New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-18
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL.

0SLrA,s THEArhr.-Jthete Borghese-hossinfs cele-
brated opera Of "otheo introduced this young debu-
tante to the New Orleans public last evening E1p'cta-
ton had been raised to point where anxiety verges into
Tear Tor the stage with her was an uh'eu % anu merit
might be obscured by that embarrassment wmcn ever at
tends first appearance but the Ruboon has been passed.
Borghese has the ordeal and whilst We write is doubt
less receiving the weesrned congratulations OF her
friends
We could scarcely venture in justice eher 10 the air
debutante or to ourselves to utter es upon her per-
romance and merits, yet we cannot "'ou our npres
sons In person she is tall and COMMANDING her ngure
is rounded light and graceful her without be-
ing regular are expressive ana ner "o'ens are easy
cation is earnest but doubt not That when habit re-
eves her from embarrassment deeper feeling OF enhus
a'm will be gushing forth Chaste IN her conceptions
OF character she has within her all Tue eeents oil an ac
tress and study alone is wanted W ue'epe he reh re-
sources Of her histrionic powers
Her voice is Mezsosopranoo OF power and
range especially full and rich IN us eohtrso tones clear
and distinct in the upper notes ana possessing great TEX
Utility Her registers blend smoothly, ana IN her transit
TONS she is always accurate striking the note at once
and sustaining it with purity II might have been the
result of midy but on her hrst appearance we thought
her middle tones lacked somewhat IN iunes Her voice
remarkably pure and fresn Is urn oy nature and she
has too much taste to force 10 ior tne purpose
OF attempting an effort at enc mas evidently
been trained in chaste anuse'ere schoo sings with
ease and unaffected earneslhss anu gives her
self up to deceptive applause ana breaks down ns voice
whilst she abandons good taste III toioree her
| powers. brilliant future lies before her.
Borghese is bat nineteen years Oh age last evening she
made her first appearance on any staga-this morning
she stands out accredited aVore before unsteady
educated and fastdious community could she ask
more?
The opera throughout was well sustained and we re-
that time will not permit OF our DONG justice TO the
claims of other artists At the end OF the opera Mne
Borghese was yociferously called out and bowed her
thanks to delighted audience amid shower OF bouquets
ST. CHARLES TBEATRr-lhs play OF hlehsheu was
pa'saby put on at this house last night MT Jamison
dressed and looked The old Cardinal very well From this
gentlemans previous rendering OF Ingomar we mad con
ceiyed impressions not at all 1aVorane 10 MS hsronic
abilities which we are pleased 70 ADMIT were In measure
removed by his acting last night There was less OF rant
mouthing and stage TRICK tnan we hsd anticipated and
many passages in the character were rendered with
temperance true to nature Indeed the hne energy with
which he gave the passage In the vocabulary OF youth
there no such word as fa stamped 1t as one OF the
had saaine .,cb evidences Of improven.rt in tbs
actino Of Mr Jsnisop We note them with nleasur.
Nv M,aoo,,s IN R,,r,s. ,nads come vooa roint and
Ana sts ire, donating steadv and correct annrecis
ton He would show a commeudable respect for unpreu
diced criticism BY relaxing somewhat of his
strut and by unbendng little in his spinal stiffness By
throwing his breast further forward he would save the
spectators much disagreeabe apprehension for his
tanned perpeudicuIarity while he would improve in
graceftllness of action We have favorable impress
sion of the Young man and would like to see hi. faults
corrsc,ed
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uaole' even unuer 'he unoou'h sauns Vi monotonous