New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-10
M,dlle lfonfi.

The following 10 an interesting account OF the
artist who seems to have created Pantomine, az
the French say, and of whose recent debut in
London, we have already spoken
'fThe Fenela whose dSbut at her Malestys
Tbeater was so decided a triumph, presents IN
the story Of her life q curious and touching chap
ter Of that strange history, the Trials OF denlos
For TO the rare attribute OF true genius and tna1
OF the highest order, Madlle Monti has an iacon
testAble claim. She is an artist In the widest
sense OF the word. Endowed by nature With
deep and passionate sense Of the beautiful, she
has cultivated its development not in one narrow
,phere only, but wherever she has been able TO
command the instruments Of creative art Soup
ture and painting studied with close aPplica-
lion. have enabled her 10 base on the highest
PRINCIPLES that feeling for the Ideal Of Grace, aud
that eff OF expression, which seem int1itye IN
REORGANIZATION. Nespolitan By birth-the daush'
ter Of sculptor OF eminence-Msdlie Month was
surrounded from earliest youth by Impressions oil
all that was most beautiful in form and color
Her years OF childhood were scarcely past when
the heavien misfortune that can overtake the
children OF art fell on her father, and so on her
self The successful Ecul ptor lost bis sight. dis
future was dGkened forever. Failure, poverty
despair frowned on the household. The energy
and genius Of the artists daughter alone saved
him. Young as she was, her utmost lndostry
could not be expected a. once 70 command ve,y
solid returns either in the professons 90 mourHiuiy
lost 20 her father, in painting, 10 which her own
natural talent strongly pointed. But the young
Aouti felt that she had another talent and one OF
a kind which had sometimes led almost at
bound to greatness They were DOW settled a.
Milan, and az the magnificent scala sne nsd
watched the tablets action and bad said TO her-
self when some noted professor Of mute eloquence
drew down the thunders Of the house, " ed ancor
10 son Nina Che obtained subaltern engage
uept sorey against the wish OF the old sculptor
20 whom the pursuit Of such an art seemed oe-
rogation for bis child. Scarcely more than Dali q
wear lad passed in apprenticeship 70 her dlncut
vocation. when one Of those opportunities onered
itself which Providence seems sometimes 70
place specially stepping stones Tor true genias
on its hard road ~ fame. MdSdn>tto was 20 DO
Yisysd The Feneus-the celebrity Of that day
tsien ,uddeply in, was utterly unable 70 appear
Tire manager was in despair, the audience impa-
tent. The young Mont, with 4 Just self
depce. declared her conviGtion thatshe could take
the Dart. But just fifteen, with but six months
,tusy ia the most difficult Of professions, such q
g<Jut was bold venture bar IL won a fall sue
cess The new FeneIA took the house oy stor %,
The bound vas n ADV, the highest pinD reached
at once, and thenceforvsrd the young Mont vas
famous as the first Nina in Italy, and tnereiSr ore
in the world. The first success 81 Ansn vas loF
lowed by successive tIiumpbs az Venice, ~ ner
native Naples at Rome, at Turin. ara - ,e1na
To her original character OF tenenaI A g.
Nouu adds The leading parts 10 the oo,is.s ae-
ton Of Nerooe." "Niobe," Aedea, As
sedio di Corinto," a. being her master piece:
1t il interesting 70 know tnat ner co1s.nI is.
success in this profession has not lee u eoil G.
Mi N sscrifce ali other art. She continues 20
cultivate painting with rare olngence, ara wiz"
the passionate constancy OF real Isiens'