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Hoyember 22, 1856.] THE LEADER , 112 g_
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THEATRICAL. AND MUSICAL NOTES. Mr.Thei-p...
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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tuesday, Novemb...
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THE HANDEL MUSICAL FESTIVAL. Let us hear...
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AKD DEATHS. 31IRT1-IS...
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Seventeen Russian Stories. Russian Popul...
aw that he should fall into trouble , and the judge wculd send forliim ; he considered " lone while that he had nothing to give , and he followed his brother on foot . ; It happened that on the way to town the two brothers hail to go . over- a bridge ; j and the poor man , thinking that he should not return alive from the judge Shernyaka , threw himself over the bridge , to put an end to his life ; but just at that instant a ' ung man was driving his sick father to tlie bath-house ; and the poor fellow fell i upon the sledge , and crushed the old man . So the son went to the judge to make his i comp laint , that ; the poor brother had killed his father . ] The rich man came before the judge Shemyaka , and complained that hia brother Uad pulled off the tail of his horse . The poor man took a stone , and tied it in a i liandkerchief ; and standing behind his brother , he held it up to the judge , intending i to kill him , unless he decided in his favour . Then the judge bethought him that the ' handkerchief might perhaps be filled with roubles , and he ordered the rich man to give back tlie horse to the poor one ,-until his tail had grown again . T hen the son came , and accused the poor man of having crushed his father to ; death , and made a formal complaint to the judge . The poor man took up the stone aga in , and showed it as before to the judge , who fancied that the man would perhaps give him for this charge another hundred roubles . So he ordered the son to station himself on the bridge , and the poor man under it ; and that the son should in like manner leap down upon the poor man and crush him . Then came the poor brother to the rich one , to fetch the horse without a tail , according to the judge ' s sentence , and to wait until the tail grenr again . The rich man was very loath to give up the horse , arid instead made him a present of live roubles , three bushels of corn , and a milch-goat , and thus they settled their quarrel . Then the poor man went to the son , and said , " Come , the judge has said that you must place yourself on the bridge , -while I stand under it , ana you must throw yourself down on me and kill me . " Then the son thought to himself , " "Who knows but that , if I throw myself from the bridge , I may perhaps , instead of falling upon this man , dash myself to pieces 1 " So he tried to make peace with the poor man , and gave ' him two hundred roubles , a horse , and five bushels of corn . . ¦ _ But the judge Shemyaka sent his servant to the poor man , to demand two hundred roubles . Then the poor man showed him tlie stone , and said , "If the judge had not decided in my favour , I should have killed him . " So theservant went back to the judge , and told him . what the poor man had said ; whereat the judge overjoyed exclaimed , . " ¦ Heaven "be thanked that I decided in this man ' s favour ! " ' Children will travel with delight into this new Russian realm of Fairy .
Hoyember 22, 1856.] The Leader , 112 G_
Hoyember 22 , 1856 . ] THE LEADER , 112 g _
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Theatrical. And Musical Notes. Mr.Thei-P...
