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    1 No. 495. Sept. 17, 1859.] / THE LEADER...

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    Announced To Begin On Monday, The 3rd Oi...

    B by the delightful air , "II mio tesoro , " by Signor H ~ ' G iuglini , in . which his brilliant upper notes told with H astonishing effect , although in the lighter and more H _florid passages he lacked power and purity of into E nation . This is his first appearance at Gloucester B for some years ,-and perhaps he hardly sustained the » favourable impression which he created here in the H first instance . Nevertheless he was encored . The fj trio "Ah taci" introduced to the Gloucester people E the prim a donna of the evening concerts , Mdlle I Titiens , and the primo basso , Belletti . The sensation B created ' by the lady among the dilettanti was great though perhaps hardly equal to the merits of an artisTe who bids fair to be a worthy successor to I Grisi . The " Batti , batti , " by Madame Novello I was perfect , and was enthusiastically encored , but the lady declined to repeat it . Signor Badiali ' I artistic delivery of the rattling air " Finchee dal I vino" took the audience by storm , and drew down I an unanimous encore . . In the air , " Non mi dir , " I Mdlle . Titjens ravished her audience , who appeared I now more fully to appreciate the talent and I wonderful gifts of the fair cantatrice . The conclud- ing sestett of the Mozart selection , " Sola sola , " I brought together " all the talents" of the Italian Opera ,, besides Madame Novello and Miss Dolby . B Beethoven ' s choral fantasia followed the selection , m and introduced to notice a youthful pianist , Miss Cecilia Summerhayes , who played with considerable B skill , and , here and there , with feeling ; but she has B not yet acquired sufficient mastery over the diflSeul ties of the instrument to be able to interpret Beethoven as she very probably understands him . Ic must be I remembered that Miss Summerhayes is very young , f andthatthe choral fantasia is neither very eas > I nor very short . In the opening passages the pianist I played with a certain amount of vigour and I distinctness ; but , it seemed to us , that before the 1 end , she was somewhat fatigued ; at all events , her E execution became rather confused . But Miss Summerhayes has sufficient talent to make it E inoumbent upon her to study , and to make us E anticipate that she will in time attain a very high B rank in the profession she has chosen . The reception of the piece was very favourable . I Miss Dolby sang her ballad , in the second part , I charmingly ; Mr . Thomas was very successful in I "IamaRoamer ; " and Mrs . Clare Hepworth made I a marked impression in Mr . Henry Smart's beauti- B ful song , " The Merry Bells . " The quartette from " Martha" and the