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¦ ' ' . ¦ ' i * . f ' ' - -r -- * J i - 1 - ' ¦ ; . ¦ I ' * 1 . ,: .. - . / . p ' .- THEOPERAS * - '< . . , -, n , .- ' w \ . .. , - ' . ( . . , | . ¦ " ¦ - - The great " Wagner case" has occupied the town too much thiji ireek td allow of any other novelty ( an irreverent wit , alluding tb the wajit of fulness in the figure of Madlie . Wagner , calls her the bone of contention ) , unless I am to consider the pferformances" first time this-season" of JVbrmd and Fidelio as novelties , 'I do not profess td kn 6 w whicli way the Wagner case will Be decided "; an ignorance the taPrei humiliating , because everyone around ine is so confident /^ kijpws . But this I do knpw , that never has sincrincr more rapturously' excited me / th . an , Tawberlflc ' fl
third and fourth acts of . IMartiri y From the first moment I . heard Tamberlik I pronounced him a magnificent ' singer , ' atid now I find even his former Retractors proclaiming him the g > e ^ test singe r of thte day . Itd ' w that may be I know not ; but excepfj Pagtjaj Keaii , Pajganini ^ aM B ^ ch , el , there has been no artist in my tiine whp prpduW-Wp h WWM ng , ^ ® r ^ powering excitement in me . As that incomparable voice ascends inuts passionate exaltation to altitudes other voices" only reach ' in screams , I feel an electric fire run quivering through ? mfci' arid spasmodic laughter bursts forth as my triWe of ap ^ l ^ se-. ( 'All'through the day ,, busy with its many cares , I hear the . triumphant glory pf ^ hat note which , in the duet with Paulina ( OSa ^ nta Melodiali he sustains above the orchestra , till pleasure becomes almost pain . It is not because
ramberlik sings the ut dejpotfrine ( and when encored sings half a note higher , C sharp ) that he produces such astorniy delight ; other men liavo flung'Cinalt , and , except iW thci rarity ' , ho , one cared for it ; but Tumberlik ' s 0 is one of the most delicious , notes fiver heard from a Man , arid as he sustains it , and swells on it , the effect becomes perfectly indescribable . Moreover , how tetider he is ! what beauty in his recitative ! what vigour and earnestness in' his style ! and all this splendour of power is unabated by any sig ^ ., of effort , qr fatigue . tot me say that the general impression ! is , that if I Martiri only be performed a few times more it will become a stock piece ; bad and dreary as are tho two first acts , the last two transcend anything Donizetti has written ; not as music , but as opportunity for two singers . -The sestott in the third act , and the whole pi the music for Tamberhk in the third and fourth , nro onough to make any opera popular . On Thursday Grrisi—the only JVbrma—made her first appearance this soason , and
Mas welcomed as Grisi must ever bo by a public that adores her . Formes too , who improves , and gains fresh favour with , overy new effort , reappeared as Qroveso . Tambprlik was the Pqllio . It is something to hear let Diva and Tamborlik sing tho final duet Qual cor , tfadisti / i i ' , Aa ' i Una Majesty ' s , Cruvelli has repeated JRosimt . in II JEtarbiere , and conflrincd 'her success in it . On Thursday she played MdAlio , which Btill remains her greatest part j it is to her what Norma is to Grisi . I was not ablp to W present at this performance , m& miwt lepery © fpr
