The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-09 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1862.

MUSIC.

MONDAY POPULAR 00NOBRTS.
The concert of last night was crowd

than crowded ; for not only was every seat occupied in all
parts of the hall, but a great number of persons, as we
were interment were turned from the doors for want of
room. Mere were two reasons for this extraordinary in-
flux : this was the last. Monday Popular Concert of the
preeent year, and it was the termination of Joachim'a en-
gagement. This unrivalled violinist has been the life sad
soul of these concerts mince the beginning of the season ;
and his reception last evening showed how regret for
his loss was mingled with admiration of his talents. These
two mums were sufficient for the excessively crowded
audience last evening. The concert, though a good one, was
not more than .usually attractive. There was only one
concerted instrumental piece, Schubert's quartet in D
minor—a very clever composition, but not of the same
grade with the master works of Haydn, Mozart, and
Beethoven, which we are accustomed to bear at these coo.
eerie. M. Halle's performance of Weber's pianoforte sonata
in A flat was a highly finished piece of execution. Joachim
played another of those marvellous solos for the violin
which old Sebastian Bach wrote eta time when no human
being could ever have thought of executing them.
Joachim's performance of them is perhaps the moat re-
markable instance of fa difficulte =Men! to be met with
in modern music. A len astounding but more interesting
display of power was the famous " Kreutzer Sonata" of
Beethoven, afterwards played by Joachim and Halle. The
singers were Milne. Florence Lands and Mr. NMI Reeves.
Millie. Lancia sang an air from V Stoile du Nord, and
Oshorne's pretty eon& "The Flower-girl" Mr. Beeves
sang two of Molique's chamber-songs, and Blumenthal's
ballad, "The Maseage."

DRAMA.

FaYPTIAN-BALL.

The tone of Mr. Yatea'a entertainment last
night may be described as conversational, while its plan
is largely descriptive, and &lightly dramatic. He calls
it "invitations to Evening Parties and the Sea-side,"
and divides it into two parts, the first being occu-
pied with society in town, the second with society
out of town. The hall has been transformed into an
elegant conservatory by Mr. Beverley, and the little stage
—familiar to all London—is dressed up to represent the in-
terior of a drawing-room. Here Mr. Yates appears to receive
his guests—the first arrival being, of course, Mr. Harold
Power, and then an hour is moat agreeably spent in an easy
and humorous conversation between the two men, during
which many wall known, and therefore pleasing, types of
character are very cleverly hit off. Mr. Frith, A., Mr. John
Leech, and Mr. Marcus Stone, have furnished the port-
folio of the entertainers with a bundle of graphic &ketches
which serve as illustrations to the descriptions. We are
introduced to Dr. Dobell Dee, Baron Yiklell, and Mr. D.
Tweedle, Mr. Goodrych, and Jack Rapt, who sing German
lieder, sentimental ballads, and comic songs at the " quiet
evening with a little music." After this we are introduced
to the "regular evening party," where the bashful young
man and the belle of the ball are brought vocally and pic-
torially before us, and where the funny man gives imitations
of several popular actors. Two patter songs, called
•' London Society " and " London Bandits," are prominent
features of this part, which is remarkably well written, and
put together with a clever concealment of art.
The second part deals with society at the sea-side, and is
workedout before a fine picture of • fashionable bathing
place, with panoramic effect*. Here we meet with the
same people in deshalille, and are treated to three promi-
nent songs, called " Lodging-house Miseries," " Hidden
Fire," and " Bubble* of the Day." The second part is
rather shorter than the first, is equally well planned and
written, and brings the entertainment to a conclusion within
the prescribed two hours.
The qualifications of the two gentlemen who have at
once taken their places as agreeable, unaffected, and
original entertainers, blend very harmoniously. Mr. Yates
supplies the literature of the entertainment, and gives most
of the descriptive parts with a conversational ease that is
delightful to listen to.' Mr. Power's abilities as • mimic
and a burlesque singer are of a very high order, and he sup-
plies the dramatic embodiments of the entertainment. His
singing of the burlesque German lieder, both as the fat
German and the elegant young lady, was perfect ; and his
dramatic imitations were strikingly truthful. The hall
was crowded in every part by an audience which comprised
most of the literary and artistic celebrities now in town,
and the whole entertainment was • triumphant success.