The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-21


Cove at Gsrcen he ia undoubtedly sae Frou statesnn
made few minutes before rhe conoausiA0 ot tns %
~aq ~ would appear that Professor Ande yson nsse
on Monday night NOT less than f500 and Lu iuesaa
nlght upwards Of $500 1t appears thst Ar AsdsdsSo
benefit consisted monster entertainment, con,Pr si ~
.he raatomme snc variety OF plays rerninAsins ~s'
1hs N.S Of the Tth enabled to anaouncS with csa-
hdepee that notwithstanding the destructou Of the Js
vent Garden fheste Mr. Gye wiM commsncs shs ssaso.
OF the Royal Italian Opera within month from this tiss
lAblsche. Tamberlik Gardoni and GRAHAM.
Covent Garden is of the patent thestres That ts
Rich hs frat manager bad the royal patent. sharing
AID traSedies Musical md pant0rsimse
only were permitted to be acted st the muor thsAs&
music whichars often played n,wadays wers inkrs
duccd IN order to evsoe the law and with the rAs Of ts
Hsynsries the exclusive system was broken down ond
while the minors took up the robes Of MUSES. sroddsa
under loot in the fashonabls parts Of the town. aud
played shakspsre's chef d9sres much beler thar they
done by tho pAtentees in the days whs
all the Kembles trod the boards Of Covcrt Garden The
original theatre built by Rich opened Dsosusbsr
wcrld, !" in which Quin played Fainsh
Various alterations and improvements we're naAs ia,
this edce 1882 and In 1892 1t rebeilt from tho
cesens Of Herry Holand architect, at expense Ct
926 oc0 Of which fl5 600 advanced . oaa by
the ground landlord On the night OF the 2Hh Septs
her, l9oS the theatre WAS burnt to the grouni BY
the gnited vsediSg Of the soldiers musEst (Which had
been fired OIL in the play of 'Piaarro" the previo1s
evening" ledging among some OF the infamm1be dsoo
At this time the theatre asured about ESQ aos
but was worth three times that amount. The aew
theatre was commenced n the year. OsosD and On
the 31s OF December his Royal Hghuess P,inos o
Wales whe was then Grand Master of the Freemascns,
accompanied by Duke Of Sussex and several dstin
guIshsd noblemen with large body of the Nasouie
Order, laid the foundation stone.
such great ceiery was exercised ia carrying ON the
work that the theatre completely finished lu leas
than year from the time of the fire, and tia par
formances were recommended on the 18th of SeptsmS
~ha<h 49,
of erecting it said to have amounted El500OO OF
which f4 $50 was received from the ooss
At the osenng Of tbs theatre that most meorsbs e~se
in our histrionic annals called "The o. p Row."
"not" was commenced, and i continued with almost
were the managers and raised the prices, and whs.
john Kemble came dressed for Macbeth to speak ths
prices " Mrs. SIddons played Lady Macbeth ON the oc
casion and passed through the character in dumb show
asmandns to ). W .dnsd oDoa S g
prices, and thence called go. Ps" The expenses ok
erecting the theatre are said to have amounted fls
oces and raised by subscription shares of fSoe
each The architect Sir Robert smirks and the sta
the Bow street 'front.' were by Fa1man The stage vns
90 feet length and SO feet in width che depth the
had saloon the dimensions OF which we're Sc feet by -
feet There three tiers of boxes aud the theatre
was in many respects the finest in England After being
leased BY various managers for many years NJ Julien
hired the theatre for his promenade concerts in 1855
IT was subseq uently hired by the Law LEAGUE
as lecture hail. but 1886 the building was entrsk
remcdeled by Mr.. Abano and converted into opera
house. 1t was opened on the 9Th OF April 1897, b~k
was loss Of s 75s and in is4s Of ass Ia one ,ss
the vocal department cost f33 3a9 the ballet e. sod
the orchestra fl0.O48.