duet from " Rigoletto" were I omitted . The audience numbered upwards of 400 . The performance of " Elijah" on the following I _morningVas thoroughly _satisfactpry . A little mis ? take occurred in one of the quartets , which went on for some bars as a trio , owing to the absence of B Signor Belletti , who divided the bass music with Mr . Thomas , and who , we are informed , was not B aware he had to sing in " Cast thy Burden . " Mr ; B Sims Reeves had completely recovered , and sang I the whole of his music magnificently . Mr . Reeves' indisposition was accounted for by his exposure to Bj the night air , and to his alarm for the safety of his wife and family , at the recent fire at the _Oatlands Bj Hotel , where he was residing . The attendance at the oratorio was not so numerous as could have been desired . There were 1 , 414 persons present , and the collection ftt the doors amounted to the large and curious sum of £ . 157 11 s . lid . Among the audience were the Earl of Ellenborough , Countess Dunraven , ¦ j Lord Wrottesley , Lord and Lady Ue Mauley , Lady H Isabella St . John , Lady Isabella and Mary Howard , I ! _Lpxly Mary Berkeley , Lady Charlotte Carnegie , H LadV Augusta Wyndham Quin , & c . H Mr . Sterndalo Bennett ' s May Queen formed , the i _? first part of the concert on Wednesday evening / Ej and was charmingly given by Mrs , Clare Hepworth , i Miss _Lascelles , Mr . Sims Reeves , and Mr . Themas . The second portion of the . concert . consisted of a j miscellaneous selection . Mr . Sims Reeves was set < ' aown to ppen with a ballad , but one of _the-stewards j said that Mr . _Sima Reeves had quietly walked way . j . Mr . Parry added that Madame Novello wpuld sing a I flong . Accordingly Clara _Novello Bang the' Prendo per me" from _JQliaird ' _Amore magnificently . She was roilowed by Madame Titeqs , in " Tacea la notte" and Giuglini in "La donna e mobile" after which tho mayor announced that Madame Novello would sing a ballad in tho place of that omitted through the absence of Mr . _Siraa Rcevea , who , he added with > _Ew !? n Bi l ' i ho < i gone h , omQ very unwell . Madame _^ 3 * , ft PP ear i ? _d " _* the orchestra , and , was ¦ 2 _ro \ W _TS 0 Q K ed # T _? ' _t 00 _* _" 1 _^ 0 a speech . She _SvaJh ft , _^^! a _^ B «\ e _» _-w _»» very ill , and did not _jeave _tnoimU before he had obtained tho permission accountnK ? 110 _^ t 0 _wftwnM _*» artist Uo was atone Sa inSL ; _S'jo _^ _onM _' _nolaMow a brother _profea- _RtafmL P _* In tho ° P ln _i on ° _* the public from tho _Btatement of « i person who had _mofo _; tt , of course _knnwinJ _^ i _? tontlpn t 0 misrepresent , but without ftn an _5 iroum 8 tftncea < (& ntof l n _^ L \ m ° n a _^ e J r » TO _OT n ~; _l- En 9 edi ffiC _" _& ' 2 ; _SS Mi _^ 8 St < tl >< tt Mater _t 3 - _* _vonr s x , ast Judgment . Muoh regret was expressed '

