COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.
THIS theatre closed very early last month, the lessee declaring that, as the performers declined acceding to the terms he proposed, he could no longer carry on the concern, without incurring the most ruinous loss. The company then obtained the Lord Chamberlain’s permission to open the Olympic, and transferred themselves to that theatre, where they have since continued to perform. Shortly after, this theatre was re-opened with the German company, brought hither from Drury-lane, in consequence of an agreement between M. LAPORTE and Mr. BUNN! Their first performance was MOZART’s Zauberflöte, M. HAITZINGER as Tamino, who sung the airs with great feeling, but was occasionally too loud and turbulent,—M. DOBLER, a fine deep, musical base, and a very superior singer, as Sarastro,—Madame SCHROEDER DEVRIENT as Pamina, who did the most ample justice to the part,—Madame STOLL BÖHM, a soprano with an indifferent voice, whose deficiencies as a singer are not compensated for by her acting, as Astrifiammante,—and M. UETZ, a very excellent actor, and a singer of great merit, as Papageno. Though much of this opera was performed remarkably well, parts of it disappointed our expectations: the two lovely trios, best known here by the Italian words, ‘Te guida a palma nobile;’ and ‘Già fan ritorno,’ were executed in but a slovenly manner, and the fine religious march lost some of its effect by being played to an empty stage. This, however, we believe, was afterwards corrected. The Zauberflöte has not drawn, in spite of its many beauties, and the German Opera is not in a much better condition in London than the national, the legitimate drama!