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      564 The Leader, [ No 475, April 30. 1650

      564 THE LEADER , [ No 475 , April 30 . 1650

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      and rock , the "broken lights on the fall and foreground have also a good effect . Some of his other pictures are chargeable with the blemish of monotony in colour , while Mr . Clint has rather the opposite fault of too many positive colours and hues . No . 130 , a fine sunset , by A . Clint , is deserving of especial mention . Mr . 3 . Campoell , jun ., merits praise for the fine touch of nature in the face of the old blacksmith reading a letter from his son at Lucknow . Mr . J . B . Burgess has only two half lengths in this exhibition . The " Senhora " ( 185 ) , a study of a Spanish g irl , is unmistakeably national and well painted ; and " The Nun " ( 485 ) , a very sweet face indeed . Mr . J . O'Connor ' s little " Court of the Cadi" ( 499 ) is admirable for its effect of blazing sunshine . Mr . Woolmer ' s " Mariana in the South " ( 545 ) is a prettily composed picture , and the niateless dove , billing at its own image in the mirror is well introduced to tell the story . Mr . Duffield ' s " White Turkey and Still Life " ( 580 ) is marked by good arrangement and harmonious colour . The water-colour exliibitorp of Suffolk-street must not be utterly ignored . Their room is much richer than usual ; and shall have a corner of our space in a future number .

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      classed . Young , fresh-voiced , and clearly full of poetical feeling , this young artiste only requires , we are sure , opportunities and practice to achieve an European celebrity , and become an European necessity . . -., . ¦ : . - .. Th e Fernando was DeEassini , whose qualifications we have already fully described . His most important and successful efforts in the " Gazza Ladra " in the concerted pieces ; Nantier Didiee is as admirable in Pippo as she is , to our thinking , in every part she undertakes . The rentree of Signor Gardoni , as Giamietlo , was very warmly welcomed by his many admirers , and the gratified artiste returned the compliment by a very excellent performance ; Though the enterprise of the Df ury-lane managethe

      ment has succeeded in capturing grandest gold fishes in the vocal ocean , it must be confessed that in those grand requisites to perfect ensemble—band and chorus— Gye ' s opera is unapproachable . No exertions of Mr . Benedict , able as he is , can compile the fragments under his baton into a semblance of the magnificent whole that , having grown year by year under Costa and Mellon at Covent-garden Theatre , the Philarmonic Concerts , and the Orchestral Union , has just been handed over to the direction of the former of these eminent conductors , after a winter ' s uninterrupted practice under the latter . The Gazza JLadra" overture was so magnificently p layed as to . extort unbounded plaudits from a brimming houseful of the highest rank and intensest fashion .

      CKYSTAL PALACE . The Directors have fitvoured us withthe following outline of their arrangements , which we g ladl y avail ourselves of , no less for their advantage than for that of our readers : —The new season will open on Monday with a Military MusicalFete , in comm e moration of the suppression of the Indian rebellion , the General Thanksgiving for which has been appointed to take place on the day preceding , viz . , Sunday , May the 1 st . The great orchestra for the Handel Commemoration will be completed before that date , and it is intended to bring together on this occasion a larger wind band than has been before heard in this countrv , and to produce several compositions which thes

      are either new or rarely performed . Amongst e may be named Meyerbeer ' s " Marehe aux Flambeaux , " written in honour of the wedding of the Princess Koyal ; Beethoven ' s Battle Symphony ; Invocation to Battle , from Cola di llienzi , by liichard Wagner ; the Prayer from Mose in Egitto , by Rossini ; & e ., & c . The price of ail mission to persons not holding season tickets will be half-a-crown . There will be six flower shows , at different prices , in the months of May , June , September , and November . The directors have made arrangements with Mr . Gye fora series of six Grand Concerts , to be supported by the artistes of his troupe The Saturday promenades and concerts will be continued as during

      last season , and for these the directors have entered into arrangements for the services of some of the most celebrated artistes , continental and English , amongst whom will be found several who are hig hl y popular with the public , and who have not yet appeared at the Palace . Other concerts will take place during the season ; and of these due notice will be given . In the meantime the directors may state that they will be favoured with Mr , Henry Leslie ' s choir ; the Vocal Association , under Mr . Benedict ; the Metropolitan Schools Choral Society , conducted by Mr . G . W . Mnrtin , and the Tonic Sol-fa , Association , under the same able conduct as before , will be pressed into the service . The Saturday Winter

