New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-23

MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL.

MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL,
or,r,x, rirArne Nine Rertini made her debut
Monday rvrnine the character Of alice in MHyerbrers
Grand opera of Robert 10 Disbl,.' The house
crowded to excess general disposition to be pleased
der all seemed to pervade the audience
smiles of encouragemrn-meges Of foregone conclusion
lighted up every countenauce. aud when the fair debu
taut made her appearance the applause loud long
continued, Under such circumstances of welcome
should have considered 1t i'll if the debutan for
one moment. had hesitated of success
As singer Mime Bertini deservedy claims to rank high
Her voice is pure soprano full mellow, liquid rich In
the upper ranges have seldom met with its equal
clear syery and penetrating it rings with metallic pur
~ there the slightest approach to shrilness As
listen to her ehste execution the heart Is filed with
Of prolonged melody, We readily ind
fr the feeling unless look to the liquid character
of the voice its ciusne quality, if be permitted
the expression which broadly distinguishes the liquid
from the dry voice pierce without peuetra-
ting and fill without leaving behind the sensation of
sic Richness ana gravity predominste tenderness and
pathos peculiar characteristics, whilst emnenty
adapted for the expression of delicate and subdued pas
sion steal somewhat from that ghtness which
ry great axibity and vocalization generally char
acterstic of the pure soprano Bertni nevertheless
MARBLES with grace and and her vocszaton may be
called rich. We have seldom heard voice more
toned throughout there nothing to mar the full swell
of melody in the transitions from register to register but
continued strain tells that is the instrument
which witches with its sweetness Meditation is grace
she has made peculiarly her her swels and diminish
ngs have all the power and of Instrumentation
We have said that the voice full mellow liquid rich
by gravity which peculiarly adapted for
tho expression of delicate or subdued passion beyond
this safe to trust it there is want Of power in
the deeper of tragedy the stormy impulses of
passion judge to be above its range Her method is
chaste and correct her beyond question have
never heard the romance of Qad ie quittdi la Nor
Ra,de rendered she rendered it on Monday evening
actress Berni possesses many traits which would
always She accurate and chaste
in her conceptions her figure is tall and commanding
her movements easy aud graceful her features
regular and though rather liked in expression when in
repose under the excitement of acting the countenanee
lights up and strongly deneates the varied payngs of
passion
We caunot say that we were altogether pleased with
her deneation of ,ice; Though her conceptions
chsste aud her acting fine she did not to be in her
eement-her appearance too refined and elegant for
the vsssal girl The paror and not the village green is
her proper sphere disguise she may refinement aud
cultivation struggle for utterance at every turn We felt
angry that nature should have made elegant 7ice
Genibrel performed the temptation scene in the third
with such spirit and fire to call dowR rounds of ap
paue which required him to go through With it second
time Genibre is always at home in his parts actor
aud REQ uires praise hands yet whilst admit
his merits constrained in truth to remind him
that in the forte passages of his singing he is apt to lose
intouation and violate accord.
Bordas may well rest upon his laurels remarks
about him, if continued would be but reiteraton of
praise
When Berton and Betout shall have assumed their pro-
per roles in the opera Robert Diable performed
Orleans Theatre will be well worth long journey
see.
En- PEASANT light matter and which may readily
be attended will venture to suggest that the
voices of the chorus occasionally fat and the French
in the orchestral accompaniment sometimes
tured upon written in the These matters
may be readily corrected with little attention
ST CHARLES THEArRE-Miss Eliza Logan, one of the
ablest actresses the American stage made her
first appearance in this city for the present season. the
st. Charles theatre last evening She played the part of
Biqnca, in Mlmans overrated tragedy of Fazo.n and
by Mr. Maggie in the of Fai-o and
Mrs Davis in that of .4tdabeia The play itself never
fa.orte ours either of its literary merits
or its tragic scope but have sat Trough its
performance with less impotence than last evening Miss
Logan if she did not exhibit all the excelencies which
her friends have claimed for her made it evident never
heess that she possessed Of great ability and very
siderable taste
ed her voice to sink nto ndistnetness and also single
occasion in which the and expression was lost BY
Of shrillness and too sharp uterance These
faults aad others which strict criticism might perhaps
detect may have been the result of change theatre
Of less size to of greater The ohieer portion her
reuderngs very commeudable aud almost perfect
We do not know sctress possessing rhetorical
education than Miss Logan clearer conception of the
correct expression of strong passions.
Mr. NaqI pla H., &c
part in which have yet him There less rant
and mannerism and eyepness speech For bis own
ske, well that Of the audience it be hoped that
the Improvement Will he both permanent and progressive
Mrs Davis, a. 7dia5.ta was far from perfection She
either did not attempt to 1enate the feelings incident
the character aud occasion she portrayed them
with tmdity that weakened their force. These never
theess who rscoot her earlier appearance this city
cannot but be surprised the great improvement which
has attended her career.
The audience highly respectable both in numbers
and character and have been gratifying to the
proprietor S the star"
This evening Miss Logan plays Eradae. supported by
Mr. ,Iamison
THE ORIGIvAL CApRrLLs AT ODD FELLOWS Hail.
Eph Hoi7r's Benefit announcement of this event
ught to be sufficient fill every seat in Odd Fellows
iail and if we are to judge from the in which
lis efforts have hitherto been received such will be the
esu He appears tonight for the first time here in his
'omc Shakesperan Readings and from some touches We
lave witnessed expect most startling and ludiorous
fleet Their programme for this evening besides being
lmos entirely embraces of their most attrac
i've teatureseerain performances that one never wea
les of Witnessing
Mrs. Farren made her first appearance at
he Nashville theatre the 18th the play Of Lucretia
Sorgia
Mrs. Emma Gillingham Bostwck gave a con-
ert which was attended by crowded audience at Nib
o's, New York on the 10th.
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