THEATRICAL . AND MUSICAL NOTES . Mr . Thei-ps has madehis twenty -ninthrevival of Suakspe are ' s plays in the production , last Saturday , of The Taming of the Shrew . Like Mr . Webstek at the"Haymahket , ia 1844 , Mr . I * helps has retained the delightful Introduction —manifestly the -work of the great dramatist , and containing some of his finest poetry , being , indeed , of a far superior order to the play itself ; but , unlike his predecessor , the Islington manager has not dispensed with scenery . Sly , the tinker , is performed by Mr . Piiet . ps himBelf , with a stolidity and brutish subjection , to mere sensual indulgence—an utter abandonment to thepintpot and the heavy stupidity of drunkenness—which makes the small part he has to represent another of his careful and elaborate portraitures . After the piny lias ¦ advanced an act or . . two , the tinker is carried off insensible , and his place knows him no more . Tlie parts of Petruchio and Kathcrine are sustained by Mr . Marston and Mies Atkinson , to the great satisfaction of the audience . The first of the series of winter concerts , to be given on Saturdays at the Cktstal Palace , took place last Saturday . The music -was chiefly instrumental , the only vocalist being Madame RiiDERSDOnrF , who has been engaged for a series of six concerts . In addition to the Saturday Concerts , there are to be musical performances on Pridays . Miss Blanche Fane—the charming young lady who set all the male heads and hearts of London aflame some year or more ago by the exquisite grace and apparent spontaneity of her acting , but who has recently withdrawn her light from the dramatic world—reappeared on Monday , at her former theatrical home , in . a new piece called -1 Family Failing , in -which she and Mr . Buckstoxe perform two irascible lovers of the time of Charles II ., who , after raising a devastating storm about their paths , and hanging like two destructive meteors over the doomed crockery and furniture , finally appease their ruffled spirits in the calm waters of matrimony . The-vaudeville is from the French , and is almost devoid of plot ; but , -with so genial a piece of wrath as Mr . Buckstoxe , and so fascinating a bit of mischief as Bliss Blanche Tank , the success of the trifle was not to be doubted ; and successful accordingly it is . A French ballet , produced at the Grand Opera of Paris , has sprung up at the London Adelthi into a strange , but pretty , kind of niongrel , half ballet , half extravaganza , called The Elves . Lovers of stage fairyland will here find a romantic story of a Hungarian Count , who finds a statue of a Dryad among the ruins of an antique temple in th < s depths of one of his native forests , and who falls in love with the marble nymph when the Queen of the Elves has endowed it with life—a transformation , however , which only endures in the daytime . The statue-lady , thus quickened with a dubious vitality , is performed by Madame Celeste , who dances with her accustomed grace . There are also parts for Mr .
. Wkight , Mr . Selby ( the adaptor of the piece ) , Miss Wyndhaji , and Miss Maey Keeiey ; and , the scenery being brilliant , and the story pleasant , the mdience expressed their entire satisfaction with the entertainment . A little drama Calso of French origin ) was produced at the Pkincess ' s , on . fuesday evening , under the title of Our Wife , or the Hose of Amiens . The scene is laid in France during the time of Cardinal Richelieu , and an entertaining and original story serves to bring out the respective merits of Mr . IlARUEr , Mr . Ryder , Mr . D . FisnEn , Miss Leclercq , and Miss Mubkat . The Operatic performances at Drdrt Lane continue to attract admiring audiences . Mozart ' s Don Giovanni was brought out on Saturday with an admirable cast—Donna Anna being performed by Gbisi , Donna Elvira by Madam © RuDEUSDORFF , Zerlina by Madame Gassier , the Commendatorehy Herr Formes ( who , out of a fine feeling- for his art , abandoned his own character of LeporeZh to Signor Rovere ) , and JDon Giovanni by JVI . Gassier . The house was crowded , and the enthusiasm worthy of the grandeur of this greatest of musical dramaa . The oratorio of Israel in Egypt was performed before a large audience ia St . Martin ' s Hall on "Wednesday evening . Mr- Hulla . h was the conductor , and Madame RuDERSDORTF was among the vocalists .
From The London Gazette. Tuesday, Novemb...