The fire to have made great excitement In Lon
dou and especially in the fashionable world. It may 10
refreshing for readers to know that the Queen and
Of devastation"
England we suhoin short sketch of the history OF that
inbttuton:-
The prime ard originator of the Royal Italian
Opera at COvent Garden Theatre Mr. Charles Iewia
GruneiseD well known musical amateur and critic .As
WAS for connected with the press both home
and abroad and now he secre Of the Conservative
Land Society. The origin the undertaking was this
90 early as the the year 1s4S asnts applied to Mr.
presario. as to the chances Of sno"sss Ao az .s-
doned, not $. much from the opinions "a e.pr.sssd
by him against the speculation, from tho
inpossiSty of finding theatre sufficiently large for
the puIpose sgnor G.istt Of Rome, having heard n
sani the composer that fortune to be realized b.
such an undertaking. 1t was Gaetti who first appied
to MT. Grnnssen for advice on the matter His plan
be given either athe St. James Drury Lane theatre
As in the case Of nar Mr. Grunsisen pronounced the
given that unlimited capi al forthcoming for secoad
Italian theatre eventually Induced him to drss up
REPERTOIRE and widen the domain Of art by the produs
ton Of by the French and German
In short to create an sst.blAhmens which should
bns the essential attributes of the aan theatres the
Grand Opera and Opera Comque in Paris and the clas-
sic German Opera houses
views and offered the post Of musical director to Mr..
Costa who agreed to accept It, provided Grsi and Mario
having
gigantic undertaking vas actively pursued aud the
b,S b,st issA S August lss the Day after n: ou.ts
ter, it announced that Covent Gasxsn would
be opened for the Opera under n. BsaAa
lavish scale and the '1as 1Rss Ss hos:s
ruipous both. The capitalist behind the Covcat
Garden management was Mr. Edward DelaaeId, the soa
OF very wealthy brewer He sunk million ofdollars
here and died bankrupt During tho season Of 18Ae
Mr.. Frederick Gye became the acting mansger, and n
sence, for the second time was in office until the nouth
Of july after which the artists governed under com
In 1851 MT eye began a. lessee and director and CO.
tiuued in authority to the present period Mr.. 0runs
ZEN was the most active promoter Of the Royal Isia.
and it to him Mayerbeer oonfded the score Of -
"Prophete" which saved the theatre closing /.
1S4s, after Delafeld's bankruptcy.
Ine Interesting Condition OF the Emprea
An occasional correspondent OF the London sos WRIT.
from Paris, dating Wednesday, 5th nstant-Fron this
day the Empress win not leave her suit Of apartmsnts
All the requisite Arrangements made and the eai-
cal men ~ their posts. Paris is expecting a any no.
ment to hear the salute Of cannon. They havs juSt
CeromOnlo3 L0
one for the birth, and the other for the baptism Of any
In erai Prince or Princess The rite OF baptism viii Ss
performed the day after the BIRTH In the imperial
chapel by the Grand Amoner of the Court in presenoo
OF the cur.te Of ST. Germain pAuxerros the parish q
the Tueries of the archbahops of the Metropolitsa
Chapter of the grand dgnarss and functicnsrss Of -
empire Should 1t be prince, the Grand Chauosalor Of
the Legion OF Honor will bring to him the grand cordea
of the Order and the military medal the Grand MsrshaI
Of the Palace will take him in his arms and carry him
back to his aParmens. is seriously in contsmpatloa
to give him the title Of 'King of Algeria
appears certain that the Pope will be the rod
father OF the infant Prince or Pncess Of the Emperor
HIS Holiness viii probably be represented BY an extra
ordinary envoy, unless he comes himself to Paris me
smother OF the Imperial infant will - the Queen Of
sweden Her Majesty cousin Of the Emperor she betns
the daughter of Prince Eugene Duke Of teuchtsnbsr
whose sister Was the Emperor's mother and both
consequently grandchildren Of the Empress Josephue
was rumored for the tenth time ON the 9th inst that
the Empress had actually been delivered but while ths
report vas circulating at the urss and her
Majesty was driving with the Emperor In the Chanp,
Eysees, whore they were seem At three O'Clock.
The Paris Moeur of the 18th sst contains the Official
of ho men of