The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-25 00:00:00

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MUSIC.

MONDAY POPIJLIE CONCERTS.

That the concert of last night waa even more
than usually replete with interesting matter will be at once
apparent to every musical reader from the following pro-
gramme :

Part L—Grand Septet, in E Hat, Op. 20, for violin, viola,
clarinet, horn, bassoon, violoncello, and double base
(Beethoven), MM..loschim, H. Webb, Lazarus. C. Harper,
Hutchins, C. Severn, and Piatti; Song, " Ave Maria
(Cherubini) (clarinet obbligato, Mr. Lazarus), Miss Roden ;
New Song, " The Farewell" (hail) (violoocello obbligato,
Siguor Piatti), Mr. ;iiintley ; Sonata, in G, Op. 2:t. No. 1,
for pianoforte solo (No. 16 of HallOs edition) (Beethoreo),
Mr. Lindsay Sloper. Part IL—Sonata, in B flat, for piano-
forte and violin (Duesek), Mr. Lindsay Sloper and Herr
Joachim; "Io son Lindoro" (Barbiere di Sleighs)
(Pmmello), Mim linden ; Prelude, Lours, Minuets, and tie-
votte, in E major, for violin alone (J. S. Bach), Herr
Joachim ; Song, "Oh ! Moon of night" (A. Manes), Mr.
Smiley ; Quartet, in E flat, Op. 71, No. 3, for two violins,
viola, and violoncello (Haydn), MM. Joachim, L. Ries, H.
Webb, and Piatti. Conductor, Mr. Benedict.
The vocal music was very interesting. The singers
were Miss Roden and Mr. S.antley. Miss Roden, it
will be remembered, gained "gulden opinions" by
her appearances last season, and her performances
lest night were calculated to strengthen the favourable
impression already made by her. She sang Chau-
bini's celebrated " Ave Maria " boeutifu"y, with • pure,
rich voice, deer execution, and much grace and expression.
She vu happy in her selection of the serenade " lo mono
Lindero," from the BarbQre di Siriylia of Nagano, an
opera which, though now superseded and thrust aside by
the more brilliant work of Rossini, contains beauties which
Rossini bas not surpassed, and this is one cf them. Miss
Roden was received with most cordial applause, which
augurs well for her auocess during the season. PiattVe
air, song by Bentley, is a pretty thing in itself, and, with
the aid at Bentley's singing and the exquisite beauty of
Piaui s violoncello accompaniment, obtained immense ap-
plause and an unanimous encore.

DRAMA.

PRINCESS'S.

The performance at this house was varied last
night by the production of a piece by Mr. John Oxenford,
entitled The Triple All ianee. It is avowedly adapted from
the French, and described in the bills as •• never acted ;"

but, if our memory serves us, a version of the same drama
was performed at the old Adelphi about fifteen years ago,
under the title of the Maid of Honour. The original of the
play produced lest night is the Verve d'ltatt of M. Scribe,
the scene of which is laid in England during the reign of
Queen Anne. Mr. Ozenford has transferred the action to
Portugal, retaining an equally early period, probably
because it justifies the use of a costume which is one of the
most effective on the stage.
The plot of the new piece turns chiefly upon a political
intrigue, in which Don Eistev.iii, a discharged minister,
strives to outwit the Duchess de Marialva, the Queen's chief
adviser. A love story is very ingeniously introduced to
help iu working out the intrigue, which concerns itself with
the mutual affection of a certain Don Miguel and a young
maid of honour, called Beata% de Mendoza. Don Miguel's
fortunes are advanced at the court by an unseen agent ; and
when he gets into a difficulty through killing a nobleman in
a duel, the same mysterious friend interposes to save him
from imprisonment. As the piece develops, this friend
turns out tube the Duchess de Marialva, who has conceived
• pinion for the young Don ; and the action is further
cunplicated by tho Queen, who has also conceived a shill.
ler passion. Don Estevau, the plotting minister, who is
the staunch friend of Don Miguel and Beatrix, carries them
wifely through all these temptations and difficulties, learns
everybody's secret in turn, uses his knowledge judiciously,
withoutneedlessly exposinghk enemies, and finally triumphs
over the keen and unscrupulous Duchess.
This slight -sketch of the plot of The Triple Alliance
will show that it is a comedy of intrigue, with very fancy
sketches of statesmen and their doings. It is excellently
constructed—having all M. Scribe's neatness and clearness—
but it presents the audience with • very full feast of de-
portment. It depends for success upon dresses and acting,
and can hardly be safely trilled with for a single moment.
The part of the minister—Don Estevan—was entrusted
to Mr. George Vining, and he embodied it in a robust sod
genial manner. Mr. Shore was natural and pleasing as Don
Miguel, • character endowed with • large share of sim-
plicity. Mies Constance Aylmer filled the part of the
Queen, and Mrs. Buckingham White used all her command-
ing reams as the Duchess de Marialva. Miss M. Oliver was
delightfully unaffected and womanly as the young maid of
honour—s character which forms a homely contrast to the
victims of deportment. The piece belongs to a class which
can only be played to perfection by a company long used to
each other ; but it was well put upon the stage, and vary
favourably received by • full house.