      Concerts will be resumed in November , as during the last season , and we are pleased to observe that the directors do not forget their obligations to Mr . Manns , for the popularity these entertainments have attained . Every opportunity , we are assured , will be taken to widen the range and increase their attractions , and'to add to the convenience of the visitors who . attend them . Performances of music by a band of wind instruments in the open air having , daring former seasons , afforded much gratification , to the public , it ia ' prpposcd to resume th < $ e performances during the coming summer months , at frequent intervals , and at such times of the afternoon as will be most convenient for the largest mumber of visitors , To enter fully into the various

      will be carefully watched and attended to . Suechl notice , however , ^ claimed by the management for the New Picture Oallery ; the Trade Museum and Technological Collection ( daily advancing in cZ pleteness and interest ) , and the Ceramic Court which latter , under the direction of Mr . Thomaa Battam , jun ., F . S . A ., continues to receive additions of beautiful works in the various departments of ancient a n d modern ^ fictile art . Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Consort have been graciously pleased to allow some remarkable specimens of foreign porce lain , from the cabinets of Buckingham Palace to be deposited in the Court . Numerous fresh works have been lately received through the kindness of other distinguished collectors , and the Court is now one of

      the reall y great attractions of the Palace , The Art Union is fast becoming an important institutionand an inspection of the original works in ceramics ' p hotograp hy , bronzes ,.. and other branches of fine and industrial art , already selected for the subscribers and for prizes , shows how excellent these works are , and how extended the operations of the society ma y ultimatel y become . The great Handel Ochestra will be completed in its general arrangements by the opening day of the season ; and the grand military fete in honour of the Indian victories , on ftionday the 2 nd of May , will afford an admirable opportunity for testing its musical capabilities . There can be no doubt that numerous : occasions will arise for making use of it , so as to impart considerable eclat to the

      whole season . Hitherto a limited number of days in each year has been reserved from the guinea tickets for special occasions . It is now proposed to admit them on all occasions throughout the year ( except the rehearsal arid performances of the Handel Festival , but subject to the payment of an extra 2 s . 6 < i . upon fete days , when the admission is 5 s . or upwards . In addition to the above , season tickets at two guineas will be issuedji to admit on all occasions throughout the year , excepting the performances of the Handel Commemoration , but available for the full rehearsal on the 18 th June . " ST . James's iiall . — -mondat rop . ur . AR' conckrts . L ast M onday ' s selection was entirely from the works of English composers , and w as a delig htful one . The first instrumental piece of the evening was a noble quintett by the gifted and prolific author of the beautiful Eng lish opera , " Charles II . " It was ch a rming ly played by Messrs . Wieniawski , Sehfeurs , Piatti , Howell , and Charles Hallo . The first three of these gentlemen , ' with Mr . Hies , to ok Loder'a s o m e what t e dious , though sometimes harmonious , quartett in 1 ) major , which opened the second part of the concerts In this Wieniawski displayed to great advantage his command over the violin . The vocal stars of the evening were Miss Palmer and MrSims Reeves . The former was in dclig httul

      . voice , and sa n g s o b e a u tifull y in Mr . J . W . Davisons "Swifter far than Summer ' s . flight / ' as to be very warmly encored . Mr . lieevos is , we arc happy to say , himself again . In , the first part he sang the " Ah ! non lasciarmi , No ! " by Macfarrcn . Of tins song , tire amusing handbook to the popular concerts ( whi c h , by the way , is the very crime de hi creme ot programmes ) tells the following little story . It was first published in the British Vocal Album m 1843 . Mario , who happened to hear it soon utter , remarKeu that "it must either have been composed by a German who had passed half his life m Italy , or bjr an'Italian who had passed half his lite in CJcriMany , intending the compliment that it united German harmony with Italian melody . In the second part Mr . T ? fifTvos fin . no-. with the erreatcst effect , "It was a

      young Knight Troubadour , " by John Bonnetr ,, ox " Mountain Sylph" renown . It was , of course , encored ; . but Mr . Reeves , who , contrary to a stunui common practice , chose in this instance to assumei tnw an encore meant an encore , and not " Pretty Jane , proceeded to repeat the Troubadour song and us bpautiful burden , " Alia Colomba , " when a party . " decently clad roughs caused a riot by calling : orimb tune oi their predilection . The singer demurred , antf , being supported by nil the gentlefolks present , HU drew . Messrs . Hallo and Wieniawslu mounted m orchestra to play ft trio of Sterndalo Bennett' 9 , w * tho ngitatkm still continued , and bid fair , but lor tho intervention of the adjacont policeman , to iiavc attained important dimensions . It is , | 1 O '»"" ( J satisfactory to report that the vagabonds , v no ro indecently claimed to hear four songs * ' »<> " JJ °$ pay for two , were forced to retire , with tho ¦ oaj oi part of tho good things that had been so liberjuj provided for them . The Chamber trio just j Uuuw » f « ia full nf linn . iiHna' ntlll WHS VOW NlCCly l > V "'

