Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-01
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ART.


as two or three persons crtcise for each Of the cities
OF the East while every iudcious lover Of the drama
in Cincinnati is critic, this fact will have very ife
ehect here. We doubt not the drama is worthy the
reputation it has attained, and that IL will have a
long and successful run.
NATIONAL THEATER.--Jane Ooombs, who, IL will
be remembered, appeared last season at the Opera
| house, with Indifferent success will commence an
| engagement this evening at the National, as the
heroine of the most beautiful love-story in any
language, Romeo and JUliet II would be difficult TO
read the lines Of this beautiful play without feeling
in some measure the passion they express, and we
have no doubt, in the hands Of the company at the
National the principal characters will be ably rep.
| resented.
WooD's THEATER.-The segrist and Zanfretta
| Balet-troupe will appear at Woods this evening
| The performance will commence with the astonish-
| ing feat Of 1.-THE Three Devils" after which the
| beautiful ballet Of "Esmeralda" will be presented
| the whole to conclude with the aughable aud al
| ways-popular dramatic pantomime entitled "Jocko
or the Brazilian Ape"
SMITH NIxoN's HALL-In speaking of Tho
don's Museum Of Arts, the Baltimore Sun says that
as moral, instructive and pleasing exhibition,
the one now under consideration ranks perhaps su-
perior to any ever introduced to the notice Of the
| public Void Of deception, clear of vulgarity, in
structiye in its nature, and pleasing 10 its charac-
ter II at once is recognized as a high toned and
pleasing piece of resort, commanding the support
and countenance Of that peculiar class of persons
| who do not approve Of public shows. Thiodon's
| Museum Of Arts contains nothing Of an exceptional
bearing upon the contrary, 1t is Instructive and
truthful. The Storm 1T Sea- is beautiful, while
! the automaton rope-walker is miracle. We can
cheerftilly say, visit the exhibition"
| NEW YoRK.-The entire Opera Troupe sang Pacini's
Meded last Thursday night, at Niblo's. The story
is well known, although the opera is unfamiliar
Inspeakng of its representation the critic Of the
New York EUeniR0 Post, coed authority, generally,
in musical matters, and one who will not fulsomely
| laud bad performance, writes as follows:
at is difficult to fairly critcise an opera like
Medee on one hearing, that we can only refer to
81 S Ro1 I, There Is too much
relief; from the moment ',Medeam appears, to her
that there is lacking the musical climax so we'll at.
tanned n Norma The characters are also unequally
scene, while the other characters have but little to
| do. Of course, the weight Of the piece thus falls
.,ADd Cortesi was equal to it. Physically and vo.
caly powerful, she has the most complete appreci-
sensation therein; Probably operate annais-.in
which Tor the past nve years we must look for the
Yorka-do not record more remarkable instance of
sustained tragic power than the performance Of Cor
s "MgsissEi, with his his clear, ringing voice, ably
Represented, but the chorus singing was as bad as
could be- We understand that but one rehearsal
! "The music. of Medea is dlfHcult to understand,
and even 70 admire The salient are few in
the Intention FROM thu music itself. It docs not,
sgFo, the acknowledged masterpiece OF Pacini; but
like all music Of the style, beauties will unfold
ers ike Cortes and Musianf, must eventually take
rank among the standard operas Of the American
repertoire"
Mr. Ullman returned from Europe In the Persia
bringing with him long list of engagements. OF
female singers he has secured Jenny Ney, of the
Dresden Opera, but with European reputation;
Madame D'Angri, the well-known contralto, and
Mrs. Hinckey, Of Albany, N. Y, who, after study
ing in Florence, recently sang with great success at
the opera in Amsterdam. Carl Formos, as we before
stated is expected here by the close of the month";
and William Formes, his brother, baritone, will
| arrive in November. Prospective engagements
have also been made with Mile. Csillag, who has
recently sung in London, and with the Marchesi
sisters soprano and alto whose latest successes were
in "semiramide," in Paris. The familiar legend of
visit from Joanpa Wagner is also revived, and the
arrival of Tamberlik is postponed for year. ,
In the drama there is nothing new save that the
Monkey Boy, at Laura Keenes, is to give way, this
evening, to new three-act Irish drama entitled
Aileen Ar0OR
/ -Wilkess Spirit Of the Times, which had better
confiue itself to dog fights and rat-killng perform
ances than criticising the drama in speaking the
performance of HomIet at Nibo's, lauds Forrest in
| the most extravagant manner, and says:
that Thf Rhb bS6 Of M G9TSy S SFeStGd Wish
the beginning Of the play. It was Invested of all
SO Charming, and her appearance was fearfnily at
variance with sll pIeconceiVed ideas Of the part"
| These who witnessed the exceedingly chaste and
elegant imrersonation of this one of Shakespeare's
loveliest characters by Mrs. Conway at the Opera
house. last season, will readily agree with us that
the writer knows nothing Of the character, or else
! that Mrs. O. has deteriorated wonderfully during
the past year. The latter we do not believe; and,
therefore, incline to the former proposition which
is by far the more probable and doubtless true.
-Amodio's brother, Frednio, made quite sue
cessful debut at Niblos, last Tuesday evening, as
"Germont," in the TrariGtd, of Verdi.
BosToN.-The Cortesi Opera Troupe will appear
this evening, at the Boston Academy Of Music In
II Poliuto, Musani in the title role, and CorteAi
| as "Paolina"
wAsHrNoToN.-Att the Washington Theater, Annie
| Miner, in connection with the Cooper American
Opera Troupe, is singing to fair audiences.
YARIETIEs-Miss EIliston "a grand daughter ofthe
once celebrated 'Rover'' in Wid Oats is announced
| to make her debut at West End Theater in Lon
don.
-Meyerbeer has consented to become President of
the Kerein Teutonia, choral union in Paris and is
said TO have composed a new chorus for them.
For the coming italian winter season in Paris It
appears that neither Madame Borghi Mamo nor
Signor Tamberlik Is engaged. signor Mario and
Gardoni are; SO is Signor Pancani, another tenor.
Mesdames Pence and Alboni will also reappear.
Miss Nelly Brewster, a young lady cf Philadel-
phia, who has been preparing for the stage under
Mr.. Forests direction, will make her debut during
his engagement in that city.
-Gazzaniga the fayorite prinsa donnd, is singing
at Lisbon. She is said to be married to Albites the
well-known musical professor.
The penchant for the pantalOons is SO strong
among the ladies of the Pittsburg Theater, that
three Of them play Jack Sheppard the same even-
ing, each taking an act
The New York Herald, which, as is we'll known,
never tells the truth, unless by accident, says that
the dramatic world has had positive sensation in
the Tentree Of Mr.. Forrest, who, to use q Shat 5.
perian phrase, is more followed than ever His audi
ences have been enormous. At the regular price:
Niblos Garden holds, in theatrical parlanee 81 900
the extra premium seats and boxes could moi
have amounted 10 over six OF seven hundred, and ye
the receipts Of the first night amounted to nearly
$780, or double the highest receipt of Mr. Forrest
at the Broadway Theater. The houses have beeI
equally great ever since.
The London Critic nnounoes, as among Madam,
Celestes engagements for the Lyceum, Miss Jose
phine Gougenheim, Mrs. Charles Howard Mrs
Julia Bennett Barrow (all we'll known in tn
United states) Mr.. George Vining, Mrs. Kelley an,
Miss Lydia Thompson. Mime Celeste will eommene