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The first concert of Jenny lind was not the Nations theatre, in Cincinnati, on the 4th alt. ‘The immense building was thronged with the most brilliant assembly, it ie eald, that ever was held in the Queen City. It is described as trie umph, and the audience were transported with en thusiam. The venerable Editor of the Gazette concludes a glowing article on the ‘divine Jenny thus: “We had heard that she was not beautiful—but how anyone who ever saw her could have formed such an opinion passeth our comprehension. Her fgure is rather slight, but extremely elegant. Her face beams with intelligence, and her smile is en chanting. Her whole face abounds with gentle ness, frankness and unaffected simplicity—combi nations that could not render her otherwise beautiful. Her first song was, ‘I know that my Redeemer liveth.’” ‘The neat was from the Opera of don Somnambula,” and the third from the Opera of “I Turco in Tintin.” These were received with strong demonstrations of approbation on came the gem of the night—*rir Binn Sono”’ And this was just such singing ua we never expected to hear this side of Heaven. Sarier ly came ‘‘Home, sweet Home,” which was breath ed forth in notes so sweet, that wherever heard that place in the desired ‘‘Home’’ forever. She was encored repeatedly, and each time gracefully re sponded to the call, Belletti and Salvi are reputed, and deservedly #6, upriveted bues and tenor singers, but what can we say of them in connexion with Jenny Laixy?” The Cincinnati Commercial estimates the pro ceeds of her first concert in the city at 815,000, and of her second concert at 19,000. ‘The aver age price of tickets for the concert was from $5 to 98, and the first ticket was sold for $550. The gress receipts of her first concert at Louisville were over $10,000, than
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Norwalk Huron Reflector
Norwalk, Ohio, US
Tue, May 06, 1851
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