New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-20

We offer in another column a bouquet OF re-
ply to our paragraph yesterday on the opera and
the critics, from Herr UlIman of the American
Academy. Irving place. 1t seems that the man.
ager of the heavenly maid, Music, is in trouble; in
other words, he is in MS element, the opposition.
Great men are always greatest then. What Herr
Ullman fears is not attacks but not to be noticed
at all. If such minute matter as Mile. PiceO-
lominis artistic Abilities we do not say preten-
sions, may be mentioned by the press, Herr I'LL
man is quite willing that they should be siffed.
That task is easy. 1t may all be summed up in
the advice to her 10 learn sing before she appears
on the boards, for she cannot do it now. To such
gentle reproof Herr Ullman is not indispo,ed.
He, in fact, rather likes it. People wish to see
what is worth abusing" SO Herr Ullman is
safe. The PiccOlomini-shade Of THE Malibran!
"a nice little souJren. in the thester, which
is not the Opera HOUSE, good saucy cham
berma!d in the scenes where abigails put
their arms akimbo and shake their heads,
and at tunes q delineatOr Of petite serious
ness, never rising to tragic breath. The Picco-
lonini is endurable BY those who go to the opera
for the purpose of not hearing voice and style
and skill along with it. That the PiccOlomini is
this, and nothing more, Herr Ullman will not con-
test with the critics by leaving his Card on the
| public. But what wounds Herr Ullman, is the
currying which the French Courier gives her
| title. The Courier said her genuine name was
Mantilin or Gamuttini, or SOmethingin, and
that her claims to be real live nee PiccOlOmini-
the niece of very magnificent threetaed Cardi-
nal. dressed in red aud terrible to behold, dispens
ing church thunders and doing penance with laeh
,yma christi and J,ceafce-were spurious. The
Coxrrier said in French to her title Of Princess,
Bosh At this Herr Ullman grows as furious
rs gallant, and as gallant philanthropic. What
an injury done gentle and gifted girl the main
stay and support of large family, the Cardinal in
cuded or not, as the case may be-bOrn live
Princess of yc ancient tribe of PiccolOminis, who
date perhaps back to the Pigmi of the year
4Ol1 B. C.. Is it criticism, he asks, so to assail
the nobility of her namel
When the Prince De Joinville was in this cOun-
try he went to visit certain paper-Inill. After
close inspection he left with bis duiiful suite As
be was going out of the street door, workman
put his head through an upper window and cried,
Amt you going to give us s. for tresti" One
Of the hands of neighboring establishment, hear
ing this, retorted, 6 For shame don't insult the
man; 'tsnt his fault; if he is prince, be can't
L" help IT,"
So with the Piccolomini if she BE- Princess,
she cannot help it, and on that platform Herr
Ullman takes his stand. He will allow no jokes
-. IL Ill
in mnims quavers and crotchets, but none in her
grsndiose descent To that Herr Ullman will not
consent. lie presided over the destinies of the
Countess ROssi. He felt the value Of title to q
title-psge in the ibretto. The fglia Of that eter
nal regiment, drum, brandy-hask, short skirts and
Ill Was wonderful flip to the sale and reading
Of the only genuine edition. No such favor
could attend o .fgta born of Tuscan washerwoman,
with Roman blacksmith for father. Herr Ull-
man knows that all the fools are not dead yet.
That the upper-tendom snobs may have slightly
recovered from the shocks of titles-thOugh the
awful manner in which the British Minister was
beset when last here would indicate the contrary
Herr Ullmsn believes perhaps; but then there is
the virgin soil of the citys circumambients-the
mutitudinOus towns and villages, which pour their
blue and black eyes into the Academy, especially
at the afternoon matinees. These Herr Ullman
knows would pay several shiings for the mere
sight Of live princess. Lovely eyes, Wha.
difference do they recognize betwixt Continental
nobleman. cheap as Chatham street old clothes,
and the sublimsted splendors attached to the
Princess Alice for instance. A princess ia
princess. That's enough.
Ventilate, Herr Ulmsn, therefore, the lovely,
gifted girl, Princess Piccolomini, and avengs all
the outraaes of which all the Frenchmen are guilty
1t is good dodge. Shake the CORY locks Of law
suit at the Frenchmen Play on the virtuous
indignation harp with 1000 strings-more or less ;
Thrust the passport bearing the title in femil me
syllable Italian into their parleyyoo faces Pour
the sacred grease Of legitimacy iutO tho csuldrou
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