another occasion any criticism that may he necessary * The report of Jenny Lincl being about to return to Her Majesty's is flung from club to coterie , with what weight df probability I cjinnpt say . But peo |> Ife have such extraprdiriary omniscience in operatic matters ^ that I who fiave no acquaintance " with the partis , "/ supposed to speak authoritatively ; retire into meek insignificance ; limiting my Ppinipn in this last instance to some tiling more , than doubt . , . i ^ ; , -. -. . *
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. ¦ ' . ' // ' - ^ " " , /;\ . " W ' v " ' !/*• • It was a , treafc ^ p see Jtegriie . r , in . the restless , chattering , dancing lying intriguing , levelling , scpfE ( ng , £ old ,, bwlUant ,. witty :, Jtagrtless , diyej ^ ng Figaro 1 Suchverve ! 8 uch animal ' spirits ! siicli minuteness ana felicity of detail ! such glowing' ' vital % bF ensemole ! Figaro her ' e ; Figa * o ^\ L&& ; tt&ar 6 eve ^ nation of lying ! ¦ The lie ptrre andsimple , for < itB'ownSake ; for themeffe intellectual gratification 5 © f that * perverted superiority which consists in deceit-rTasu ^ erioriiyfitbjit caaaionlyrraiseitself ahove you by tripping you ut )! For this , be . it ever remembered ,. is the boasted < superiority , gained
bj , deceit : j the . liar ^ synpt , ta | ler , but flatters Jus pride with , being fifyrpjt you ; -because ^ you a , re sprawling hi the marsh he led yoii into ! Figaro ' is swifti keenj' un '^ brupulous ' , 'inventive : ' tlie ready laugh answers' to' his ready wit ; but KowWdit leaves us * how ptfbr and contemptible all that brilliancy really i& ; its sparkte ' coming from no central -heat ! " ¦ The fact isj that although * Beaumarchais -produced an immensey an enduring impression in corrupt , Erance , by .. Jus , daring , ^ onslaught , upon ; the decrepit sanctities of society , although , as he said , "If anything is madde ^ than my play , it is . itf . sijooess . " ¦ * it lives now pnly in virtue of having once produced thai ; impression—its Ufe is an echo , and fades away gradually into silence . ' ' "• • • ¦ - * > " . ¦ ¦ ¦
? " : > .: **' .- ;; -Our echoed roll froin S 6 ul tosoul ; - '' i - ;• . !•! . / - ' ; ' ¦ ' . !¦ MAndTolVforeverand'for ' ever . '> ' ¦ ¦¦ " - ^ ¦•¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ It is a blessed consblattioii that lies will not lasfc , be they never'so bril liant : Itift-not ^ mtelleet that vivifies ? the world . Without the strong pulses of the healthy heart ; no work ; con livei no work deserves to- live .- ; « And see how music , with its genial charm , confers immortality upon this Barber of' Se ^ l p ^ hj , embalming it in , beauty ! , . Rossini has taken up gBeaumarchais , and tne heartless comedy becomes ah exquisite delight . l ^ s iiii ' S ;! P ^^ -is as ; brfgjjt ^^ cld ^;; w ^ ttV )'' and ! h ] reniSve ; Jlmavwa iifas gay ' $ { &' p ^ r eles ^[ l&dsfha is m ' arijli '; aiia ' rebellious : ; lout a breath of the sweet . South runs rthrjomgh ; tne yrprkV—a hearty sense of beauty and enioymentj * pulse of passion , andyin ebullience of young and thoughtless lOVe 'F ' - ' ¦ " - ¦ ; i ' ' ' ¦'¦ ' - ¦' ¦*¦'¦ ' ¦ - > ' ''•" ¦ ' - ¦¦¦¦' :: - ¦ ' ¦ ¦> ¦¦< - ' - ¦ - ¦ ¦ : ¦ •• ¦ - - ¦¦ -:
