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100 ANNALS OF THE
The plot of this Opera turns on the adventures and
vicissitudes of a poet and director of an Italian Company
(Scaramuccia). He engages two performers, Lelio and
Domenico, who give him all sorts of annoyance, and
make love to his servant, Sandrina, a country girl
(Schieroni), she in her turn becoming bitten with the
mania for acting. It is amusingly worked out. The
light and sparkling music is well adapted to the sub-
ject, and is the joint production of two brothers (Ricci),
who " collaborated " with much success, and whose
works are still popular in some parts of Italy. One duet
in particular became very popular in Dublin.
Mdlle. Parigiani was a good contralto, created a most
favourable impression, and contributed much to the com-
pleteness of this very efficient Italian Company.
On Thursday, March 22nd, "Scaramuccia" was re-
peated, " in consequence," as the bills announced, " of
the very general demand for its repetition."
On Saturday, March 24th, 1838, was performed a
selection from " II Barbiere," after which, for the first
time in Dublin, Rossini's admired Opera, " L'ltaliani in
Algieri." Mustapha (Dey of Algiers), Signor Bellini j
Isabella (an Italian Lady), Mdlle. Schieroni ; Zulma,
Mdlle. Vermani ; Taddeo, Signor Sanquirico ; Lindor (a
young Italian), Signor Catone.
The overture to " L'ltaliani" has been made familiar
by frequent performance at the Concerts and in the
Theatre. The music of the Opera cannot, however, be
recorded as a success. The celebrated trio,
"
Papa
taci," being perhaps the only feature which created much