The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-10

position and therefore enabled 10 give his every I'D
vantage in life When Mario was quite youth, his
parets removed 70 Madrid where the beauty and
charming voice OF the future tenor all hearts and
opened TO him every salon Of that arisocratic city. A.
Mario advanced to mans estate, he acquired the eputa
the scrape IN which he was caught but he jeste danced
and sung himself out Of all, and became, in word, the
During sunny DAYS Of young Pings lfe beausi-
f girl dividing with him the worship and fayoritssm
Of the CITY She very lovely an orphan heress OF
ss U
az La Marquesita* much from her stony
as from her dmnutive szo and hardhearted shc was,
ways exception In such cases-to young Ping. Though
OF good rank and respectable connections, yet Ping
match for the high born young heiress at least 90
La Marquesita turned deaf TO all her guardians re-
monstrances az beautiful girls win do, whether Spanish
American when they In love- and listened only
the passionate protestatons OF her young lover. He
whispered warm words in the Dance and when her uncle
s;r her 70 ner rooms poor way 70 manage love-
Is scarcely necessary TO tell how oil this ended-or we
know how Cupid laughs at bolts and bars and So
one morning the fair Marquesa missing Ping had
sung in delicious strains Of ladder Of ropes priest in
waiting near by; feet horses TO take them to the coast
and OF love and happiness in Italy. 46N
No trace found Of the runaways In Madrd but ere
long they wrote from Italy Of their happiness-of how
they were married ere they Left Madrid and how they
In Italy, Ping continued his fast nfe and his reckless
disposition soon made way with his wife's fortune Ere
two years had passed away poverty was staring them in
pride forbade that ~ can sing, said Ping; "work will
not" few months Of study and Ping appeared upon the
nymc, and was henceforth known as Mario, Mario tho
great tenor We AL know how rapidly Mario rose the
stage His grace elegance and beauty were valuable a
ton OF Europe. Fortune sniled-gold showered on
hmcare was forgotten He sang and sang and must be
But his lovely wife, the ma,Yuesita what OF herr He
mad married her for her money or even he had
loved her. be was too fond Of his rioous life TO be long
content with the quiet pleasures Of home circle. First
he neglected her, then ilreated her. Broken hearted
she sought the retirement Of convent in Paris where
fingered on few years and died.
Poor thing in that gay capital where her husband
charming thousands and squandering fortunes she
reach his dying wife9 Did memory Of that deserted
wife ever Cross the mind Of the favored Mariop Qun
sabe 90 III
never can hear his witchng voice without sigh to
the memory Of his poor wfethe brilliant, lovely mar
May these facts account for the recent scenes at the
Opera In Madridf
karqussisa is hard, bright stone, as well as little
Narchioness.
After the first performance Nine. Grisi published the
following "card which did not have the effect Of ol
flying the public, and announced that neither she
nor Mario would again appear in Nadrid.-
CRISIS MANIFESTO.
am accused OF having failed In respect TO the public
This accusation afcts much that will endeayor TO
prove the contrary In my artistic career have always
kind reception which have obtained in all the theatres in
which have sung therefore accepted with pleasure
engagement at the Theatre Royal Madrid being assured
Of being able TO fulfil my engagement and counting on the
indulgence Of the public. Under these circumstances
believed PEI that a. should and On my first appearance
nh nation accords to all artists; but my surprise was
great when before having heard me- small portion OF
the public manifested discomfort during the first act
frankly confess that these facts caused me pain and that
without the protection Of the rest Of the public should
not have been able to terminate the representation.
therefore suppcae the public 10 accord the grace of
hardening me for what may have done in the situation
in which found myself Far be from me the idea Of re.
ciated and had been permitted to speak should have
sad-Gentemen, listen TO me with indulgence and il
after having sung have not the happiness please you
will respect your decision and will put end TO my en-
gagement" could not certainly have continued to sing
before public whose appreciation had not obtained
fore the public feeling certain that viii appreciate for
what Y WORTH and promise to obtain from the public
my justification. GIULLA GRISI
TON TArIoa's EQUESTRIAN PLAY-Ths London Times
OF the 2st October has the following notice Of Tom Tay
lor's new play At Astley's-
This house, the delight Of 30 many generations has re-
opened for the season with equestrian drama by
Mr. Tom Taylor, entitled "Garabaldi," and embodyng
whose name it bears. First. Garabaldi is shown At
Uruguay in lS4o commander OF the Italian legion in the
% liz ~ sS s s Of
the banks OF the Rio Negro. Here he makes the ac-
quantance Of John Beard, travelling Britain, who after
wards accompanies him in all his adventures together
with Procopo faithful negro ill at last the faithful pair
become distinguished as "Garibaldi's EnglshmanD
named Mancini, makes his appearance, who, in
spred with hatred for Garibaldi and love for his wife,
equally pernacious in works of villany His first bad
coed is the revelation Of Garibadi's retreat to the
odiers OF Rosas, and the escape Of the Italian family
nder circumstances Of picturesque difficulty, involving
great deal Of firing and the blowing up of bridge,
the main incident of the act We next find Garbadi at
Rome on the 3oth of June s9 and the whole second
IF tbav
city against the arms Of Francean affair of artillery and
musketry from bcginningto end. The third act which
lakes pace .ne following August Is Of more quiet and
is put order to evade the vigilance of his Austrian pur
suers and ending with the death Of Anita the ndescri
babe grief Of the General It's however, cnlvcned by
dance Of fisher boys and girls and military execution
The affair Of the Sevo pass in which gunpowder
viafranca bring the tale to a conclusion. Garbaldi
having previously been made happy by the recovery
Of his daughter, stolen in the first act The story hav
the bills inform us, dsheathes his sword but the ex-
preston must not be taken literally the General holds
MS drawn sword exceedingly high while his friends and
coming the author Of hippodrame Mr. Tom Taylor has
not essentially changed the Of the Aseys school Of
easy, when the exhibition Of horses and perpetual dis
play Of fighting must necessarily be the chief objects
tempated by the dramatist But at all events, his play
s OF it's kind good the concession being made that no
cident s to be condemned the OF mproba
by and that the right Of placing living person on the
told the fidelity Of Garbads wife and friends prcser
thread Of interest through four long acts and there
something touchngy pathetic in the death Of Anita This
s certainly an Improvement on those incomprehensble
plots which no one attempts to dsentange, but which
spectators are contented to regard pretexs for
the employment Of horses and gunpowder Mr. Taylor Is
also TO be commended for the Punishment of that per-
petual pair of lovers who for half century least have
filled up the ntesices Of equestrian spectacle with their
impertnent wooings.
"Rgoett has been produced at the Italian Opera Paris
with Dottin, new prma donna, Aboni, Grazani, the
baritone, and Gardoni
The clever little pair Of artises known as the Boone chill
dren from the United States have been playing at the
Soho theatre in their avorte characters Of Sir Peter and
Lady Teazc in from Sheridans celebrated come
dy The versatile couple afterwards dance Irish jg
with great characteristic spirit and humor Sun
day Times.