The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-28

MOVEMENTS AT The OpERA-MARETzEx's BESErT.-
The opera season of fifty nights has ended and the re-
mapipg performances will be chiefly for the bepett OF
the artists Of the establishment Bosos beret Is soon
to take place. and her great popularity will secure for
her an unusual attendance particularly she will sp
pear in Puritapin which will be represented in
better style than ever known in New York This
vocalist has done wonders with her voice during the
season and has sustained her high position pma donna
In such manner as to command the admiration Of every
On Friday next, Caroline Vetti's benefit will be
event Of much Importance In addition to Lucrezia
Borgia with Bettni for the first time in this city
Gennaro she will have the services Of Badia and Msrn
in portion Of OPERA composed in Italy expressly for
Bsdia, and portions Of Semramide'' win also be given
by Caroline vetti and Beneventano The of Caro-
line yiett has long been celebrated and her powerful
eontrao voice, this OCCASION will be exercised
of the most admirable compositions suited to its
register.
The first appears of Rose de vies will take place
early next week This distinguished vocalist has been
great avorte in the musical city of New Orleans and
exces in the grand roles of the heroic lyric drama She
will appear it is said, in Norma" and Semiramide,'
the first rehearsas of which give promise of treat
These operas have not been represented this and
the former with the skill Of Rose de vries and that of
Bettini, Polio and Marini Oroveso will repay Ma
retzek for this additional exertion his part to add to
events in the musical world arising the public should
forget also that Maretzek is about to invite the
them to extraordinary fetivty for his benefit 1t is
to take place the fourth Of September and he will
comply with the wish that has been expressed in several
quarters that he should make grand gala
bring all his perfor out in two splendid operas
and have other entertainments Of attractive charac
ter portion of the entertainment being arranged for
the day time lovers Of music within fifty miles of New
orb AZ 10 and turn lQme tha anq
night after hearing Of the best vocasts Of the
We anticipate that th event will be the chief of its
zk has appealed to the Of the public to wind
up his difficult and dangerous brilliantly aud
this first call ought be responded to by thousand ad
mirers Of his management and Of music. 1t ought.
MRs MowArr IN THE " LADY OF LYoys This distin-
gushed made her fourth appearance last
irg at Nibo's before crowded and brilliant audience.
Bulwers play is perhaps the most popular of modern
dramssthe character of Pauline Of the most beau
tful and affecting pictures drawn from domestic life 1t
is true to nature and hence its repetition tires
1t abounds in striking situations and in the sterner trials
Of the heart 1t therefore the test of the powers of
an actress to which Mrs Mowat in her Armand had
been subjected Expectation had been highly raised.
and it not disappointed Her reading pleased US.
in the tones Of voice sweet and expressive and
with just emphasis and modulston Her conception Of
Pauline throughout consistent and beautiful 1t
eminently chase performance, and the result Of
fiction and study. Pauline is beauty spoiled by sdu
ation and whose vanity and pride strongly excited
by the overweening Partially and ambitious designs
Of a weak mother. In the earlier Of the play
these qualities depicted with great fidelity.
The transition to the ard natural impulses Of her
heart when she, for the first time awakened to deep
ard absorbing passion given With the most touching
effect The struggles Of love and pride the agony of the
parting scene, and the triumph Of generous and
noble nature, a Of wrong and disappoiated
ambition evnced in her mastery the passions
which only the highest order Of talent could exert
They told powerfully with the house The closing scene
in which she portrayed her undyng love and her sef de-
voon from ruin the parent she loved her int.
sgony Of feeling her inward shrinking from the she
loathed, and whom she doomed to we'd her sudden
restoration to her lover and her lost hopes
Of the most profound interest and rendered with
force and truth that home TO the hearts Of all
There nothing studied artificial In IL. II
natural and sectpg devoid Of exaggeration strain.
irg after effect IL was a triumph Of dramatic art.
This evening she plays Juliet, in Romeo and Juliet
part well adapted to display her powers.