New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-22

1898. IAN. Noon. YIN erm
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ESrEKrIIvxESrs-Th evening HARVEY
b DopwoslH will give another OF his grand lnstru
mental Concerts at Metropolitan Hall The previous
Concerts have been fully attended and given much sat
sisctien.
Mr. E,S,ELp gives oac Of his quariette soirces this
evening al Niblos saloon.
AttAc BROADWAY tonight, the performances will be
Ter tie benefit Of Miss Francis The laughsbe farce OF
The Two Bonnycsstles" aballct advertisement, tho
drama OF "Peticoat Government" and the laGghabls
psutomme of Frisac, will be given
At BUTTONS Mr. Johnstonhas benefit when The
Work Of an Artist" The Rske's Progress and the
1900 Milners" will be given; Burton, Johnston, c.
w Clarke, (of the Mu.eum.) and the whole company
appear.
NWALrAcK's Morton's excellent comedy Speed
the Plough" viii he played by Brougham Blake, Les
ter and company. To conclude with High Life Re
low Stairs"
Az the MUSEUM. Tom Thumbs engagement closes
today He appears in his Musical Extravaganza OF
Hop O. My Thumb. othor performances as usual.
At the CIRcUs fesis of Iiorsem tnshp, and variety
of performances
At WOODS, Negro Melodies Dances, &C. &c.
At HELLERs Nccromaney, Second sightand kindred
entertainments
At B,NvARDs. inc gIclt Petsre Of Scenery In Psles
tine, &c
At RruErss vivid pcrtraiture OF English Scenery
along the River Thames
AZ the STUDIO CURroso and interesting relics OF
former sscs.
~ The thaw came yesterday, and a consid
cradle portion of the melted. The streets
In very bad condition. hllsd with humInocks OF
ice pools Of water banks of snow, and rendered al
most impas,sbe for foot passengers.
MADAME SosrAG-Broadray TheatU.--Mr
Theirs the eminent historian, whose qualifications To
write philosophcay in he inverse ratio OF his repu
tstion says that the splendor and wealth OF Venice
proofs that aristocracy necessary tho grandeur
OF State 1t looks Thousand years to build up Venice
ard il is saying little to that the entire growth In
that period Is fully equslled by New York in twenty
years but ii was not to be expected that Mr. Thiors
should know any Of New York than Mr. Guizot
did Of Old Amsterdam In hs History, so called Of
Civilization
The sudience al Niblos last night RECALLED with
episode OF the adstocratc history OF Venice that
makes remark. even in an operate notice, Mr..
There doctrine Such Of lies, incest, poison.
ing numbering, seem impossible this side Of hell or
that state Of society which places ono class above
public opinion by virtue Of fictitious rank Whether
such shades OF human Gtrocty not too terrible for
the drama Is question whether the soul should not
shrink now from the contemplation OF such chain OF
horrors may be morally put. We may opine that
Victor HugO's spoken drama would be too black and
bloody for thesters but socned by the senctons
OF music in the most elaborate work of Donizctti, Il 1
bcarable.
Certainly il " high tnbue 10 the genius Of the Ia.
mented composer that be etheralize the thick
smut OF nemeiess crime TO make II pass before
dress orele as iyrisul-cGn huggamugger high born
graduation 10 the first seats ia the internal regions
that the auditors thinking OF dulcet cantable
fiery destination instead Of being startled
and shocked with the colossal crueltes mimcked be
/ fore them.
Notwithstanding we are told by certain authorities
that DOnizetts 1ausic IL this and that which s baS
there IL writer the Italian stage take his
place. Unsurpassed by any in knowledge d the
1 vCce-sn admirable rhe,oricisn~s rnehfnOas melo-
dista discreet and elegant orchestrator though not
distinguished for signal nsly In his eombins,ion
Douizetti has survived small criticism. According To
NJ. Fetis, whose name il watch word OF profound
cTiticism, Donizstt wa one Of the few very few Ita
Han composers whose studies had been thoroughly
direeted-but who wrote too fast to do himself jus.
tee-but as he composed for 9 mean wretch who d.
reeted the Naples Opers House who gave him for four
yer , just enough 10 keep him from starving, we
have the key 10 hs haste IL is well he go, somethn,
IN Naples orf he wrote for the polished society OF
New York be would have 70 pay biz own expenses
The Operu Of Lucroris Borgfa Is full OF beautiful
melodies and dramatic eaects Ia defamation Ia very
/ tne-hs pointed groupings Of the energetic modern
sctoo admirably set forth. There too, no want
o. prosrers no dragging deficiency Of elimination
Instinct with knowledge Of the injections of the Ian
guage, tie music cs beautifully under the declsnatory
and brayurs proves Of tie singer. A predorninsnce
O. actual sustained melody makes il clear 70 the audi
BIT tia, does constitute irnsiness for ihera
sre plenty Of subordinate idess so positively square
that could n sny clsssic quartet We write this way,
believing that the public has been sadly abused TO
tie real qualifications Of Italian composers who choose
10 hold Posseson Of the sage By writing in certain
way tu; who could write in another way they chose
Madame so1tsg has only been associated with COM
edy may be ques,ioncd FIVE persons IN the thea
ter had ever heard her connected with the tragic
drbma. She, therefore lsst night, was placed In tho
position ofs tragic debutsras
Alter, however the crowded audience had heard her
N tie pOissnngtro they called her before the curtain
The impression respectng Md sontag wa that such
on internal par. a. Luereza Is TOO black for the voice
ard looks which have been always with Joy or
tenderness and loneliness The attention however aha
gayeio the predominant anguish ofthe scene in question
the shrek shc uttered Gennaros taxing his drangi,
told on the persons around u, and handsomely
recognized The Opera very wei sastsi1e Ell IN All