Worcester daily spy., 1861-11-08
Adelaide I'hIlipsin Paris.
FROM the Boston Daily Advertiser.

PARIS, Oct. 25, lo6I--If your readers have
Il few moments to spare from the all enpross-
ing topic perhaps tie musical portion ol them
may be glad 10 learn That Miss Adelaide Phil.
lips, lis Signorina Flllippi, has passed through
the severe trial OF Grst appearance before a
Partisan public with entire success. The crit
ical audience oi the Sale Vental0ur sat in
judgment upon her "Azucena" last night, and
gave it then unqualified approval. Accus-
toned as thry have been to AibOni, and to no
one else III tH part, il was not TO be expected
tlaJ they were - experience any new sensa
tions in the rendering of the music. To
achieve success and TO prevent any uutavora
bic comparisons, it was necessary to make u
dramatic triumph, and this was accomplished
AibOnl. with her wealth OF voice aad noncha-
liant ease in the use OF it, is SO fat and lubberly
wlthal, that she can only stand STILL Willie
music EuShes from her throat, as from Il fOun-
tain. Miss Phillips, ON the other hand,
has great deal of dramatic power and
displayed ii to such purpose in her deineation
OF the fierce, revengeful, aud yet loving gypsy
mother, that she woud nave made IL hit win
lar less vocal excellence than she really pos
sesses for the French do like acting above all
things, and Alboni is one Ui the lew whom
they would tolerate without it. Our young
country woman had several difficulties 10 con
laily severe and cultivated character of a Paris
audience, and Il sense of the important results
that their decision would have upon her future
career, were surely not unnatural, even to one
accustomed aS she has been to The stage from
her earliest years Then her costume was De g.
cuilarly trying and unbeCOmng for though
her features are capable of very VARYING eX.
pression she can hardly afford to throw away
the very considerable advantage to be obtain
ed by becoming costume. "Ah, mein
Gott said German lady in the box near me-
whose emeralds and diamonds made her gilt
ter like chandelier, 'If she were only a
little 'Schoener' | should like her better"
There is something appalling in the way
debutante is treated here on a first night
There is no token OF greeting The first
movement begins and ends-and then the sec
ond, and still there is n chilling, unsympathetic
silence. AT length, at the end Of the Caba-
letta there is moment OF suspense. The ap
plcant for favor has been heard and Judgment
is to be pronounced. In this case | was doubt
ful for an instant whether she was to draw
blank or prize; but it was for an instant
only, for there soon followed a burst OF ap
plause that must have satisfied the most anX
ious friend or the most ardent admirer. Some
iDjudicious person threw wreath upon the
stage as large as horse collar before Miss
Phillips had sung single note. The practice
of awarding laurels before they are earned is
so peculiarly American that think the audi
ence were rather puzzled to know what it
meant. 1t appeared to embarrass everybody
ON the stage, til at last Mario picked it up and
threw it behind the scenes Miss Phillips was
called out after the first act and at the close Of
the opera, mark of appreciation not often