Mr. E. T. Smith, the Lessee of Drury Lane, has
put forth his an- nouncement of the approaching Italian Opera season at that theatre. From it we learn, that he has postponed the opening of the theatre from the 2d of April to the 25th of that month. Among the performers posi- tively engaged we find the name of Mademoiselle Titiens, together with those of Mesdames Weisser, Sarolta, and Elvira Brambilla. Among those with whom engagements are said to be pending are, Madame Borghi Mamo Giuglini, and L. Graziani, a noted tenor as yet unknown in England. The other 'Graziani, the well-known baritone, it appears, is claimed both by Mr. Smith and Mr. Gye—another Johanna Wagner affair, but scarcely so important. Mr. Smith promises several novelties, Verdi's Macbeth and Ppres Sieiliennes, Mercadante's Il Giuramento, and an opera entitled Ione, by Petrella, which is said to have been successful in Italy. Mr. Benedict is announced as Musical Director, an office for which this excellent musician is eminently qualified by his long Italian experience.
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