      With a ' caution ^ tcI Miss Thorqsa Joflbrey . jfgj . clipping her words , a fault she wmotlmoB xuns » nwr In quest of eloar enunciation j and & very miw lluous stutonaonfc tliat Bishop ' s " Blwgf'jJJJ and « Chough and Crow , " wore intonsoly m is g wo must conclude this account of our own parties Easter Monday evening .

      points of permanent intorost within tho Palace and grounds in tho present connexion would bo impossible . Suffice it to say , that tho maintenance and developoment of the Fine Arts Courts , and their beautiful contents , will receive tho utmost consideration—that tho valuable ilorieutyural and botanical collections of tho park and grounds , increasing as they do in vigour and beauty yoar by year , will bo thoroughly kept up— -that tho various specimens of mechanical Ingenuity in the machinery and agricultural departments will bo efficiently maintainedthat every possible exertion will bo made to Improve tho exhibition department—and that tho special collections in tho l ' alaco , including tho Industrial Museum , tho Indian and Naval Mu . soum ' s , tho Gallory of Engineering Models , tho Ceramic Court , &<\

      ' . ¦ — - —?—— ¦ ' ITAilAX OBKRA , DKURT LANE . ¦ We assisted , of . course , ' at . the . inauguration of this gallant enterprise , about which we took occasion to offer a few remarks in bur last . It took place on Monday , thus gaining a fair field— -giving opportunity for the regular habitues of Covent-garden to be present , and securing a fair proportion of holiday patronage for pit and galleries , now open at the Old ( not recent ) Playhouse prices ; The opera of the evening was the ever-charming " Sonhambula , * ' and Miss Victoire Balfe was the Amina . This interesting young artiste , whose parentage and personal attractions are many points in her favour , was as warmly received as might be

      expected . She displayed as much taste and feeling in her delivery ' . of" the music as grace in the action of the part . Nature has endowed her with less power of voice than , flexibility , and her performance is , therefore , mainl y characterised by profuse ornamentation , in which she is perfectly successful . This of course does not apply to the delicious " come per me sereno , " where she sang with true softness and simp licity , though the band seemed inspired with a contrary view , and much injured the effect of the plaintive strain . Signor Mong ini , the new tenor , will be found , if his p hysique fail him not , a remarkable acquisition . His voice is , in parts , extremely rich , and . he is an excellent actor . Suffering under an

      English cold , which is something terrible to an Italian vocalist , he seemed fairly exhausted by the immense exertion demanded by the glorious finale to Act II and had the entire sympathy of all discerning persons . His Elvino was , notwithstanding , an admirable one , and we look with anxiety for his recovery and re-appearance . We must not omit to speak highly , as we think , of Signor Badiali , the Drury-lane favourite of last j r ear , and the capital representative of Count JRodoffo , or , as one may say , of the Count ' s one great song , «« Vi ravviso . " On Tuesday -the " Favorita " of Donizetti was presented , and as nightly performances demand , at least , a treble troupe , an entirely new list of singers demands a continuation of our notice . The Signora Guarducci , whose journey

      from 3 ka Scala- has been putsped by the fame of her triumph there , was the : Leonora . A mezzo soprano of excellent quality , she is distinguished for dramatic energy and facile vocalisation . Not yet used to the theatre , she fell not unnaturally into a little exaggeration ; but excess of power must be admitted to be a fault on the right side . Her debut was . still , not the event of the evening . The return of Giuglini , as JFernando , was hailed with rapture , as well by those Connoisseurs who assisted at his triumphs of tho last two seasons , as by the miscellaneous crowd who , as ronterB * admission holders ( the betes noirs of poor Mr . Bunn ) have , no doubt , a desire for a long season of opera , with a fresh bill every night . It is enough to my this popular artiet san £ and looked his best , and with hfs fair Leonora was thrico summoned to the lamps at tho fall of tho curtain , then and thoro to do smothered with flowers . ROYAL ITALIAN OrMHA , OOVBNX QARX » I 5 N . The " Gazza . Ladra" of Rossini , the announcement of which had caused a flutter In tho inner musical circles of London , was produced , on Tuesday , wq way say , to their entire-satisfaction . Tho inter * eating Lotti , whoso excellence the profoundcr critics now take credit for having discovered on her first appearance , took tho part of JYinetta , and displayed enough of every quality desirable and admirable in a first-rate singer to sanction her being at once so

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    • Leader (1850-1860), April 30, 1859, page 20, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_30041859/page/20/