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No. 477, Mat 14, 1859.1 THE LKADEB. 611
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JENNY LIND (M3IE. OTTO GOLDSCHMIDT). On ...
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MUSICAL SOCIETY OP LONDON. The constitut...
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NEW PHILIIAKMONIC CONCERTS. The first of...
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CRYSTAL PALACE OPERA CONCERTS I The firs...
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CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, ST. JAMES'S HALL. O...
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GYE V. GRAZIANI AND ANOTHER. The Vico-Ch...
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smnresting means by which Government might bene-Stffe art % f music , as by calling it in , as ^ was done ¦ withpainting , to take its part in the celebration of national events .
No. 477, Mat 14, 1859.1 The Lkadeb. 611
No . 477 , Mat 14 , 1859 . 1 THE LKADEB . 611
Ok Thursday, The 5th, Took Place The. Fo...
Ok Thursday , the 5 th , took place the . fourth conversazione for the season of the Artists ' Amateurs ' Society , at Willis ' s Rooms . The company was no less distinguished in rank or talent than that gathered at previous meetings , and the attendance was perhaps fuller , from the fact of its being the last meeting . ¦ Of the treasures exhibited we cannot say so much as on farmer occasions . Every , or nearly every artist of repute is now showing the works of his last twelvemonth on the wall of some exhibition ; so in that important respect the show of Thursday was , of course , weak . There were two large and warm drawings by Turner , in his early manner , and the famous picture of " Solomon Eagle , " painted by P . F . and
Poole , we believe in 1843 , contrasting singularly with recent works by the same hand , a hand that has , indeed , lost its pristine force , if it have not lost its cunning . Like the Holy Family of Millais painted in his days of promise , the " Solomon Eagle" the ^ foundation stone for a real fame — an edifice which we fancy stands no chance of being finished in either case . Mr . Carl Haag , now painting abroad , was represented by : the fine Tyrblese Cottage-door scene exhibited last year in Pall-mall . Mr . Sant , by a female head with a garland of poppies , the latter splendidly painted , the former so much " so , in parts , as to remind the observer of Sir Joshua , but fitted with a hideous pair of eyes protruding from the eye balls . Mr . Dawson , too , has nowise improved since he painted the noble landscape that was shown here . While such resurrections of the old work of
important men sometimes give us room ito congratulate , how often do they not force the man of truth to deplore ! A vigorous wood scene and a study of rather blue green ferns , by Mr . Gollingwood Smith , were admirable ; so was a grand charcoal study of Hardihg ' s , large enough for two , and in fact cut into two separate landscapes , by a central group of trees . There was a capitally painted and not over-drawn " Speed and Launcelot , " by Gilbert ; a Turk , and Arab , by Mr . Lewis ; a curious old water-colour , by Glover , and a fine female head , by Walter Severn , Mr . Tophani ' s < " Deserted "Village" shows how much he has since progressed ; and the miracle of the room was a water-colour Cottage Door , by Birket Foster , in the ultra Pi-je-Baphaelite style . In our last imtf
pression we talked of the " Kings Orchard , by Mr . Hughes , in the Royal Academy , as something ultra , but we are fain to confess that Mr . Foster has gone to the plus ultra and prater plus , too . He has given every leaf of trees a furlong off , and has shown their anatomy as minutely as that of the nasturtium leaves and fuchsias in the foreground . The result , as that of everything carried too far , is waste of power by the workman , dissatisfaction to the spectator . A fine picture of Hastings Cliff was shown by Mr . T- M . Richardson ; and sundry owners exhibited fine portfolios , by S . Cooke , Cattermole , James Price , and Mitchell . One or two things of power , by David Cox , were also there , and by David Cox , jun ., who presumes upon the singular popularity of his parent ' s name—a world too many impertinences .
The Fifteenth Anniversary Of The Artists...
The fifteenth anniversary of the Artists' Benevolent Fund was celebrated at the Freemasons' Tavern on Saturday . Mr . A . J . Beresford Hope , the chairman , announced a donation of 105 * . by her Majesty , and proposed the principal toast of the evening , viz . : *« Prosperity to the institution , " in a graceful and not overlengthy speech .
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. DUintT LANE OrERA . On Tuesday evening another of Mr . Smith ' s , stars made her appearance as Violetta in " La Traviata : Madlle . Sarolta , a very young Hungarian prima donna , the eulogies on whom , extracted from the Parisian press , form a pamphlet by themselves , was found by a London audience fully to answer the expectations raised among the musical profession . She is on dit and has studied for the
but eighteen years of ago , atage for but two years . Her debxit , at the Italians in Paris , took place on the 30 th of January , as Leonora intha " Trovatore , " and she was at oncoadmitted to be a true prima donna . Toll , handsome , graceful and unaffected , she has all the qualifications for a lyric octrees . Her voice , pure , sweet and flexible , seems to demand yet more training ; but , to be brief , the general impression was , that she was for the present safe and sure of the highest future distinction .