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE . Tuesday , November 18 . BANKRUPTS . —William Charles SruART , Cambridge , laibr—James Poo > iu > , I > ovor , licensed victualler—Cjiari . ics Vajt Ijohh , Bread-Btrect , woollen warehouseman—George Kelly King , Brighton , dealer in embossing presses—Chaales Hawkins , Strand , camp equipage manufacturer —Mabia . Kaye , Jottouua » n-eourl-ronu , hosier—Wim . iam Pobtbu , Birmingham , timber merchant—William Hum-PHaiEs , Kingswipford , SLaflordshiro , innkeeper—JIjsnja-MIN Baker , Monckton Combo , Somersetshire , dairyman—• James Mackenzie and S-rurnEN Cotton , Leeds , machine makers—William Wiuipord , Scarborough , wino mer-¦ chant-TnoMAB Howitt , BheffloM , licensed , victualler— Jamkb Harrison , Boutliport , l ^ ancashire , cou ' oo-house keeper . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS . —J . I ) . Htjkter , GlaagJWt tool agent—J . IUnkin , Glasgow , wino mcrclmnt—A . M-D-seo , 'JDain , merchant—G . G . Doudb , Airdrio , engineer—A . SXBWAUX , Glasgow , tailor—A . Thomson , l ' ortsoy , ltanfl-* £ * m > . miller—J . Martin , Carluko , Lanark , timber mordant „ Friday , November 21 . ¦ BANKRUPTS . -Wumam Jonus , Broadway , "Westnnn-I J > draper—Hebey Clark , Nuucnton , ribbon nianulnet « r or ~ M . EYER JACOBS , Steward-street , Bpilalllclds , manu-
The Handel Musical Festival. Let Us Hear...
THE HANDEL MUSICAL FESTIVAL . Let us hear no more of ' monster concerts . ' Monster is but a feeble word to express the stupendous idea which has been conceived by the Sacred Harmonic Society , and which they propose to carry into execution next May . The greatest previous effort of the same kind becomes " a very shallow monster" ia the comparison ; nay , we shall expect to hear of soriie atmospherical disturbance ^ consequent on the tempest of sound which will be hurled forth from the Sydenham Paradise in the ensuing year ' s merry , but somewhat cold and cloudy , month . At any rate , we read that— ~ " The subject of a" great musical celebration of the centenary of Handel ' s death , in 1859 , has already occupied considerable attention . In order to demonstrate the capabilities of the Crystal Palace for this purpose , arrangements have-been concluded between the Sacred Harmonic Society and the directory of the Crystal Palace Company , for undertaking , in May next , in tlie central transept , a preliminary Grand Handel Festival of Congress , with a carefully selected orchestra of the unprecedented extent of 2300 performers . " Ifervou ' s persons are lieginnuig . to ask alarming questions ; as—Are we to have a repetition of the catastrophe before Jericho ? "What is likely to be the amount of damage in broken glass ? wliat in fractured girders ? Will all the bells in London be set vibrating in sympathy with the amazing body of souud ? and is there not reason to fear that the speakers at the May meetings at Exeter Hale will not be able to hear themselves ? Such , are the inquiries of the timid ; but to the musician and the lover of music the performance will be of the profoundest interest , and it is already anticipated with mingled curiosity and confidence . Some interesting additional particulars ( derived from the published letter of the Society ' s treasurer , Mr . Robert Bovvley ) are given by the Daily Newtf together with some judicious observations : — : " It is intended that the orchestra' shall consist of 2000 chorus singers , being 500 to each of the four vocal parts ; that the instrumental band shall number about 3 OO performers—viz ., 112 violins , 3 G each of violas , violoncellos , and double basses , with quadruple -wind instruments , and ' the most powerful organ that can he built for the occasion . ' . ' . : - ¦ ¦ . ¦ . It is certain that'the choruses of Handel , with their breadth , simplicity , great masses of sound , and absence of minute or complicated details , admit of much larger choral and orchestral bodies than the more elaborate and intricate harmonies of tho modern school ; but to what extent . the scale of their performaiica may be carried ( for it must have a limit ) can be ascertained only by actual proof . It cannot be doubted that every possible precaution , ia regard to the acoustical properties of the "building-, the arrangements of the orchestra , the quality of every performer , and the careful discipline of the whole body , will betaken ; and we look forward to a most interesting experiment Avitli every Lope of its success . " The power of giving utterance to harmony on a vast scale , yet so admirably managed that the result has all the completeness of a smaller performance , has marvellously increased within the last few years ; and the Sydenham building itself has given a great impulse to these stupendous developments of the musician ' s art . Exeter Haxl , and the other large erections scattered over the kingdom—not to speak of the choral performances in our grand old cathedralshave done much ; but , on the opening of the People ' s Piilaee in 1854 , ' an effect such as had never before been heard by mortal ears surged and echoed among those crystal , courts and airy galleries . The success of that attempt maybe regarded as an earnest of the success of the much more stupendous efforts of May , 1857 , and May , 1 S 59 . England , the adopted land of Handel , has the best of llandelian performers ; a society such as the Sacred Harmonic will knowhow to organize this vast musical army with a view to the total effect ; and with Mr . Costa for a conductor , the public may be said to have a guarantee for the most perfect result . We may almost imagine that the ghost of the master himself Avill not be absent from so noble a tribute to his honour—that ho will float on the great flux and rciiux of modulated sound , and look down upon Ms devotees from the midst of the " pomp and threatening' harmony . " It should be added that the season of the Sacred Harmonic Society commences at Exbtjju Hall , with Hanukl ' s Salomon , ou Friday , the 28 th inst . The coming festival imparts additional interest to the performance of Handel ' s Oratorios at the present time .
