Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-09

Representatives, will be held in the hall OF
the House of Representatives on wednesday
at o'clock, p. m.
We understand that the 'call" for this meet
ing is signed by more than seventy-fvs men,
bers of the House.
The OPERA LAST NIGHr.-Though Empress
sario Ullman S house last night was very large
and fashionable one, the threatening aspect of
the weather prevented it from being as tho
roughly packed and damned as on the night
before. The audience, however, were amply
repaid for turning out in full dress when the
clouds were dropping rain; for, as a whole,
Don Juan was better rendered, than opera was
ever before sang and played here.
Florenza, as Don Giovanni, astonished us;
as his role of the night before had afforded no
opportunity to form correct opinion Of his
remarkable accomplishment as a vocal artist
His score was as trying upon, not only the
voice, but the professional proficiency of the
artist, as was ever written; and worthily did
he render it, indeed. Except in the drinking
song of the first act" Finche Dial Vino''-
which, though presto movement, could hard
ly designed to have been sung so swiftly as
that the effect of Mozart's speciality should be
spoiled in its rendition, every thing went off
capitally. That speciality is the complete
ness and artistic combination of his ohoruses
and orchestral accompaniments, all of which
throughout Don Juan are as deliberately, deli
cately and tremendously modulated, as in the
most soul-stirring aria of Trovatore, Lucia, or
ha of
music OF Don Juan is the completeness and
wonderful harmony of all its parts, reminding
one we'll read in The Divine Art not unfre-
quently of the effect of the grandest passages
in grand oratorios. With the single exception
noted above, the whole Opera was given, We
repeat, with an artistic finish that delighted US
moro than We were ever before delighted by
music.
The rendition of the two grand choral move
ments at the end of the first act, not only
proved that the failure of the chorus in the
single and simple movement in which they
sung in Don Pasquale on the night before, was
the mere accident of want of practice in that
particular score, but took the house by storm.
None but those with music in their souls could
appreciate the multitude of gems in those two
which they were sung last night, proved to our
satisfaction, at least, that the musical taste of
the Federal Metropolis needs but to lie drawn
out to earn this community a reputation for
musical discrimination equal to that lin pro-
portion to population of the capitals of Eu-
rope.
Carl FOrmes, as Leporello, though without
an opportunity in his role to exhibit the won
derful range of his voice in a solo, proved him
self rs fine an actor as his rival for the reputa-
ton OF being the great card of the troupe
PIccOiomini. lie is a peerless blffO, indeed
when cast in so mischievous part His mu-
sic, which was joke from beginning to end,
was most provoking joke throughout; tam
talizing all with the desire to hear him render
something not written to give effectiveness, as
his score was singing to the music Of others
The trio sang by Donna Anna, Elvira, and
Don Ottavio, created furore not second to
that produced by the rendition of the two great
chOruscs of the first act. 1t was the first
movement Of the piece cncored. Its special
ties is its harmony, rendered more effective by
PoinsOt,s accomplishment as an artist. The
embellishments with which she graced it, if we
mistake not, were not incidental to the score
yet they threw a charm over it which caused
all hands and threats in the auditorium to &C.
knowledge the triumph of the scena at its con-
clusion.
But we must abstain from further comment
upon this artistic victory of last night.
As we write, the sale of tickets for TO- day,
Matinee is progressing briskly, and we trust
will result In paying house; for nothing de-
lights US more than to find the Washington
public determined to induce frequent visits in
their midst of such artists as Empresario UE-
mann has brought hither on this occasion.
BOILING OVER With BITTERNEss.-Mr Jno
W. Forney, who continues to lie perdu here,
as throughout most Of the previous portion of
the session, wakes more bitter, hourly, in his
correspondence with his Philadelphia Press
The wcll-known fact that he has been unable
to induce Senator Douglas to take ground at
this time as an ayowed anti Democratic party
man, seems to have caused the sore place on his
head to tester with increased rottenness His
personal abuse Of President Buchana has thus
become more venomous and fragrant than ever
there being hardly any political or personal
crimes in the calendar to which he can lay his
the man to whom he owes everything. 1t was
fortunate that President Buchanan refused TO
do for him, personally. with his official patron
age, what he impudently demanded as his
right, if but on account of the striking illus
tration his refusal has afforded, of the malice
of which disappointed politicians in this coun-
try are sometimes capable of voiding (as the
skunk voids his fetid odor) upon those on
whom their personal spite is directed. lie
10 now varying his blackguardism of the
President, with efforts to induce the party
| with which he is at present in open and noto-
rious afiliation-the Republican party-to vote
against any and every conceivable proposition
to relieve the condition of the Treasury 50 long
as the present Administration may remain In
power Thus, he would willingly ruin every
business man in the land if he could, were that