Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-08
GRIsI AND MARIO AT CASTLE GARDEN.

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From the " y Times wo extract til" i"' my no
tice of the first appearance Of these great 's@rS at
New York in "Lucrczia R"rg!a.' Tn" papers all
sneak in high terms Of the brilliant scene ~" n!ndo
to the rude curiosity exhibited towarde the English
ladv isMiss Coutts") who occupied the "on'pc"ous
s2jU scat, and who, they sny, is desperately in love
with the handsome tenor Mario, ms to follow him
wherever he goes
Simply, then, Grsi mud Mario what they ere
said To bc-emphnically hc greatest artists Of the
age 1t is scarcely necessary, nor indeed ls 1t poSs-
BILE to say in what their csccial excellence CONTESTS
Physical perfection is, OF course man teincnt' nut
not the ONLY one. Perhaps the most srikng-as it is
the most gra.iying-peculiarty OF their performance
is the neiiectuai,ty that pervades It, On the LEric
stage it il customary TO sacrifice sense 10 sound lhe
majority of arsts content II they can give an c1ra
ordinary exhibition of hurid rOcalls. The cNtls con-
seouentlv SACRIFICED and in the end, impressed
only with the dcxterity Of lengthy singing lcsson-
Now with Gris and Mario il is totally different lhty
are never going to sing they make no demonstrations
of song-like propenses, but simply spcak with the
passion of the moment and the intensity demands
in song. The wonderfully natural effect this pro-
uces and the singular mir Of intellectually throws
in consequence over the performance, must be cNpc
rienced and enjoyed TO be understood. we nave had
nothing like it before.
OF Mime. Crisis performance last evening, perhaps
the most effective portion, dramatically and muscaiy
considered, was the tiuuIc 10 the opera There was
an aronizcd intensity about ta wild grlci-tat was
little else than awful The finale the first act, how
ever, appeared to crafty the audience III greater de-
gree. 1t was, of course, admirable.
Sipnor Mario, with his fine, handsome face, and mir
of perfect breeding fairly intoxicated the audience.
In tbc romnnzn Dt P,Scaiore Ignotc, he permitted
the narrative meaning of the composer 10 expiHn il.
sef and did not strive Tor vocal effect. lie
quietly spokc IN exquisite melody rs no other man
living could have sung 1t. The Story oi ms brit!
IA, he tlp
cesun Of the moment. Thus much we can say eas!
" OF the Romanza; but we lack words 10 describe
our admiration of Signor Mario in the sccna Of the
second act-Cvm { scare and i'll the famous tcrzctto
-CV0, SC Il staggc moto. Our readers must
hear for themselves, and know hov completely il c2
hausts praise Signor Malios acting throughout
quie; and reserved with occasional touches Of drana,
c power. The death scene was enIlnen;y dramatic.
NO MORE LANDS 70 BE RESERVED FOR
RAIL ROADS.--The following letter from the Sec
reary Of the INTERIOR addressed TO Senator lverson,
gives the conclusion TO which the department Lus
come in reference 10 public lands reserved lOr rail-
roads. We find it in the Columbus Times, Of August
80:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, August 2j, 1851.
--S;.: IN reply to yours Of tho 9ls rcoucsu. that
the President will withdraw from sale, or private
try, the land within belt Of twelve miles on cach
edo OF the proposed Mobile md Girhr,i Ra;irunG
hare to state, that the whole sub ect OF the withdraw
al Of lands for railroad purposes has recently been u
" examined and considered, and that it hns been de-
termined with the appreciation OF the President, 10
bring into market, with little delay practicable,
all lands heretofore Withdrawn for such roads have
not been favorable ncted mpon BY Congress, and to
decline hereafter withdraw lands for such purposes
until after the grant shall have been actually made.
am, sir very respectfully, your obedient servant,
K. McCLELLAND, Secretary.
A. IyERsoy, Columbus, Ga.