It was , then , a treat , to see Regnier , the accomplished comedian , but ' J 45 ' $ jar ' b . ier : y l' ^' ^^ Ue ' . i ^^ '' ^^ i ; . not a treai ^ . Scribe ' s amusing comedy of JBatmiU 'W < JDam ^ ^ p ^ g h iij hag t ittie ^ wit , ; only one character , and old situations , was far more enjoyable—and enjoyed , let me add . The character of ^^ ^ i gnou- « 4 hafe daring' coward , whose mother had the heart of a lioness , whose father had that of an ^ p ^/^ - -Gragnon , the impetuously , pruident , is f a ;" . j )^ ; - 3 ^^^ . ' - 'r € iyeIa :: ip , Moreover , we had Lafon , t . j » i ¦ the difliicult par ' . ^ of tfre young gentleman persecuted by the love of a woman who is aunt toMthe girl he loves ; and we had Mdlle . Denain in the part last year murdered by Mdlle . Judith ; so that On the whole we * had reason to be pledsiedand leased we were . If anything fllj ff \ mi ^ + ~ r i -- » ¦¦ ¦
, p yy l ^ s UUVA A VMUV » r v »^ jfcw »»» w*—» wj »» ¦ *» m ^^ - ^ r ^^ - pw- ^ ~~ . —• .. — — — — — . JWq could soften our regret ^ at Eeghier ' s leaving / us— -which he does next week _ it , is that in his place we are to have Jtose Gheri , the rose of the stage , the darling of darlings , to whom I am prepared , at any moment , to make a formal offer of my hand—and copyrights . It is true she has already committed the rash act of marriage . I know it . But is there npt arsenic P , , / , , ' , , , Aftejrltljat ; very , natur , ^ . but spmewhat libertine sentiment , you will not be surprised if I express my curiosity as to Mr . Orgrave ' s method of assailing the sex , vaguely intimated in Mark Lemon's new drama—¦
„ , - .. „ ,. u , . . v , MIND , TOUB QWN . BUSINESS ,... . . . : . ( produ ' ee'd' last Saturday at the Haymarket ) . This Mr . Org ^ i'ave is one of tjips ^ . incomprehensible lady-killers , whojnwfe so p'ften meet m comedy ; a ! ndiwfio , yfhue telling \ us ; that 'f women ' nave never baffled , them , " yet are nevertheless , ) always distinctly , easily , absurdly baffled by the virtue in white muelhV representing feinale purity for the nonce . Not only are they baffled , but they make love in such a clumsy , conventional , insolent , arid wntendeir fashipn , that the , : mystery always lia how they could expect to succeed . When a man says no woman ever baffled him , I prick up my ears . " Seorets worth knowing" may escape him . Ilisten , eager . Think of a man nover baffled by thoso tricksy , coquettish , wicked , knowing , perverse , divine creatures ! What an immense being 1 All my faculties are on tho stretch to comprehend him ; and lo ! he turns out to be a
noodle who would have his face smacked by tjio mitigated virtue of Primrose Hill , or the Green Park with a baby in its arms ! Really , my dear Mark , you have paid virtue a poor compliment in opposing Fanny to such temptations as Mr . Or ^ rravo . But 1 suppdse you will plead the difficulties of representing a lady-killer ; arid in truth whbnpne soeB the animals women wilt , idolize , ( and that too with us handsome dogs to be had for tho asking!)—tho mystery of fascination—wherein it consists , how it operates , and upon what qualities it depends—becomes inscrutable . Therefore I will not pester you with criticisms on your roui Orgrave ; tho
