The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-01
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English Opera al the broadway.


English opera seems 70 have taken up its home st ss
Brosdwsy For three weeks the msnt have bsea
running Cinderela aud yet the house continues % au
to oveffo~ing Since the dsys of Mrs Austin who
considered the best English representative Of the chsrse
ter no such musical success this ha. evsr bsss
achieved nj any Of Theatres Iouiss Pyns has ron
dered the piece popalar than any bsr prsdess
sors, with perhaps the single exception 70 which 20
have alluded
II Is true that the opers itself has always been .
great favorite II Is nesry thirty years g,-
sini first prodaced II at tho Theatre DO In vs;, ~
Rome where sotwitit,tanding the hight ani
time trivial character OF its music, ~ had I'm.
mense run. Iu popularity extended all over Flu
rope and the first Of Of the greatest
the Italian lyrical styc achieved in H.
Ia 1882 Malibran her vay fame mainly through
its tnstrumcntalty her performances. under L,urept
during her brilliant tour through Italy being prnsi
paly confined TO the ccnuentoid aud the GaEsa Laira
The vast extent Of notes embraced in these too
compositions, enabled her % display tho ful,
OF her voice and style, and nothing could
be more natural sharmipg than her sppesrsaee and
action In the homely gsrb OF the heroine One Of ths
best Ccnsreniods, however who has sppsared oa
the Italian stage, confesssdly AlbonI lew that have
heard that admirable singer forge. the prsssiss
which she made here IN the part Eef ,wee. an ansly
rounded tones and brilliant Gor.iure were IN thu a.
indeed, In most other OF Rossin pisces. played to
the greatest advantage. She seemed in fact TO revs
In the enjoyment with which thu Isb: ehssffui aud
sparkling character OF the music inspired her.
The English version OF this opera although 10 the
taste Of the hypercritcsi TO exten, by
its supernuty Of mechanical trca and
all legitimate enough one would suppose, In a fairy
piecsbas, for the very that has oHsnisi tho
fAstdious become all the popular with tho x.ss
raj public Few viii forget the extraordinary run which
the piece hid both here aud in Boston during the tine
Of Mrs Austin who both delghtfu singer and %
ercellen, actress shs iotetats Of what Eng.
lisb opera might be rendered In a more airanced
state Of English art. Mrs Wood subsequently played
this part with considerable success; but with
a hne voice, 90 had but limited knowisdxs
Of music, and iai,d in !upa,ng to tho character thu
attractiyenes, With whsh Mr. Austin bsd invested II.
II has been reserved Tor aaa Pyno Al revive the
pleasant souvenirs with which recollection of the
hrt OF these excellent singers are associated asd 10
make the fortunes Of the Broadway by the
additional popularity which ahe hss impaired 10 the
piece.
Tie house last night vas usual, dsu.-ly orowJed
although the opera has had such a long spell We b.
cve that this 10 be the last week Of It's psrforass
We cannot understand the policy Of changing an op-ra
which continues to dfar, this doing l,r p.soss that
may fall short of "a In attraction. The mansy.m.ut
regard 10 IL. Another week of "Cinderea viii We are
certain, pay better than variation tue progr ans
although as ia tn. Of the pieces IN a
may have the acynotage Of novelty 70 recommend Il,