Indeed To Speak Of The Ballet, For In Tr...
indeed to speak of the ballet , for in truth we had not seen it We can now speak to the beauty of the scene in which Mesdames BOchuetti Pasquali , Morlachhi and Savanski vie with each other in feats that we are too old or too young to enjoy . We hare seen the three first of these ladies on other occasions , and can certify their evolutions to be fantastical , not quite indecorous , and occasionally graceful . There , however , the ballet is , for its amateurs and others who deem it a necessary sequel to an opera ; and as we have been reminded that we do short justice to the management if we suppress all mention of their efforts in this direction , we have all the pleasure fn Ufe in announcing the fact of its nightly periormance . The illumination of the house has been skilfully managed by Deffries—the great theatrical gas engineer . The light of the dingyold central chandelier is now superfluous : so is that of the branches round the dress circle . The massive chandelier in the lobby and others m the house are as far richer in design as they are more massive , more artfully cut , and more lustrous , and more easily cleaned than their antique predecessors .
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Jenny Lind (M3ie. Otto Goldschmidt). On ...
JENNY LIND ( M 3 IE . OTTO GOLDSCHMIDT ) . On Thursday afternoon a private concert was held at the rooms of the Society of Female Artists , for the purpose of relieving that body from the pressure of a debt . This concert originated in a benevolent proposal from Mme . Otto Goldschmidt ( better known as Jenny Xind ) to sing in aid of this object , Two guineas was the price named for the tickets , and no difficulty was experienced in securing the required audience . The programme was divided into two parts ; the first opened with an andante from Beethoven ' s sonata for piano and violin ( Op . 47 ) played by MM . Otto Goldschmidt and Joachim . To this followed the aria " Quila voce , " from "I Puritani , " siing by Mme . GoldschmjLdt , and the romance fromBuonoricini ' s " Griselda , " " Per la gloria d ' adorarvi . " Then an aria , with a violin accompaniment , by Mozart (" 11 re Pastore" ) , executed by Mme . Goldschmidt and Herr Joachim , and a solo on the violin from " Tartini " by the latter . The second part opened with a duet on Styrian melodies , arranged by Mr . Benedict , by Mme . Goldschmidt and Sig . Belletti ; it , piano solo , the first part by Otto Goldschmidt and the latter by Chopin , played by Otto Goldschmidt ; two Scotch songs , " The land o' the leal , " and " Auld lang syne , " by Mme . Goldschmidt ; a bolero by Sig . Marras , executed by Sig . Belletti ; two songs , " The Mission of Songs , " by O . Goldschmidti and " Spring Time , " by Mendelssohn , sung by Mrae . Goldschmidt . We need hardly say that no one who had the good fortune to be present at this concert ( in every sense of the word unique ) regretted the opportunity for enjoying one of the greatest musical treats possible , and at the same time of doing a good action , —The Critic . '¦>
Musical Society Op London. The Constitut...
MUSICAL SOCIETY OP LONDON . The constitution of this Society insures the success of its concerts , which have more the character of social gatherings—frequented by both audience and orchestra for their pleasure—than that of entertainments designed to allure the great public , and secure its indiscriminate applause . Enthusiastic and distinguished professionals form the staple of the band , and regard each performance as an homage to their divine art and a compliment to their friends and patrons among the lay members , while the latter recognise this sentiment , and the consequent imposing results , with intense gratification . The last concert for the present season took place on Wednesday evening at St . James ' s Hall . Mr . Mellon leaving for the time the Pyne and Harrison troupe , who are in the north , conducted with his usual ability . Some fifteen hundred ladies and gentlemen , in evening dress , were in their places in good , time , and the following programmo was carried out , we need hardly soy , to the delight of all present : — Part I . —Overture , " Joseph " ( C . E . Horsley ) : aria , " Deli per quosto istanto , " "La Clemenza di Tito" ( Mozart ); Mado . me Loramens Sherrington . Recitative , " 0 qual tristo parla : " aria , " Fin dalla priraa infanzja , " " Iphigonia in Tauride " ( Gluck ) j Mr . Sims Reeves . Concerto in E minor , No . 7 , violin ( Spohr ) , Herr Joachim . Part IL—Symphony in A , No . 7 ( Beethoven ) : 1 . Poco sostenuto—Vivace $ 3 . Allegretto j 3 . Presto —assai mono Presto ; 4 . Allegro con Brio . Air du Pago , " LosNonnes do Robert "( Benedict ) : Madame Lemmcns Sherrington . Air , " Soft airs around mo play , " Euryantho " ( 0 . M . yon . Wober ) : Mr . Sims Reeves . Overture , " Masaniollo " ( Auber ) . The great fuota of the evening were Spohr ' s Concortp , Horr Joaoliim , and the Bcotfyovon Symphony . The superb facility , and no less wonderful memory of the former Wore fully , equal to the demands of the third movement of this singular work , wliilo the splendid tones of hie violin wore prominent through , the beautiful orcliostral harmonies " wltti which the
second is so profusely adorned . The seventh -Syria * phony ; , with its now majestic , now tender , first movement , and its other three inscrutable ones , was played * as might be expected of the finest band in Europe ; fully appreciated by experts ; and duly wondered at by the uninitiated . Madame Lemmens Sherrington and Mr . Sims Reeves fully sustained the renctwn they have so fairly won ; and the energetic and accomplished conductor met also with his now usual honours at the hands of his brethren and the company . '— -
New Philiiakmonic Concerts. The First Of...