more so as he was admirably performed by Leigh ^ urray ( though I except from this praise the sudden and unseemly bujrejt , of yiolonco injiis scone with Fanny ) and merely say , in passing , that ! he w « a totally unnecessary in your drama . So , for that matter , aro , several of tho oharaoterflw They hang loosely together . And this is the defect of the ' piece i'it is constructed on the extremely inartistic principle of our g 6 od old English cothedies , " which , one is thankful to Say , aro doomed for ev ^ r . The object seems ] tp have been to introduce as ? n » ny " parts , " as ppss , iWo - „ and these muat allhave their " scones ; " the scones aro good scenes , wnueing soenes > but tho piece moves heavily , because it wants -thai vitality which organizatiojti alone can Haying said so much in tho way of Objection , l « t jne emphatically $ xmt
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+ imt the lat » d i * ' Pv « srfcwced « We willxeliQvp the l ^ nd- ^ if we ; do as ' ' ^ Jl " " ^ t »^ PTP . * P ''? l ip : P ' - ' ' ' vVv"Wipr-Uiteu «^ : fi *( aiiJ" .- * o " ' -li | inr---lie' u-wortHy . - ' p f '\ QO ] ifidenc 0 ,: \ piB 3 rtioulwrly « he'll tell iw nothing . , ( ph . cers , y _ ^ For the re 3 t , office is very pleasant as an excite-S * pnt a » d we waniiexc ^ ejn ^ ntv Wo are getting oh very wpll . ; I th } nk I have managed ^ out ^ aVnpoth , ^ nd withbut pledging myself ., I have encduirflged agitati 6 n ; - ^ with the * id of prQPflF «««^ a ^^ P ^^ y ? ^ - ^ wh at . l xae . an—will give us ; a working majority t the ^ eneral elecfion . ' This country is a Conservative country : the " old nobility , " as miivoving $ *? ' $ l ^ ef , ? VQ&tet ^ f&M ? usjk trusted , hj the people , jmofe"th > nih . etmaau < ^ Sl uaS ^^^^ - trusfei V tie -. Oud ^ cki . biiarr . ' - gracidus - .-xnvstrejsB . ' . is ' . iy ^( Cb' ' iw ; ' j . " the . cbLureU . 'is ' , with . lia- aod if W e-4 ^ - ^^ P' ^ - ' ^ S ' ' ^ P ' ^ P >' ^ ** - * * % * ° ^ of our own : " battling . Of ^ uri ^ e 'lij ^ y «^ p r . un ^ way . ^ But the day ^ is distant , for nobody wanta ^ Reform : inA iiniess the Siidget is a very biid one , which I am sure it won't " be , we , are ^ afe .
Eussell is used up , —see tho jPm « s ^ -Pahnerston will join up . aobnv ( ahem from ! Lord ^ ahn esb ^ yJiTr-aiHlw 6 ai'Q '; $ . mat hfor the rest . So " sanachanger *'— " charge !* ' ( Great ijiflering . l . i . xtfi i'i . iv- ' . n < y ' ' < ¦'••< >< '¦¦ •_• ' . ' ' „ - '¦' •¦ ' ' ¦ ' ¦ ' . - ' j V '•<¦¦•¦> - ± ~ ' '• • \ . ¦ ¦¦• , _• - : i ^ jlfr ; Jjisraeli— -Gentlfimen , your confidence n ^ ., me overwhelms we . Xova decmratipns are indistinct , , ^ ub , t ^ e } r general tencar is quite worthy of ; ydu . i ; xuicierstand you to express an incunatfoh ^ riatural to yburchiyaWc arjid honouratle inmds- —to Keep office . iCheers . ) , vJThat is a , ereatypplicy . It also is an easy , policy toacc ^ mp lish . The political system is in confusion . , ) No other jparty knows itB po ]^ y | -hence , our advantage . We * will n ^ anitaiffjit ^ ata ^ vai ^ tage ., 'We haye been two months in office , attdihat has been OV- y only pj > ti ^ y : ! obviously ^ b is adequate to . the national coftceptions , The country ^ g e ^ g ^ Tni ^ tr ^ to ^ S T ^ n o ^ ^ epris mon ) . Ours is a rascal system . "Government consists ; in getting votes . We should