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Births, Marriages, Akd Deaths. 31irt1-Is...
BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AKD DEATHS . 31 IRT 1-IS . BENITAM .-On the 11 th inst ., nt Syon Lodge , Isleworlh , the wile of E . IScuIuum . ICmi . : a son , stillborn . KENNEDY On the 12 th inst ., at St . llelier's , Jersey , tho Lady Gilbert Kennedy , prematurely : a , son . MAURI AGES . HOLTOM—WILLIS . —On the isth inst ., nt Kenninpton Church , Alexander Holtoni , youngest son of Thunius lloltoin , to Christiana Willis , youngest daughter of Lho lato Cioorgo Willis , ol Claiiham . TOWGOOD—WALLINGTON .-On the 18 Ui iust ., at
Crudwcll , Wilts , "William Towgood , Esq . , ] ato of Cardiff , to Anne Elizabeth , only daughter of John Wellington , Esq . DEATHS . rOUTESCUR—On Sunday , the 2 nd inst ., from n fall from the riKKiiif ? , on board Lho It . Y . S . schooner Fancy . cruising in the Mediterranean , Guorgb Grcnvillo Forteseuo , Ksq ., oKk'st son of tho lion . Geoi go and Lady Louisa Fortoscue , HSIOll VJI . HALL . —On the 10 th inst ., at the Camp , Aldershott , Captain Jasper Hall , 4 th ( King ' s Own ) l tc ^ i incut , a « ed ao , Into A . D . C . to Liieutcnant-Uencral Sir William J . OodriiiBton , K . dl ! . THE LAWNY . —On tho l ! Hh hist ., at Ins scat , Ilarowood , Cornwall , iu tho 70 th year of his ago , Bir William Lewis Salusbury Trelawuy , JJart ., her Majesty ' s Lieutenant for tho county of Cornwall . POWEB .-Un tho 171 . li insh , nt No . ft , Grosvonor-terraoe lJelBrave-road , Pimlico , Lh ' . ut .-Col . John Praucis Power , Coiumimding l ) ei >« H of lho liritishGormau ljcgion , SUornelill ' c , late or tho until llegiuicnt , aud formerly of the iird Hussars , King ' s tiorxnnn Lcgiou < nged 0-1 Uo fouglit at Coi ) cnhiiKcn , JJcnavento , Corunna , and Waterloo . lUAlTLANU—On tho 16 th inst ., of ague , contracted in tho Crimea , in his 32 nd . year , Oantaiu William Whitaker Maitlaud , of her Majesty ' h 4 . 9 th Regiment , eldest boh and lu ; ir ot' William Whitnkor Multland , of Lougliton Uall , in . tlio county of Essex , Esq .
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 22, 1856, page 19, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22111856/page/19/
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