The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-15 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

THOMAS'S Si i,i,o CONCERT& The fourth annual
series of
.these charming entertainments was commenced on
Tuesday evening, iw the Philarmonie Hall, the concerts being
continued each evening.of the week, together with •a -day per-
formance on Saturday afternoon. On.each of • the occasions
they have been well attended, and highlyintelligent audiences
have, by well-timed plaudits, testified their -satisfaction
with the excellence of the performances. The chief attraction
ofthe week was the admirable singing of Madame Amadei, a
contralto of 'great power and excellence. The quality of
voice possessed by this lady is somewhat similar to that of
Alboni, to whom, and to whose style of execution, she beers
resemblance in more respects than one. Madame Amadei
during :the last week sung a uumber of Italian arias, with
good effect, and in these she elieited marked and well-de-
served -applause; but the enthusiasm of the audience was
most strikingly evoked by some of our own popular melodies,
conspicuous among which were the plaintive Irish and
Scotch ballads, " Savourneen deelish," and " 0 Nanny
wilt thou gang wi' me." The instrumental portion of the
concerts was, as on the previous occasions, excellent ; the at-
tractions being in the present instance:heightened by the addi-
tion of several new performers of high merit and celebrity.
Among these latter are M. Prospere, opheicleide, late of
Jullien's celebrated band; M. de Folly, flute, from the Royal
Italian Opera ; M. Gobin, cornet-a-piston, from the Conser-
vatoire, Paris; Mr. H. Chipp, violoneellist, late of Her Ma-
jesty's private band; and a juvenile but clever performer on
the violin, Master Isaac, a -pupil of Mr. H. Blagrove, to whose
delicate and polished style his performance bears pleasing
testimony. Among our old favourites in the orchestra we
also recognised with satisfaction the valuable aid of Mr.
Thomas, in himself a host, and Messrs. Liddell, Baetens,
Streather, Serge, Jennings, Frewin, Chisholm, &c. The cha-
racter of the music has been lively, but not to the exclusion
of the more grave and expressive. Dance music by D'Albert,
Strauss, Lanner, and others, has been varied by selections
from Les Huguenots, and Lucrezia Borgia; while the less
showy though really more attractive ballads of our own
country have not been neglected. This week the vocalist is
Miss P. Horton, who is to read selections from Shakspeare's
plays, with the music, commencing last night with the Mid-
summer Night's Dream, with the whole of Mendelssohn's
music, composed for that fine drama. This evening the chief
portion of the entertainment will consist of selections from
the Tempest ; and to-morrow the Macbeth music is to be
given. From the preceding outline, it will be seen that these
entertainments are to be conducted with a spirit and intelli-
gence of selection in admirable keeping with the executive
power and skill by which they are to be placed before the
public.
AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, the pantomime forms the lead-
ing attraction, and continues to draw crowded houses nightly.
Daring the past week the evening's amusements were com-
menced with the lively comedietta " Charles 11., or the Merry
Monarch," the (part of Captain Copp being admirably sus-
tained by Mr. B. Baker; Mary Copp found also a pleasing
representative in Miss Landon. Mr. Lorraine as Charles 11.,
and Mr. F. L. Villiers as Rochester were not so happy in their
representations. On Saturday the second morning performance
of the pantomime took place, and as on the previous occasion

BROMLEY'S PATENT EMPIRE SOAP,
which heretofore has been difficult to be obtained, as very
few of the grocers will keep it. To use their own words, by way
of explanation, they state,—" Were we to buy it, it would reduce
our sales fully one third, as two pounds of the Empire Soap will
go as far as three pounds of any other soap ; we should also lose
our profit on soda and washing powders, as neither of these
articles are required when the Empire Soap is used, in either the
hardest water or in sea water." What the grocers are displeased
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soap, free from rosin and other useless ingredients, which not
only add unnecessary weight to the soap but detract from its
cleansing properties.
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William Davies, grocer, 58, Mill-street; Mr. David Drew, ship-
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PRODUCE.—The dulness in the Sugar market has
increased, and prices have again given way. Coffee
in fair demand. In Tea little doing. Pepper steady.
Rice dull. Rum without spirit. Nothing doing in
Saltpetre. In Palm Oil a moderate business, at
£46 lOs to £4B per ton. In Tallow little doing ;
Petersburg, Y.C., 68s to 69s per cwt. Jute in good
request. TO-DAY the demand for Sugar is still sus-
pended, and we have nothing to report. 300 puns.
old indirect Cuba Muscovado Molasses have been sold
for distillation at 18s per cwt. Nothing has occurred
in Rum or Coffee. The Tea market continues mode-
rately firm ; commonCongou 94d to 9-1-d per lb. A small
lot of Bengal Rice has been taken at 14s 9d per cwt.
200 bags Bengal Rapeseed are reported at 70s, and
700 bags .Nigger Seed, to arrive, at 64s per qr. Jute
continues in good demand, 750 bales having realized
£l5 to £l9 5s per ton.
METALS.—Manufacturers' Iron continues firm iu
price, and in very fair demand. In Scotch Pig Iron
there has been an improved demand since our last,
and prices have advanced fully 3s per ton from the
lowest point last week. In other metals there is no
change.
WooL.—The transactions of the past week are only
limited, purchasers suspending their operations until
the auction sales, which open to-morrow. About
12,000 bales East India and low foreign wools will be
.offered, and a brisk demand with high prices is anti-
cipated. Imports for the week-96 bales Australian,
:34 Irish, and 10 eoastwise. Total, 140 bales.