The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-02

who consider him a. the fra tenor Singer In Hurope,
i superior even TO Mario and Gardon. In truth he
has won such honors % none ever before him. except
Braham could boast Of and il he bore his fortunes
a little more meekly and exhibited less Of within and
petulance 70 his audiences should pronounce him
without q fault % . dramatic vocalist His voice is
pure tenor flexible, strong, powerful and clear,
with the higher notes rich and resonant, the middle
sweet and round. and the very lowest down to be-
low the middle G, both clear and full Moreover I'M
Ike mort OF our modern singers he sings fairly from
the chest never INDUCING in falrettOs hence the
uniform richness Ut his voice, and his complete ay
even wonderful control over its expression. His
taste, moreover, Is chaste, without that extreme OF
serenity which degenerates into badness and every
note comes forth unctous with mslodious expression
his mezxo passages, especally when contrasted
with occasional dashes OF passionate defamation,
being singnary and powerfully persuasive. In tact,
Sims Reeves has an organ from which he educes
sounds fully as sweet as Mario, and as graceful a.
Gardoni, with a depth of imagination and passion
fully equal to either Of them indeed, any since
Braham in the zenith Of his vocal powers We trust
and feel assured that his benefit will be bumper
Our good friend NJ Julien, the immense favorite
Of the young men on town who like good and cheap
music aud who has done more than any yerson in his
day to introduce classical music, such "a that OF Beet
bowen and Meuds Issohn, to the notice OF the MILL
giving them also by his excellent performance there
Of positive taste for it in preference to the noisy
dancemusc that has hitherto been 80 long the
fashion, gave final treat to his friends and admirers
on Tue, day night in the shape OF baLnasgue pre-
vious to his depsrtue for America. Now every one
knows that for the arrangement OF these sort OF
entertainments Julien has resources and talents that
ore alike indispensable and inexhau.tible but in
truth the other night he fairly surpassed himself in
the elegance and chasteness Of the decorations and
the capital arrangement for the accommodation Of bis
hundreds Of motley guests-not to mention the ex-
cellence OF the music, which was in his own un-
equalled style of vigor and liveliness. The stage
norton re, resented a handsome sale with whitO
rpili sfaIv nou cd with ri
the band, a. usual, occupied gallery or platform
over the entrance to the refreshment rooms The
weather, indeed, was most unpropitious-the rain
falling the whole night in torrents--and no doubt
hundreds were kept away, especially Of the specta-
tors round the house, OF VIII ,m there we're mucn FEWER
than usual Still there were quite sufficient there to
give very gay and crowded appearance to the floor
Of the house and the crowds OF masquers, arrayed
in the fanciful attire Of every nation under the sun,
from the Cafre chief and Chinese mandarin, to the
old Jew clothesman and jack tar OF Old England !;
from the fair Crcasslan and pquante Greek girl 70
the Tyrolese broom girl and hooded nun, or English
dairy maid, all minging with mad meriment in the
Thong, completed scene of magnidcence aud ami
nation SURPRISING even The timecommemorated
splendtrs OF Venetian carnival, and altogether per-
fecting comp dell that will hereafter be quoted as
piece dent. Verify Julien is musical manager of
surprising talent. and wherever be goes, his baton
has o magic charm, charming aud enlivenins every
listener-indeed, that man must have chilly apathetic
feeling of mos, unenvable kind, who is not in his
presence infected with some display OF his own en-
thusiasm. Our friends across the Atlantic are about
TO have great treat and We entertain not shadow
of doubt that there will be much fOre ut his re-
ception, a. at those of Malbran and Jenny Lind.
He leaves England with our best wishes and we
trust that friend Jonathan, according to custom will
richly reward him with dollars rs well as applause.
"Sambodampalus," the "charge" upon the specta-
Gle Of "SaIdanapalus' at the Priscesses, is doing
wonders tor little Allcroft at the Strand Theatre.
Miss R~beeca Isaacs, as the rouS Ethiopian monar
Is captivating in the extreme, and finds able coad-
.,N .1n and Nnot hAr atnun Thn
scenery is first rate, and the chorusses, as usual,
sec Id OILY to tie opera and philharmonic concerts.
MIR. Tom Matthews (the able successor OF Joey Gri.
madi, the clown OF all clowns2 is doing wonders at
the Theatre de Ia Porte st. Martin, Paris, in Mr..
Markwell's "Feerie Fantastque." Tho 'mise en-
scene' says Mons Jules Jann, in his 'euilleton of
last Mondays Dsbdts, "is very splendid, the dia-
logue brilliant, the songs neatly turned, and the
music, by Pugni graceful and catching" Mr.. An
derson, the zefstyIed Wizard OF the North, is gull
ing John Bull with those two little Jewish abortions,
"the Aztec Children Victoria Regina has seen
them which is, in itself, sufficient to make them Ia
mode with the high and low Of our parasitical and
lickspittle population. Tom Thumb. through Mr..
Markwell's influence thus succeeded in making Bar
NUNS fortune. It's said that Barnum Ii at the bot
tom of THIS Aztec dodge We are on the watch
Mr. James Anderson, the tragedian, and Miss
Fanny Morant, have returned to town from Liver
pool, where they have reaped golden harvest. 1t
Is rumored that Mr.. Acrot, Of the Strand theatre,
is again in treaty with them for starring engage
meht OF month. Should such prove to be the case.
we shall have the pleasure OF seeing them in Mr..
Markwells new proverb An Odd Pair" which
has been SO favorably received in the provinces
when enacted Ivy these celebrated artists. We are
all on the gu. for Mr. Bourcicault prom sed lec
ture, "A Vision OF Prospero." Great things are
expected of the author Of "London Assurance"
" The Vampire" &c. That talented individual
must mind his P's and Q's amongst the friendly and
unfriendy critics Of this tall city. The German
plays are all the rage at Mr.. Mtchell's st. James
theatre. "a bad beginning makes good ending"
says the provero. Such appears to be the case with
Mr. eye at the Royal Italian Opera, for the houses
are now crowded to suff0cation, Notwithstanding he
sometimes INDUCES with two extra nights in the
week. Mesdames Grisi, CASTELAR,, Bosio and Te-
desco. are the prima donna, and Slgnors Mario,
Tamberlik, Formes, Zelger, Taglia6co, and Ron
conf are the attractive stars Of the opposite sex.
w. Wallack, Jr., the son Of your favorte New York
actor and manager. Is In England making engage
ments for his fathers theatre. He Is in treaty with
Genvieye, or the Reign of Terror" has greatly i'm
proved the business at the Adephi This piece would
be sure to have long run in America. 1t Is adapted
from Alexander Dumas celebrated novel lie Cheva.
lier de Maison Rouge" The town-talk is Of nothny
else but the superior acting Of Mr.. Alfred Wigan,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Keely, in the respective charac-
tiers of " Dixmer" and MIR. and Mrs. Jean B0nedu y
Every private box and stall Is let for Mr. Sims Reeves
benefit next Wednesday MIR. James Hannay, one OF
the contributors to Punch, and the author of Singe
giving Of lectures at Msrylebone Institution.
Satircal Literature" He is avery clever young
man. and am happy to say Is meeting with the sue
cess he richly merits. 1t "a Ms to-day 40 1t never
rained BEFORE saviog and excepting the Deluge. Ii
is spelling all tie little peas aud the small straw
berries, to say nothing Of its being st. Swthns day
Don C.RsAB.
Our Paris Correspondence.
PARIS. July IA, 1863.