The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-27 00:00:00

WORCESTER MUSICAL FI4STIVAL.

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WORCESTER, WILDNIPSPAT.
The Ist otecert at the College Hall hut night

was eagle'l atatuded, although there was not so nuaterods
company as lid Ina expected from the excalkace of the pro-
gramme, et as following is a copy :

rAr? I.

Symphony is A Minor ManSelman.
Dint—Medairas Gad Mr. Weiss, "Paolo •
Virginia,"
Itoraanc•—Herr Forms, " Dal cur per
isearriare " (L'Etml• du Nord) Moyerbarr.
Aria—Mirs L. Visaing, "Tama la motto pla.
eida " (11 Trovatort.) Verdi.
Bong—Mr. Mess Heaves," I arias horn dreams
of that' IL Glow.
Fistula, Violin—M. &Linton Wagon.
Cansonet—Mir Dolby, " The Spirit's Sung" Haydn.
MAMA —Signor Oardoni,"Disperso tll ena "
(L'Etoile du Nord) Meyerbear.
Grand Final•—(Loreley) Solo, *Warne Class
No•ollo, and Chorus (by desire).— lleadelmeohn.

PART 11.
Cantata—(Robin Hood) I. L. Hatton.
Mold Morten, Madame Weise
Robin Hood, Mr. Sims Reeves. Little Atha, Ids Ni. Smith.
Sheriff, Mr. Weiss.
Cboras—nrest Maidens, Retainers, and Outlaws.
Ballad—Mrs. Montesa Smith, ' A dear old
kely," MR.
Saar—lion Dolby, "Three Matters west
(Poem by tits Bev. C.
Jobs
Trio—Mars) Novella, Madams WOWS,
(MtOinked, " Celt 0 sear "
Cry)
Arle—Serr Pnemes," No pin snare" (None
di
Ft*Balled—Miss Visaing, "Home, sweet ilkuat
Bishop.
Ovartaro—(Rgroost) Beedsmen.
Tbs greet tratares of the programme, se will be seen,
were the Mendeloseha symphony, the Loreley hegetent, sad
Hattoa's new cantata, Robin hood. The symphony was
played I. the midst if the bustle and confunice attendsat
upon Us lets snivels. Some people think it " the fashion"

to owes late, and Indulge thstrfiWt.y to the great eggagesse
of the punctual attendant'. It was only towards the Memel
this grand work that it could be quietly enjoyed, end Own
the spleedid Agate was a treat indeed. Of the Ural
and Ile weird and pariontite mnaie, with Clara Novelle ter
the Lawton, dime is little to be said beyond what Las ben
writers over enel over again. Sake it to note, that thla
giwiens fragment et ea twilWebsii work wee glorlarly st
dosed by lamd, theme, ead gelmelgi, and tkeg b wail
eras wee then the aM macaw& The eihmasess plash
A. bawd et • gamier den haw wee eggadsmay disiod
obse ids piece, whisk andel eypartaalty Sff MOM" Me
culled suilesum mad peelbrmers.
The peefeemsece of the JIM:' Hood write& I spesd
deal et interest, the musk (width wee only travailed al
the liseilied musket tredve] Let yeah brig am le math
wail the whole et We audience, Zrtryleily wee peg*
phased with it, mid it certainly k a work of great .sell; ens
geed Sedan In which is that not only is the muds redlp
geed, but shower& are good also, and admirably awl/Salsas
are& width interprets them. The principal ports we Ihme
distributed:—Mold Marks, Mrs. Wales; Robin Hood, Mr.
elm Reeves; Little John, Mr. Montan Smith; and Shan
Mr. Woke. The melee was so fully &writhed at the time
Mils fret production at Bradford, that we used not here re-
view it. It is &jolly, merry piece altogether, sod we should
thialc is lately to brooms popular. At all ertnen it graft
plumed am Worcester audits,e Wt night. Moe Is ans
emeirtemey, however, in it, that the plaintive's& wwlinisial
eha eet the singing is gins to the repwinealellee d tie
bald outlaw" himself. The chorus end hose, " ghee
the imp," is a lively messure, and the igingillim et •
tomedtlag air by the Sheriff, praying for • veal, k b warn
traces, more," is happy. The sutra Weise MS Meek
with a lively charms by the illremeei final % ler
traded to be illostrative of the fns hu of hied
Among the sisetillassone eshelhas of the
ortatreg wee the "Tema la moue," era. A Mortreer
whirl Min Visaing mode her delolt at theatres^ and had
• suet itratering receptios. Miss Dolby meg We ash&
stage, Haydn's Wanted "Spirit Song," end d
Hull* "Three dithers watt sailing." Both INIMI 1101411
in the lady's owe touching style, and the latter recelled
(and most deperreilly so) the only more of the evealing.
She wee lailiclowly accompanied by Mr. Townshend Seib
ots the pimoforte. Mr. Montt= Smith sung sweetly • MIL
balled, A dear old melody." A treat was shaded le Ss
Tome of am violin la the fantasia by M. Salem. Men
Forme and (Sordoni had also rouge allotted to then; and
the navel was wound op by the old ballad (BMW
"Home, wrest home," which was sung with muck lob
and hang by Mime Vinning. We aay the concert was
wound sip with this piece, but there was a finale set dew
is Bertheren's /freest overture, which certainly was played,
though sot heard, ter before it bad been brought to • close
slimly every pence ha lift the room I
The attendance wee good for • bet concert, the number
brim 471, against 466 at the spring concert bet festival;
the wows, however, we an sorry to add, wee in the escosel
dame seals, so that the maul receipts versed a. Imp as in
11154.

