The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-17 00:00:00

ruRSSAIRE MUSICAL FESIVAL.

THIRD DAY.-THuRSDAY, Sari. IS.

There have been several fresh arrivals since Wearer
day (many of them from Scarborough), and others are es.
peeled to be here in time for the last day (Friday), whet,
the Festival terminates with a grand fancy hall, for sem%
the preparations are on a very extensive scale. The win.
dows of many of the shops make an attraotive show, At,
tering in all the magnificence of tinsel finery, many of the
dresses exhibited are very splendid, but we believe that
Court dresses and uniforms will be most in request. ro,
this grand finale to the Meeting, the new Concert and
Assembly Rooms will be !brown open, and our readers
will agree with us, that there will be little room for danc.
ing, When we inform thern'that 3,000 tickets have been
jawed.
The following is a further list of the company :
His Serene Highness the Duty of Brunswick and suite, Loyd
W. Dentinck, Lord Muncaster, Lord and Lady Normanby, Via.
countess Fielding, Sir John Milbank, Lear-Admiral hasten sad
family, Lord Lowther, Sir 7.ohn Lowther, "Lady E. and Min
Lowther, Lady H. Lascaletr,'Lady E. Lasceiles, Lady L. Lag.
L celles, Lady L. H. Lascelles, Hon. E. Lascelles, Hot. H. Las.
celles, Hon. A. Lascelles, Hon. C. Langdale, Eltd of Alulvave
Hon. Mrs. Thompson. Rev. Atehdeacon IVradettn, Col 4,23
Mu; Fguntayne„ Willoughby,'Esq. IFT:P., -..Wy,„11 Es..
Ml'. Lon. Mr.! night, Sir G. Strickland, Col. Sibs e, to.l
and Mrs. Gossip, Mr-Stanley, Captain Scott (Ediebel, Mn.
Col. Taylor, Captain O'Neill, Captain Fairlield,lll.ossidn, E,.
11tP.., W. lluncombe, Esq. M.P., Col. coore, crompt,„, Eil.
w.P., T. Houldsworth, Esq. 151. P., Col. Kaye, &c. &e.
Mr. Green ascends in his balloon on Saturday, at three
o'clock.
The concert last night was very bi:ll:antly attended, roost
of the leading fashionables being present. The selectici;
was from. Mozart, Rossini, &c. and opened with a grand
symphony (Jupiter) of Mozart's, led by Reiswetter, sad
very ably. supliorted by the orchestra. The but& aria of
De Begins, r. Amor Perche," was sung with much ha.
mope. Brabant sung a ballad and a scene from Tarrsre
with great effect. Sapio and Harper gave brilliatit srai,
men of tone and execution in a song with an oblige
trumpet. riss Stephens sung the ballad, " Give living
woe tit," in a style of exquisite simplicity. Mad. Candor).
Mademoiselle Garcia, the.Misse's Travis and Wilkinson,
were very waimly greeted, grid the concerted music wad
charming both in performance and effect. Weber's Over.
tore to Per Freischutz was unanitnonaly encored.
This morning the Cathedral fres, if possible, more
crowded than on the preceding day, and the tremendout
rush of the assembly round the doors, on their being opened',
occasioned great confusion rind much inconvenience, though,
we are happy to add, no accident occurred.
The performance commenced with the Overture to Saul,
which was very effectively performed. The chorus of
" Mourn ye Alf iced" was given in a 'tog touching man.
net., and its loud swells and subdued cadeniea were mat
judiciously arranged. The duet " From the Dread Scene,"
by Miss Goodall and Miss Travis, was very impressive •
the voices of the Singers were here blended with great ad.
vantage--" each gave a double charm." Recit and air,
" Sound an Alarm :" the splendour of thii performants
can hardly be conceived. air. Braham was remarkably
tine in the expression given to the wordt, " and call the
brave and only brave around," whilst the bursting fortu
of the loud clarions, after the'mild and fine accompani.
mot, had a startling effect. The chorus, "We hear,
we hear," was a bold and energetic answer to the
summons in Mr. B.'s song, whilst the piano-forte
was so managed as to inspire the hearer with all
the feeling of the composition. " Come ever-smiling
Liberty," by Miss Goodall, was chastely sung, una-
dorned by any unnecessary attempts at display. Recit.
Sapid, "So willed my Father," was grand in its general
effect, and judicious in the minutia of its execution. The
trio anti thorn% " Disdainful of Danger," by Tetrad,
Vaughan, Sapio, and Bellamy, was sweet in in its opening,
and, towards the close, it seemed as if the leaders of the war ,
were marshalling their. array, which poured forth like the
torrent. The of this part was equdlly good. In
part 2d the representation of " Chaos" was sublime, and
the stupendous instrumental band (toned itself with
great effect. The chorus, " And the Spirit," Was, beyond
all comparison, the most interesting of the day's perform- 1
ante. The softness of the etpression "And God said lit
there be light," which is again still more weakened in the
words " and there was," leave' she hearer unprepared for
the electric shtick of iremendoes force wit& which ~ NOW
is announced. " The dreadful tempest," by Phillips, was
very grand, accompanied with a fine musical representa-
tion of rolling thunder, rattling hail, and the other commo-
tion of the elemerlts. "The glorious Ilierarchy," by Miss
Travis, was splendidly executed, a well answered in the
surrounding chores, pa ?ling throng
.immense fabric,
it
in imitation of the praises of heaven. e chorus of " The
Heavens are telling" was mighty. it, ics effects, an.l
sublime in the sensations it awakevfx,e. The recitatile
and air, "On mighty plumes," wa4ren in a very
pleasing manner by Miss Goodall, sent the BCCOT.
pdnirhent adds greatly to the effect; Illt"-warbling of
. the lark, the cooing of the dove, and the sweet lay of the
nightingale being introduced With all the truth of nature.
" In native grace" was sweetly pertbrmed by Eraham, add
displayed the lighter beauties of his voice in a very pleasing
manner. The whole finished with the chorus " Accent-
plished is the glorious work.," which is not adapted for
much display. This day 17,2401. was the amount of tickets
sold up to two, exceeding the receipt of 1823 by 2401.; and
it is said that .SOO/. has been received since two o'clock.
There were 3,400 tickets issued for the Minster on Tues.
day, anti 5,850 for Wednesday ; for the first =cat I,IEV,
tor the second 1,890. . .