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

,ona az well as America, and have ever no
ticed q distinct tremulousness attending het
first appearance in any city. Indeed this leel
mo was plainly manifested in her cOuntenance
80 .be nsared the footlights but when she wit
messed the kind Of reception that had been 10
store for her, so different from anything soc
had reason TO expect, for | an told she never
rss9a the paper nor permits persoas 20 tell net
what the public think Of her musical talents ana
go different from any reception that she ever re-
ceived before, her countenance changed n an IN
stsnt 70 naughty self possession her eye inyo'
unfairly flashed a ray Of defiance, and her iorn
becomirg instantsneously erect and apparently
irrmovabe as q statue, sic stood there perfectly
reln, and beautiful evidently satisfied beyond
measure that she now had an ordeal - pass ans
victory 10 gain worthy Of her powers, and as cyl
IDENTITY feeling perfectly conscious OF the h,suH
depth lepgth and breath OF these powers II
moment her eve scanned the immense audience,
TIE mpsic began. and then follOwet-hoT can
dsrs ATTEMPT 10 describe It II viii not-such
heavenly strains as verify believe mortal never
brestbed except Jenny Lind, and mortal never
heard except from her lipS. Some Of the Oldest
Csstilians kept frown upon their brow ana
rn~lirg snee r upon their p-their ladies, however,
and most of the audience began 70 look sur
prised: the gushing melody flowed on, increasing
tn beauty and glory, the ca5qL,cTos the s. .9TaS
snd the srzOTifas began to look az each other
nearly I'll. however. kept their teeth c.enched ana
their lbs closed evidently determined TO resist 20
the last The torrent flowed on faster and faster
the Lark few higher and higher, the melody grew
richer and richer-still every lip was compre ssed.
nv sna bv. As the rich notes came dashlng IN
riyers upon our enraptured ears, one poor critic
irvoiuntsrilv loudly whispered a bravo ms
outhurstipg Of the soul was instantly and slmOl-
tyreouslv Kissed dcwn-the stream OF harmony
rolled on. till At the close it made clean sweep
Of every obstacle, and carried all before It. Not
ttrr vad. I'm
meudous shout Of applause as went up was never
before heard
The triumph was most complete, and how was
Jenny Lind affected She, who few minutes
previous ike pillar Of adamant, before cold crit
icism and malice prerense, now tremoled IKE
reed in the wind before the storm OF enthusiasm
which her own simple notes had produced
Trembirelv. slowly and bowling her face almost
10 the ground. she withdrew-the roar OF applause
and victory increased, encore encoye!! cRc0fe!'
came from every hp She again appeared aud
curteseying low, again wthdrew-out again,
again and again did they call her forth, and at
every appearance the thunders OF applause rang
louder and louder. Thus fire times was Jenny
Lind called cut 10 receive their unanimous anu
deafeDing psudiis
Some three years since the liberty duett IN
Puliahi was sung and encored 50 many times
on one night that the doors Of the theater were
lock ed and plstoons Of soldiers marched n and
point of the bay onet Soon after that event,
law was passed prohibiting song from being -
pe0fe9 on an encore without 4 special permit IRON
the " President" who holds his appointment from
Queen Isabella, and whose business II is ever 20
be present at public representations. and, with
the printed bill before him, see that it is carried
out and performed to the letter. Since that law
was enacted, the President has never deviated a
single time and, therefore, never even once has
there been a song repeated on an encore
A solo on the violin by Burke although truly
excellent, was barely tolerated then followed the
Duett from Rossini's Opera, " Ii Turco IN Italia
by Jenny Lind and Sig. Belletti. Here Belletti
began to creep into favor, and some OF his finest
passages elected many loud brayos" and louder
plaudits from the haeds Of the audience, while
Jenny gained more and more upon her auditors,
who appeared enchanted by her powers. They
were both called four times before the curtain,
and thus terminated the first part OF the Pro-
gramme.
Twenty minutes elapsed, during which the la.
dies chartered ike had almost said monkeys
while the men withdrew into the open Court, TO
smoke a cigar and give loose to their astonishment
in the strongest terms which the Spanish Ian.
guage can command to express admiration and
surprise.
The overture to the Black Domino opened the
second part, after which Jenny Lind came for
ward TO sing "Casta Diva" This cayetina was
the first which passed the lips of Jenny Lind at
her debut in Castle Garden, New York, and now
it was TO be submitted to a much more musical
and critical audience. There sat Tedesco in the
Palco adjoining that of Signor Marti-still farther
was a box in which were Bosio, Stelfanoni, Sal
vi, B adia Coletti, ana Bettini. Botesini aud sew
eral other artists sat in an opposite hox, and all
seemed to think that Jenny Lind was yenturing
on dangerous ground.
Jenny again assumed the peculiar attitude OF
modest defiance which marked her first appear
snoe, and the music commenced. Before two
minutes had passed by, Jenny Lind, who was
never in better voice, and who certainly never
sang "CGSta Dira' better, had charmed her audi
tors once again. and as she proceeded, the "brayas'
came so thick and fast, that sometimes beautiful
passages were nearly lost, and when she arrived
at the close, it seemed literally as if the house
would be torn down by the delighted multitude.
Boquets covered the stage, and the applause was
truly deafening. Jenny attempted 10 leave the
stage, but the audience would not permit this for
every step which she retreated backward, drew
forth q thousand encores. There stood Jenny
Lind for fall two minutes. fixed as & statue. and
STOPPING almost to the stage amid the most over.
whelmiHg thunders OF applause that can well be
imagined.
But why. oh Hsbaleros, will you still cry zen
core when you know a. encore" is not al
lowedl No matter, The Captain General and
his family appear as much enchanted as all the
ress, and the stately President" in rapture of
delight whispers something in the ear Of page
who instantly leaves his box. In q few minutes
word is passed to Jenny Lind that the President
Will with pleasure permit her 10 repeat "Casta
DiyaI The orchestra again commences the air
and the audience discover what they have
achieved. Then did Jenny Lind for the first time
In her life, repeat the cavatina Of "Casta Diva
on an encore. And who were the most enthu.
saitic In their plaudts and their demands for this
repetition Every prominent artist in the Italian
Opera Troupe Tedesco clspped her hands till
Sc was red in the face; Bosio was ne less en-.
thusisI-tlc, and all the others joined mos. heartily
or at all vents most loudly in the applause.
need not go further The Flute SONG and the
Echo song followed, and were repeated bv ner.
mission Of the President, and when the curtSin
fell after calling oct the fair coutatrce six times
the most delighted audience that / ever saw re.