New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-15
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

DEBUT OF THE COUNTESS DS FERuSSAC.
20 woman in our hours Of ease" etc (rh,fteeseA
regular toast OF all the sappen and al the dnse" n
public.l Here, last night, was . superb chance b
match words by sets, TO sustain the eternal sosg q
alteration stereotypcd afer these bsnque,s. The
woman's Hosptsiv' Have the stiffneck,d gesess-
tou ever ansyr the beauty and mercy Of tina, foas
dsiion A charity a. generous o. the science Of DIR.
| Suns oct Of whose genius it spraog is profoundf
| The difficulty Of our swsddled-up decea~es' y
such that we cannot according to good Taste descss
what this Wcman's Hospital Is. But imagine the
most terrible torures which woman, hopeless saa
helpless is subjected TO, in disease which hes
caused all the surgical investigations d Europe,
even the NEST trenceant, even those prscficod
on feminine pauper, without names, lying -
beds numbered, which Plumbers distinguished -ach
from emher-has caused sk these investigations
to be u;less-ony Ia add despair 10 the suerngs q
the patients But DIR. Smms, ore bright day, dowa
en- Mississippi plantation, discovered new eont'neos
Of mercy to the sex-evolved a cure which puts bis
name, with thinkers and humsritsrians, in the list Of
the mperishaby useful. In virtue ot this discovery
the woman's Hospital was crcs,eS-crea,ed under ,hs
best sanctions of Metropolitan science aud fashion.
Like other things extensive and expensive in their
character, which derive no, or inadequate, aid nom
the State directly, the Womans Hospital needs assis-
tsuce-pecunsry contributions to esry on It's opsrs-
tons properly and permit their appropriate expansion
Certainly no more agreeable mode could be found of
mrtherirg this object than assembling in the Academy
OF Music, to hear fsvorite opera sung by wekuowa
and admired artists all except one and she dstiu-
guished amateur, unknown to the public, but recos
nz.d widely in private circles as thoroughly cultivated
a Ia Ear ha dana
OF Mr. Thorn of this city. Curiosity TO hear such
ger little dssh of local national pride to wei
come new American Jcslist, added to the sdni1abe
charity included in the performance. should have
drawn crowd-of diletspti. Of fsshonsbcs, Of gss-
temen who toast women. But what the fsot 7
The audietce beggarly in proportions The
house was starved up stairs and only dotted With
auditors down. Instead of the glowing electricity u
a crowd Of fue women and psssabe men there vS
only "a suspicion of audience, the capacities Il
the house considered. 81 much FIR benevolence 80
n uch for patriotic gasntry We shall not insist on
what was due the charity, noble 1t is, but we
do think it dissrscefu that New-iork, which has
tagged on the tail Of second and thiri.rste a.
lists from abroad, should, ON the occasion OF
native New-Yoker making her first artistic
appeal TO the public, overlook her. We
shall not get behind the fact of the Countess do
Ferussacs appearance whether II was prompted ~
the love of artistic fame the want Of revenue, W
whatever else. Sufficient TO say, she appeared In
pubic Ms she had right to do. and the pubhc, fash
il nabe and fashionable, behaved in scurvy man
ner Wedc not inquire either whether this was single
appearance intended solely for the ponce, or As pre-
cursor 20 profess career the fact remains thst
IN American lady does not excite attention In the
city, even where her family is so widely known. u
looks bod-snobbish, In fact
A word pow ~ TO the debutsntes merits MAJ do
Ferussacs voice is not powerful, but It Is OF good
qusliy and is admirably trained. La aword, she
sings the music of Puntabi," varied, 80 diff
cult like thorough artist. Rapid passages she sxs-
cuts brilliantly sustained ones she uiters sympathet-
icaly. In action her ease, considering 1t wssa hvs
appearance, was remarkable She can do better.
that is certain, by repetitions. Few debuts are 20
successful as hers last night. They are apt 70 DO
semi-fslures, even though followed by msturer
trumphs.
The other parts of the Opera were ably sung by
Bngnoli Amodio and Junca. Mr.. Strakosch led last
night, aud all went well under him. Mr. Strskosch,
who has so literally sustained the Opera, will take
benefits on Friday night and on Saturday morning.
H. deserves full houses, and due recognition Of his
efforts to please and TO uphold the Academy during
season not the most prosperous.