New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-10

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TX. MARvEL's LECTURE. The Lecture
before the Mercantile Library Association last nish'
by Mr.. Donald Mitchell, was brilliantly success
full performance Long before the hour appointedfof
the delivery of the lecture the street in front Of Hope
| Chapel was crowded with hundreds OF people, who
we're unable to gain admission to the building. For
short time, some 81 mp,oms Of row were exhibited
by the disappointed aspirsnts, but by the tact and
dgmeDt of the officers OF the Association IN charge
of the door, the disturbance quoted and the ex-
element of the lecture-goers was spPeased. Every
seat and standing place in the Chapel was occupied
with as dense ,hrong we have seen In any place
OF amusement this winter. Mr.. Mitchell commenced
his lecture as calm a summers morning, IN spite
OF the "noise and confusion" and III afew moments
his immense audience were hushed In delighted az
tention He first pointed out the two-fold nature OF
beauty, discriminating its essential and us acclceh
tai elements, and then enforced the importance OF
the deal in this age of prevailing utsar 4nism his
views were marke ! by excellent good sense, whlch
was no less striking than the bodness and beauty OF
their illustrations Mr. Mitchelrs elocutoni is quiet
refined, intellectual and highly effective His voice
which will gain in volume and power by practice In
public speaking, is sweet and musical. He cannot
d
ligent audiences. On account Of the large numbers
who were disappointed on this occasion, the lecture
will be repeated a. a furure time, when We shall re-
port 1t more fully.
OPERA AT AsToR-pLAcE.-M eyerbeer's
greatest opera Robert le D,abie performed at AS
sorplace on Friday evening and repeated last night
to OVERLOOKING houses. 1t afforded Signor Salvi and
H.. of Thar tYi
umph Salvi is fIstrate artist Hitherto we
have had no Tenor with whom the nearer could be
entirely sure of satisfaction, or whom il was not
somewhat wearsome to hear, on account Of the al
loyances and excuses TO be made in his behalf Sal
vi re aures nothing of the kind and in his delivery
OF the role of Robert he revealed again that
iust musical appreciation and exquistely finished
execution to which he has accustomed us. 1t
is almost too arduous part for his delicate voice,
but he is so much the artist that he knows when and
how to economist his forces that the nearer is nov
paned by sense Of nadequacy. Signor SAWS
was q remarkably uniform performance
steffanone as Alice was triumphant. Her admirers
might well doubt if the superb Lucrezia and the
imposing Norma could be, also, the simple Norman
peasant girl But they can doubt no longer The
role has but two scenes of Importance and both rep
resent Alice in direct contact with the Prince OF
Darkness. In both Stefanone was very great. Her
poses were admirable and the energy of her action
superb. Certainly the most majestic bit OF lyrical
acting We have at Astor-place was Aiice's
defiance of Berram in the last scene of this opera
on Friday evening. Our readers will remember that
it is in such roles of intense rather than pretracted
action, as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni and Alice in
Robert lie Diabls, that Ghsi and Jenny Lind have
achieved some of their greatest successes. The
novelty of such part for Stefanone increases the
charm.
Signora Bertucca was the Isabella ofthe evening
Few parts have music scientifically and difficulty
elaborate as this, taxing it does all the resources
Of the highest cultivation. Bertucca sang II with
due regard to the character of the music, and was
honored With call and bouquets. Signor Marini
sang with energy the music of Berram, but he seems
to us to misccnccive his appearance Rhe Devil In
polite society is not Demon but a gentleman. mo
Prince of Siciian tastes like Robert could possibly
be on friendly terms with such monster as 'ne
Ber,ram of Friday evening. Satan is TOO as'u'e :"
show his coors while he is playing his game. Elk
cent in appearance Sgnor MariDi rendered the PART
we'll.
The opera Itself is known TO all musical sapdns
as one Of the nost-perhapS the most noted OF mod
ern operas. Nothing can exceed the science tai
ent and industry with which the composer has eiao-
GRATED il. lie srplOns every theme to the utmost
as the French saythat u.s. he gets all possible use
out Of IT, before he drops it. The result u.s. an opera
that ran in Paris hundred successive nights, and
made the fame of the greatest living composer.
Tonight at Aston place Robert le Dable, and on
Friday evening the same opera for the last time.
The OPERA AT NIBLo's. Don Giovanni
has been crowdipg the house. On the whole We
have seen no performance OF the opera In the City
so satisfactory 1t is at by far the best and the
most difficult of operas. i. demands no less than
three Prime Dome, and to none OF them, except IN
two or three instances, does it allow much chance
of making points 1t requires of the singers the
most absolute respect for the music They must
sacrifice themselves to the effect OF tina! and not ex
pect to subject that to their own impression upon
the audience.
sisnora De vries as Donna Anna is very success
full She throws herself with her whole soul into
the part, and gives US living and inspired woman
instead of the ghost are too much accustomed to
see The whole trying first scene she renders with
admirable spirit and effect OF Bosio's Zerlina no
lew thing can be said, for it is allowed to be the
most finished of her roles. The music harmonizss
exclusively with the quality of her voice and the
character of her vocalization, and her acting in
BATH, ba,ti, and in Vsdrdi carino, is delicate and
arch and always touches the enthusiasm OF the au-
dience. tits very happy hit.
Badiah's Don Giovanni is not success lie al
WAYS sings we'll and is never extravagans. But ne
lacks the abandon essential to the character II IS
gay, reckless, fascinating cavalier that we wonld
see. We know how difficult role it is to sustain,
how few good Don Giovannis there have been, upon
the stase) and We shall not demand too much OF
our delightful baritone But we must protest against
his altering the music In La ca darem, and IN the
Serenade Signor Badsli fails In reverence for Mo-
cart He concludes with the most commonplace
| he orpht know. shocks