The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-18


The failure OF extensive sugar refining firm in Rhode Is
land announced. The house within the month
two had bought considerable sugar in this Market and
notes for considerable portions Of it scattered among
importers and obbers. Confidence the had
weeks diminished and their stoppage somewhat
Anticipated 1t was said that the which had
rbuted to their suspension supposed to be in
degree connected with matters outside of their regular
business
LoMBARDI AT NIgLos-liax Naretzek has at length
fulhed his promise of producing opera that is not
thoroughly hackneyed. ~ Lombardi'-one of verdi's
most successful works-was played last evening before
tolerably full house. Verdi has been q standing
vorite with the public, like Meyerbeer Rossini
but he has written music that is destined to live This
prediction may safely venture to make for Ernani y
it has long since been uttered by the first European
critics in respect lombard" Not so obviously in
reference to the melodies, which scaat rarely
striking but rather Of the choruses which full
norous, and manly and of the vigorous style in which
the baritone part is written.
We confess then, that with lively satisfaction
the announcement that ombardi' was to be substtu-
ted for the operas which recently
polized the bills Our antcipaiions fully realized
by the performance Beneventano Pagano the parri
eide who stung with horror and the discovery
of his unconscious crime flies to Jerusalem becomes her
NIT and finally dies peniten or the bretto POLITICALLY
expressesit, lin ecstacy of holy fervor better
than recolec. him. We wish could be al
loved to think that criticisms had been of service to
this gentleman, and that could claim any share Of the
credit reflected by contrast between his singing of last
evening and the performances heard from him on
his return from Mexico In the scene with the
bandtti, his voice pealed forth with unusual
power and tone; the speranza d vendetta" seldom
efectualy sung. Those who wish to know what
Mr. Beneventano do, should hear him m Paga no
Mime. steanone (Giseda likewise sang more fresh
and sweetness than has been her won't We cannot
say that like the music Of Gselda there want of
melody throughout, for which all thu art and orna.
ment in the world hardly atone. But what she had
TO do size did WELL The where she discovers that
her lover has fallen by the hand of her father bursts
into the frenzied exclamation, "No-non dIddio" az
orded her fine opportunity of displaying both the power
of her voice and the of her histonc skill both
Of which acknowledged the audience with enth
sastic applause. Salv (Oron'e) did his best-.what
that is the readers Of the HERALD and opera know
full well. We bound to say, however, that his duet
with Giselda-"Fuggi abbandoni, misero''-reminded
us of former days.
The choruses and these the pieces dc resiaance
capital Great credit is due both Max Maretzek
md Mr. Henser the manner in which they have been
got UP. The scenic effect decorations dresses were
also good.
On the whole, lombard was hit. All whc love mu
SIC and desire in fairness to know the good points in
Verdi's rettre should take opportunity of hearing
it ere il makes way on the bills for other novelties
BROADWAY THEArRE.-Mr. Conway's new piece "Dck
the Newsboy played last evening for the arst time
II was written for Mrs. Barney Williams who takes the
part Of Dick and it succeeds in developing her acting
and presents her in and interesting character we
presume the public will be satisfied. Considered as
drama, may say of it in Dicks dialect that it
don't amount to muchn neither plot nor characters are
strkingy original in fact ery close resemblance NAV
be traced between the story and that Of about fifty
dramas which we have been unfortunate ough TO wit
ness savage mscreant escaped from Sing Sing bum
ing with desire to ilreat his wife, drink brandt rob
pate-chests, and murder his sep-son lenysufering
wife, boating on her son; old gentleman philan-
thropy and bank notes; sort Of half IDIOT half scoun
drel brued by rum; and Dick the ne ysboy industri
Gus, sefreliant, generous, noble, Young America in
Short need we say moreS Such the materials
which Mr. Conway has mixed Up, and which result in the
drama before The thread of the tale is occasion ally
broken by moral and political reflections from Dick and
though, as he confesses, these borrowed from the
HERALD, we should be the last persons the world to
object to their truth and point We must concur with
the audience in preerring to take them in The proper
doses in the HERALDs loaded BREWER rather than haya
them thrust down our Threats the stage.
Mrs. Williams acted veil. Fan Of syiit AL Gre she
generally succeeds II warming an al fence and has
seldom succeeded better in TIL, respect than last night
Dick win become fYc-i in tbs localities which adioin
the Park Mr. Fisk the idiot scoundre deserves great
credit for lis performance 1t difficult but his sue
cess was compets. Mrs. Howard would oblige us i'm.
men'ely If she would not say my chez lid y aud would
generally conform to the rules Of pronunciation laid down
by Walker, Webster, and other competent authorities.
Mr.. Howard is slow.
We ought not to close without word Of praise for the
scene, which represents the ruins Of house that has
fallen in. We have seldom seen a stage effect more true
to nature