, 1859-02-24

TuRD N1aur o.v THE ITALIAN ORR. ~ f.u,
cAco, "LA Observation-Disclosures Theatre Ias4
evening Was ablaze vi til beauty and fashion. tI,e
dress circle rising gay parte ire worth tie cojnp
to see, aside from the ttraslions upon whicl, the
| curtain VAS to rise.
"La 1tariata," the opera of the evening, is a
wo1k which has been sabjec.e'l to much criticism
but while critics have been ut variance on matters
pertaining to the libgetto, no difference Of opinion
has existed as to the acore which contains some Of
the finest passages Axtant.
While the m4tckiess Colson, In her character Of
Vloletta, holds ler place, 'Ie Irayiatar xl never
be dismissed the repertoire.
The audience LIST eveing we're in rap1ures
with Colson, who with B.iguoli was called before
the curtain at tae close Of the Il rat oct The no.
Bile baritone Of Amodio wss alde in the second
act and thence onward through the evening the
tho in turn held the listensrs ent,a ,eed.
The New York 1+i6uns pays the following tri-
butte to Col'on a. Violetta, 10 fant pr eiae which
WILL be sustained by the verdict Of her audience
last evening:
Beautiful and fascinating in appearnnr. ,-;.t
q smile Of iaeffah1e sweenesx, pent.sne.. ~
Innocence, she realizes tie idea Of heino vbo
could wind round the hearts and hofd thu sffsc.
t'ons in spell too potent Tor time IN It's chan1es
70 destroy. This natural G;neas to the charec-
Yer Is q married. element in ,ae triumphant suc-
cess achieved BY Madame Cols5u.
As dramatic vocalist she has no eouef IN
Amer1ca. She is not &ha 1inger Of one grand
Effect; she is conscientious astist aad sliehts
no portion OF her rota. She thoroughly en-
9odles me character, and no one phase Is
deemed too light to beovez,ooked. In t}e frst
act, Is the j youB, reckless woman, she dszzIes
by her d'w Of aoimal spirits, aud intecis US
Win the wild rcrelrY which Seems TO bs the
ruling sentiment Of har nature. In the aecond |
act ehe ls the devoted woman. Love haa done |
much to retrieve the psss and sapctify the |
present; and The grace, beauty and gentIeness
the gay salons OF Paris, beam out with a thou.
sand added graces in the circle of her happy
home. Then comes the shock of the past,ue-
when she tiuds that oil her sscritces buve BEEN
in vatn; that the past will rise up agains. her
and bar her from the inefable joYs Of home at.
where her lover follows her TO the salon aeaiu.
ind insults her before the assemblage, Madame
Colson's action WAS admirable beyond expires.
sion-inteuse, pathetic. and 50 womauly that i.
Affected all present with all the thrilling interest
Of real life drama
IL the third act, her delineation of the dying
girl Was painfully. exquisiteiy real Saddened
at the near approach Of death, then flushed 10
an ecstacy Of joy ut the return of her lover,
praying for Life, yet conscious Of the vanity OF
the bope-these, and all those delicate shades Of
feeling which only woman can coucelyo aud
execute, were portrayed By the beautiful artist,
until the CANVASS wss filled, aud art could do NJ
more.
Her singing was equal TO her acting, and We
consider Madame Colton's rendering OF the
character Of Violetta tho most perfect perform.
ance in every sense thst ne hare seen On the
ltalian stage for MARY years. Her success mas
triumphant, and she received every tribute tha.
bestow. She Is great creature, and New York
w1ll begin to lay its homage At her shrine Just
ss she ia about to leave Us; We have however,
enjoyed The privilege and luxury Of liseniugtv
her. and it viii be plsasaat memory for many
year8 to come,