The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-04 00:00:00

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LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1858.

the manner in which she sang it. Her whole
performance was a superb display of vocal
and dramatic energy. Madame Castel-
lan's part part (Judith's attendant) is subordinate
to that of the heroine in a dramatic point of view,
but it contains some of the most beautiful music in
the work, especially the fine air, "The Lord pre-
wroth all them that love Him," addressed by
Amital to Judith, in Holofernes' tent ; the trio be-
tween the two women and Holofernes ; sad the
brilliant solo passages intermingled with the grand
chorus which forms the finale, in all which the fair
singer's powers of voice and execution were hilly
displayed. Mein's Holofernes was an admirable
impsesonation ; there is something pompous end
rename in the music al the part,whick he brought
out with consummate skill and effect Reeves's
chemise (Osias) is the weakest in dramatic interest,
but dun are due Wage in the music, and he ex-
erted himself malady mg easershilly to do justice
to hie put. The Aril sad aseerted music is of the
Zillit order; risk in counterpoint, full of grand
seratiag ease* evincing a thorough command
of all the resoaress of art, clear, broad, simple, and
free Iran elaborate marlines.

IC. Leslie's sessition we; highly flattering. On
entering the orehaeles he was welcomed by a gems-
=eteheaciag heat all parts of the hall, sad
esmigissent was paid him at the eceelmilsa
of the Mess. Setwithstending the oonventionel
restraint pat era iimonstrstions of feeling during
weed perhemeases, several of the most striking
peasere were loudly applanded, and the splendid
martial movement which opens the second part was
moored.

—.—
Mendeboohn's sacred cantata, " Lauda Sion," is
well known to the musical public. It wee written
fora religions solemnity at Liege in 1846, when it
was iadiderently executed and not duly apps. doted.
Mendehrohn having afterwards presented his manu-
script to Mr. Mullah, that gentleman bad the ho-
nour and advantage of first producing it in England.
It was performed at one of his Exeter-hall smarts
in 1848, and has since been repeatedly performed by
the Sacred Harmonic Society with English wads
by Mendelasohn's constant literary coadjutor, Mr.
Bartholomew—the sum words (beginning "Praise
Jehovah") which have been made use of to-day. It
is deservedly esteemed a grand and beautiful work,
worthy of its illustrious author. On the present
occasion it received every justice in the performance :
the solo parts were sung by Madame Clara Noveno,
Miss Dolby, Mr. Montan Smith, and Mr. Weise;
end the choruses were perfectly executed. The
same thing may be said of Beethoven's Maas in C,
in which the solos were takes by the same per-
formers. _ _

The Festival terminates this evening with a grand
ball as weal. I have not yet received an amount of
the receipts of this day's Twrformanoe; bat, from the
appearance of the hail, I believe they will be equal
to the amount received on the morning of Wednee-
day. The general pecuniary result of the Festival
will probably be limiter to that of 1866. Had it
depended on the morning performances only, it
would have beam much Leger, bat there has been •
considerable shortcoming on tie evening concert&
On last night'scoooert WPM, as compared with the
torreeponding evening vilest Festival, there has been
• diminution of above 70W., • circumstance for
which I am unable to account.

DRAMA.

rawassas.

LW night Mr. Yesn's awn concluded, an it bad
aocuesseed end watiased, is triumph. As hinted at (but
to Tory good taste, Mealy baled at) in bb ferwomll adze,"
tt has bees le Na • asamenbat trying Has. Ow readers
UK hoe inset the Omni which wee essodosod fa the
thestritel world at the U.S of the Prbows Royals awrriege
by the aelabliebseat of the slab perilonmentes at Kw Kr
Jeetye Theatre, with whisk Kr. lima, hitherto the disaster
of the Window theatricals, end the supposed oast favenebe,
was not wansoted, and the spateneow ratios by his kiosk
awl the genera public white awaited Ma In lb own
theatre. Actors as well as sabots below to the Irritable
gene, bat lliz. Les hed wo seine he saneyeses or essisty.
It is to be bulk of the puns that en setae sad leek the his
mast, end with thin Kr. YAM'. position kw lean bow
estadielied; he seed set her the erepfag at isionsted sir
trestere, ate the bold sad ribald jokes of a weald-be fenny
fahattel torn By the public Is is rippled se Ow motor of
the day, owl wan is that position its ma wail afford to look
at the imbue awl the jealous is their proper nett

