The New York herald., 1870-08-14

among others, 'Sonnambu!a.n Trapsposed, the effect
pounds ana the other voices dragged down below
their registers. grand voice, grand artistic and
physically, grand woman.
GIUIIA GRIsI
In the fall Of 1854 Castle Garden was crowded
with the ee OF the metropolis TO hear the Diva who
had so long regned undisturheGly on tie European
stage. WITH her came the golden voiced tenor Mario
VINO has sung for half century and Is yet vorte.
Grisi first appeared rs Lucrezia Borgia and though
She was then III the decline OF ner arl!sbic life the
grandeur OF her voice and her unsurpassed powers
OF acting remained. Sne was the compeer of
Rachel Is Il lyric tragedienne, and since Pasta's
days her Norma, Semilamlde and Lucreza have
never been approached, ana perhaps never will be
IN This century. The mantle OF the great Pasta
seemed 10 have fallen her. She the
original Adagtsa in Norma IL occurred III this
way. Bein wrote Norma" for Pasta anu selected
an old artist for Adalglsa. Al It's nrsr rehearsal
Pasta, being an artist OF strong dramatic instinct
saw the FOLLY OF woman OF maturity being Jealous
OF an Ada'glsa older and homeler than herself, and
eXpostuated with the manager who had selected
such q co1eR7eDdrio lor the goie Gris was then IN
the chorus, young ana bewitcEingly beautiful GIRL
Pasta led her forth by the nand, saying Here Is my
IDEAL OF an Adagisa who could seduce Polio from
Norma. want her. | Will teach her the part"
Is II any wonder that Girls, received her inspiration
Of 'Norrna' rom its original representative and
tle emu eXcelieu ner teacher "Puritani" was writ
ten for Grisl. It's irst representation AT Her Ma
jesty,s was given witl tue great quartet. Grsi.
Rubin, Tainburini and LaDiache. When viii sue
a company De heard again GrlsI ana Mario made
specific coDtract with Hsckett at u fixed aud very
large sum Tor a season in America. ,;rsi was very
supefstItiOus. Her friends never Knew her without
a horseshoe in some form OF Jcwelry about her she
hired q furnished house Fourteenth street, oppo
site Sienway Hail. Her servant having died
OF scarlet fever. Grisi came out on the
steps, looked at the number, saw that
it was an odd one. and IN one
hour removed 10 the Metropolitan Hotel. MISS
Coutts, an unsought admlrer OF Mario, came over 10
America in the same steamer returned with
them, much to CRISIS horror. All The business Of
the troupe was transacted by Gris personally, for
Mario was VIGOROUSLY lazy and induent. The
Academy OF Music was opened fof the first time by
Mario and Grlsi: bt then, as now. the incubus Of
deadbead stockholders was too much for the AN
agement, and poor Hackett had no reason 10 con-
gratulate himself on tie result.
ANNA, COUNTESS DE LAGRANGE.
arrived in the spring OF 1855, under ullmann's man
agement He also brought over Nitrate, the best
te0Te rObuso ever heard here but not being appre-
ciaed, he lett IN disgust in u lew weeks.
soon after ullmann sold out ms engagement OF
the Lagrange troupe 10 Paine, the lessee or the
Academy Of Music. Lagrange was brilliant, true
artistic, with splendid soprano voice superb eNCcu-
tive ability and great dramatic taent she was the
original Leolora IN "Troyatore' in this country, Vest
vail beng the Azucena Nantier Ddee subsequent.
ly arrived, and replaced Vestya, creating great sem
ssuon by making the part. as II should be, an Old
gypsy. Didiee. a fine contralto, on her return To
London, achieved great success al Copent Garden.