appropriate hands