19 MAY 1849, page 12

The Tragedy (as It Is Called) Of Calaynos, Now Acting

at Sadler's Wells, is a weak piece, with some strong points in it, and with the merit of being very well written. Calaynos, who is probably named after the hero of one of the......

Robert Le Diable, The Opera In Which Jenny Lind Made

her final exit in the midst of such a tumult of excitement, was performed two nights after- wards at Covent Garden. It was presented with a splendour and complete- ness not......

The Germans At Drury Lane Have Performed Der Freischiita, In

a manner which has given new freshness and interest to a hackneyed opera. This effect arises more from the excellence of the ensemble than from any striking features in the......

Theatres And Music.

Alboni returned to the boards of Her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday The performance of the Cenerentola was now strengthened by the rich humour of Lablache in Don Magnifico, and......

Topics Of The Day.

THE PILLARS OF HERCULES. To be beaten on the Navigation-laws, is for the remnant of the old Tory party to be exterminated ; and Lord Stanley's brave stand is but like that of......

The Philharmonic Concert Of Monday—the Fifth Of The...

no means judicious in selection, and contained so much inferior matter that the audience became cold to what was really good. The symphonies were, Spohr's "Historical Symphony,"......

Money Market.

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY APTEENOON. The peaceable way in which the elections were conducted in Paris on Sunday last, when it was expected that some disturbances would have......