The Waded prereedens et the sears 105748 bare beta
ilbehisprife repediss d Nag haw sad the lfoodaist of
remiss. Beth d Wee have bra dissareised by dr rue
on, Yallgsea, and kvisit _,tenure which have re Mad
all Mr. Kiliell:T•Vi•dil, bat their serer Ms beta widely
dilator. Adalrat ly put upon the siege, sad ezedlently
air by ell consersid, Sing Lear yet slued as be agreed* -
it is Neentielly • reediag end not en egging pry ; the
Wary et the story oolutterbalenowl the piernee of the yer-
fonsma“, sal a golfing el la the adeedanas began * be
pensive& Isaselarly apes tire was predated the
Iforohoiot of Finial, predated with • gergesuages sad •
acriristsages winch at err threw erg ether abider et-
Imp& We the shade. For the whale nem the town he.
bra talklag of the Vinsthr mash, the gaidalsa, the oar
gaseads, the council abusbir, sad Porthis moo a-11 t pries.
Ewer to. Kr. Kean arse to the greatest advantage, hie
Ithyledr, moulded apes that great aerie, et )de tether
shut vibe old aides at le rave, is madeublaily his bar
pert,while the sweet Willie( toms ogles. lEart's arse were
ewer note telling this la Porde' rogue* hearses *the
hr. We Omar hue* that we have looked era this ad-
mirable revival fa the last lisle, bat trust that is the coarse
el seat stases it will be ngprodeoed.

Lest niplit the Maw ww Ailed to ovary part, and at the
MI dike tertaln Ms. Xsaa advised sad dithered the fol.
spoodt:
" ladissamd Geshassa,--Al ha Ms of each sucossiive
..sees k hes boa my masa to address a tow words to we
to thantresbm kr Madam aad support. 'Tito priest year
tram 'mien ansmWassaa, in pert asavoilabli=
me
umtoi, has been la me a ;wad of great
misty, sad iitipso—rdiwed, bowsaw,
Gds W eaet
palls hasp andlipspally, the smory at ell only
whk 11/a. Comm to ow ahead inention, I MI sow-
pothd, hum the risisimed boaly atrola I ha w linderpone,
to sag a tow wee.' temerative repose, Mt I we, be the
Wise Ala to brisp to ssomesodel ismintiat way Sail
last semi. Fault ma, therekire, to tabs this
of wassoaaciag ay buentios of no-opals( this as
eataiday, the Ind el °Mbar, sad at Maws Ma to slats,
that as the 90th of Jaiy wet I shall Ma my find ism as
Orator of the PtiroMs Theatre. Is the mandass, is
awl penthms, allow we, to Mrs. Hosn's saws as well w
ay ow; rooposfWly art gratatally to bid you ihmeall."
The Wilms, it is mikes to osy, was loudly 1111011114111.
Ind Mr. Heal retired mid the cisers of the anthem.

- DIBIN OP HONOUS.

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breed the COMBOIIi etawrid, 10 se a
et rah art gesholl. Neither lie rile Owl
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so proem fa Clewasi d Imre re laverable eig•l6B=
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bat el whale rate use wadi thlah gerwilawl am Wit
bard. We by that • debt of hoer ewes to Jibe XFII
eat to Erase Hs, Wires; mg wrest that that
art will yet be par, awl rat we rail barb to ley, es
we was the sageftear. "Brew lato this arr." Tr.
owlets r those MS Wm bre biros ban the weir,
sherleg park ; but wiretero rot wry well row what
they an, sad that they tar outweigh ia vales away • borer
War* that bee Wrest • powers to the wisser.—lftwe-
-4 wen, sail.