Signor Volpini, the new tenor at Drury Lane, who pleased
from the first by his fine voice and pure Italian style, has subsequently given proofs of qualities as an actor which the natural timidity attending_a debilt in a strange land doubtless prevented him from exhibiting. He has this week appeared in two characters both demanding great tragic powers,—Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, and Manrieo in the Trovatore ; and in both he has been entirely successful. In Lucia, too, Madame Gassier came out unexpectedly strong. Her merits as a singer and a light comedian have been recognized all along, but the public were not prepared for her depth of feeling and passionate expression in this most affecting part. In the Trocatore, Volpini completely "acted up to " Grisi ; and they jointly produced an effect on the audience not surpassed at any former representation of the opera. These Drury Lane perform- ances continue to flourish. The house is so full every night that a place is not to be had unless previously secured.
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