The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-08
Foreign TheatrscalS.

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called the Academic Royals dc Musqus ct Dc Dauss
given, for the first time this year, on SATURDAY
night before one Of the most crowded audiences Of the
Thore feature In the cast-the ohasac
ter OF the King Of CASTLE being assumed by Sgcor Bel
leh Here this clever and panstakipg artist was his
Ing part either ON the French Italian stage. All
that is expected Of ito representative Is to sing
aria and a romonsa effectively, to b we'll At homo
aad to look kiraly land i'm portant. No great
having ever undertaken the character great histr
onic points connected with it by tradition The
musical talent and vocal Hsxibfity Of Sgnor Bslesti
we're therefore In good request, and his performance
s'S tutti cortigAn" with ts some What npace
last moyementn which the king In soloquy declares
hs snS III sGs with case ana
Of his unfortunate mistress the keeping Of his most
valiant warrior Ferdnando who knows not the degrade
ton to which he is subjected, sung with feeling and
expression In the concerted music the value Of sgnor
Beetti was made evident wherever ne had anything to
Is probable that the acting end singing OF Grisi and
Favoritaso dull for the most part, in spite Of ts
magnAcenceamong the available pieces in the roper
TORE Of the Royal Italian Opera The last scene between
SEEING Independently other Attraction.
The Leonora Of Gris Is exquisite mpersonation. All
softened down with such art that the audience esy
her Its sympathy but psrccns her With as much
sincerity as F.Idinando himself when the nal meeting
ofSt Jacopo the behaviour Of Afonzo XII can only be
upon with abh0rence that Of his mistress hard
although repsntazt she still participates with the King
in the act of dupDg and abesng gentleman and SOL
morally and believes hsr worthy his sttschment The
veil Of gentle patience long suffering and devotion fer
FeIdinardo, alEoat amounting to worship, which GIs,
theess endows Leonora with irresistible charm, and
shows her rather victim Of the sins Of others than
delicate and thu execution mastery Gri has not sung
better during the present than on Saturday night
ed with the cons Of her quit Isonors resolves
to disclose the truth to given with
passion; and the co1aaG, "Crudi andiamo" executed
Of Marios Ferdnsndo ii ID scarcely possible to speak
too highly So well known performance hswever 1t is
it displayed all those excelerces for which is has been
famous, even in stronger light than usual The gra
s ona IN scsn. WAS eSs
exposed to the eers of the courters, who taunt him
with his Disgrace in having become the husband Of the
kings cast off MISTRESS and that which immediately fol-
nifty tears from his neck the order With which the hing
the fragments at the feet of she atopished and exaspe
ted monarch were acted with equal force and dscrimi
nation The celebrated passage, Chs Pinfama pagsva,"
instead Of being acclaimed in the ranting style Of the
French tenors, was delivered by Mario with combina
tion Of offended pride and manly resolution devoid Of
violence ard furious gestcuation which produced far
legitimate impression. aud, as dramatic effect,
was decidedly more natural
But whatever the claims attention possessed by the
first three acts of La Fdrorta their lengthy and
elaborate naes their ballet their show and their
ony the real attraction of the opera concentrated in
the fourth and ast-n default Of which, indeed tho rest
would be tedious almost without redemption. Add 1t is
precisely here that the talents of Gris and Mario
displayed to the highest advantage. The whole Is
impressive and touching. more picturesque tdbleuI
seldom upon the stage than the looess interior
Of the monastery Of St Jacopo to tho united peacs
OF Nesrs. Grieve AID Tebin The paraphernAla OF the
monks their devotons and their praying
at the c. others preparing their gravesthrow
peculiarly solemn atmosphere over the scene, which
heghttns the interest attached 10 the star crossed
lovers here meeting spectedy in their last home and
6sepens the gloom Of the catastrophe The acting Of
Grs ard Mario more beautiful and romantic
genuine and expressive piece OF melody 10 thS opera
with SURPRISING tenderness ard asticaly
eDcored In the repetition, his sentiment was still more
passionate, and he invested the song with and
greater bea uties The solcquy OF Leoaora, while Fer
dnando within the church. taking the VOWS,
deIed fine medium Of expression by Grisi, whose
camston EQUAL vocef lui constituted one of those
sudden points Of dramatic inspiration which SO pc
cularly her The mutual recognition OF the lovers
the well known duet, Ven tutto obo per TO- in which
the past forgotten Fer1inardo gives himself up wholly
TO the influence Of his passion for 0nora the death of
IOrora, and the despair CT her lover and all
WORTHY of admiration; and the curtain fell amid
unanimous plaudts. Gris and Mario being summoned
to reappear Onward, accompanied by Taglianco
whose performance throu ghout Badassare the chief
monk, careful effective, and correct We must not
dsnt) was very nicely pay ed by Mademoissle Bellin
and that ne dancer, Ct more than ordinary talent
Naaemoisee Yela obtained great deal Of yell merited
applause in the advertisement Of tho second0 in which
Mademoises Punkett, although announced, did not ap
pear.