New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-11

The greatest success has, however, ocr1 uchle'rd
kv the tenor Gngln, whose ariistc career presents
s;me remarkable incidents. In the beginning, be
uss a cborister in the metropolitan church al
FCruo where the striking beauty OF bis voice at
.-.r,,J The faithful He refused az first Obs'lnatey
10 perform On the boards; but one da! musician
Of The orchestra having suddenly fallen Ill, he under.
tcck 10 r,plsce him. and soon after, Tue prlhclpal
teuor being unable Ia sing, he was induced 70 'ahr
his part in due FOscau. and was received WIN
irsItic applause. Prom that moment h's draInauc
vocation conquered bis religious prejudice ana no"
Loudon mas likewise granted hun the artistic crown
with which his temples had been encircied IN mar
morious Itay The extent and strength ot hlsN0lce
make him almost the equal Of the hhori fo6dst Du-
pr,zaud Tamberlk and be- is moreover, well yersei
in every branch Of musical science
Madeuoiselle OrtolsHi. who appeared as Elrira
in Pellins Pwritqn had 70 struggle against the
deep impre ssion associated with that part by the SUI
rerior performing Of Ia dtrd Grisi. The comparl-
ION was oyerNh eming, the circumstance difficult,
but nevertheless the trial was by no means fall
ure. Her Majesty, theater H. as you VIII perceive,
provided with very fir elements Of success.
The ROYAL Italian Opera. though labornS under
tb, disadvantage Of the exiguous Lyceum, main.
tains its high specially, that Of perfect ensemble,
and is in that respect still without rival. 1t pos
sesses IN Grsi Boso, Mario, Roncon Nanter
Dldite. Formes and Taglafco the greatest names
in tie lyrical history of our time, AND rs orchestra
ard chorus almost reach perfection
The ballet is, in both theaters, sorry affair.
Mile Pocchinis Esmcr0ldG at Her Majestys, is far
from realizing the idea If light and elegant graceful
ness associated with Victor H'eo's charming Be-
hemian girl: and at the Lyceun, La BrtS'i'eaHe
Gan Indian girl who falls in love and dances with
Sransh captain, and is finally shot with an arrow In
an airay between buccaneers and her own tOna-
hawk fourisLirg father was simply ne" reHtTee
fer Ceri,o who danced with her ordinary pleasant
Hess and elasticity.
With the English Opera must associate sing
ING club formed in ST. James, street by about forty
young noblemen among whom may be found Lord
Burcersh son OF the Earl Of WcstmOrcnnd), Lord
Walton dc Gray, Lord Outram. the Duke dc Gram
mont the Marquis dAzegiO etc. These gentle
men, who have engaged an Italian singing master,
meet every evening after the opera and repeat the
principal pieces until the morning dawns, to their
own delight and at the expense at their nelghbors
rest We are bound to confess that the walls Of /
that artistic association inspr0rlSte are adorned
with lively pictures. 10 which a puritan mind would
someW hat object and that in their library may be
found variety Of peculiar literature The rules
Of the club are stuck In the ookng-eIass, and con-
,st If the following article: The members OF the
d" club ale invited not 70 sing on Sundays, CTccP ~
char,h" HtaH que Jelness Sc paSSc and Jagcnd
hat NIGHT TEgcRd the French and Germans assert.
The theatrical report Of the last two weeks sup
Plies US moreover. with the following incidents: In
London. Ike TrincesSs has produced In English
mans House is has Castle; but this British boast is
translated from French vaudeville, Hbite- dout
rotye immtubh. The Adelphi has given Joseph
tharieni, French story dramatzed IN English.
Tie City Of London has brought forth Ben Lei, the
Son Of the Nght: the French EHS dc la Nut,
adapted TO the English stage" as the phrase goes,
hut Of which the author {" translator would be
Il less proud but more yeridcal appellatlOn). Mr..
Traye modestly speaks as 1.-The creation of his
4. ~ = aet Iron t.nLH fra
and Mrs. Charles Kean herself stepped forward in
front Of the burning curtain, 10 assure the audience
that there was no dancer-a laUdable undertaking
which some papers announced Ia the world III the
glowing terms: Heroic conduct of Mrs. Kean."
In tie counties the Howard family and the Bar
hey Williams couple are the leading " stars At
Stamford, Mr.. Mark Moses manufactured black
prince Abonooli. At Sheffield, the clown Leopold
complained to the audience that the proprietor had
not raid him, and the spectators Obliged the latter
10 lay down the money the spot. At Darlington,
tie lights suddenly went out during the performance,
and Mr.. and Mrs Howard Paul had to give their
entt rtaibment, Patchwork" in the dark. The
public could not see, but appauded everything that
was said or sung in the most vociferous manner.
We have only 10 add that Les BOut6s Parisiens
have begun their representations at II. Jamess I'M
der the direction Of NJ. Ofenbach. and that their
pays which are even Of lighter stamp than the
usual French opera comiq1e, give great pleasure, on
account oil the agreeable th!tmOte WIN WHICH tneJ
are acted.
Among the domestic incidents Of the fortnight HAS
been the trial of Bacon and his wife for the horrible
murder of their children. If Lynch law had been
the custom in England, the husband, who was
charged with the dark deed by his partner, would
have been executed; and, nevertheless the Jury
acquitted him very justly and found the wife guilty.
buttxcused her the ground OF insanity AT |
Brighton Colonel D'Agular has been sentenced to |
ray Is I'd week toward the maintenance OF 1
child which was affiliated to him by certain Mrs.
Ann Collins Thatcher, sometimes g0verness, at
others an officers widow, who went successfully by
the names Ross, Drummond and Thatcher Drum
mond. The proceedings were rendered amusing 10y |
the etIrontery Of the lady who held her little boy up
in court, pralsng his beauty aud begged the bench
10 take notice OF bis Likeness 10 the reputed father
portrait Of whom she produced. At Bradford,
bailin has cut off the head Of woman with whom |
he was keeping company. AT Canterbury, young
woman has been shot by a man who had paid her |
his address and four more murders have been
committed, one by a maniac, another by mere \
boy. without reckoning infaDtIcdes and suicides.
The tendency to shed either ones own blood or that
Of d fellow creature is peryading this kingdom,
from generals ard admras down TO mechanics and |
labOrers.
In less gloomy department, have to notice the
opening Of the new reading-roOm OF the British Mu
scum, which contains 20 600 volumes, and is, I'M
doubleday one Of the most beautiful in the world;
and change in the fashionable riding hours, mas
much as tie fairest AmazoDs are nOw 10 DC admired
In HYDE Park from IL TO l. instead of from 5 to Z.
Al Vienna, functicnary Of the National Bank |
has embezzled the handsome sum of $50 900 forms;
and the military commander Won Reitzenstern,
drowned hiGs self in tie Danube, the day following
Biz EmperOrs arrival at Pesth in consequence of
unsuccessful stock. jobbiBg. AT Paris, beside the
failure Of tie banker Ihuneyssen and private the