This morning than was early service (at 8 o'clock) at the
cathedral, at which the ambers of the three choirs emitted.
The attemienee wee not large, and the sement received at
the doors for the charity (always very mall on these OCCIL.
aims) was under 21.
The oratorio to-day was Mendelesohn's Itlissh, which it
was expected would draw a very large attendance ; contrary
is expectation, however, the numb, fell short by 120
of the attendance on the Eljfeb day at the last
Worcester festival The town was placarded in the
course of the night with large bills, announcing that
his Royal Mahone the Duke of Cambridge would arrive
at Worcester at two o'clock, and would attend the
concert this evening. Rh Royal Highness accordingly
arrived by railway at the specified hour, but there was no
ase to meet him at the Mallon except his former tutor, the
Rev. T. R. Woad, a canon of Worcester, and the prince of
the royal blood wood like an anthem, individual through
the 'Meets direct from the station to the cathedral. The
inhabitants gathered pretty manermsly in the streets to
whams the swivel, and some deem wen suspended from the
hem., but beyond that then wee no demomMetion or wel-
come. TM mayor was at the cathedral, in his capacity of
one of this stewards, and the corporation took no nuke
of the arrival. On his arriving at the cathedral, each of the
emedience as his Royal Highness p, eel is his progress to his
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rem, as a suit of rupee, but there was no Interruption
is the oratorio.

The oratorio of the /Niel was cut in this wise:—The
Prophet. Herr Formes; the Qom's, Mies Dolby; the Tough,
Mrs. Weiss; Mules, Rpm Genital sad aim Reeves.
The orsiceto Is one so rupiluly wog at this. fsetivele, that
it is eunacearery to go into any detailed wake of it. The
Bred banns is the solo in the Elijah put, and Herr
Venus delivered this in a style earthing but imperwiwo .w
exprusimp ; ace wee he always in tune. His voice appears
to have bets overstudard end wove. Nor Tr= Oardours
rendsring of the brutifol sir, If with all your bear*" to
our liking. There was too touch ilerlanetios, end too little
bevolionsl leering in It, so In the cede of the sir even to the
principal bus. Clara "Hear ye, beset," sad
Mlle Dolby's "0 net on the Lord," were most kesatital, es
easy be expected from such tolsut•a artistes. The angelic
trio, "Lift thine ryes," by Clue Novell.), Mrs. Wen, end
Mies Dolby, wee repeated.
Twaight the mond concert is expected to be crowded.

The Town Hall, Birmingham, is to ha thrown
open ca Tarim waft sea be a aselland sowillag, to
reareaco to the stare dot ladle. The swam see le be as-
dusted by the Rev. Dr. J. C. Halm, Cauca of Wormier mil
Rata of Birmingham ; the Rey. law Sp,oner, Thar el
gagtaelos ; the Ham. and Rev. Granawinl'orke: and remit
ti the tows end mealtbourbood.
digr BROTEMON MEMORIAL—For this ussse-
Ask whirl It is proamed gall be rowed in the MEd
borough cemetery, thin boa been a aiipelitiom of adds
mad dram ; gad we Isom that at • special niee=s4the
easszlase, bad on Trklay, the llet bawl, the No.
I, viola " Hawker (aloha. T. Moho.
cheater), plortJal it ow be ward rad ono-
sided la • nattakeery asanar, be the went spelled is the
ecedlthow. The prise of tasty games woo &waded to the
model No. 66, motto " Beta" (author, Y. Noble, maptor,
Lass.) lambi .C.0rn.140‘41 so. elye•••ed Is favour of
the bliewiag, via.:—fled No. 17. urea "Hie MOO awe,.
sot wad.," drawing No. dI, motto " Poe ass to seek tiara
' ewe glory le sot glary ;" &swag No. 61, ash'. " Nemo ;"
sea mad No. 1111, NAM "C."—JfaNANOw Beteraise.