Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-02-20

LOLA MONTES.

LOLA MONTES.
This celebrated danSeuse made her first an
pearance on the Richmond boards Wednesday
night. The house was quite full one, and the
performance was greeted with great applause.
In common, we suspect, with most fthose pre-
sent, we looked with no small degree of interest
on this modern Helen. whose extraordinary and
romantic personal adventures have rendered her
name familiar throughout the civilized world,
and furnished so many fruitful themes of news
paper gossip. Her dancing, though not of the
first order, is eminenty graceful, and her beau
ty is OF a striking and intellectual character
Her features are finely chiselled, and her dark
Spanish eye blazes with the fire of passion and
OF genius. A late number of the New York
Herald contains a history of her life over her
own signature, which we propose to take some
notice of when we have more leisure.
MUsICAL.-We learn from undoubted autbo-
rity that the professors and amateurs of this CT
ty are now practising the Oratorio Of Absolem,
with view to bringing it before the public some
time in March or April. This oratorio is a Sc
lection from the compositions of the old masters,
and represents the rebellion of Absolem in the
first part his overthrow by Joab, the chief Of
hcer OF David, in the second part, and the lam
entation over Absolem, and songs of triumph, in
the third part. Efforts are being made, we
understand to secure the cooperation of from
seventy five to one hundred vocalsts and some
twenty-four instrumental performers. We trust
all who possess fine voices and good knowledge
of music, will heartily join in an undertaking
so creditable to the musical taste of the city,
Amateurs from nearly every religious denomi-
nation we are assured, have already rendered
their services, and every exertion will be made
to render this performance superior to anything
OF the kind we have ever heard here The OBJ
ject of the oratorio is strictly benevolent in its
nature. The proceeds arising from the sale Of
tickets will be appropriated towards discharging
a debt incurred by the Hebrew congregation I'M
der the charge of Rev. M. z. Michebacher in
the erection of their new Synagogue.
Should the present effort prove successful a.
we trust it may, we hear it is in contemplation
to organize Musical Association in the city.
for the purpose of producing other Oratorios-
such, for instance, as the Messiah, Creator and
David, &c. Our city will then take position,
in the delightful and pleasing art of Music, not
altogether inferior to that now occupied by the
more favored Northern cities.
The Musical conductor of this enterprise, is
Mr. ). 5. STEVENS, gentleman already we'll
known to the citizens of Richmond as an ac-
complished professor of vocal music. He in
forms us that those now engaged in getting up
the Olatorio, meet on Saturday and Monday
nights for the purpose Of practising; and we
take occasion to say, that we have no doubt he
will most cheerfuy give all the information ne
cessary to those who may feel disposed to join
in the laudable effort now making to improve
and cultivate the public taste for music Indeed,
we learn Mr. S. has already taken active steps
to difiuse a proper knowledge of music through
out the city We shall again allude to this
subject, and will then lay before our readers the
project of Mr.. Stevens In the meantime, per-
NIT us again to urge upon all who feel any in
terest in the cultivation of correct musica,
taste, to aid the present undertaking. We know
there is a superabundance of musical accom-
plishment in the city, provided it can be enlist
ed, to produce the forthcoming oratorio in Gre
ditable style.