The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-27

LONDON, Sept 10, 1855.
Piccolominis Visit % the Unled Sta,ss-Isr Career in
London-Eariy Hixtoy and family Aga1s-Rscsns
Tiumrhs in the Provinces DC, de-
At last It is settled that you 10 have charming
little prma DONNA Piccolomin-accent tho second o,
the past three years, and kicked up such Dublin
as has not been seen since the days Of Malbran. 1
envy You the luxury which YOU will enjoy in the petite
dnge and trust you viii duly appreciate IL.
Perhaps you would like 10 hear something biographical
ancnt the primd donna Well, she born twenty
years ago there thereabouts at the Of sienna in
Italy, and comes from family which has furnished
three Popes and dozen Cardinals. She has
racing term, pure strain az blood the Goiol-
phin Arabian himself Her family mixed up all tho
old Italian feus and probably figure she tho
between the Guelphs and the Ghbbcnes A,any
there doubt about the antiquity and purity of tho
Piccoomini blood. Her uncle a cardinal, and her
mother wrote Princess before her The prma donna
at an carly age astonshed everybody by her admirable
singing and received the best instruction she
to pursue artistic career, aud made her os6w at
Florence IL am not mistaken. There she made genuine
Juror; you have them in Italy and know how iu
tense they arc lumey, who Is always the out
and who has agents everywhere 20 snap up opcrat
tcane touchs engaged her Cor London where she has
sustained the fortunes Of her Majesty during ,he regular
provinces She Of genius and one of the most
exquisiey sympathetic actresses that has appeared
In addition io all this you have her not in har dccadcn
but in the very zenith Of her popularity she travels s
prince and will come with suite Of eleven PERSONS
including the psdes,ro Muzio pupil Of Verdi and q CON-
poser and conductor a She has fascinated an
Young England and has Offers OF marriage from
high quarters; but for the present La PccoIomni sesms
to he inclned 70 preserve herself maiden mcsaason
fancy free" Perhaps tho right for the right place
hath not Jet appeared perhaps the lady takes warn
ing from the experience of others perhaps sho
thinks mnch cf her art % neglect tha
Affairs of her heart perhars-well, prrhaps-a great
many things certainly yon have Pccoomn without en-
eurnbranccs 20 there fne chance for Young America
fccoIomni = jus, now IN Tho provinces, and hava
taken the trouble follow her career which has been
even more Triumphant than ever before Al Birmingham
the theatre crowded beyond frcvlous experience.
and the places N The po,es and re were sold q. guinea
each. AZ Shrewsbury the seats baotcd for, and
many Iersous were excluded. AZ the Leeds festival
Pccamin carried everything before her, shoushiHe com-
But the curious dcmonstraton of all was al LIVER
pool. quote from the Liverpool Hms of the ir;--
last night tho Theatre ROYAL N most r1tnns asc bnt
we regret 20 say tho mo~t tnmultnous audience we ever
were nae 20 -'en 70 sn orcrs Ihe house was crowded
pressed IN than could by any possibility be accommo-
dated The orchestra struck ~ amidst tremendous up
roarhc curtain rose. sti silence could be obtained
The performance stopped, and tho manager of tha
Italian company came forward and N tho absence of Mr.
Copeland begged 10 be informed what the public desired
Tbc noisy parties cried out roor ~ The manager
said that he quite that tho money would 10 re-
turned "a those who could not get seas. One of
the prominent forced their way out Win auo~, A.
much difficulty as they had forced themselves IN bn, tho,
greater part chose ~ remain. and those Who had
seats eferred 20 stand up with their hats spite of
all the reonstraDccs of those behind the stalls whose
view they obsiructed These gentlemen az We SUD-
pose they would call Themselves, stood up thus Il the
end u tho second act, when they by down,
evidently bccansc they tired and not from any
nderaton Of good manners Nile riecolomini was
ccyed with tho greatest enthusiasm tho Liverpool
audience would emulate the students of Dublin.
hore your audiences 70 impolitc, bat trust that
they viii be as numerous, and that you will send
char ming little prtra donna hack 20 ~ with fresh chap
Jet of laurels and in good condition az give her ~
you You may expect her New York about the rst of
October