The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-09

1H OYRA AZ Hurs'R-E banper house assembled
last evening to hear Ia FAvorltA" Previous disap-
pentments lad whettsd public curiosity, and invsste
one Of DOnsstus nest popular compositions xith ap
additional charm In esrtxin circles saivis Illness WI
considered public calamity-just the great tenor Il
regarded by the ladies national deh
after that fatal excursion ceremony on no account
to b missed. Accordingly, We had tent q monde
FEMME, pretty faces and grim boards, specialized
and ehsae Grecians new bennets and bright rgoaete.
tthe latter, by the way, in feeble minortyl since
lovers Of music and people who don't know il =
Columbia " from In my Cottage plsntifury Sc
tered, and In some cases, - wo can scs'i
rather tightly wedged together in boxes and parqne
The nSst two acts went of heavily. Both perform
and audience below freezing point salv rat =
alarmed US by making little nothing Of the AUna
gine" which can b rendered effective. He todus s
loves and with the aid Of Ads. Aboni Isonsra g
them in detail without ecitng any particular sympathy
Nor was Beneventsno successful ~ the snamore
monarch. People rather wondered at Lsonosas TASTE,
till casual glance at the favorites toilette warned them
not to Judge the men, women dress those days by
our modern standard. Marni (Bathasar) eloitsd the
6rst genuine applause in the aledesn seens though
he himself and Mde Alboni and Bensyentano displayed
GOODNESS and self mastery sadly at variance with the
character of the situation. By this time the audi.
had began to fee. uneasy. Those who had never
heard "Fsvorfta" looked Teproschfuly ct their
experienced friends, much to say that they
could not account for the expectations that had
been raised Fortunately-after intermnabe pause
between the second and third actBeneventano restored
= certain degree of confidence, by singing "a tanto
amor in very good STYLE lie did net perpetrate SIM
gle trombone note and threw feeling into his voice
than past experience had led to expect from him.
This followed by Abonis 30 milo Fernando" she
only sing Audience and performers began to thaw.
The best was to come, however It was not till Salvf
fairly thook of his dignity, and gave the 'IA bella del
Re-" with all the urors which the Abretto en-
joins, that the secret Of Fayorta popularity began
to appear.
This was the signal for enthusiasm The splendid
seene between the King BalthaEar and Ferdinand,
acted and sung with admirable spirit, and the final
gauor received 1t deserved hssry round fbravos.
The curtain for act fourth highly apprsci-
atve audience. Even the chorus kindly received:
and when Salvi half sighed half sang Spirito geA >,
symptoms Of emotion visible many pretty face.
Up to this time, Madame Abonis acting had been, to
say the least cold and unpassened It obvious that
she and Salv had both recovering themselves Her
appearance her voice, her MANNER in perfect
keeping with the tone of the music. You might have
heard cambria handkerchief fall ~ she sang Pfessu
morir,' and sank broken. hearted at the foot
of the convent few moments elapse
and Ferdinand appears. We all know the fury raging in
IN his breast at having BEEN he believes duped into
marrying the Kings misressthe fatal isunderstand-
ing between Leonora and hmsef-and the agonized
of the fra favorite. We In breathless
pense when the pent up feelings Of the wreched lover
burst forth In the cruel "Ah tinvoa 70 We would
give worlds to convince him Of his error and every
of joins In spirit In Leonora pteous enreaty for
don and compassion. Still he is obdurate. The Kings
mistress cannot be easily forgiven. But Anal prayer
is heard, and the 80 tamo'followed by the unequAled
melody "Vien ah vien restores peace to the broken
hearted Leonora and dsmsses the audience with feelings
which must be felt to be understood