The two Italian Operahouses reopen on Tuesday. From their alter-
nate announcements in the morning newspapers, it would appear that Mademoiselle Johanna Wagner, the new star whose appearance on our horizon is looked for with so much interest, is engaged to both. Mr. Lumley, who had previously announced her engagement at his theatre, says, "In the ensuing week Mademoiselle Johanna Wagner will arrive." Going a step further, the Covent Garden announcement says, that the directors "have entered into an engagement with Mademoiselle Johanna Wagner, and the services of that eminent artiste are secured exclusively to the Royal Italian Opera." Mr. Lumley advances his position, lilting both time and character : in the week after the 17th, he proclaims, "Made- moiselle Wagner will make her first appearance, in Romeo." All this looks very like Jenny Lind's double engagement to Mr. Bunn and Mr. Lumley, which created such a hubbub before the Nightingale's arrival, and gave pleasant employment to the gentlemen of the long robe after- wards.
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