The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-01
The italian Opera.


The italian Opera.
sLe Prophetic" given last evening for the third
time add We ara happy to was heard by large au
diepce Hitherto 1t has been tosrably successful Mon
Gay was the only occasion which it failed TO drAwa
fall house 1t would thou yh he arstocracy OF
New York piquse and intended to refute the
casms which have been launched against them in respect
of their heralty In truth, this Propiets is sort Of
test opera got up with great care sung with spirit
and played with judgment and ensemble II It fails, it will
then 10 fact established that the Italian Opera cannot
succeed at New York If it succeeds there may yet be
hope for the highest order OF music We have ere this
loudly expressed conviction that substantial and
support be expected for that which
assumes to take the place of titled nobility in this
countrythat the people, who don't know Italian and
prefer if they want to hear music the songs to be in
plain English will readily pay fifty cents dollar for
their evening spjoymt nt-but that the American nobes
who live in Fifth avenue and look down upon 'pIebs'
with dgned scorn have very judicous appreciation
Of the value of dollars. lie Prophetic" will prove whe
ther we have been in the wrong or no. Hitherto the
people have ratronzed it almost freely the aristo
Gratis.
In truth what finer recreation could lover Of music
desire than the last and perhaps the noblest OF Meyer
beers works Neither the "Huguenots" nor "Robert
contain finer music than ia to be found in sic Prophee"
The Anabsps trios alone worth visit to Niblos
More original and at the time striking crea
tons have seldom been introduced to the lyric stage
We say nothing of the greatness Of Fdes viii h Stella
renders with such excellent taste and admirable
force We pass overthe beautiful dream and the other
charming songs in Jean de Leydens role, which Ssvi
renders chsstey correctly that his bteret critics
canot find ii in their heart to cavil We omit all ALA
sions to the brilliant Instrumentation and the glorious
choruses which have wrought up audiences all the
world into . frenzy Of enthusiasm. or Berth. say
nothing nor of Count Obenthal though both deserve
patronage and favor from usical pubic We rest the
whole success Of the opera on the performance Of the
three they b. Rose Mari
nj and vetti-and say that II the houses which await
the two next representations not large that OF
last evening, it will then be fact established thai the
arstocracy of New York cannot afford to support
opera and that the Epgsh sngny ia
for Italian, the better IL viii bs for manager
Naretzek is unwearied in his exertons. We per.
ceive visible Improvement, both in his orchestra aud
Ia his choruses at each representation He deserves
success.
NEW UNITED STATES SENAToRs.-Ffom AlAbama, two
Southern State rights democrats called, secession
ists have been elected to the United States Senate
viz Benjamin Fitzpatrick and Clement Clay, Jr-both
lawyers by profession. Mr.. Clay is in Con-
gress and is of Hon. Clement G. Clay Of Huntsville
who a Der of the House of Representatives from
1927 to 1885, and United States Senator from 1887 to
1912. The principal in North Alabama planters
whose families among the earliest settlers of that
part Of the State Of Aabama in the valley Of the Tenn
The planters OF South Alabama quite
Their class Of people They emigrants de-
scended from emigrants who into the State from
North Ca olna Georgia and Tennessee 1t is to
take the United States Senators from the two ,tions
Of North and South Alabama.
Mr. Fitzpatrick from the latter section is native Of
Green court y Georgia, Of Irish descent Fifty years OF
age In 1915 he emigrsted to Montgomery, Alabama,
where he studied law, and practsed it for ten years.
Was eight years solicitor Of the circuit His health fail
ing, he retired to his cotton plantation, where he
msned in comparative seclusion till 1910 when he
placed the electoral ticket Martin Van Buren, In
ls4 he vas elected Governor lS43 elected with
out opposition He again retiied to private life in 1s4s
but in the year app ,ned Senator by Governor
Chapman to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death Of
Dixon a. Lewis. He the regular democratic nominee
for the Senate in s4S bat defeated by junction of
few democrats and the wings of the Legislature upon
Mr.. Clemens. Mr.. Fitzpatrick was, however,
Gently appointed by the Governor to fill the vacancy
curing from the withdrawal of Mr. King upon his nomna
ien Tor the Vice Presidency and the legislature have
continued him in Office Mr.. Fitzpatrick is tall and
spare, with skin hardened by exposure to Southern
Jared ". Williams, appointed by the Governor of New
Hampshire to fill the vacancy occasoned by the death
Of Hon Charles Aheron, will hold the Office until the
meeting of the legislature in June next BE is lawyer
Of Lsnenter, Coos county ard democrat of the old
school, according to the rules laid by the late Isaac
Hill, for many the Warwick of New Hampshire de-
mocracy. Mr. Williams representative in Congress
from New Hampshire from 1887 to 1s4 ard in 1s47 he
was elected Governor of the State, the whg aud
abolition candidates. He not very conspicuous whio
in Congress, e1:ept as thorough democratic supportr
Of Van Buren's administration.