, 1866-07-14

OrEnA HoUsf-THK ELIsLEn CoHH1SA1IoN-
The grind operaric. pautou!mte, ue1odr4m1tc,
uba4ultlc fa1y spectacle Of The " Aalad Queen,"
Ias presented Last evening for the dat time, 10
teEy tma1 but appFecia'iEe audience To tsy TINT
1t w.s presented in good style is altogether IN
insufficient amount OF praise. The scene1y vas
rpfreopr, and a rapport with the subject; The
md ihe groupings excceolnsly effective. The mn.
ric, bolh tn*ttumenta and vocal. was. with one or
se ;ss Of Xxi sE d ahe sh in
The seent II laid in lie Of the Maids
o. Nsles nynphs. and The e'oIy hi, for Its hero
s s5 Nsf ben
:, g. % ap e9s ssn,pps E E.e sepps'1 oV. w.t.
sS s'5aa hss W s.ss 'ns sos g'';fas s.
{Mrt; Ell.ls5l the Queen q tha Natads, With whom
e.otloe.. whess be il entertslned viii music md nd
honor named I'd Caroline, who |: someEh.t dsvo,ed
amoured with the Jolly sq1ite, who f. kindly
tsken eare Of and sump,nonsjy fed on crabs
sd 1oss'e1s By the numerous inmates Of
The ero.,o, t,..i ihe Kntth!: bo5essl, opy
under ,he influence or the tencer passion,
presents him uflb several ca4kets Of gems, and
lenders btm Tue feaiy Of her aquatic Subjects. he
lslng to rtsu1D in month and fulfil hls matrimo-
NAL ergaeemeuts. On arriving on dry land ne for
s Lqs Ns apd to Ssd nsay 1na s
sudden tfs1up OF the uatefs, at the hands OF the
sea demons, under the leadetkh1p OF Ampn1blo,
{5 ossen, NJ oss,a!on u Of Na1aa; armed s1d
prepare 10 attscK Rupert, between whom and
Ampnlblo fearful e~ord combat-a Ia Fr+nch
Spt-en>nes. Ln1.lne becomes merciful She re-
lepts. and IN the time hnuored erage wav, places
lhe bands OF the Knight and Lulline together and
b]esfes them be happy" &c, All ART now hap
pS. and The curtain dexeends on tuper6 coral Rrot
10, in NEichtthe N.fads. demons and al are group-
ed together In an artistic manner.
The piece presents no scope tor acting whatever.
The como part Of IS lame and a1 from ntst class,
ard tho rendition Of 1t did not give It any laurls
The ballet was very edtctiye-be1ng much better
than any that has been presented hera for long
eslx eeie st WIS en re-
The Company has generously offered 70 donate
ment towards the relief Of the sufferers by the
great fire IN Portland; The matter L. placed under
The direction Of Committee appointed hy tbe
Boa1d Of Trade at 10 session 5cstcrday. We trust
the a9uss III bs tllsa ,t TO- i1s n.mo:t e,pac'
MUsLCn.-"V Vtctorne"-yhls graf romantic
dratna, which has been on the bo.ras Tor seEcral
11shss past: vii! be reproduced ,hs a.1ernoon and
NcVIcEER's THEA1RE.-Ni.s Alice Kinesbury
took very substantial benefit last evening as Tc-
charaeier, md ono waiea tbe presents viii remarI.
nbte aoiltty. The same bill Is announced fof this
afternoon and eycntng-thc last appearance Of Miss
kinEshusy;, hond1y, the grand spectacle OF ''I'hs
VAs Axgunon's MExAoER1E will arrive In CHI
caso on Tuesday pext, and o1,eu its budget of IN.
tour days. A more instructive exhibition than tue
properly composed meuaCcric does not exist; II
theirs be books In the running brooks and sermons
petl,a, and Van Amoulch's viii rank d The stand
arc. containing all the information found Ia works
Of thst character with tcvcrat astic,es not met
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