therefore dp npthing . to prpypkp a hostile majoritei ^ and if , we' get a frienj 31 y majontyj we jniisfc npt b 0 . tyrannic ^ over , a minority . At twr ^ ent our g ^ eat object is to kill tinj , e : that is pur / prhifjip ^ o ^ jip ^ tion ^ .. difficulties will come by-an ^ -by 0 , and we inus ^; meet them in atTrr ^^^ S ^ ^ P ^*^ W question of the emancipation of the Jews is P ^ o upon yrhich l X thin * it , decent , to be firm . I cjannot expect ypur cp-pperation ; we will therefore make it an open question ,,.- ; ( Cheers . ) So when I differ from you—that is jtp say you from , ime r ^ lipe ; 48 , that catastrophe of a compromise—excuse my favourite phrase—an open question . ^ We'llb ? beaten ^ pn ^ he Mi ^ t ^ BiilT ^ ye'll bow to the decision of ^ Parliament— -andrespectfully withdraw it . ( Oh , from . H 4 X ,- . Wwpole ., ) Beforrpi is in pur , awp hxad $ 4 , Itussell can no linger , be a leader of Reformers . ( GheersO ,, ( As tor oiir foj ^ n ''' p 6 j ^ . 'i ^ Ve ' : » o . fea ^ , ' J ^ for ^ oreign AiPairs , hasjsuch fi « bok !¦ ' ( pheers . ) ( IreUmd ^ js .. ro . difficulty ; : itl ' s getting « __' ¦ — J ^ In . i ^ a Vli ^ irv artA thnraprwn / wnt / vni : anA if xea nlirtiilrl firm if . TinftflSSftrv to
TtVlthdraw t he Mayhopth gri ^ it , wh y we > e : BUre of a majority , j (^ Ji ! V . jlfvasi OI » > aswe all khony-iis Aon ^' ^ A > w 4- ^ ' ^ ' - ^ F' ^ iiMi ^^ Bil l byi-and-bye- . T ^ en , as to the Budget —a little clev . e ^; -a djustment will ^ afasfy all and offend , npne . -T ^ e juci ^ eiice of taxation is . an' interesting ^ study , andl ! jbope ptt Friday to be ^ . ble to hitupdn aix idea .. At present Jam deeply engaged , in searching for , an ^ paging up , all | he copies extanjtpi ^ lrpy . Wiep . I £ ave leisure ; ^ w ^ ll arrange ;; a , Tpry pohcyfor the half century . ^ e ; t me , ^ ntreat ypuau to lQ °£ to ^ e . 'Ms Wes > ' -fo | r iis ' . yery , weJlf I have iio ^ xlbubt ; ,, He nas a genius ' for a "} W j" ia » 4 ^ rything d ^ epehdS i on , ^ hat . Youth is , a biun 4 « sr , nMmhppd , a , strwggfe , jmd ^ plqage r a , regr . et . iBut office is pleasant . Xetujglke ^ ^ ( G | feeeys ^ C .- ; ¦ ¦ ' ' ^ . : , ~ ( - \ ' . ' ¦'¦ ,.: ] ... . ^ . -. , ;; ;' ^ ' ^ . ' : ¦ . _ ZorB iAnsfaXe prising awdi lean ^ pg , with , his hands on . , the table )—rl j ^ ak tpat the
eloqueRcepf . ^ yrigh | t £ on .: friend ; is , m 6 ^^ , I , feel th ^ t , we J * — .- A . J )«^ 4- « 4- *^ j - ^ m * a >\ vVAMnt / wri # « wt ^ 1 + w ** nAntitwir an / i 1 "Vkv */ % Tk /\ a ^ r . nOr . TITO ¦ TlrttV CtC \ eloquence of . flay righti jBon .: friend ; is , m 6 s , t convincing . I feel ^ ajis ^ ed .. jLieel thftt- we are doing pi& duty " to our spverei gn . and > the country ; sax ^ . I proppse that , we . now go and see an act pp two of ithe . J ? Chain of ^ v ^ nts . " ^ , , ' ' , ¦ , t Lori Berbyr-r ' Bviyfil Ypu , are a splendid Presidenrpf , ^ th | a GpunciJ , vLpnsdale j you sum up after t ^ ae jury has decided ,.,, J like inen , to act up to Jt ^ eir , mptlos;—yours ,. is , isn't it , " Magistrdttts hidicdt virum ? ' * '' , ¦ ¦¦ ~~ , Mr . Disraeli— 'imaQ is , " J ° 2 »* P « r ^" -r-Vide r Lucretius . , On , Sjtanley ,, onp-to the lyceura :, ! , . . ¦ . . / .,, ; , .,, :. ; , ¦¦ ,., ' ! : ,., / .,,.... > , . (• "' .,- ¦>¦// " ¦ .. , ¦ ¦ - . ¦ ,.. ' ¦ ¦ , - . \ j „¦• .-, \ -. - . r The cpzupany accord ^ ngjiy broke tip ,, , , , , , . ,. ,, . ,, , . ... . ,.:.,.. > .. . . .... ,
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Leader (1850-1860), May 1, 1852, page 423, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1933/page/19/
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