    Announced To Begin On Monday, The 3rd Oi...

    at the inability of Mr . _Sinis Reeves to appear in public ; but it was stated that he is confined to his bed by indisposition . The whole of the music - allotted to him this morning was therefore , at the request of the committee , undertaken by Mr Montem Smith , who most ably discharged the double duty which thus devolved upon him , he having , in fact , to sing the tenor soli in all the three pieces of the morning . Madame Novello surpassed . herself in all these pieces . It was the universal remark that never was her magnificent voice heard , to such perfection as this morning . The chief " points" made in the Stabat Mater were the the delicious execution of the duet " Quis est , homo ? " ( English version ) by Madame Novello and Miss Dolby , and the magnificent vocalisation of s Signor Belletti in the trying air " Pro pecatis , " not omitting to mention especially the " Cuj us animam , " taken by Mr . Montem Smith in the absence of Sims Reeves . The second part of the programme was devoted to the Last Judgment , which was a most successful performance throughout . The collection this morn- ing amounted to . £ 211 4 s . Id . The engagement of Mr . Charles Matthews at the Haymarket Theatre terminates this evening , and we trust that his benefit will be a satisfactory one . On Monday Miss Amy Sedgwick . makes her reentree upon these boards as Rosalind in" As You Like It . " Touchstone is cast for Mr . Compton . A new-farce by Mr . John Bridgman is announced for Thursday , _-vr-p _^ o _ntiirdav _tho _OrvwTr will be re _onened _-ind M _™ . fc _SSStmS _^^ 0 _^ 1 _^ Jtore for- _^ _eLuS _™^^ _DSce _^ _nSttecT'lS _? Calls _^ witli _narts for _£ C SH , _S _£ _fl Mr r V ? ninf with parts for g _ms " The St . James ' s Theatre , under the auspices of Mr , Chatterton , begins its season on Saturday , the 1 st proximo . Mr . Leigh Murray will appear in a new comedy , and a burlesque by Mr . Leicester Buckingham is also announced . p _^^ _., _^ . _0 rr , _^ . _™ ,, _~ _tv T _ i , imlof ,, o tt _, . . P j _* I _* c _f _* . 8 1 . _^^ _r _^ ZT _, "ft _£ _S _TZ + t _* nn + ? _F _^ _^ S _^ _r "; n _^ tc i , 1 _f L _2 t v _tl _Lf f ? "Z _vjS TnL _nvlfnr 7 _1 _ll ( _? n f r -f _Jhf _?^" e 'V _by _^ _J ° hn m _^ _^^ _h- _? n _^ 1 % _^ I _^ _nf g _^ f _ni 7 _nnl _S _™ _l _S-frrASj'S f M _^^ _MriJl _? _f _^ omse Keeley _. _and a Mr George _Melnlle as ?? 8 fi i ft _^ _^«^ O _tff _^ , _^ Jh « t h _^ _£ _SE _^ ' _£ _^ Jf " u r _ard"ffi % m be found a _^ rst- _? ate _? rUs ? _^ Y anc _? T g _SJ , ? _« i _«« i _2 _*™ a " 1 _^ agedy , comedy , and melodrama . Sadler ' s Wells Theatre . —On Saturday the winter season commenced at this house with the tragedy of * ' Romeo and Juliet , " introducing Miss Caroline Heath , late of the Princess ' s Theatre , to an Islington audience ; the character of Mercutio being sustained by Mr . Phelps . The house was crowded to the ceiling by an appreciating and do- monstrativo audience , who greeted every one of their established favourites in the enthusiastic manner special to the place j the manager in particular was unable to proceed with his first speech for some minutes , owing to the applauditory hurricane . The play waa judiciously cast , and acted throughout with good taste and artistic feeling . Miss Heath , who has for some time been favourably known to the London playgoers as a pleasing actress in light comedy , surpassed the expectations of her best wishers by the ability she displayed- in the part of Juliet—so different to anything she has hitherto done upon the _njetropolitan stage . In the earlier scenes her grace and the modest expression of her deep love wore fully appreciated and admired by an audience which carefully noted every word and gesturo 5 but the fire and energy she put forth in the last two acts fairly took the house by storm ; and a mere completely _euccessful debiit we have rarely witnessed . In . the part of _ifeTcroutio Mr . Phelps as usual strikes out a path for himself , and gives a perseniflcation of this Shakesperian charaoter quite different to that of any other living actor . The witty Italian nebleraan , as delineated by him , be- comes a merciless satirist , who launches his pungent sayings at friend and foe for the pleasure of watch- ing the effect of hia shot . There is , however , no want of vivacity in hia representation ; on the con- trary , it ia a moat agreeable _apecimen -of light comedy , free from _conventionalism . The _econe of the duel of _couroe cave full acope to Mr . _Pholpa ' s _aternor _powora , and the doath of Mcrcutio waa an i _oxqulalte piece of acting . The Romeo of Mr . JFred- orio Robinson is moat _oreditable—it is gentleman- fl like without being too sentimental , and energetic _£ without any approach to rant . Tho whole of tho lesser characters were well filled . Wo may par- " ticularly notice the _Nurso of Mrs . _Marston and tho _^ _" _^ _o of Mr . Bolford . Mr . Lewis Ball , whoso ft peculiar humour is greatly appreciated at this theatre f sustained the character of Feter .