NEW PHILIIAKMONIC CONCERTS . The first of modern violinists , Joachim , whom many of us remember as an awkward and uninteresting , though wonderful , boy player , and who , contrary to custom , has more than fulfilled the promise of his youth , was the star of stars at Dr . Wylde ' s concert on Monday , at St . James ' s Hall . The conductor and Mr . Blagrove have wisely resolved , like the spirited managers of the Monday Popular Concerts , upon attracting by producing the works of the great masters , and hence the necessity for such instrumentalists as Joachim and Wieniawski . The violin and pianoforte concertos of Beethoven , and Bach's fugue , the pieces of greatest mark given on Monday , demand such interpreters as the first of these ( or either of them ) , and of Signor Andreoli , who were selected , and assisted by an admirably composed and drilled band . They gave the greatest delight to an auditory of high taste , as well as sound standing . The performance of the great violinist was above all praise . Madame Catherine Hayes sang " Sombres fortes , " from Rossini ' s " Guillaume Tell , " and a numerous chorus did justice to one of Weber ' s choruses from " Pre ^ eiosa . "
Crystal Palace Opera Concerts I The Firs...
CRYSTAL PALACE OPERA CONCERTS I The first of the new series was given on Wednesday , in that portion of the building k n own as the Winter Concert-room , and comprised a new feature .. Instead of a miscellaneous selection , as heretofore ,, the first part was devoted to the recitation of some entire scenes ( each including air , recitative , and chorus ) from , "La Gazza Ladra . " Nothing wa » Wanting , in . fact , but stage appliances , and the want ; of these of course considerably tamed the ensemble ^ The Royal Italian Opera Company , directed by Mr . Gye , took the same parts atlSydonhani us kt Covenfc Garden ; and the band , under Mr . Costa , played that overture admirably . The second part , arranged on . the old principle , which we recommend for a continuance , found infinitely more favour . It opened with Weber ' s overture to " Euryanthe . " The ? beautiful duet " Dolce confbrto , " from Mercaddnte ' s " Giuramento , " sung by Madame Grisi and Madame Didice with such exquisite taste and feeling as to gain an encore . The former also gave the air , "O mio Fernando , " from the " Favorita , " and Signor Neri-Baraldi the " Bella adorata , " from the " Giuramento . " Pearsall ' s well-known madrigal , " O who will o ' er the downs "—a . beautiful composition—so charmed the audience that they justly and . vigorously redemanded it .
Christy's Minstrels, St. James's Hall. O...
CHRISTY ' S MINSTRELS , ST . JAMES'S HALL . Otnt old friends continue to attract crowds—we ? were suprised on Monday night to see how large a one—by their minstrelsy , which they have latterly divested of a good deal of its negro character . The entertainment is now a medley of burlesque character songs , sentimental ballads , serious and comic orchestral performances , with a thread __ of Ethiopianism woven through it , The first part includes a pleasing chorus " Wo corao from the Hills $ " ' Kiss mo quick and go ; " "Wo are coming , Sister Mary ; " with the well-known and amusing Sleigh Polka . " The second part opened with a dance by Messrs , Pierce and Collins , in which one of those gentlemen was dressed and strutted about as a black Perea Nena . Mr . Howard then , danced a jig in a stylo that would have delighted a Yorkshire or an Irish audience beyond all measure . Then an Irish lilt was succeeded by a violin eolo ion plaintive national airs ; a very comic burlesque Shaker dance $ and a horridly burlesque concert on vast , horns and drums , the function and eliann of which seemed to bo the frustration of ovory attempt to extract from them oithor tune or harmonyv
Gye V. Graziani And Another. The Vico-Ch...
GYE V . GRAZIANI AND ANOTHER . The Vico-Chancollor Page Wood delivered judgment ; in this case on Wednesday , as follows : — 1 Uo proper course would bo to restrain Signer Graziaru , until further orders ,, from singing ftt OT ^ concert in London , other , than the Royal Italiaa Opera , Covont Garden , during 18 C 9 ( except at private or gratis concerts ; without the written perwissioa of OV plaintiff , and especially from singing at tlic , Theatre lW » l , X ) rury Lane ; and to restrain Mr , Smith from permitting him to sing at the Theatre 5 oyaJ , Wury Lane , or okqwuero in London , other
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Leader (1850-1860), May 14, 1859, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_14051859/page/7/
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