New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-07

! " THIS 6Oif and pleasing hdue, ens uEPiaJVu Nr'
wonderful facility Of execution, aud vas generously
sppauded. Her sister Miss Pysc, acted aud
sang the part of Clorinis ve-y scceptsby, nnd Ms
| Holman was fair Thisbe. Mr. Harisou began vel,
end through the first act sang in tune; but subse-
quantity, and especially ia tbe song-we beeye from
Gustayus-whch he introduced in the third a, bis m
tonaton was painfully false. OF the other characters
can only say that Mr.. HomcGstle acted the Baron
with becoming pomposity and sang tie music as con
scentiOusly as his limited vocal powers would allow.
Compared with others who have usually sppearei
in The part he quite up to the average, but greas
singer would make of Pompolno great part We
Ike neither Mr.. Bcnanis mounting method nor his
vulgar style M. Holland es Pedro was exceedingly
amusing The extensive array of names of sccns
painters, costumsss carpenters etc, on the piay'bhs
claimed special consideration FOR Cinderella as show
piece, but The promise was greater than the perform
The opening representing fairy land, and
the closing scene Of the second act view Of an u-
minated palace, were new and beautiful. The msgi-
cal changes we're rather clumsly managed. The cos
tunes of the Princes ball were for the most part in
corgruous and near. The dressing Of the fairies,
however, was very pretty. The orchestra wanted
irmn6ss, ard IN the finale of the FIRST act which was
very badly given principals orchestra and chorus at
one time seemed quite Independent of The leaders con-
troll.
But notwithstanding the incomplete manner in
which Cinderella was presented last night-probaby
for The FIVE hundreth time in New-YOrk-it drew an
ovefowng house, some hundreds being obliged to
stand and will continue for time TO attract large
audiences Wha', then, might we not predict for the
success of new operas presented with the abest
singers in all tie principal parts, and with the splen-
dor and force of the great lyrical theaers of Europe
English Opera has never yet been so represented in
this City, and the manager, with intelligence and
capital adequate TO tie business, who would under
take the organization Of an English company, eqlal
in every respect 20 the best Italian, would be sure Of
success which no manager Of Italian opera cen
hope for.
The opera when presented in the national language
derives its support everywhere, a. docs the spoken
drama, from the whole population. When presented
in an unknown tongue ii simply tckles the ears OF a
MAY Fair, St. German or Fiith-avenue class who in
London, Paris and NewYork, for the most part sup
House aoungngplace to meet friends and int change
pot it as fashionable luxury, making the Opera
visits. As the language of the opera Is not under
stood BY such auditors half the effect at least OF the
composition is lost upon them, and hence the constant
craving for variety which leaves the manager hardly
any time to rehearse adequately and mount pro-
rerIy any work and little hope FOR remune-
ration, even should he so present one. An
ouera TO pay for the expense of mounting it splcndidy
should have a run in It's first season Of at least thirty
nights according to ordinary calculations and this
and much more is what French opera receives in
France, an Italian one in Italy, German one in Ger
many. anc an English one in England or America
But an Italian Opera in this City or in any Other city
ont Of Italy is considered 20 have excellent run
when reaches ten successive representations. Grs
and Mario recently performed in this City forythree
nights and presented nine operas that Whey appeared
on the average less than five times in each, and al
though they were sustained by Badiah and Susini,
and although their operas were moIted with consid'
cradle care and of them even with spiendor yet
the class that patr nize the Italian Opera were DIS
satisfied and even with the Incompatible talents oil
such artists as these, constantly camored for more
operas.
Since the performances of Mr.. and Mrs Wood, we
have had no English opera company in this country
Of a very superior class Indeed there hos CHANGED
to be a singular dearth OF English opera singers for
the past ten years. but the prospect seems Frightening
aud the cloud which from this cause has lately fallen
upon English opera may soon be dispersed BY En-
csh opera we mean opera in tie national language,
whether composed by Englishmen, Italians, or COM
posers Of whatever nation. There are fine voices
enough in America TO make national opera. Al
that is needed are study and the opportunity
TO display them on the scene, when perfected in the
Italian school-the only school Of vocal art Already
a movement has commenced in the right direction.
A number Of young American ladies and gentlemen
have been studying in Italy for the operate stage Oh
these Miss Hensler, Miss May, Mrs. Estcott, Miss
Phillips Mr. Squires and ono or two others have al
ready successfully passed the severe ordeal Of crti-
cal Italian audiences and others nearly ready to
appear in public Among English singers who might
he secured for an operate enterprise OF this class we
NAV name the distinguished tenor Sims Reeves, and
son Of Brahams, who has just appeared with very
remarkable success. As pIima donnas, Catharne
HAYES and Miss Pyne would maintain first rank in
anv opera-house With all this material to choose
from why will not some of the many spectators who
are so anxious to become managers of Italian Opera
turn their attention to English OPERA which offers
certainly c more profitable field for enterprise. In
sucb project they would find the support of the
whole community, and not that of class. There is
much twaddle published about the support the Opera
oe.s from Government in Europe, which has little
foundation in fact.
The great national French opers-the Aeadtnie-
owes but little Of lis success to that source. II s
true the Government does give TO the Opera, toward
its current needs an Opera House rent free, but this
is about all for the annual appropriation Is hardly
ANYTHING beyond the hospital tax Of nine per cent OF
The gross receipts levied upon every exhibition in all
France from grand opera 10 : learned pig. Yet 50
used are the French to taxation and 50 much q
matter of course is this old established e-OrmOus
tax upon smusements, for the benohl Of the hospi-
ts's. that managers Of the Grand Opera, the Comic
O,,ero ,ta Italian One-a ard tie Thfqfre Er1ucQtse