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    Crystal _PxLACE _.- _^ _-About 7 , 000 visitors assisted on this day week at the operatic concert given at the Crystal Palace , by the members of Mr . E . T . Smith ' s Drury-lane company . The list of singers included . excellent names—those of Mdlle . Titicns , Mdlle . Piccolpmini , Signor Giuglini , and Signor Badi . ili , besides Mesdames Borchardt and Vanori , and Signori Aldighieri and _yialetti . Mdlle . Titiens , who I appears to be neglecting the grand music of Mozart , Beethoven , and Meyerbeer , in which slie is pre-eminently successful , for that of the modern . Italian . masters , gave the cavatina from " . Ernani" with much spirit . She afterwards sang , with great _feeling , the soprano part in the " Quis est homo , " from Rossini's " Stabat Mater" ( the contralto . being Mdme . Borchardt ) . Mademoiselle Piccolomini sang twice , without counting the finale to the second part of the concert , and was twice encored ; first in the duet from the " Traviata , " " Parigi o cara " ( with Signor Giuglini ) , and secondly , inBalfe ' _s "I dreamt that I dwelt . " Signor Giuglini was heard in the air from " Martha , " for the first time , we believe , and sang the only expressive vocal piece ( of | -M . _ITlotpw ' s writing ) that the work contains with much dramatic feeling . He also sang * " Ah si ben mio , " from the " Trovatore , " which suits him better than anything else in that opera . In " Largo _alJFactetum" Signor Badiali delighted the audience , and was encored ; but Signor Vialetti cannot be said to have done justice to the air " Non piuandrai , _" ' which fell flatly , and went without a hand . Verdi ' s . hackneyed "II balen" was sung by Signor Aldi-. _S hieri with more taste than it deserves . Mdlle . Vwie _* i ' s 6 ong was " Annie Laurie ; " Madame _^ io from Verdi's " AttUa" wrs given ( to a pianforte accompaniment ) by Vaneri , Belart , and Aldighieri . The concert concluded with the " Preghiera" from " Mose in Egitto , " which was very weakly executed , being conspicuous for the absence of a chorus though essentially a choral piece . The audience however seemed highly gratified , and we believe that no other " operatic concert" of the season has been better attended . . Sol-Pa Association was held in the Crystal . _^ _lace _, _rten four _thousafld cluldren and about one thousand tenors and basses sang a series of musical monv that elicited loild and repeated plaudits from the immense audience , who thronged every available foot of space in and around the centre transept . The children who formed the choir were selected frOm ei _? hty me _' r _T litan schools where the system _wllich is called the " _new notation" is taught . The children _were ranged in three parts-first treble , second treble , and alto—and above them , at the top of the orchestra , were the tenors and basses , who added strength and volume to the weaker voices of the former , the whole producing a grand and enlivening effect . The music and songs were chosen from the best composers , and the manner in which they were executed detracted in nowise from . their merits . The first part of the performance was opened with an overture on the grand organ by Miss Stirling ; and a Russian air with variations . Then the choral throng rose in obedience to the conductor ' s wand , and poured forth a volume of song that quickened every pulse in the immense audience . One of the great peculiarities of the solfa system , is the distinctness with winch the words are declaimed . The effect of this was strikingly produced in the song , "Wo waited for an omnibus in which there was no room for us . " The words were uttered with such distinctness , and , at the same time , there was such unity in the sounds , thatit was somewhat puzzling to think how it could be produced . The audience called for an encoro , which was responded to with a hearty good-will . "Rule , Britannia " was sung with great ppwer and effect . The choristers seemed to reserve their full power for the " Natienal Anthoiu , " which served as a fit climax to the performances of the day . When th _^ last words of tho anthem Imd died upon the ear , the united choir , as if stirred by one spontaneous im ~ pulse , raised a cheer which made tho crystal roof rebound } and waved , at tho same time , paper flags of orange and green . The immense audience caught up the cheer , whlchwas prolonged for several _mmatea . The total visitors daring the day amounted to 81 , 487 , Mr E T Smith and hia operatic company have rQturned to London , and the former has _definitivolV secured Drary Lane Theatre for a new term . Vn oonaldoration of X 4 . 500 rent , instead of £ 4 , 000 , \ l has now the liberty to open tho house every _Jteht ta the year , without the extra payment of Vo pounds , to which , under the old agreement , he «« _aubiect for eaoh and everyone after tho Wo JJ ! _S d 2 . ' Miss Anna WWtty , whoso excellent vole © and ffOO _^ Vatvie wo took occa s ion to notice on the _ocqa-° onofW successful _dbbdt at one of Mr . Benedict _^ , 0 oon corts , has loft this _country for a leading engagement at Iflorence .

    1 No. 495. Sept. 17, 1859.] / The Leader...

    1 No . 495 . Sept . 17 , 1859 . ] / THE LEADER , l _^ l __

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 17, 1859, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/sldr_17091859/page/11/